Massimo Vanni

Massimo Vanni (born 8 July 1946) is an Italian stuntman and actor.

Massimo Vanni
Born	(1946-07-08) 8 July 1946 (age 79) Rome
Other names	Alex McBride
Occupations	Stuntman actor
Relatives	Enzo G. Castellari (cousin)

Life and career

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][2] 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]

Filmography

• Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin (1970)
• Street Law (1974)
• Emanuelle's Revenge (1975)
• Violent Rome (1975)
• Rome: The Other Side of Violence (1976)
• The Big Racket (1976)
• A Special Cop in Action (1976)
• The Heroin Busters (1977)
• Destruction Force (1977)
• Swindle (1977)
• Fearless (1978)
• Hit Squad (1978)
• The House by the Edge of the Lake (1978)
• Little Italy (1978)
• The Face with Two Left Feet (1979)
• Assassinio sul Tevere (1979)
• The Last Hunter (1980)
• Day of the Cobra (1980)
• Delitto a Porta Romana (1980)
• Crime at the Chinese Restaurant (1981)
• The New Barbarians (1983)
• Escape from the Bronx (1983)
• Crime in Formula One (1984)
• Rats: Night of Terror (1984)
• Zombi 3 (1988)
• Robowar (1988)
• Strike Commando 2 (1988)
• After Death (1989)
• A Pure Formality (1994)
• Wax Mask (1997)