Antonio Cantafora
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Antonio Cantafora | |
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 Cantafora as Coby in Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket, 1975 | |
| Born | 2 February 1944 |
| Died | 20 April 2024 (aged 80) Rome, Italy |
| Other names | Michael Coby |
Antonio Cantafora (2 February 1944 – 20 April 2024), also known professionally as Michael Coby, was an Italian film and television actor.
Life and career
Born in Crotone, Cantafora studied acting with Alessandro Fersen, then he made his film debut in 1967.[1] Between 1973 and 1977, he made a series of films with Paul L. Smith, a couple formed with the purpose of copying the successful films of the duo Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.[2][3] Smith played Bud Spencer-like characters, while Coby was thanks to a vague resemblance a Terence Hill lookalike.[4] [1][5] Later Cantafora continued his career mainly as a character actor, working with prominent directors such as Federico Fellini, Jerzy Skolimowski, Bruno Barreto, Alberto Lattuada, Mauro Bolognini.[1] Cantafora died of a heart attack in Rome on 20 April 2024, at the age of 80.[6][7]
Partial filmography
- The Dirty Outlaws (1967) - (uncredited)
- Lo stato d'assedio (1969) - Umberto
- Ombre roventi (1970)
- And God Said to Cain (1970) - Dick Acombar
- Shoot Joe, and Shoot Again (1971) - Jack's Man
- Black Killer (1971) - Ramon O'Hara
- Baron Blood (1972) - Peter Kleist
- Decameron proibitissimo (Boccaccio mio statte zitto) (1972) - Fra' Domenico
- Novelle galeotte d'amore (1972)
- Bounty Hunter in Trinity (1972) - Pizarro
- Metti lo diavolo tuo ne lo mio inferno (1973) - Ricciardetto
- L'affaire Crazy Capo (1973) - Antonio Marchesi
- Supermen Against the Orient (1973) - Max
- ...e continuavano a mettere lo diavolo ne lo inferno (1973) - Ricciardo
- Carambola! (1974) - Toby
- La badessa di Castro (1974) - Giulio Branciforti
- Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket (1975) - Coby
- Convoy Buddies (1975) - Toby
- We Are No Angels (1975) - Angel
- The Diamond Peddlers (1976) - Matteo / Butch
- La casa (1976) - Philip
- Carioca tigre (1976) - Carlo Parodi
- Sahara Cross (1977)
- Enfantasme (1978) - Flavio, le hippy
- Midnight Blue (1979) - Pier Luigi
- Supersonic Man (1979) - Paul
- The Bitch (1979) - Nico Cantafora
- The Cricket (1980) - Alberto 'Cipria' Antonelli
- Gabriela (1983) - Tonico Bastos
- Scream for Help (1984) - Man At Motel
- Demons 2 (1986) - Ingrid's Father
- Puro cashmere (1986) - Jody
- Intervista (1987) - Spouse
- Il coraggio di parlare (1987) - Caporale
- Der Commander (1988) - Nick De Carlo
- Donna d'ombra (1988) - Vincenzo
- Torrents of Spring (1989) - Richter
- Vacanze di Natale '90 (1990) - Pippo
- Il ritorno del grande amico (1990)
- In camera mia (1992) - Mannari
- Giovanni Falcone (1993) - Totuccio Inzerillo
- Power and Lovers (1994) - Toto
- A spasso nel tempo (1996) - Casanova
- Marquise (1997)
- Il decisionista (1997)
- Hammamet Village (1997)
- Buck and the Magic Bracelet (1998) - Sergeant O'Connor
- The Card Player (2004) - Vice Squad Chief Marini
- I Viceré (2007)
- Uno di famiglia (2018) - Cicciuzzo
References
- ^ a b c Enrico Lancia,Roberto Poppi. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003.
- ^ Hughes 2004, p. 238.
- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- ^ Heger, Christian (2019). Die rechte und die linke Hand der Parodie - Bud Spencer, Terence Hill und ihre Filme (in German). Marburg, Germany: Schüren Verlag GmbH. p. 113. ISBN 978-3-7410-0333-2.
- ^ Marco Bertolino, Ettore Ridola. Bud Spencer & Terence Hill. Gremese Editore, 2002.
- ^ "Si è spento a Roma Antonio Cantafora, attore e pittore crotonese" (in Italian). il Crotonese. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Redazione (20 April 2024). "Morto l'attore Antonio Cantafora. Recitò con Fellini, Lattuada e Bolognini". Esperia Tv (in Italian). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
Sources
- Hughes, Howard (2004). Once Upon a Time in the Italian West. I. B. Tauris. ISBN 1-85043-430-1.
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