Furio Meniconi

Furio Meniconi (22 February 1924 – 12 December 1981) was an Italian film and television actor.

Furio Meniconi
Meniconi in Deep Red (1975)
Born	22 February 1924 (1924-02-22) Rome, Italy
Died	12 December 1981 (1981-12-13) (aged 57) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor

Life and career

Meniconi was born in Rome into a family active in the cinema industry in the technical cast, or engaged in the general organization.^[1] Since the early 1950s he established himself as one of the most active character actors in the Italian genre cinema, especially in the Peplum, Spaghetti Western and pirate film genres.^[1] He was sometimes credited as Men Fury.^[1]

Selected filmography

• Son of d'Artagnan (1950)
• Poppy (1952)
• Sardinian Vendetta (1952) - Primo fratello Leoni
• Patos e Papoulas (1953) - Spacciatore di droga
• Riscatto (1953)
• Attila (1954) - Capo della tribu
• Queen of Babylon (1954) - Bolgias
• La campana di San Giusto (1954)
• The Sign of Venus (1955) - Proprietario della trattoria
• Vous pigez? (1955) - Giuseppe
• Orlando e i Paladini di Francia (1956)
• Allow Me, Daddy! (1956) - Il secondo facchino
• Pirate of the Half Moon (1957) - Carceriere
• Adorabili e bugiarde (1958) - Gigetto
• Captain Falcon (1958)
• Goliath and the Barbarians (1959) - Hulderich
• Due selvaggi a corte (1959)
• Ben-Hur (1959) - Soldier (uncredited)
• David and Goliath (1960) - Asrod, King of the Philistines
• Carthage in Flames (1960)
• The Seven Revenges (1961) - Amok
• The Tartars (1961) - Sigrun
• The Giant of Metropolis (1961) - Egon - Father of Yota
• Vulcan Son of Jupiter (1962) - Jupiter - God of Lightning
• The Seven Tasks of Ali Baba (1962) - Mustapha
• Musketeers of the Sea (1962) - Pirate Captain
• The Avenger (1962) - Turno's Henchman (uncredited)
• Gold for the Caesars (1963) - Dax - the Gaul
• Cleopatra (1963) - Mithridates (uncredited)
• Terror of the Steppes (1964) - Kublai
• Hercules, Prisoner of Evil (1964) - Zereteli
• Desert Raiders (1964) - El Krim
• Hercules of the Desert (1964) - Manatha
• Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa (1964) - Pillione
• Terror of the Steppes (1964)
• The Revenge of Ivanhoe (1965) - Etimbaldo
• The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) - Peasant (uncredited)
• I predoni del Sahara (1965)
• James Tont operazione D.U.E. (1966)
• Un gangster venuto da Brooklyn (1966)
• For a Few Extra Dollars (1966) - Newman
• Kill or Be Killed (1966) - Jonathan Griffith
• Snow Devils (1967) - Igrun
• Wanted (1967) - Jeremiah Prescott, Blacksmith
• Kill the Wicked! (1967) - Braddock
• John the Bastard (1967) - Papa Buck
• Gunman Sent by God (1968) - Norton
• I'll Sell My Skin Dearly (1968) - Joe, Shane's Father (uncredited)
• The Longest Hunt (1968) - Dickson
• Gatling Gun (1968) - Jeremiah Grant
• Kill Them All and Come Back Alone (1968) - Buddy
• The Two Crusaders (1968) - 'Saladino'
• Time and Place for Killing (1968) - Rock Mulligan
• Tarzana, the Wild Girl (1969) - Lars
• Isabella, duchessa dei diavoli (1969) - Hans the Hitmen's Leader
• Zum zum zum n° 2 (1969) - Warden (uncredited)
• Django the Bastard (1969) - Sheriff Reagan (uncredited)
• And God Said to Cain (1970) - Mike
• A Sword for Brando (1970) - Tall friar
• Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin (1970) - Romero (uncredited)
• Adiós, Sabata (1970) - Murdock (uncredited)
• Uccidi Django... uccidi per primo!!! (1971)
• Bastard, Go and Kill (1971) - Don Felipe Antonio de Martinez
• Long Live Robin Hood (1971) - Innkeeper
• Guns for Dollars (1971) - Glock (uncredited)
• Tara Pokì (1971) - Senor Pokì
• Armiamoci e partite! (1971) - French Soldier
• They Call Him Cemetery (1971) - Saloon Patron (uncredited)
• W Django! (1971) - Lo sceriffo
• His Name Was Holy Ghost (1972)
• Man Called Amen (1972) - Sheriff (uncredited)
• Deadly Trackers (1972) - Tom - Carter's Foreman
• Man of the East (1972) - Rancher on Train
• 100 Fäuste und ein Vaterunser (1972) - Old man from Mountsville
• The Grand Duel (1972) - Hangman
• Those Dirty Dogs (1973) - Cantina Owner
• Even Angels Eat Beans (1973) - Wrestling Coach (uncredited)
• Man Called Invincible (1973) - Speedy Fingers
• Oremus, Alleluia e Così Sia (1973)
• Italian Graffiti (1973)
• Il bacio di una morta (1974) - Old Accomplice of Manuel
• Di Tresette ce n'è uno, tutti gli altri son nessuno (1974) - Doctor (uncredited)
• Ten Killers Came from Afar (1974) - (uncredited)
• Salvo D'Acquisto (1974) - Alvaro
• Deep Red (1975) - Rodi
• Go Gorilla Go (1975) - Old Man with Moustache (uncredited)
• A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (1975) - (uncredited)
• Hanno ucciso un altro bandito (1976) - (final film role)