Ennio Fantastichini
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 20, 1955
- Died
- December 1, 2018 (aged 63)
- Birthplace
- Gallese, Viterbo, Italy
Biography
Ennio Fantastichini (20 February 1955, Gallese, province of Viterbo – 1 December 2018, Naples) was an Italian actor. The son of a Carabinieri officer, he grew up in Fiuggi and at twenty moved to Rome to study at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. He first worked in theatre, performing with Dario Fo and the avant-garde group Falso Movimento, before his film debut in Fuori dal giorno (1983, dir. Paolo Bologna). His breakout role was Tommaso Scalia in Open Doors (1990, dir. Gianni Amelio) (Gian Maria Volontè, Valeria Golino), which earned him a Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor, a Ciak d'Oro, and a European Film Award as Discovery of the Year. He won a second Nastro d'Argento and a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor in 2010 for Loose Cannons (dir. Ferzan Özpetek). He died of acute promyelocytic leukemia in Naples at the age of 63. His filmography includes: Open Doors (1990) (Gian Maria Volontè, Valeria Golino); August Vacation (1996, dir. Paolo Virzì) (Sabrina Ferilli, Edoardo Gabbriellini); Napoléon (2002, TV miniseries) (Serge Regiani, Sonia Braga); Saturn in Opposition (2007, dir. Özpetek) (Kasia Smutniak, Alessandro Gassman); I, Don Giovanni (2009, dir. Carlos Saura) (Isabelle Huppert, Rufus); Loose Cannons (2010, dir. Özpetek) (Kasia Smutniak, Micaela Ramazzotti); Studio illegale (2013, dir. Umberto Carteni) (Fabio Volo, Zoé Félix); The Move of the Penguin (2014, dir. Claudio Amendola) (Vincenzo Salemme, Giuliana De Sio); Me, Myself & Her (2015, dir. Maria Sole Tognazzi) (Valeria Solarino, Giorgio Pasotti); The Music of Silence (2017, dir. Andrea Bocelli) (Anthony Hopkins, Isabella Ferrari); Citizens of the World (2019, dir. Giovanni Veronesi) (Valerio Mastandrea, Elena Sofia Ricci).
Known For
Filmography
Quanno chiove
Movie
Citizens of the World
Movie · as Attilio
Fabrizio De André: Principe libero
Movie · as Giuseppe De André
Fabrizio De André: Free Prince
TV · as Giuseppe De André · 2 eps
A Family
Movie · as Giorgio
The Music of Silence
Movie · as Oncle Giovanni
Caffè
Movie · as Enrico
The Stuff of Dreams
Movie · as De Caro
Me, Myself and Her
Movie · as Sergio
The Lithium Conspiracy
Movie · as Gianfilippo Brandi
Max and Helene
Movie · as Simon Wiesenthal
Il segreto di Otello
Movie · as Self
The Move of the Penguin
Movie · as Ottavio
Do You See Me?
Movie · as Dott. Ripamonti
Caserta Palace Dream
Movie · as The Director
La Strada Dritta
Movie · as Fedele Cova
La tempesta
Movie
Ti ricordi di me?
Movie · as Amedeo Bartolomei
Studio illegale
Movie · as Giuseppe Sobreroni
Gli anni spezzati
TV · as Francesco Coco (Il Giudice) · 6 eps
Cherry on the Cake
Movie · as M. Faysal
The Arrival of Wang
Movie · as Stefano Curti
All at Sea
Movie · as suicida
Loose Cannons
Movie · as Vincenzo
Longlasting Youth
TV · as Pietro · 4 eps
The Purple Sea
Movie · as Salvatore
The Red Shadows
Movie · as Varga
Fort Apache Napoli
Movie · as Sindaco Cassano
I, Don Giovanni
Movie · as Antonio Salieri
Two Fists, One Heart
Movie · as Joe Argo
The Right Thing
Movie · as Duccio Monti
The Monster of Florence
TV · as Renzo Rontini · 6 eps
Anti-Mafia Squad
TV · as Ulisse Mazzeo alias "Giovanni Reitani" · 10 eps
Saturn in Opposition
Movie · as Sergio
Night Bus
Movie · as Matera
Prova a volare
Movie · as Pietro
Peopling The Palaces
Movie · as Marchese
The Black Arrow
TV · as Raniero di Rottenburg · 6 eps
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
Movie · as Maciej Nowak
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
TV · as Maciej Nowak · 2 eps
Hidden Children
Movie · as Marco Shocky
A Judge of Honor
Movie · as Giovanni Falcone
Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté
Movie · as Self - Interviewee
A Judge of Honor
TV · as Giovanni Falcone · 2 eps
Alla fine della notte
Movie · as Bruno l
Sei come sei
Movie · as Nico
Rosa Funzeca
Movie · as Capitone
Napoleon
TV · as Joseph Bonaparte · 4 eps
Maria Josè, l'ultima regina
TV · as Zanotti Bianco · 2 eps
Il testimone
Movie
Come si fa un Martini
Movie · as Paolo
Saint Paul
Movie · as Simon Petrus
Joseph of Nazareth
Movie · as Herodes
Nina
Movie · as Il regista/Konstantin
Against the Wind
Movie · as Leo
Les ritaliens
Movie · as Francesco Rinaldi
Saint Paul
TV · as Simon Petrus · 2 eps
The Body of the Soul
Movie · as Mauro
Senza movente
Movie · as Toni Aragona
Vite in sospeso
Movie · as Dario
Viol@
Movie · as Mittler (voice)
Arlette
Movie · as Angelo Mascarpone
Altri uomini
Movie · as Loris Corbi
Consigli per gli acquisti
Movie · as Giulio Stucchi
August Vacation
Movie · as Ruggero Mazzalupi
Vendetta
Movie · as Don Tommaso
Vendetta
TV · as don Tommaso · 6 eps
Stato d'emergenza - Il caso Dozier
Movie · as Vicenzo Masci
The True Life of Antonio H.
Movie
A che punto è la notte
TV · as Graziano Scalisi · 2 eps
The Blonde
Movie · as Alberto
Gangsters
Movie
A Simple Story
Movie · as Commissario
Suffocating Heat
Movie · as Giuliano Ferrini
18 anni tra una settimana
Movie · as Nicola
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
Movie · as Alain
Mezzaestate
Movie · as Ottavio
Open Doors
Movie · as Tommaso Scalìa
The Station
Movie · as Danilo
Cellini: A Violent Life
Movie · as Cosimo De Medici
Un cane sciolto
TV · as Michele Giuffrida · 2 eps
Via Panisperna Boys
Movie · as Enrico Fermi
I cammelli
Movie · as Pino
Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later
Movie · as Domenico
The Kid From Ebalus
Movie · as Terrorist
The Octopus
TV · as Saverio Bronta · 6 eps
Beyond the Day
Movie · as Film Editor