Massimo Vanni
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A cousin of director Enzo G. Castellari and nephew of director Marino Girolami, Massimo Vanni became involved in the Italian film industry at a young age both as a bit-part player and stuntman before slowly graduating to larger more dramatic roles toward the end of the decade. A skilled acrobat and fight choreographer, Vanni himself became known as the Italian Jackie Chan of the 1980's, usually getting a good fight scene in before meeting with an inevitable demise.
Known for
Credits
Gangs of New York (2002)
as Bar Bouncer (uncredited)
Light Blast (1985)
as Policeman in Warehouse
The Inglorious Bastards (1978)
as French Resistance
Lovers and Other Relatives (1974)
as Mr. Muscle
Hit Squad (1976)
as Brigadier Gargiulo
Emanuelle and Françoise (1975)
as Robi
Crime Novel (2005)
as Guardaspalle Gemito (uncredited)
A Pure Formality (1994)
Actor
1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982)
as Blade
Keoma (1976)
as Caldwell's Henchman at Wagon (uncredited)
Day of the Cobra (1980)
as Beltrame
Rats: Night of Terror (1984)
as Taurus
Escape from the Bronx (1983)
as Big Little Man
The Swindle (1977)
as brigadiere Gargiulo
High Crime (1973)
as Killer
Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989)
as Man (uncredited)
The Heroin Busters (1977)
as Massimo
Vajont (2001)
as Roncacci
I Am Santa Claus (2021)
as Nanni
The Last Shark (1981)
as Jimmy (as Max Vanders)
Street Law (1974)
as Hood #2
Cop Game (1988)
as Head of the Killers
The Borgia (2006)
as Soldier
The Wax Mask (1997)
as Victor
Five Moons Plaza (2003)
as Brigatista con mitra
The Loves and Times of Scaramouche (1976)
Actor
The New Barbarians (1983)
as Mako
The Last Hunter (1980)
as Phillips
Born to Fight (1989)
as Prisoner #1
Cry, Onion! (1975)
as Buck, Lamb Henchman
The Big Racket (1976)
as Rudy's Enforcer
Robowar (1988)
as Pvt. Larry Guarino
A Special Cop in Action (1976)
as Fabbri
È arrivato mio fratello (1985)
as poliziotto
Tuareg: Desert Warrior (1984)
as Corporal
Juso per ferie (2026)
as Self
Crime at Porta Romana (1980)
as Brigadier Gargiulo
After Death (1990)
as David
Seven Beauties (1975)
as Man in Prison (uncredited)
My Sister and I (1987)
as Uomo nel treno
Highway Racer (1977)
as Man (uncredited)
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 (2008)
as Self
Destruction Force (1977)
as Marchetti
Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo (1996)
Actor
Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (1988)
as Bo (as Alex McBride)
Rome, the Other Face of Violence (1976)
as Agent Vanni (uncredited)
Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente (2008)
as Self
Crime at the Chinese Restaurant (1981)
as brigadiere Gargiulo
The Lieutenant of the Carabinieri (1986)
as Thief
The Face with Two Left Feet (1979)
as Paolo
Desert of Fire (1997)
as Albino
Il ritorno del Monnezza (2005)
as Gargiulo
Kidnapping – Ein Vater schlägt zurück (1998)
as Angelo
The Repenter (1985)
Actor
Magnum Cop (1978)
as Vinnie
Ti stramo - Ho voglia di un'ultima notte da manuale prima di tre baci sopra il cielo (2008)
as Professore
Blastfighter (1984)
as Dying Police Officer
Weapons of Death (1977)
as Rosati - Undercover Cop
Hector the Mighty (1972)
as Gang (uncredited)
Assassination on the Tiber (1979)
as Brigadier Gargiulo
Little Italy (1978)
as Gargiulo
Double Target (1987)
as Russian Soldier (uncredited)
Violent Rome (1975)
as Mr. Valli
We Are No Angels (1975)
as Shark Henchman
Strike Commando 2 (1988)
as Kelly Sellers
Shocking Dark (1989)
as First Soldier (Practicing Nunchucks)
Bastardi (2008)
as Brasi
Body and Soul (1997)
as Killer
Nel nome dell'odio (2025)
as Sé stesso
The House by the Edge of the Lake (1979)
as Manuel
Segreto di Stato (1995)
as Following Hitman
E guardo il mondo da un oblò (2007)
as Uomo che tradisce la moglie
Nerone (1977)
as Painter
Belle da morire 2 (2005)
as Killer
L'uomo che disse no (2024)
Actor
La quindicesima epistola (1998)
as Michele
Una grande voglia d'amore (1994)
as Nicole's Friend
First Action Hero (1994)
as Drake
Quelli del Maledetto Treno Blindato - Making of 'Inglorious Bastards' (2007)
as Self
The Gorilla (1982)
as ladro baffuto
Roma criminale (2013)
as Gargiulio
Pretendo l'inferno (2024)
as Self
Tracce di Bene (2017)
as Self
Solitaire (2008)
as Moriero
Pierino Stecchino (1992)
Actor