Claudio Cassinelli was an Italian-American actor who is best known for I guerrieri dell’anno 2072, The Suspicious Death of a Minor, and Hercules. Born on September 29, 1938, in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, he became a notable figure in film and television before his untimely death.
Personal and Family Life
Claudio Cassinelli was married to Irene Bignardi and they had three children together. He was the son of opera singer Antonio Cassinelli and a father to Giovanni Cassinelli, who later became a film producer. Not much else is widely reported about his personal life.
Death and Legacy
Claudio Cassinelli died on July 12, 1985, in Page, Arizona, USA, in a tragic helicopter crash while he was filming Sergio Martino’s ‘Fists of Steel.’ He passed away instantly, leaving behind a legacy as a talented actor known for his roles in various films throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
Filmography
| Title | Release Date | Character |
|---|---|---|
| The Adventures of Hercules | 1985-08-26 | Zeus |
| Hercules | 1983-08-12 | Zeus |
| L’isola degli uomini pesce | 1979-01-18 | Lt. Claude de Ross |
| I guerrieri dell’anno 2072 | 1984-01-28 | Cortez |
| Flavia, la monaca musulmana | 1974-06-14 | Abraham |
| La montagna del dio cannibale | 1978-07-12 | Manolo |
| Vendetta dal futuro | 1986-03-26 | Peter Howell |
| Il fiume del grande caimano | 1979-11-03 | Daniel Nessel |
| Allonsanfàn | 1974-09-06 | Lionello |
| Morte sospetta di una minorenne | 1975-08-12 | Paolo Germi |
| Il trucido e lo sbirro | 1976-08-27 | Antonio Sarti |
| Il ladrone | 1980-02-01 | Gesù |
| La polizia ha le mani legate | 1975-03-27 | Commissario Matteo Rolandi |
| Diamanti sporchi di sangue | 1978-03-17 | Guido Mauri |
| Notturno | 1983-01-14 | The Contractor |
| La prima volta, sull’erba | 1975-09-08 | |
| La nottata | 1975-01-28 | Davide / Marta’s husband |
| Grog | 1982-09-03 | Commissario |
| 窓からローマが見える | 1982-04-17 | Carlo |
| Murderock – Uccide a passo di danza | 1984-04-20 | Dick Gibson |
| Il sorriso del grande tentatore | 1974-11-22 | Rodolfo Solina |
| Assassinio al Cimitero Etrusco | 1982-09-17 | Paolo Domelli |
| Avalanche Express | 1979-09-27 | Molinari |
| La Cina è vicina | 1967-09-22 | Furio |
| Milano violenta | 1976-03-05 | Raul Montalbani |
| Fantasia, ma non troppo, per violino | 1976-01-01 | Giuseppe Massarenti |
| Giro turistico senza guida | 1983-01-01 | |
| La polizia chiede aiuto | 1974-08-10 | Insp. Silvestri |
| Galileo | 1968-09-07 | |
| Il giovane Garibaldi | 1974-02-10 | Rosselli |
| Per un viaggio in Italia | 1984-01-09 |
