Guido Leontini

Italian actor (1927–1996)

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

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

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