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 Catania, Italy
Died	26 April 1996 (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
• La vedova inconsolabile ringrazia quanti la consolarono (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
• Qui comincia l'avventura (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