Antonio Cantafora
Antonio Cantafora, also known professionally as Michael Coby, was an Italian film and television actor.
Life and career
Born in Crotone, Cantafora studied acting with Alessandro Fersen, then he made his film debut in 1967.
Between 1973 and 1977, he made a series of films with Paul L. Smith, a couple formed with the purpose of copying the successful films of the duo Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. Smith played Bud Spencer-like characters, while Coby was thanks to a vague resemblance a Terence Hill lookalike. Later Cantafora continued his career mainly as a character actor, working with prominent directors such as Federico Fellini, Jerzy Skolimowski, Bruno Barreto, Alberto Lattuada, Mauro Bolognini. Cantafora died of a heart attack in Rome on 20 April 2024, aged 80.
Partial filmography
The Dirty Outlaws - Lo stato d'assedio - UmbertoOmbre roventi And God Said to Cain - Dick AcombarShoot Joe, and Shoot Again - Jack's ManBlack Killer - Ramon O'HaraBaron Blood - Peter KleistDecameron proibitissimo - Fra' DomenicoNovelle galeotte d'amore Bounty Hunter in Trinity - PizarroMetti lo diavolo tuo ne lo mio inferno - RicciardettoL'affaire Crazy Capo - Antonio MarchesiSupermen Against the Orient - Max...e continuavano a mettere lo diavolo ne lo inferno - RicciardoCarambola! - TobyLa badessa di Castro - Giulio BrancifortiCarambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket - CobyConvoy Buddies - TobyWe Are No Angels - AngelThe Diamond Peddlers - Matteo / ButchLa casa - PhilipCarioca tigre - Carlo ParodiSahara Cross Enfantasme - Flavio, le hippyMidnight Blue - Pier LuigiSupersonic Man - PaulThe Bitch - Nico CantaforaThe Cricket - Alberto 'Cipria' Antonelli Gabriela - Tonico BastosScream for Help - Man At MotelDemons 2 - Ingrid's FatherPuro cashmere - JodyIntervista - SpouseIl coraggio di parlare - CaporaleDer Commander - Nick De CarloDonna d'ombra - VincenzoTorrents of Spring - RichterVacanze di Natale '90 - PippoIl ritorno del grande amico In camera mia - MannariGiovanni Falcone - Totuccio InzerilloPower and Lovers - TotoA spasso nel tempo - CasanovaMarquise Il decisionista Hammamet Village Buck and the Magic Bracelet - Sergeant O'ConnorThe Card Player - Vice Squad Chief MariniI Viceré One Of The Family - Cicciuzzo