Personal Info
Birth date
1946-07-08 (78 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Also known as
Alex McBride
Patrick O'Neil
Max Vanders
Patrick O'Neil jr.
Massimo Vanni
Biography
A cousin of director Enzo G. Castellari and nephew of director Marino Girolami, Massimo Vanni became involved in the Italian film industry at a young age both as a bit-part player and stuntman before slowly graduating to larger more dramatic roles toward the end of the decade. A skilled acrobat and fight choreographer, Vanni himself became known as the Italian Jackie Chan of the 1980's, usually getting a good fight scene in before meeting with an inevitable demise.
Filmography
Gangs of New York
7.316
Overview:
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.Lovers and Other Relatives
5.478
Overview:
Sandro dreams about a woman older than himself. He works as a lifeguard at the beach and at the same time he's caring for a large number of sexually unsatisfied women who are coming for the weekend without their husbands.Keoma
6.884
Overview:
Half-breed Keoma returns to his border hometown after service in the Civil War and finds it under the control of Caldwell, an ex-Confederate raider, and his vicious gang of thugs. To make matters worse, Keoma's three half-brothers have joined forces with Caldwell, and make it painfully clear that his return is an unwelcome one. Determined to break Caldwell and his brothers' grip on the town, Keoma partners with his father's former ranch hand to exact violent revenge.The Inglorious Bastards
6.3
Overview:
Set in Europe during WWII, a group of American soldiers on their way to military prison are beset upon by a German artillery attack, escaping with Switzerland in their sights. Before making it any farther, they volunteer to steal a V2 warhead for the French Underground - taking them deep into the heart of German territory.1990: The Bronx Warriors
4.991
Overview:
In post-apocalyptic New York City a policeman infiltrates the Bronx which has become a battleground for several murderous street gangs.Weapons of Death
6.3
Overview:
When a crime boss sends out his thugs to terrorize an entire city, they do whatever they want, which includes anything from petty theft to robbing the police station in broad daylight. Napoli spara! (internationally released as Weapons of Death and Naples shoots) is a "poliziottesco" film directed by Mario Caiano in 1977. It is an unofficial sequel of Napoli violenta, of which reprises the character of Gennarino (still played by Massimo Deda).The New Barbarians
4.2
Overview:
Two mercenaries help wandering caravans fight off an evil and aimless band of white-clad bikers after the nuclear holocaust.Tuareg: Desert Warrior
5.8
Overview:
In a desolate section of the Sahara once ruled by the French, two thirsty men stumble into the camp of a Tuareg warrior where they're given water and shelter. Soldiers from the new Arab government now arrive by Jeep and demand the two men be turned over to them. The warrior refuses, citing the sacred laws of hospitality. The soldiers shoot dead one of the men and carry off the other - a political foe of the new government. The warrior mounts his camel and rides off to rescue his kidnapped guest.Sinbad of the Seven Seas
4.06
Overview:
Sinbad returns from the sea to find his country subjected to the will of two unscrupulous sorcerers.Robowar
4.4
Overview:
A group of commandos heads into the jungles of Venezuela on a highly classified mission and encounters a robotic killing machine.The Last Shark
5.5
Overview:
When a 35-foot great white shark begins to wreak havoc on a seaside town, the mayor, not wanting to endanger his gubernatorial campaign, declines to act, so a local shark hunter and horror author band together to stop the beast.Emanuelle and Françoise
5.042
Overview:
Emanuelle is out to avenge her sister, who committed suicide after escaping from her sadistic lover Carlo. So she chains Carlo up in her basement, drugs him, and forces him to watch her having sex. As Carlo begins to hallucinate all kinds of bloody horrors and cannibalistic doings, he decides he has to break free and kill Emanuelle.Zombie Flesh Eaters 2
5
Overview:
When a terrorist's body, infected with a stolen chemical, is recovered by the US military, the corpse is cremated, unintentionally releasing a virus and bacteria into the atmosphere over a small island.Vajont
6.6
Overview:
On October 9th, 1963, at 10:39 pm, 260 million cubic meters of rock fell down from Mount Toc to the artificial lake formed by the Vajont dam, the higher dam in the world. The landslide formed a 250-meters wave and 50 million cubic meters of water completely destroied all the below towns, killing more than 2000 people. Planned by engineer Semenza, Vajont dam (263 meters) had to carry the electricity in all the houses of the country. Tina Merlin, a journalist from 'L'Unitá', tried for years to denounce the danger to build a dam near the Mount Toc and expecially to denounce all the omissions by the corrupted politicians and workers in charge of the dam construction. They preferred to trust in old geologist Dal Piaz instead to hear engineer Semenza young son's alarming analysis. No one seemed to understand the high danger until that October fatal night.Alex the Ram
2.4
Overview:
Alessandro Corso is a special forces carabiniere. During an operation he saves a child but cause the death of one of his comrades. He's then transferred to a peaceful little town, where he will be unexpectedly forced to help an hot witness named Antavleva, protecting her and bringing them safely to the trial.Rats: Night of Terror
4.8
Overview:
One hundred years after a nuclear war has devastated the planet, society has been reborn into two factions; the underground society and the scavangers above in the wastelands. A group of scavangers on bikes come across a town infested with flesh eating rats, and soon the gore is spilling everywhere.Romanzo Criminale
7.2
Overview:
After serving prison time for a juvenile offense, Freddo gathers his old buddies Libano and Dandi and embarks on a crime spree that makes the trio the most powerful gangsters in Rome. Libano loves their new status, and seeks to spread their influence throughout the underworld, while the other two pursue more fleshly desires. For decades, their gang perpetrates extravagant crimes, until paranoia threatens to split the friends apart.Seven Beauties
7.472
Overview:
Pasqualino Frafuso, known in Naples as "Pasqualino Seven Beauties" is a petty thief who lives off of the profits of his seven sisters while claiming to protect their honor at any cost, Pasqualino is arrested for murder and later sent to fight in the army after committing sexual assault. The Germans capture him and he gets sent to a concentration camp where he plots to make his escape by seducing a German officer.The Last Hunter
5.6
Overview:
During the Vietnam war, an American soldier gets trapped beind enemy lines. A squad of his buddies sets out to rescue him.Five Moons Plaza
5.5
Overview:
Just the night before his retirement District Attorney Saracini is given a film showing the kidnapping of Aldo Moro. As the District Attorney takes on the case he along with his team finds more compelling and secretive evidences. Too many secrets are found that should stayed as secrets.Little Italy
6.1
Overview:
Undercover cop Nico Giraldi travels to New York and Las Vegas to find a crooked cop who gave his squadron back in Italy a bad name.Strike Commando
4.719
Overview:
The sole survivor of a Vietnam mission is ordered by his commanding officer to photograph Soviets.A Pure Formality
7.4
Overview:
Onoff is a famous writer, now a recluse. The Inspector is suspicious when Onoff is brought into the station one night, disoriented and suffering a kind of amnesia. In an isolated, rural police station, the Inspector tries to establish the events surrounding a killing, to reach a startling resolution.The Borgia
5.1
Overview:
A portrait of the bloody dynasty that spawned a pope, Alexander VI, as well as the role model for Machiavelli's “The Prince,” his son Cesare Borgia, and a legend of femme duplicity, daughter Lucrezia Borgia.Dietro la notte
5.7
Overview:
At dawn Marta will have to leave for Dubai carrying with her a large load of diamonds. She would like to share the night with Bruno, her new partner, opposed by her daughter Elena and her sister Giulia. The two lovers should be alone, but their peaceful evening suddenly turns into a nightmare.Assassination on the Tiber
6.1
Overview:
A black-out occurs during the meeting of a gang of criminals. When the light is back one of them is found killed with a stab on his back and all the clues point to a penniless man who had an argument with the victim a short time before the murder.Hit Squad
6.538
Overview:
A gang of thieves are robbing luxury apartments in Rome, but after emptying the villa of the wealthy Mr. Douglas, the thieves are beginning to die.Acting
TBAIl burattinaio as Drake
2024L'uomo che disse no as Alberto Gemma
2024L'uomo che disse no as Unknown
2024Pretendo l'inferno as Self
2021I Am Santa Claus as Nanni
2017Tracce di Bene as Self
2013Roma criminale as Gargiulio
2008Solitaire as Moriero
2008Ti stramo - Ho voglia di un'ultima notte da manuale prima di tre baci sopra il cielo as Professore
2008Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 as Self
2008Bastardi as Brasi
2008Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente as Self
2007Quelli del Maledetto Treno Blindato - Making of 'Inglorious Bastards' as Self
2007E guardo il mondo da un oblò as Uomo che tradisce la moglie
2006The Borgia as Soldier
2005Romanzo Criminale as Guardaspalle Gemito (uncredited)
2005Belle da morire 2 as Killer
2005Il ritorno del Monnezza as Gargiulo
2003Five Moons Plaza as Brigatista con mitra
2002Gangs of New York as Bar Bouncer (uncredited)
2001Vajont as Roncacci
1998Kidnapping – Ein Vater schlägt zurück as Angelo
1998La quindicesima epistola as Michele
1997Body and Soul as Killer
1997The Wax Mask as Victor
1997Desert of Fire as Albino
1996Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo as Unknown
1995Segreto di Stato as Following Hitman
1994A Pure Formality as Unknown
1994Una grande voglia d'amore as Nicole's Friend
1994First Action Hero as Drake
1990After Death as David (as Alex McBride)
1989Appointment in Trieste (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1989Born to Fight as Prisoner #1
1989Sinbad of the Seven Seas as Man (uncredited)
1989Shocking Dark as First Soldier (Practicing Nunchucks)
1988Strike Commando 2 as Kelly Sellers
1988Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 as Bo (as Alex McBride)
1988Cop Game as Head of the Killers
1988Robowar as Pvt. Larry Guarino
1987My Sister and I as Uomo nel treno
1987Double Target as Russian Soldier (uncredited)
1986The Lieutenant of the Carabinieri as Thief
1985The Repenter as Unknown
1985Light Blast as Policeman in Warehouse
1985È arrivato mio fratello as poliziotto
1984Rats: Night of Terror as Taurus
1984Blastfighter as Dying Police Officer
1984Tuareg: Desert Warrior as Corporal
1983Escape from the Bronx as Big Little Man
1983The New Barbarians as Mako
19821990: The Bronx Warriors as Blade
1982The Gorilla as ladro baffuto
1981Crime at the Chinese Restaurant as brigadiere Gargiulo
1981The Last Shark as Jimmy (as Max Vanders)
1980Crime at Porta Romana as Brigadier Gargiulo
1980Day of the Cobra as Beltrame
1980The Last Hunter as Phillips
1979Assassination on the Tiber as Brigadier Gargiulo
1979The House by the Edge of the Lake as Manuel
1979John Travolto: The Face with Two Left Feet as Paolo
1978Little Italy as Gargiulo
1978The Inglorious Bastards as French Resistance
1978Magnum Cop as Vinnie
1977The Swindle as brigadiere Gargiulo
1977Highway Racer as Uomo (uncredited)
1977Destruction Force as Marchetti
1977The Heroin Busters as Massimo
1977Weapons of Death as Rosati - Undercover Cop
1977Nerone as Painter
1976A Special Cop in Action as Fabbri
1976Keoma as Caldwell's Henchman at Wagon (uncredited)
1976Hit Squad as Brigadier Gargiulo
1976The Big Racket as Vanni
1976Rome, the Other Face of Violence as Agent Vanni (uncredited)
1976The Loves and Times of Scaramouche as Unknown
1975Seven Beauties as Man in Prison (uncredited)
1975We Are No Angels as Shark Henchman
1975Cry, Onion! as Buck, Lamb Henchman
1975Violent Rome as Mr. Valli
1975Emanuelle and Françoise as Robi
1974Street Law as Hood #2
1974Lovers and Other Relatives as Mr. Muscle
1973High Crime as Killer
1972Hector the Mighty as Gang (uncredited)
Crew
2021Dietro la notte ... Stunt Coordinator
2006Baciami piccina ... Stunt Coordinator
2005The Clan ... Stunt Coordinator
2005Come Into the Light ... Stunt Coordinator
2002Gangs of New York ... Stunts
2002A Perfect Love ... Stunt Coordinator
2001Vajont ... Stunt Coordinator
2001Stregati dalla luna ... Stunt Coordinator
2000Alex the Ram ... Stunt Coordinator
1994First Action Hero ... Stunt Coordinator
1993Skinheads ... Master at Arms
1990After Death ... Stunt Coordinator
1989Shocking Dark ... Stunt Coordinator
1988Robowar ... Stunt Coordinator
1987Strike Commando ... Stunt Coordinator
1984Tuareg: Desert Warrior ... Stunts
1979Assassination on the Tiber ... Stunts
1976Keoma ... Stunts
1976Hit Squad ... Stunts
1976The Big Racket ... Stunts
1976Rome, the Other Face of Violence ... Stunts
1975Cry, Onion! ... Stunts
1975Violent Rome ... Stunts