- Born
- Died
- Sergio Fantoni was born on August 7, 1930 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for Esther and the King (1960), Von Ryan's Express (1965) and Once Upon a Time in America (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.
- Son of actors Cesare Fantoni and Afra Arrigoni Fantoni.
- 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.
- Had ambitions of becoming an engineer or architect before turning to acting.
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