Giovanni Di Benedetto

[Emiliano]

Portrait of Giovanni Di Benedetto

Alias: Gianni Di Benedetto, Gianni De Benedetto, John Hawkwood.
Born in 1921, degree in political science, publicist, translator (he spoke English, German and French) and of course very prolific "caratterista" of italian cinema. (Info and pic from Rosalba Cantina)


FILMOGRAPHY

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1952

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

TV (from CV)

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• 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

EXTERNAL LINKS

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• Internet Movie Database
• Cinema Italiano Database
• Wikipedia

[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 !

[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.