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Antoine Saint-John

Acting Born Aug 11, 1940 Avignon, Vaucluse, France 14 credits

Biography

Born in Avignon, France, he found work as a stage actor until the early 1970s, when he began working on films. His most famous role was in John Milius's historical epic The Wind and the Lion (1975), where he played a German colonel. He also appeared, playing similar characters, in the Spaghetti Westerns A Fistful of Dynamite (1971) and My Name is Nobody (1973). He also appeared as the zombified artist Schweick in Lucio Fulci's cult horror film The Beyond (1981). He spoke fluent English and German.

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Known for

Film

Duck, You Sucker

as Col. Günther Reza
Film

My Name Is Nobody

as Scape
Film

The Beyond

as Schweick

You Rang, M'Lord?

as Le soldat allemand tué dans la cuisine

Talking Dead

as (credit only)

Full filmography

  • Duck, You Sucker (1971) as Col. Günther Reza
  • My Name Is Nobody (1973) as Scape
  • The Beyond (1981) as Schweick
  • The Old Gun (1975) as Le soldat allemand tué dans la cuisine
  • The Wind and the Lion (1975) as Von Roerkel
  • All the Way Boys (1972) as Mr. Ears' Thug
  • The Secret (1974) as Gardien
  • Ginger and Fred (1986) as (credit only)
  • Le Mutant (1978) as Garde Saül
  • FantastiCozzi (2016) as (archive footage)
  • Mad Enough to Kill (1975) as Marcellin
  • The Big Black Sow (1971)
  • The Killer Must Kill Again (1975) as Killer
  • Cross (1987) as Le premier kidnappeur