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Tony Sperandeo is a Actor and First Assistant Director Italien born on 8 may 1953 at Palermo (Italie)

Tony Sperandeo

Tony Sperandeo
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Birth name Gaetano Sperandeo
Nationality Italie
Birth 8 may 1953 (71 years) at Palermo (Italie)

Tony Sperandeo (born 8 May 1953) is an Italian actor of cinema and television. Sperandeo is notable for frequently playing the roles of characters from his native region, Sicily. As of 2011, he was working on La Nuova Squadra, a police drama televised by Rai Tre, as the Superintendent Salvatore Sciacca.

Biography

He was married to actress Rita Barbanera (1968–2001), by whom he has two children, Tony and Priscilla. Sperandeo met her on the set of Mery per sempre, the film in which he was working at the time. They performed together in one film, La discesa di Aclà a Floristella in 1992. Rita was primarily a stage actress.

In 2001, Rita Barbanera committed suicide by jumping off the balcony at their home in Palermo. She was thirty-two years old.

Usually with

Francesco Benigno
Francesco Benigno
(8 films)
Mario Cecchi Gori
Mario Cecchi Gori
(7 films)
Marco Risi
Marco Risi
(4 films)
Michele Placido
Michele Placido
(6 films)
Tano Cimarosa
Tano Cimarosa
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Tony Sperandeo (35 films)

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Actor

It’s the Law
It’s the Law (2017)
, 1h30
Directed by Alessandro Siani
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Actors Alessandro Siani, Diego Abatantuono, Carla Signoris, Tony Sperandeo, Leo Gullotta, Antonio Catania
Roles Gaetano Patanè
Rating57% 2.8962752.8962752.8962752.8962752.896275
Martino est un Napolitain paresseux vivant en Suisse. Après certains événements, il prend la place d'un psychologue et se donne le nom de Mr. Bonheur (Felicità). Arianna, célèbre championne de patinage dont la carrière est en crise après une chute, devient sa patiente et il en tombe amoureux malgré son histoire familiale difficile.
It’s the Law
It’s the Law (2017)
, 1h35
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Actors Leo Gullotta, Tony Sperandeo, Antonio Catania, Gaetano Bruno, Francesco Benigno
Roles Gaetano Patanè
Rating64% 3.207943.207943.207943.207943.20794
À Pietrammare, village sicilien imaginaire, tous les habitants s'enthousiasment pour l'élection du nouveau maire et du nouveau conseil municipal. Depuis des années, le village vit sous la direction du maire corrompu Gaetano Patanè, le favori des sondages. Face à lui se présente Pierpaolo Natoli, un professeur de 50 ans, nouveau venu dans la politique plein de bonnes intentions, prêt à en finir avec la corruption et le mauvais état de la ville.
Baaria
Baaria (2009)
, 2h40
Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Francesco Scianna, Margareth Madé, Giorgio Faletti, Lina Sastri, Ángela Molina, Nicole Grimaudo
Roles allevatore
Rating69% 3.459783.459783.459783.459783.45978
The film recounts life in the Sicilian town of Bagheria (known as Baarìa in Sicilian), from the 1930s to the 1980s, through the eyes of lovers Peppino (Francesco Scianna) and Mannina (Margareth Madè).
Blood of the Losers
Blood of the Losers (2008)
, 1h50
Directed by Michele Soavi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Michele Placido, Barbora Bobulova, Andrea Rivera, Giovanna Ralli, Philippe Leroy, Stefano Dionisi
Roles Salustri
Rating56% 2.8303552.8303552.8303552.8303552.830355
Le film se déroule pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. Le commissaire Francesco Dogliani doit mener une enquête sur l'homicide d'une femme et les mystères de sa sœur jumelle. En même temps, il doit assumer les difficultés et les contradictions de la Guerre dans une situation pleine de contrastes, puisqu'un de ses frères est un résistant et un autre est engagé dans l'armée de la République sociale italienne.
And now sex
And now sex (2001)
, 1h34
Directed by Carlo Vanzina
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Maurizio Mattioli, Elena Russo, Edelweiss, Youma Diakite, Antonello Fassari, Tony Sperandeo
Roles Don Calogero
Rating35% 1.776911.776911.776911.776911.77691
In Italy there's the 2000s, bringing fresh air. In several episodes, Carlo Vanzina offers a glimpse of the typical behavior of the Italian character of the middle-class who is struggling with beautiful women, betrayal, love affairs, and much more.
Once Upon a Time in Sicily
Once Upon a Time in Sicily (2001)
, 1h28
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Actors Michele Placido, Lorenzo Crespi, Stéphane Freiss, Tony Sperandeo
Rating54% 2.7382452.7382452.7382452.7382452.738245
En 1960, en Sicile, alors que le capitaine Loyola s'apprête à quitter l'armée des Bourbons pour retourner en France il lui est ordonné d'escorter un prisonnier de Palerme à Messine. Celui-ci n'est autre que celui qui, trois ans avant, le jour de son mariage et en pleine église, lui a enlevé sa fiancée. Lors de son périple Loyola est accompagné par le sergent Uzeda. Ils font un voyage dans une Sicile où les chemises rouges de Garibaldi défont les Bourbons...
One Hundred Steps
One Hundred Steps (2000)
, 1h54
Directed by Marco Tullio Giordana
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Historical, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Gangster films
Actors Luigi Lo Cascio, Tony Sperandeo, Lucia Sardo, Paolo Briguglia, Claudio Gioè
Roles Tano Badalamenti
Rating75% 3.761963.761963.761963.761963.76196
The film opens with Peppino as a small child singing the popular song “Nel blu, dipinto di blu” with his brother in the back seat of a car on the way to a family gathering. The family is one of good standing in the social community and they are celebrating the fact that they have such a good life. In this scene the relationship between Peppino and his uncle Cesare is established. His uncle is a Don or Mafia boss in the small town of Cinisi where the story is set. In a scene soon after the happy family gathering we see don Cesare blown up by a car bomb which was planted by a rival Mafia boss. This ends Peppino’s time of innocence. Even as a small child he is thrust into the realities of life in the Mafia.
Excellent Cadavers
Excellent Cadavers (1999)

Directed by Ricky Tognazzi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary, Action, Historical, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Gangster films
Actors Chazz Palminteri, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Galiena, Lina Sastri, Arnoldo Foà, Ivo Garrani
Roles Stefano Bontate
Rating64% 3.2452653.2452653.2452653.2452653.245265
1992. Le célèbre juge anti-Mafia Giovanni Falcone et son épouse meurent dans un attentat à la bombe alors qu'ils traversent Palerme en voiture. Retour en 1980. Intègre, idéaliste et résolu, Falcone commence sa carrière de magistrat au palais de justice de Palerme. Sa spécialité : les arnaques bancaires...