Ennio Fantastichini
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 20, 1955
- Died
- December 1, 2018
- Birthplace
- Gallese, Viterbo, Italy
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).
Filmography
Quanno chiove 2022
Actor
Citizens of the World 2020
as Attilio
Fabrizio De André: Principe libero 2018
as Giuseppe De André
A Family 2017
as Giorgio
The Music of Silence 2017
as Oncle Giovanni
The Stuff of Dreams 2016
as De Caro
Caffè 2016
as Enrico
Me, Myself and Her 2015
as Sergio
The Lithium Conspiracy 2015
as Gianfilippo Brandi
Il segreto di Otello 2015
as Self
Max and Helene 2015
as Simon Wiesenthal
Do You See Me? 2014
as Dott. Ripamonti
La Strada Dritta 2014
as Fedele Cova
La tempesta 2014
Actor
Ti ricordi di me? 2014
as Amedeo Bartolomei
Caserta Palace Dream 2014
as The Director
The Move of the Penguin 2014
as Ottavio
Studio illegale 2013
as Giuseppe Sobreroni
Cherry on the Cake 2012
as M. Faysal
The Arrival of Wang 2011
as Stefano Curti
All at Sea 2011
as suicida
Loose Cannons 2010
as Vincenzo
The Right Thing 2009
as Duccio Monti
I, Don Giovanni 2009
as Antonio Salieri
The Purple Sea 2009
as Salvatore
The Red Shadows 2009
as Varga
Fort Apache Napoli 2009
as Sindaco Cassano
Two Fists, One Heart 2009
as Joe Argo
Peopling The Palaces 2007
as Marchese
Prova a volare 2007
as Pietro
Night Bus 2007
as Matera
Saturn in Opposition 2007
as Sergio
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope 2005
as Maciej Nowak
A Judge of Honor 2004
as Giovanni Falcone
Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté 2004
as Self - Interviewee
Hidden Children 2004
as Marco Shocky
Alla fine della notte 2003
as Bruno l
Rosa Funzeca 2002
as Capitone
Sei come sei 2002
as Nico
Il testimone 2001
Actor
Come si fa un Martini 2001
as Paolo
Saint Paul 2000
as Simon Petrus
Against the Wind 2000
as Leo
- Nina
Nina 2000
as Il regista/Konstantin
Joseph of Nazareth 2000
as Herodes
Les ritaliens 2000
as Francesco Rinaldi
Senza movente 1999
as Toni Aragona
The Body of the Soul 1999
as Mauro
Viol@ 1998
as Mittler (voice)
Vite in sospeso 1998
as Dario
Consigli per gli acquisti 1997
as Giulio Stucchi
Altri uomini 1997
as Loris Corbi
Arlette 1997
as Angelo Mascarpone
August Vacation 1996
as Ruggero Mazzalupi
Vendetta 1995
as Don Tommaso
Stato d'emergenza - Il caso Dozier 1994
as Vicenzo Masci
The True Life of Antonio H. 1994
Actor
The Blonde 1993
as Alberto
Gangsters 1992
Actor
18 anni tra una settimana 1991
as Nicola
A Simple Story 1991
as Commissario
Suffocating Heat 1991
as Giuliano Ferrini
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck 1991
as Alain
- Mezzaestate
Mezzaestate 1991
as Ottavio
The Station 1990
as Danilo
Cellini: A Violent Life 1990
as Cosimo De Medici
Open Doors 1990
as Tommaso Scalìa
Via Panisperna Boys 1989
as Enrico Fermi
I cammelli 1988
as Pino
Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later 1985
as Domenico
The Kid From Ebalus 1984
as Terrorist
Beyond the Day 1983
as Film Editor
Credits from TMDB.