Furio Meniconi (22 February 1924 – 12 December 1981) was an Italian film and television actor.
Furio Meniconi | |
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_Furio_Meniconi_(cropped).png) Meniconi in Deep Red (1975) | |
| Born | 22 February 1924 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 12 December 1981 (aged 57) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
Life and career
editMeniconi was born in Rome into a family active in the cinema industry in the technical cast, or engaged in the general organization.[1] Since the early 1950s he established himself as one of the most active character actors in the Italian genre cinema, especially in the Peplum, Spaghetti Western and pirate film genres.[1] He was sometimes credited as Men Fury.[1]
Selected filmography
edit- Son of d'Artagnan (1950)
- Poppy (1952)
- Sardinian Vendetta (1952) - Primo fratello Leoni
- Patos e Papoulas (1953) - Spacciatore di droga
- Riscatto (1953)
- Attila (1954) - Capo della tribu
- Queen of Babylon (1954) - Bolgias
- La campana di San Giusto (1954)
- The Sign of Venus (1955) - Proprietario della trattoria
- Vous pigez? (1955) - Giuseppe
- Orlando e i Paladini di Francia (1956)
- Allow Me, Daddy! (1956) - Il secondo facchino
- Pirate of the Half Moon (1957) - Carceriere
- Adorabili e bugiarde (1958) - Gigetto
- Captain Falcon (1958)
- Goliath and the Barbarians (1959) - Hulderich
- Due selvaggi a corte (1959)
- Ben-Hur (1959) - Soldier (uncredited)
- David and Goliath (1960) - Asrod, King of the Philistines
- Carthage in Flames (1960)
- The Seven Revenges (1961) - Amok
- The Tartars (1961) - Sigrun
- The Giant of Metropolis (1961) - Egon - Father of Yota
- Vulcan Son of Jupiter (1962) - Jupiter - God of Lightning
- The Seven Tasks of Ali Baba (1962) - Mustapha
- Musketeers of the Sea (1962) - Pirate Captain
- The Avenger (1962) - Turno's Henchman (uncredited)
- Gold for the Caesars (1963) - Dax - the Gaul
- Cleopatra (1963) - Mithridates (uncredited)
- Terror of the Steppes (1964) - Kublai
- Hercules, Prisoner of Evil (1964) - Zereteli
- Desert Raiders (1964) - El Krim
- Hercules of the Desert (1964) - Manatha
- Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa (1964) - Pillione
- Terror of the Steppes (1964)
- The Revenge of Ivanhoe (1965) - Etimbaldo
- The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) - Peasant (uncredited)
- I predoni del Sahara (1965)
- James Tont operazione D.U.E. (1966)
- Un gangster venuto da Brooklyn (1966)
- For a Few Extra Dollars (1966) - Newman
- Kill or Be Killed (1966) - Jonathan Griffith
- Snow Devils (1967) - Igrun
- Wanted (1967) - Jeremiah Prescott, Blacksmith
- Kill the Wicked! (1967) - Braddock
- John the Bastard (1967) - Papa Buck
- Gunman Sent by God (1968) - Norton
- I'll Sell My Skin Dearly (1968) - Joe, Shane's Father (uncredited)
- The Longest Hunt (1968) - Dickson
- Gatling Gun (1968) - Jeremiah Grant
- Kill Them All and Come Back Alone (1968) - Buddy
- The Two Crusaders (1968) - 'Saladino'
- Time and Place for Killing (1968) - Rock Mulligan
- Tarzana, the Wild Girl (1969) - Lars
- Isabella, duchessa dei diavoli (1969) - Hans the Hitmen's Leader
- Zum zum zum n° 2 (1969) - Warden (uncredited)
- Django the Bastard (1969) - Sheriff Reagan (uncredited)
- And God Said to Cain (1970) - Mike
- A Sword for Brando (1970) - Tall friar
- Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin (1970) - Romero (uncredited)
- Adiós, Sabata (1970) - Murdock (uncredited)
- Uccidi Django... uccidi per primo!!! (1971)
- Bastard, Go and Kill (1971) - Don Felipe Antonio de Martinez
- Long Live Robin Hood (1971) - Innkeeper
- Guns for Dollars (1971) - Glock (uncredited)
- Tara Pokì (1971) - Senor Pokì
- Armiamoci e partite! (1971) - French Soldier
- They Call Him Cemetery (1971) - Saloon Patron (uncredited)
- W Django! (1971) - Lo sceriffo
- His Name Was Holy Ghost (1972)
- Man Called Amen (1972) - Sheriff (uncredited)
- Deadly Trackers (1972) - Tom - Carter's Foreman
- Man of the East (1972) - Rancher on Train
- 100 Fäuste und ein Vaterunser (1972) - Old man from Mountsville
- The Grand Duel (1972) - Hangman
- Those Dirty Dogs (1973) - Cantina Owner
- Even Angels Eat Beans (1973) - Wrestling Coach (uncredited)
- Man Called Invincible (1973) - Speedy Fingers
- Oremus, Alleluia e Così Sia (1973)
- Italian Graffiti (1973)
- Il bacio di una morta (1974) - Old Accomplice of Manuel
- Di Tresette ce n'è uno, tutti gli altri son nessuno (1974) - Doctor (uncredited)
- Ten Killers Came from Afar (1974) - (uncredited)
- Salvo D'Acquisto (1974) - Alvaro
- Deep Red (1975) - Rodi
- Go Gorilla Go (1975) - Old Man with Moustache (uncredited)
- A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (1975) - (uncredited)
- Hanno ucciso un altro bandito (1976) - (final film role)
References
edit- ^ a b c Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884402697.