Fabio Testi
Biography
Fabio Testi is an Italian male actor born on 2 August 1941 in Peschiera del Garda, Verona, Italy. According to The Movie Database, his professional profile lists acting as his primary occupation, with a total of ninety‑four credited roles across film and television. The database records his gender as male and confirms his date of birth, which currently makes him eighty‑five years old. No alternative names are listed for him, and his profile indicates a content score of one hundred, reflecting a complete entry. Testi’s career information is maintained on TMDB, where his filmography and personal details are publicly available.
Career overview
Fabio Testi was born on 2 August 1941 in Peschiera del Garda, Verona, Italy. Standing 1.84 metres tall, he entered the film industry while still a college student, initially working as a stunt performer. His most memorable stunt work came on Sergio Leone’s western Once Upon a Time in the West, where he executed a rooftop fall that left him landing on his shoulder.
Transitioning from stunt work to acting, Testi became known for leading roles in a variety of Italian productions, most prominently starring in the film First Action Hero. He cultivated a reputation for choosing unconventional parts and for remaining committed to the Italian cinema scene rather than pursuing broader international fame. Among his collaborators was Miles Deem, a director often described as the “Ed Wood of Spaghetti Westerns,” with whom Testi worked on several projects that highlighted his willingness to explore diverse genres.
Outside of his professional life, Testi married Lola Navarro in 1979, and the couple raised three children together. His career, spanning more than ninety‑four credited appearances, reflects a blend of physical daring from his stunt origins and a distinctive presence as a leading actor within Italy’s film industry.
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Full Filmography
95 titles- Reflection in a Dead Diamond (2025) as John Diman (old)
- Pasquale Squitieri: il vizio della libertà (2025) as Self
- 800 giorni (2023)
- The Garden That Doesn't Exist (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Romy, A Free Woman (2022) as Self - Servais Mont (archive footage)
- Very Valentine (2019) as Domenico Vechiarelli
- Curse of the Blind Dead (2019) as Jailer
- King of the Sands (2013) as Abdulaziz Al Saud (Ibn Saud)
- Il tempo delle mimose (2013)
- La donna che ritorna (2011) as Bruno Gedda
- Letters to Juliet (2010) as Count Lorenzo
- Al di la del lago (2010) as Luciano Serramonti
- Road to Nowhere (2010) as Nestor Duran
- Love Strikes (2010) as Pietro
- Il falco e la colomba (2009) as Savelli
- Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes (2008) as Self
- Torrente 3: The Protector (2005) as Montellini Roures
- Vento di primavera (2001) as Dr. Leonardis
- Father Matteo (2000) as Dottor Ruggeri
- Ciao Darwin (1998) as Capitano Padania
- Annarè (1998) as Fausto D'Alessio
- La dottoressa Giò (1997) as Armando Colucci
- Desert of Fire (1997) as Daniel Diderot
- Desert of Fire (1997) as Daniel Diderot
- The Return of Sandokan (1996) as Janez De Gomera
- Ragazzi della notte (1995) as Schizzo's father
- Crime of Passion (1994) as Peter
- First Action Hero (1994) as Mark Fierro
- The Final Contract (1993) as Commissario Luca Calarno
- Solo per Dirti Addio (1992)
- Piazza di Spagna (1992) as Claudio
- Manuela (1991) as Carlo
- El sueño de Tánger (1991) as Carlos
- Le Gorille (1990) as René Faragi
- Only One Survived (1990) as Sergio Dinardo
- Julia Forever (1989) as Ermes Corsini
- Iguana (1988) as Gamboa
- Skipper (1987) as Alex Grimaldi
- Top Kids (1987) as Giovanni Agnelli
- Bilbao Blues (1986) as Lucas Iturriaga
- Mussolini and I (1985) as Lorenzo
- Deceptions (1985) as Carlo Ferraro
- The Ambassador (1985) as Mustapha Hashimi
- Deceptions (1985) as Carlo Ferraro
- Madman at War (1985) as Boda
- Summer Games (1984) as Roberto Ripa
- Morbida - Gier auf Lust (1983)
- Il falco e la colomba (1981) as Michele Alemani
- A Gun for a Cop (1981) as Francesco Palumbo
- The Hawk and the Dove (1981) as Michele Alemani
- Contraband (1980) as Luca Di Angelo
- Speed Driver (1980) as Rudi
- Speed Cross (1980) as Paolo
- S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert (1980) as Rudolf Caserta
- The Black Hand (1980) as Fabio Testi
- Manaos (1979) as Arquimedes
- China 9, Liberty 37 (1978) as Clayton Drumm
- The Uranium Conspiracy (1978) as Renzo
- Rings of Fear (1978) as Inspector Gianni Di Salvo
- The Heroin Busters (1977) as Fabio
- The Inheritance (1976) as Mario Ferramonti
- The Big Racket (1976) as Nicola Palmieri
- Four of the Apocalypse (1975) as Stubby Preston
- That Most Important Thing: Love (1975) as Servais Mont
- Go Gorilla, Go! (1975) as Marco Sartori
- Red Coat (1975) as Bill Cormack
- The Nada Gang (1974) as Buenaventura Diaz
- Blood Brothers (1974) as Don Gaetano Fungillo
- Blood River (1974) as Ringo
- Stateline Motel (1973) as Floyd
- Revolver (1973) as Milo Ruiz
- Un amore così fragile, così violento (1973) as Gerolamo Poliziani - detto 'Gepo'
- What Have You Done to Solange? (1972) as Enrico Rosseni
- Killer (1972) as Georges Gasset
- Camorra (1972) as Tonino Russo
- 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1971) as Soranzo
- At the End of the Rainbow (1971) as Roy Greenford
- The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970) as Bruno
- One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana! (1970) as Sheriff Jack Ronson / Sartana
- Death Knocks Twice (1969) as Francesco di Villaverde
- The Battle of the Damned (1969) as Pvt. Terry Wilson
- Cemetery Without Crosses (1969) as Rogers' Man (uncredited)
- A Place In Hell (1969) as Ross
- The Avenger, Zorro (1969) as Zorro / Don Diego
- Zingara (1969) as (uncredited)
- Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) as Frank's Gunman (uncredited)
- Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) Stunts
- Barbarella (1968) as Tall Man at Party (uncredited)
- I due Crociati (1968) as Warrior enlisting Franco and Ciccio
- And Now... Make Your Peace with God (1968) as Steve Cooper
- Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger! (1968) as Donovan henchman
- Two Eyes to Kill (1968) as Jean
- Gun Shy Piluk (1968) as Bit part (uncredited)
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) Stunts
- Barabbas (1961) Stunts
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Fabio Testi best known for?
Fabio Testi is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Letters to Juliet (2010), Torrente 3: The Protector (2005), Father Matteo (2000), Ciao Darwin (1998).
When and where was Fabio Testi born?
Fabio Testi was born on August 2, 1941 in Peschiera del Garda, Verona, Italy.
How many credits does Fabio Testi have?
Fabio Testi has accumulated over 95 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1961 to 2025.
What is Fabio Testi's background in cinema and television?
Fabio Testi is an Italian male actor born on 2 August 1941 in Peschiera del Garda, Verona, Italy. According to The Movie Database, his professional profile lists acting as his primary occupation, with a total of ninety‑four credited roles across film and television. The database records his gender as male and confirms ...
Fabio Testi by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) as Frank's Gunman (uncredited) — aged about 26
- Ciao Darwin (1998) as Capitano Padania — aged about 56
- Annarè (1998) as Fausto D'Alessio — aged about 56
- Letters to Juliet (2010) as Count Lorenzo — aged about 68
- Manuela (1991) as Carlo — aged about 49
- That Most Important Thing: Love (1975) as Servais Mont — aged about 33
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