Renato Chiantoni (19 April 1906 – 24 December 1979) was an Italian actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1937 and 1978.
Born in
Brescia
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, the son of the stage actor Amedeo, Chiantoni debuted on stage entering several drama and
revue
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companies.
He was later active as an actor of
radio drama
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s.
Very active in films as a
character actor
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since the 1930s, after World War II Chiantoni also worked as a director of production and as a documentary director.
Selected filmography
* ''
Lowered Sails'' (1931)
* (1937) - (The Chancellor)
* ''
Tonight at Eleven'' (1938) - (Informer at the "Luna Bar")
* (1938) - (Brigadier Sarcot)
* (1938) - Spilunga
* ''
Ettore Fieramosca'' (1938) - (The messenger of Graiano)
* (1938)
* (1938) - (uncredited)
* (1939) - (The third brother)
* (1939)
* (1939) - Andrea Lori
* ''
Guest for One Night'' (1939) - Truchet
* (1939)
* ''
The Fornaretto of Venice'' (1939) - (The Tailor, witness at the trial)
* (1939) - (Tanaka the policeman)
* ''
The Hotel of the Absent'' (1939) - (The distinguished gentleman with the monocle)
* ''
Bridge of Glass'' (1940)
* (1940) - (The journalist)
* ''
The Two Mothers'' (1940)
* (1940)
* ''
The Palace on the River'' (1940) - (The deluded writer)
* (1940)
* ''
Captain Fracasse'' (1940) - Scapino
* ''
Saint John, the Beheaded'' (1940) - The Defense Attorney
cript Name: Marcello* ''
La Comédie du bonheur'' (1940) - (Charlatan)
* ''
The Mask of Cesare Borgia'' (1941) - (A Page)
* ''
The King's Jester'' (1941) - (The third gypsy)
* (1941) - Boris
* (1941) - Gambamoscia
* (1942)
* (1942)
* ''
The Adventures of Fra Diavolo'' (1942) - Sputafuoco
* ''
Wedding Day'' (1942) - (The upholsterer's lawyer) (uncredited)
* (1942) - (A shareholder at the meeting)
* (1943) - (The gentleman on the phone)
* (1943)
* (1943) - (Vincenzo, a farmer) (uncredited)
* (1943) - Morlacchi
* (1944)
* ''
L'abito nero da sposa'' (1945) - Bernardino
* ''
Crime News'' (1947)
* ''
The Charterhouse of Parma'' (1948) - (The soldier with the anonymous letter)
* (1948)
* (1948)
* ''
The Black Mask'' (1952) - Damprepois
* (1952)
* (1952)
* ''
The Golden Coach'' (1952) - Capitaine Fracasse (uncredited)
* (1952)
* (1952)
* (1953)
* ''
Puccini'' (1953) - Filippo Tacchi
* ''
The Enchanting Enemy
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'' (1953)
* ''
My Life Is Yours'' (1953)
* (1953)
* ''
Crossed Swords'' (1954) - Spiga
* ''
The Barefoot Contessa'' (1954) - Maria Vargas' Father
* ''
Days of Love'' (1954) - (Francesco, Angela's uncle)
* ''
If You Won a Hundred Million'' (1954) - Roberto Greppi (segment "Il pensionato")
* (1954)
* (1955)
* (1955) - Il Cavaliere - Mimì's employer
* (1955)
* ''
Rigoletto e la sua tragedia'' (1956) - The Court Poet
* ' (1956)
* (1956)
* (1956) - prof. Guidotti
* ''
Song of Naples
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'' (1957) - The Radio Broadcast Manager
* (1957) - Usher
* ''
Serenate per 16 bionde'' (1957) - Professor Palazzo
* (1957)
* (1957)
* ''
Il Conte di Matera'' (1958) - (Rambaldo's Henchman)
* ''
Three Strangers in Rome'' (1958) - Pasquale, forester
* (1958)
* (1959) - (actor with the Damiani company)
* ''I'll See You in Hell'' (1960) - Paco
* ''
Robin Hood and the Pirates'' (1960) - Gladiacove
* ''
Romanoff and Juliet'' (1961) - Joseph the Pilot
* ''
Il carabiniere a cavallo'' (1961) - Dr. Chiantini (uncredited)
* ''
Stranger in Sacramento'' (1965) - Deputy
* (1965) - Don Luis, Banker
* ''
War Italian Style'' (1965) - Uncle Luigi
* ''
30 Winchester per El Diablo'' (1965) - Mr. Randall
* (1965)
* (1966) - (Prison Director)
* ''Web of Violence'' (1966)
* ''
Arizona Colt'' (1966) - Undertaker
* (1966) - Scrubby
* ''
The Long, the Short, the Cat'' (1967) - (Doctor) (uncredited)
* ''
La morte non conta i dollari'' (1967)
* ''
Bang Bang Kid'' (1967) - Hotel Clerk
* ''Arabella'' (1967)
* ''
I Want Him Dead'' (1968) - Duke Newton
* ''
Trusting Is Good... Shooting Is Better'' (1968) - Dr. Aloisius
* (1969) - (Inspector)
* ''
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
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'' (1969) - Bracolini
* (1970)
* ''
Colt in the Hand of the Devil'' (1970) - Peterson
* ''
All the Colors of the Dark'' (1972) - Mr. Main
* ''
Gang War in Naples'' (1972) - Capece's Accountant
* ''
The Perfume of the Lady in Black'' (1974) - Luigi - the Porter (uncredited)
* ''
Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno
''Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno'' (''To my dear mother on the day of her birthday'') is a 1974 Italian comedy drama film directed by Luciano Salce.Andrea Pergolari. ''Ha visto il montaggio analogico?''. Lavieri edizioni, 2011.
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'' (1974) - (Anchise the servant)
* (1975)
* (1976) - Peppe
* (1977) - Malko
* (1977)
* (1977) - Journalist (segment "") / Prisoner (segment "")
* ''Lo chiamavano Bulldozer'' (1978) - Ozgur
References
External links
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1906 births
1979 deaths
Italian male film actors
20th-century Italian male actors
Actors from Brescia
Male actors from Lombardy
Italian male stage actors
Italian male radio actors