Born in Bologna, Fantoni began his acting career in
Luchino Visconti’s stage proses until making his first on-screen appearance in 1937. He made his debut film appearance in
Doctor Antonio. He then appeared in more than 70 films between 1939 and 1962. Fantoni made light appearances later in his career as Don Ignazio in the films
The Overtaxed and
Letto a tre piazze. Fantoni was also a voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in the Italian market. He dubbed the voices of
Leo G. Carroll,
Donald Crisp,
Frank Faylen,
Alan Napier,
Thomas Gomez and many more. Fantoni was the father of actor
Sergio Fantoni. ==Selected filmography==