"Faux Fornari"

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"Faux Fornari"

Post by Johan Melle » 28/11/2021, 14:11

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"Faux Fornari" in the fotoromanzo Killing n. 59
This tall, slim and handsome generico with large, characteristic nose was active in Italian cinema from at least the mid 1950s and until the late 1960s.

He was appeared frequently in the Killing fotoromanzi published during 1966-69, which is how first became aware of him. He played several large roles in this series, but unfortunately, the actors were never credited in these fotoromanzi.

When I was trying to identify him some years ago, it was suggested that he is Vito Fornari, who also appeared regularly in the Killing fotoromanzi, but as it eventually turned out, they are actually two different people, and hence I have nicknamed our man "Faux Fornari". Hopefully, we'll soon be able to substitute it with his real name! Someone has copied most of our ID's for this actor, including our exact role descriptions, onto the IMDb page of a "Vito Fasano", but there does not seem to be any evidence to confirm that it is him as there are no new roles not copied from here (Nick).

Filmography

1954
  1. La Luciana .... Dancing man at the beauty pageant (uncredited)

    1956
  2. Amaramente .... Man at the casino (uncredited)

    1957
  3. Il ricatto di un padre .... Nightclub customer (uncredited)

    1960
  4. Esther and the King .... Courtier (uncredited)
  5. Gli amori di Ercole .... Palace servant (uncredited)
  6. Il corazziere .... Man listening to radio announcement (uncredited)
  7. Il sepolcro dei re .... Mana's trusted man (uncredited)

    1962
  8. Ponzio Pilato .... Guard

    1963
  9. Maciste, l'eroe più grande del mondo .... Gladiator from Nefer
  10. Totò e Cleopatra .... Gay gladiator

    1964
  11. The Last Man on Earth .... Man chasing Morgan (uncredited)

    1965
  12. Terrore nello spazio .... Dead Galliott crew member (uncredited)
  13. The Agony and the Ecstasy .... Street sweeper (uncredited)

    1966
  14. I Spy (TV series) - season 2, ep. 3: "Sophia" .... One of Angelo's men (uncredited)

    1967
  15. Colpo maestro al servizio di Sua Maestà britannica .... Secret Service agent (uncredited)
  16. La resa dei conti .... Man at the party (uncredited)
  17. Operazione San Pietro .... One of Joe Ventura's attackers (uncredited)
  18. Segretisssimo .... Actor in film shoot (uncredited)

    1968
  19. I 2 deputati .... Journalist

    1969
  20. Fellini - Block notes di un regista .... Guy who flexing his muscles
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Re: Faux Fornari

Post by Johan Melle » 28/11/2021, 14:13

La Luciana (1954) as Dancing man at the beauty pageant
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Post by Johan Melle » 28/11/2021, 14:14

Amaramente (1956) as Man at the casino, standing in the back and observing the game
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Post by Johan Melle » 28/11/2021, 14:16

Il ricatto di un padre (1957) as Nightclub customer
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Post by Johan Melle » 28/11/2021, 14:19

Gli amori di Ercole (1960) as Palace servant, first seen observing during the contest and then serving wine later on
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Thanks to Nick for the pictures

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Il corazziere (1960) as Man listening to radio announcement
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Post by Johan Melle » 28/11/2021, 14:21

Il sepolcro dei re (1960) as Mana's trusted man. A short speaking part.
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Post by Johan Melle » 28/11/2021, 14:23

Maciste, l'eroe più grande del mondo (1963) as Gladiator from Nefer
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Thanks to Nick for the pictures
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Post by Johan Melle » 28/11/2021, 14:24

Terrore nello spazio (1965) as Dead Galliott crew member
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Re: Faux Fornari

Post by Johan Melle » 28/11/2021, 14:26

La resa dei conti (1966) as Man at the party who ends up stabbed to death (off-screen) by Tomas Milian.
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