Franco Fantasia (5 March 1924 – 10 November 2002) was an Italian film actor, stuntman and fencing master. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1951 to 2002. He was the brother of actor Andrea Fantasia.
Illness and death September 29, 2002, Fantasia announced he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. Fantasia died of a heart attack on November 10, 2002, at Rome, Italy at the age of 78.
Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes1951The Black CaptainQuo VadisMinor RoleUncreditedTizio, Caio, Sempronio1954The EgyptianHittite OfficerUncreditedThe Two OrphansRoger de Vaudrey's FriendToo Bad She's BadUn uomoUncredited1955The Sign of VenusDottoreThe Red CloakMotivo in maschera1956The Railroad ManL'autistaUncredited1958Il cocco di mammaThe Man seen with a TelescopeThe Sword and the CrossEzra1959Knight Without a CountryCavalier in Devil's CastleThe Son of the Red CorsairDoradoDevil's CavaliersDuneil the SwordsmanL'arciere neroRanieroDue selvaggi a corteThe Pirate and the Slave GirlCaptain VolanBen-HurRoman Soldier Who Brings Crown to GratusUncreditedThe Giant of MarathonSenatorAttack of the MoorsMiguel1960Terror of the Red MaskEgidioThe CossacksMilitary Strategy OfficerThe Angel Wore RedCabaret CustomerUncreditedLe signoreKnight of 100 FacesCapitano d'Argentero / Silver KnightSpace MenSullivanQueen of the PiratesPirate Who Likes Sandra1961Constantine and the CrossRoman SoldierRevolt of the MercenariesIlarioDrakut il vendicatoreThe CenturionCorinthian AristocratEl CidSoldierThe Vengeance of UrsusCaptain of the GuardRage of the BuccaneersOfficer on the slave ship1962Zorro alla corte di SpagnaManuel GarciaDamon and PythiasRumiusThe Secret Mark of D'ArtagnanSavignac1963The Black DukeVenieroZorro and the Three MusketeersCount of SevillaThe Executioner of VenicePietroLe tre spade di ZorroCoronel MartinezThe Lion of St. MarkViperaHercules, Samson and UlyssesUncreditedRevenge of the MusketeersAthos1964Hero of RomeClaudiusHercules Against the Sons of the SunKing Ata HualpaSandokan Against the Leopard of SarawakKuronIl figlio di CleopatraVetero1965Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far WestGeorgeFire Over RomeClodiusRed DragonRobert GrantBlood for a Silver DollarSheriff AndersonThe Falcon of the DesertAtaturIch kauf' mir lieber einen TirolerhutJournalistUncreditedCanadian WildernessLeo LimouxUna ráfaga de plomo1966Seven Dollars on the RedSheriff of WishvilleMan on the Spying TrapezeBorisEl GrecoFencing MasterThe Drums of TabuPadre LorenzoOne Thousand Dollars on the BlackSheriffKriminalCommissario Murad1967Avenger XInspector RouxDesert CommandosMajor DalioThe RoverFrench AdmiralOn My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...WarriorUncreditedA Handful of HeroesSteffen1968Kommissar X - Drei blaue PantherRobert Hillary / Arthur HillaryA Long Ride from HellCastlemanOdissea: dal Poema di Omero (The Odyssey)Atena (Athena)/Mentès (Mentes)Sangue chiama sangueCapitano RoyIl marchio di KriminalUncreditedHate Thy NeighborSheriffPersecución hasta ValenciaWrath of GodMarkIl lungo giorno del massacroClayDon Chisciotte and Sancio PanzaFencing masterThe Nephews of ZorroDon Diego de La Vega1969Zorro in the Court of EnglandCaptain WellsBattle of the CommandosSchiwers1970Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol for a CoffinUncreditedAngeli senza paradisoBauerAdiós, SabataSeñor OcañoWaterlooDelessartUncredited1971Nights and Loves of Don JuanMahidCross CurrentProfessor MauriReturn of SabataCircus ownerKill! Kill! Kill! Kill!Camel Driver1972I leoni di PietroburgoThe Sicilian CheckmateBen and CharlieSheriff RobbinsUncreditedSeven Blood-Stained OrchidsLieutenant RenziJustine de SadeSaint-FlorentLa mansión de la nieblaMr. PorterKnife of IceInspector DuranLa grande avventura di ScaramoucheD'ArcyLa calandriaIl BargelloThe Grand DuelBounty KillerUncredited1973Gang War in MilanChief Inspector ContalviThe Big FamilyChief of PoliceSinbad and the Caliph of BaghdadWomen in Cell Block 7Chief InspectorMan with the Golden WinchesterCaptain François BardeauLong Lasting DaysManolo1974Carambola!Professor1976Street PeoplePriestThe Black CorsairVan StillerFear in the CityRinaldi1977The Heroin BustersJewelry Store ManagerUncreditedCaliforniaMan offering workI Am the LawColonelLa tigre è ancora viva: Sandokan alla riscossa!English ColonelTV movie1978Slave of the Cannibal GodFather MosesL'inquilina del piano di sopraMaître d'1979From Hell to VictoryCaptain VanderkreutZombi 2MatthiasUncredited1980Eaten Alive!ReevesLion of the DesertGraziani's AideFebbre a 40!Uncredited1984Claretta1985Liberté, Égalité, ChoucrouteWild TeamGuillermo Cordura1986Vendetta dal futuroRev. Arthur MoselyUncredited1987The Inquiry1990Cop TargetGarcia, assistant to the Chief of PoliceUncreditedKiller Crocodile 2RusselUncredited1991Caccia allo scorpione d'oroKillerBuck ai confini del cieloAndré Savall 19963Marchese De Carolis1998Something to Believe InProfessor DervolIncontri proibitiDott. Attilio Velardi1999Li chiamarono... briganti!2000L'ombra del giganteMedico
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