- Born
- Died
- Sergio Fantoni was born on August 7, 1930 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for Esther et le Roi (1960), L'express du colonel von Ryan (1965) and Il était une fois en Amérique (1984). He was married to Valentina Fortunato. He died on April 17, 2020 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
- SpouseValentina Fortunato(June 1, 1961 - June 21, 2019) (her death, 1 child)
- ChildrenMonica Fantoni
- Parents
- Primarily from the classical stage (Cyrano de Bergerac, Antigone, Othello), and with a sturdy operatic background (Electra, Medea), this suave, darkly handsome Neopolitan actor occasional played staunch second leads in a number of Italian spectacles and a few 60s Hollywood films.
- As a voice actor he has lent his voice to American stars such as Marlon Brando (Apocalypse Now ), Henry Fonda (Meteor ), Rock Hudson (Giant ) and Ben Kingsley (Gandhi ). After an operation on his larynx in 1997, he dedicated himself to theater direction.
- Son of actors Cesare Fantoni and Afra Arrigoni Fantoni.
- Had ambitions of becoming an engineer or architect before turning to acting.
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