Guido Leontini

Guido Leontini (21 March 1927 – 26 April 1996) was an Italian stage, film and television actor.

Guido Leontini
Nino Manfredi and Guido Leontini in The Assassin of Rome (1972)
Born	21 March 1927 (1927-03-21) Catania, Italy
Died	26 April 1996 (1996-04-27) (aged 69) Catania, Italy
Occupation	Actor

Life and career

Born in Catania into a family of actors, Leontini debuted on stage in the post-World War II era, specializing in the Luigi Pirandello's repertoire.^[1] From 1962 to 1972 he was a member of the Teatro Stabile di Catania.^[1] In films, he was mainly cast in roles of tough guys or villains.^[1]

Partial filmography

• Made in Italy (1965)
• The Valachi Papers (1972) - Tony Bender
• The Sicilian Checkmate (1972) - Vacirca
• Shadows Unseen (1972) - Turi Delogo
• The Assassin of Rome (1972) - Apicella
• Black Turin (1972) - Trotta
• The Funny Face of the Godfather (1973) - Tom Iager
• The Inconsolable Widow Thanks All Those Who Consoled Her (1973) - Tonnozzo Prevosti
• Crazy Joe (1974) - Angelo
• Three Tough Guys (1974) - Sgt. Sam
• Emergency Squad (1974) - Mario Berlotti aka "Cranio"
• Silence the Witness (1974) - Mancuso
• Ante Up (1974) - Spreafico
• Paolo il freddo (1974) - The husband
• Blonde in Black Leather (1975) - Marito di Laura
• Due Magnum .38 per una città di carogne (1975) - Sergio, detto 'Er Piattola'
• Season for Assassins (1975) - Brigadeer
• La bolognese (1975) - Pietro
• Deported Women of the SS Special Section (1976) - Dobermann
• Blazing Flowers (1978) - Don Chicco
• Brothers Till We Die (1978) - Mario Di Gennaro, "Er Sogliola"
• L'educatore autorizzato (1980) - Il direttore
• The Warning (1980) - Gianfranco Puma
• The Mafia Triangle (1981) - Malvasia

References

1. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884402131.

External links

• Guido Leontini at IMDb