Antonio Cantafora
# Antonio Cantafora

Antonio Cantafora (born 2 February 1944), also known professionally as Michael Coby, is an Italian film and television actor.

## Life and career

Born in Crotone (Calabria) Cantafora studied acting with Alessandro Fersen, then he made his film debut in 1967. Thanks to a vague resemblance to the actor Terence Hill, in the seventies he starred with Paul L. Smith in a brief series of successful action-comedy films that reprise the Bud Spencer-Terence Hill style. Later Cantafora continued his career mainly as character actor, working with prominent directors such as Federico Fellini, Jerzy Skolimowski, Bruno Barreto, Alberto Lattuada, Mauro Bolognini.

## Partial filmography

* The Dirty Outlaws (1967) - (uncredited)
* Lo stato d'assedio (1969) - Umberto
* Ombre roventi (1970)
* And God Said to Cain (1970) - Dick Acombar
* Shoot Joe, and Shoot Again (1971) - Jack's Man
* Black Killer (1971) - Ramon O'Hara
* Baron Blood (1972) - Peter Kleist
* Decameron proibitissimo (Boccaccio mio statte zitto) (1972) - Fra' Domenico
* Novelle galeotte d'amore (1972)
* Bounty Hunter in Trinity (1972) - Pizarro
* Metti lo diavolo tuo ne lo mio inferno (1973) - Ricciardetto
* L'affaire Crazy Capo (1973) - Antonio Marchesi
* Supermen Against the Orient (1973) - Max
* ...e continuavano a mettere lo diavolo ne lo inferno (1973) - Ricciardo
* Carambola! (1974) - Toby
* La badessa di Castro (1974) - Giulio Branciforti
* Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket (1975) - Coby
* Convoy Buddies (1975) - Toby
* We Are No Angels (1975) - Angel
* The Diamond Peddlers (1976) - Matteo / Butch
* La casa (1976) - Philip
* Carioca tigre (1976) - Carlo Parodi
* Sahara Cross (1977)
* Enfantasme (1978) - Flavio, le hippy
* Midnight Blue (1979) - Pier Luigi
* Supersonic Man (1979) - Paul
* The Bitch (1979) - Nico Cantafora
* The Cricket (1980) - Alberto 'Cipria' Antonelli
* Gabriela (1983) - Tonico Bastos
* Scream for Help (1984) - Man At Motel
* Demons 2 (1986) - Ingrid's Father
* Puro cashmere (1986) - Jody
* Intervista (1987) - Spouse
* Il coraggio di parlare (1987) - Caporale
* Der Commander (1988) - Nick De Carlo
* Donna d'ombra (1988) - Vincenzo
* Torrents of Spring (1989) - Richter
* Vacanze di Natale '90 (1990) - Pippo
* Il ritorno del grande amico (1990)
* In camera mia (1992) - Mannari
* Giovanni Falcone (1993) - Totuccio Inzerillo
* Power and Lovers (1994) - Toto
* A spasso nel tempo (1996) - Casanova
* Marquise (1997)
* Il decisionista (1997)
* Hammamet Village (1997)
* Buck and the Magic Bracelet (1998) - Sergeant O'Connor
* The Card Player (2004) - Vice Squad Chief Marini
* I Viceré (2007)
* Uno di famiglia (2018) - Cicciuzzo
