Arturo Dominici
Arturo Dominici was an Italian film, television and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Palermo, Dominici became best known for his many villainous roles in horror and fantasy films. He is best remembered for his performance as the monstrous Igor Javuto in Mario Bava's Black Sunday, the evil Eurysteus in the 1958 Steve Reeves epic Hercules, and Mangani in Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion.
His filmography includes more than 80 titles, including Antonio Margheriti's Castle of Blood, in which he appeared with Black Sunday star Barbara Steele. Dominici dubbed the voice of Salvatore Corsitto as Amerigo Buonasera in The Godfather, Austrian actor Walter Ladengast in the Italian release version of Werner Herzog's Nosferatu the Vampyre, and the animated character Papa Smurf in the 1981 cartoon The Smurfs.
Dominici's daughter, Germana, was an Italian stage, film and voice actress; at the age of 14 she had the role of the farm girl in Black Sunday.
Death
Dominici died of cancer on 7 September 1992, aged 76, and is buried in Rome.
Partial filmography
Il principe ribelle Yvonne of the Night – Un ufficiale di cavalleriaCavalcade of Heroes – Generale GillettiThe Last Race – Doctor MagniRed and Black Hercules – EurysteusLost Souls – FrancoGoliath and the Barbarians – SvevoCaltiki – The Immortal Monster – NietoMessalina – Caio SilioI piaceri del sabato notte – Un cliente dell'atelierBlack Sunday – Igor Javutich / JavutoRevenge of the Barbarians – AntemiusUn dollaro di fifa – ChancellorThe Thief of Baghdad – Prince OsmanThe Story of Joseph and His Brethren – Rekmira, the MinisterThe Trojan Horse – AchillesA Difficult Life – Ragana Charge of the Black Lancers – Il capo dei KreviresThe Triumph of Robin Hood – Baron Elwin, Sheriff of NottinghamSeven Seas to Calais – Don Bernardino de Mendoza, the Spanish AmbassadorMedusa Against the Son of Hercules – AcrisioThe Sign of the Coyote – Judge ClemensHercules and the Masked Rider – Don Ramiro SuarezHercules vs. Moloch – Penthius, General of MicenasThe Betrothed – Il cardinale Federico BorromeoTemple of the White Elephant – MaharajahL'ultima carica Castle of Blood – Dr. CarmusTwo Escape from Sing Sing – AttanasiaHercules and the Tyrants of Babylon Goliath at the Conquest of Damascus – KaichevFantômas se déchaîne – Le professeur canadienA Coffin for the Sheriff – Jerry KruegerGiant of the Evil Island – Don AlvaradoZorro il ribelle – Don AlvarezUntamable Angelique – Mezzo Morte Fantabulous Inc. – Captain FenningerAngelique and the Sultan – Mezzo Morte The Moment to Kill – ForesterVIP my Brother Superman – Dio perdoni la mia pistola – Judge Collins – La GrêleLove Is a Funny Thing – Le douanierSatiricosissimo – TigellinoInvestigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion – ManganiConfessions of a Police Captain – Lawyer CanistraroZorro il cavaliere della vendetta The Adventures of Pinocchio – The Green Fisherman The Eroticist – His ExcellencyThe Assassin of Rome – Ing. JaccarinoIl caso Pisciotta – Michele ScauriSinbad and the Caliph of Baghdad – VisirSpecial Killers – District AttorneyIl nano e la strega – Il Notaio Silent Action – Chief of policeLo sgarbo Free Hand for a Tough Cop – De RitaTony, l'altra faccia della Torino violenta – Cappotto di legno – Ministro InterniThe Professor – Joe Gambino