Di Benedetto, Giovanni

[Emiliano]

Portrait of Giovanni Di Benedetto from the eighties.

Alias: Gianni Di Benedetto, Gianni De Benedetto, John Hawkwood.

Born in 1921, Giovanni Di Benetto was degree in political science, publicist, translator (he spoke English, German and French)[1] and of course being a very prolific background actor of italian cinema.

1. Info and pic from her last agency "Rosalba Cantina".

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Filmography

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1952

1. Il brigante di Tacca del Lupo .... Priest (uncredited)
2. Il cappotto .... Party guest (uncredited)
   
   1954
3. L'arte di arrangiarsi .... On. Toscano (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
4. La romana .... Model painter (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
   
   1958
5. Le sorelle omicidi (TV movie) .... "A man" (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
   
   1959
6. Ottocento (TV mini series) - episode 3 .... Usher (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
   
   1960
7. I delfini .... Party guest (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
8. Et mourir de plaisir / Il sangue e la rosa .... Police Marshal (uncredited)
   
   1961
9. Barabba .... Officer outside sulphur mines (uncredited)
10. Romolo e Remo .... King Tazio's man (uncredited)
    
    1963
11. Ercole sfida Sansone .... Argos (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
12. Il processo di Verona .... Carlo Pareschi (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
13. La ragazza che sapeva troppo .... Professor Torrani (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
14. The Pink Panther .... Court clerk (uncredited)
    
    1964
15. La cittadella (TV mini-series) .... Socio del club (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
16. Gli invincibile dieci gladiatori .... Spartacus (credited as John Heston)
17. I grandi camaleonti (TV mini-series) - episode 3 .... role? (credited?)
18. Il trionfo dei dieci gladiatori .... Arimandro (credited as John Heston)
19. La vendetta della signora .... Villager (uncredited)
20. Maciste nell'inferno di Gengis Khan .... Captain of Vladimir's army (uncredited)
21. The visit .... Citizen of Gullen (uncredited)
    
    1965
22. Come le foglie (TV movie) .... Andrea, the house servant (credited?)
23. Sette uomini d'oro .... Bank guard (uncredited)
    
    1966
24. A 077 sfida ai killers .... Agent Bob Fleming's boss (credited as "John Hawkwood")
25. Furia a Marrakech .... The Colonel (credited as John Hawkwood)
26. Il conte di Montecristo (TV mini series) - episode 1: "Il complotto" .... Wedding guest (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
27. La Bibbia .... Nimrod's man (uncredited)
28. Tecnica di un omicidio .... Nightclub director (credited as John Hawkwood)
29. Vertu (TV movie) .... Judas Weyl (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
    
    1967
30. L'avventuriero .... Lt. Bolt (credited as Gianni De Benedetto)
31. Killer calibro 32 .... Poker player (uncredited)
32. Odio per odio .... Prison doctor (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
33. Per 100,000 dollari t'ammazzo .... Mr. Forest (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
34. Squadra omicidi, tenente Sheridan (TV series) - episode 1: "Paso doble" .... E. George Livan (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
35. Vita di Cavour (TV mini series) - episode 3 .... Second officer (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
    
    1968
36. Nude si muore .... Prof. Di Brazzi (credited as "John Hawkwood")
37. Preparati la bara! .... Walcott (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
38. Ragan .... Officer (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
    
    1969
39. Barbagia .... Police inspector (uncredited)
40. Così dolce, così perversa .... Mr. Valmont (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
41. It Takes a Thief (TV series) - season 3, episode 9: "The King of Thieves" .... Priest (uncredited)
42. The Appointment .... Lawyer (uncredited)
    
    1970
43. L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo .... Prof. Rinaldi (uncredited)
44. Lettera al Kremlino .... Dimitri Polyakov (uncredited)
45. A Man called Sledge .... Prison guard (uncredited)
46. Una coccarda per il re (TV mini-series, episode 2) .... Weaver (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
    
    1971
47. 4 mosche di velluto grigio .... Funerary art exposition visitor who trying a coffin (uncredited)
48. Gli fumavano le Colt... lo chiamavano Camposanto .... Douglas Toland (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
49. Il gatto a nove code .... Solmi, Chief of Squadra mobile (uncredited)
    
    1973
50. Sepolta viva .... Duke de Camlyse (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
    
    1974
51. L'ossessa .... role? (credited as "Gianni De Benedetto")
    
    1975
52. Attenti al buffone .... Cesare's collaborator (uncredited)
53. Il giustiziere sfida la città .... Police Inspector (credited as "Gianni De Benedetto")
54. L'ultimo treno della notte .... Intellectual on the train (uncredited)
55. L'uomo dalla strada fa giustizia .... Journalist (uncredited)
56. La polizia accusa: il Servizio Segreto uccide .... General Eugenio Stocchi (credited as "Gianni De Benedetto")
57. La verginella .... Oscar Gentili, father of Cinzia (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
58. Macchie solari .... Head coroner (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
59. Mahogany .... Ad agency executive (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
    
    1976
60. Extra (TV mini series) .... Colonel McKay (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
    
    1977
61. La svastica nel ventre .... Nazi officer (credited as "Gianni De Benedetto")
    
    1978
62. Circuito chiuso (TV) .... Grandfather at the cinema (credited)
63. Goodbye & Amen .... Foreign secretary (uncredited)
64. I gabbiani volano basso .... Martini (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
    
    1980
65. Dolce... calda Lisa .... Ing. Boschi (credited as Gianni Di Bededetto)
66. Ora zero e dintorni (TV series) - ep. 5: "Extra mild" .... The old man (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
67. Ora zero e dintorni (TV series) - ep. 7: "Drugstore" .... Tom (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
    
    1982
68. Morte in Vaticano .... High-ranking military officer (credited)
    
    1984
69. ...e la vita continua (TV mini series) .... Bartender (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
70. I guerrieri dell'anno 2072 .... Sam (credited)
    
    1990
71. Fuga dal paradiso .... Council member (credited)
72. La primavera di Michelangelo / A Season of Giants (TV mini-series) .... Cardinal (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
    
    1992
73. Edera (TV series) - episode 9 .... Claudia's father (credited)
    
    1993
74. Bugie rosse .... Old homosexual at the public pool (credited as "Gianni Di Benedetto")
    
    1994
75. Only You .... Pension concierge (credited)
    
    1995
76. Strassen von Berlin - Die akte Stalin (TV movie) .... role? (uncredited)
    
    1998
77. Professione fantasma (TV series) - episode 2: "Un'espressione inconfondibile" .... Notary (credited)
    
    1999
78. Tea with Mussolini .... A friend of Elsa (uncredited)
    
    2002
79. La felicità non costa niente (title from CV - credited? no pic)
    
    2008
80. Sanguepazzo (credited) .... Doctor

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Television

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Titles from Curriculum vitae

• The Joker - directed by Marco Costantini – Bavaria
• Atto di dolore - directed by Pasquale Squitieri
• Hollywood mom amour - directed by Amato/Moretti
• Blank Meier, Jensen - directed by M. Mackenroth (in German)
• Preister Daens - directed by Stijin Conino (in French)
• Gangsters - directed by Marco Guglielmi
• Him (Destino) - directed by Norman Jewison
• Soro 5113 – Folge 1 & 2 - directed by Thomas Nikel
• In nome della famiglia - directed by Verdecchi
• Volare - directed by De Sisti
• Cadaveri eccellenti - directed by Ricky Tognazzi
• Camici Bianchi - directed by Amatucci

[Emiliano]

Nude... si muore (1968)

L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo (1970)

La polizia accusa: il Servizio Segreto uccide (1975)

L'ossessa (1974)

La svastica nel ventre (1977)

L'ultimo treno della notte (1975)

Il gatto a nove code (1971)

[Emiliano]

Il giustiziere sfida la città (1975) as Police inspector

[carlos]

Preparati la bara! (1968) Walcott

[van den bremt rudy]

La romana (1954) as a model painter.
in one of his earliest roles and also he is credited

here with the very lovely gina lollobrigida.

[van den bremt rudy]

L'arte di arrangiarsi (1954) as onorevole toscano.
again in an earlier movie role, and credited !

here with Alberto sordi

[van den bremt rudy]

Ottocento (1959) tv miniserie (episode 3/5) as an usher.

he is credited ! but appears very very briefly.

it is strange that we haven't found a movie yet from 1955 till 1958.

[van den bremt rudy]

Ercole sfida sansone (1963) as Argos (the ships navigator) in one of his peplum movies and credited!

Images upgraded - Nick

[van den bremt rudy]

Il processo di verona (1963) as carlo pareschi

italian drama movie about a fascist process at the end of world war 2.
credited role for Giovanni.

[van den bremt rudy]

La ragazza che sapeva troppo (1963) as professor torrani
credited role in this early giallo-thriller from mario bava.