Massimo Vanni (born 8 July 1946) is an Italian film and television actor.

Life and career

Born in

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, Vanni started his career as a stuntman, and had his first roles of weight playing tough guys in several

poliziotteschi Poliziotteschi (; singular ''poliziottesco'') constitute a subgenre of crime and action films that emerged in Italy in the late 1960s and reached the height of their popularity in the 1970s. They are also known as ''polizieschi all'italiana'', ' ...

films directed by his cousin, the director Enzo G. Castellari. He is mostly known for the role of Gargiulo, a comical sidekick of

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in the "Inspector Girardi" film series directed by

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. In the 1980s he also played several leading roles in a number of action and adventure films, often directed by

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and in which he was credited as Alex McBride.

Selected filmography

* '' Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin'' (1970) * '' Street Law'' (1974) * '' Emanuelle's Revenge'' (1975) * '' Violent Rome'' (1975) * '' Rome: The Other Side of Violence'' (1976) * ''

The Big Racket ''The Big Racket'' ( it, Il grande racket) is a 1976 Italian '' poliziottesco'' film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. Fabio Testi stars as a police inspector who takes on a gang of hoodlums who terrorise an Italian city by extorting cash from lo ...

'' (1976) * '' A Special Cop in Action'' (1976) * ''

The Heroin Busters ''The Heroin Busters'' ( it, La via della droga) is a 1977 Italian crime film directed by Enzo G. Castellari and starring Fabio Testi, David Hemmings and Sherry Buchanan. Production ''The Heroin Busters'' was director Enzo G. Castellari's last ...

'' (1977) * '' Destruction Force'' (1977) * '' Squadra antitruffa'' (1977) * ''

Fearless Fearless or The Fearless may refer to: Psychology * Lack of fear * Courage or bravery Film, television and audio Film * ''Fearless'' (1978 film), an Italian film directed by Stelvio Massi * ''Fearless'' (1993 film), an American drama directed ...

'' (1978) * ''

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'' (1978) * '' The House by the Edge of the Lake'' (1978) * ''

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'' (1978) * '' The Face with Two Left Feet'' (1979) * '' Assassinio sul Tevere'' (1979) * '' The Last Hunter'' (1980) * ''

Day of the Cobra ''Day of the Cobra'' ( it, Il giorno del Cobra) is a 1980 Italian '' poliziottesco'' film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. Production Director Enzo G. Castellari initially approached Vasile with a script written by Vasile's son. The boxing film ...

'' (1980) * '' Delitto a Porta Romana'' (1980) * '' Crime at the Chinese Restaurant'' (1981) * ''

The New Barbarians ''The New Barbarians'' ( it, I nuovi barbari; also known as ''Warriors of the Wasteland'') is a 1983 Italian post-apocalyptic action film directed by Enzo G. Castellari, written by Castellari and Tito Carpi, and starring Giancarlo Prete and Geor ...

'' (1983) * ''

Escape from the Bronx ''Escape from the Bronx'' ( it, Fuga dal Bronx), also known as ''Bronx Warriors 2'' in the United Kingdom and ''Escape 2000'', is a 1983 Italian action film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. It was featured on ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' under ...

'' (1983) * '' Crime in Formula One'' (1984) * '' Rats: Night of Terror'' (1984) * '' Zombi 3'' (1988) * '' Robowar'' (1988) * '' Strike Commando 2'' (1988) * '' After Death'' (1989) * '' A Pure Formality'' (1994) * '' Wax Mask'' (1997)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vanni, Massimo 1946 births Male actors from Rome Italian male stage actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Living people 20th-century Italian male actors