He was born on March 19th 1917, in Rome[1].
Antonio began his known film career in the mid-1930's. He currently has no known roles through most of the 1940's, which could be war-related, his career recommencing in 1948. He then worked fairly steadily until he disappeared from the screen after 1975. In the latter half of the 60's he frequently used the pseudonym "Anthony Gradwell".
All online sources list him as still living and aged 106, but I have been informed by Giseld Dervishi in my peplum group on Facebook that he died on June 13th 1990, aged 73.
Since starting to compile his topic I have started to find a few undocumented roles. Much of his filmography is rather sparse and a number of uncredited roles have been found, so I think it is highly likely that more will follow.
- Height: 1,76 m.
- Instruction: Technical high school.
- Foreign languages: English.
- Radio.
- Dubbing.
- Prose theater.
- He lived in Rome, in via dei Ramni, 26 (1956—'61).
- In campagna è caduta una stella .... Margaret's brother (credited)
1948 - Calamita d'oro .... Renato (credited - role unconfirmed)
1949 - Il grido della terra .... Tauman's lawyer (uncredited)
1950 - I fuorilegge .... Carlo (uncredited)
1952 - Menzogna .... Carabinieri lieutenant (uncredited)
1953 - Legione straniera .... Carabinieri lieutenant (credited)
1954 - La schiava del peccato .... Doctor (uncredited)
- Torna! .... Peasant (uncredited)
1955 - Proibito .... Carabinieri lieutenant (uncredited)
- Un giglio infranto .... Manfredi (credited)
1959 - Un maledetto imbroglio .... Marshal Mariano (credited)
1960 - Gli amori di Ercole .... Captain of the guards (credited)
- La vendetta dei barbari .... Attilus (credited?)
1962 - Giulio Cesare contro i pirati .... Consul Lucio (credited)
- Zorro alla corte di Spagna .... Tavern keeper (credited)
1963 - I tre implacabili .... Samuel Hopkins (credited)
- La máscara de Scaramopuche / Le avventure di Scaramouche .... Abbot (credited)
- Le tre spade di Zorro .... Tavern customer (credited)
1964 - Cavalca e uccidi .... Underhill (credited as "Anthony Gradwell")
- La strada per Fort Alamo .... Captain Hull (credited as "Anthony Gradwell")
- Romeo e Giulietta .... Padre Montecchi (credited)
- Sansone e il tesoro degli Incas .... Castoro (credited)
1965 - Agente 3S3: passaporto per l'inferno .... Captain Moran (credited as "Anthony Gradwell")
- Agente 077: missione Bloody Mary .... Lester (credited as "Anthony Gradwel")
- Superseven chiama Cairo .... Yussef (credited as "Anthony Gradwell")
1966 - Password uccidete agente Gordon .... Gordon's boss (credited as "Anthony Gradwell")
- Ringo del Nebraska .... Brack (credited as "Anthony Gradwell")
- Un milione di dollari per sette assassini .... Pavlos (credited as "Anthony Gradwell")
1967 - Attentato ai tre grandi .... German commancer Earhardt (uncredited)
- Delitto a Posillipo - Londra chiama Napoli .... Roberto's father (uncredited)
- Faccia a faccia .... Carson (uncredited)
- Mister X .... Commissioner Sebastian (credited)
- O.K. Connery .... Monte Carlo inspector (credited)
- Segretisssimo .... Von Klausen (credited)
1969 - ...E continuavano a chiamarlo figlio di… .... Pedro (credited)
- Ehi amico... c'è Sabata, hai chiuso .... Ferguson (credited as "Anthony Gradwell")
- Kidnapping! Paga o uccidiamo tuo figlio .... Jeff (uncredited)
- La morte sull'alta collina .... Braddock (credited)
- Zorro alla corte d'Inghilterra .... General Kingston (credited)
- Zorro marchese di Navarra .... General Estrella (credited)
1970 - Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di… .... Major Metternich (credited)
1971 - Le juge .... (credited, but not found)
- Tutti fratelli nel West... per parte di padre .... The governor (credited)
1972 - La caza del oro .... Prison guard (uncredited)
1973 - Blu Gang e vissero per sempre felici e ammazzati .... Donovan (credited)
- La ragazza di Via Condotti .... Doctor (credited)
1975 - Prima ti suono e poi ti sparo .... Mayor (credited)
- La capanna dell'amore (aka Cantico della terra) (1935) - ANICA
- La fossa degli angeli (1937) - ANICA as Domenico
- Traversata nera (1939) - ANICA as First official Morris
- Il segreto di Villa Paradiso (1940) - ANICA as Police captain in Montevideo
- Cavalcata d'eroi (1950) - ANICA
- Fuoco nero (1951) - ANICA, Cineguida 1956 as Domenico
- Ripudiata (1954) - Cineguida 1956
- Gioventù di notte (1961) - ANICA as Nightclub porter
Notes and sources
1. Dante Lazzaro. Cineguida 1956. 2. Dante Lazzaro. Cineguida 1961. |