Massimo Vanni
Italian film and television actor
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Massimo Vanni (born 8 July 1946) is an Italian stuntman and actor.
Massimo Vanni | |
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| Born | 8 July 1946 |
| Other names | Alex McBride |
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| Relatives | Enzo G. Castellari (cousin) |
Life and career
Born in Rome, Vanni started his career as a stuntman, and had his first roles of weight playing tough guys in several poliziotteschi films directed by his cousin, the director Enzo G. Castellari.[1][2] He is mostly known for the role of Gargiulo, a comical sidekick of Tomas Milian in the "Inspector Girardi" film series directed by Bruno Corbucci.[1][2] In the 1980s he also played several leading roles in a number of action and adventure films, often directed by Bruno Mattei and in which he was credited as Alex McBride.[1]
Filmography
- Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin (1970)
- Street Law (1974)
- Emanuelle's Revenge (1975)
- Violent Rome (1975)
- Rome: The Other Side of Violence (1976)
- The Big Racket (1976)
- A Special Cop in Action (1976)
- The Heroin Busters (1977)
- Destruction Force (1977)
- Swindle (1977)
- Fearless (1978)
- Hit Squad (1978)
- The House by the Edge of the Lake (1978)
- Little Italy (1978)
- The Face with Two Left Feet (1979)
- Assassinio sul Tevere (1979)
- The Last Hunter (1980)
- Day of the Cobra (1980)
- Delitto a Porta Romana (1980)
- Crime at the Chinese Restaurant (1981)
- The New Barbarians (1983)
- Escape from the Bronx (1983)
- Crime in Formula One (1984)
- Rats: Night of Terror (1984)
- Zombi 3 (1988)
- Robowar (1988)
- Strike Commando 2 (1988)
- After Death (1989)
- A Pure Formality (1994)
- Wax Mask (1997)