Massimo Vanni | |
Birth Date: | 1946 7, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Rome |
Occupation: | Actor |
Massimo Vanni (born 8 July 1946) is an Italian film and television actor.
Born in Rome, Vanni started his career as a stuntman, and had his first roles of weight playing tough guys in several poliziotteschi films directed by his cousin, the director Enzo G. Castellari.[1] [2] He is mostly known for the role of Gargiulo, a comical sidekick of Tomas Milian in the "Inspector Girardi" film series directed by Bruno Corbucci.[1] [3] In the 1980s he also played several leading roles in a number of action and adventure films, often directed by Bruno Mattei and in which he was credited as Alex McBride.[1]