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Omero Antonutti

Omero Antonutti

Actor · Died November 5, 2019, aged 84 · Basiliano, Udine

Omero Antonutti was an Italian actor and voice actor best known for his powerful screen presence and distinctive voice. Born in Basiliano, in the province of Udine, he initially worked in shipyards before turning to acting. He began his performing career on stage, where he was particularly active at the Teatro Stabile di Trieste and the Teatro Stabile di Genova, often under the direction of Luigi Squarzina. Antonutti made his film debut in Le piacevoli notti (1966) alongside Vittorio Gassman, Gina Lollobrigida, and Ugo Tognazzi, but gained international recognition with his acclaimed performance in the Taviani brothers' Padre Padrone (1977). He also appeared in Spanish cinema, including Víctor Erice's El Sur (1983) and Carlos Saura's El Dorado (1988), and portrayed Noah in Genesis: The Creation and the Flood (1994). Beyond his on-screen work, Antonutti was a prolific voice actor. He was the regular Italian voice of Christopher Lee, dubbing him in major franchises such as The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and Star Wars. He also lent his voice to actors such as John Hurt, Omar Sharif, Michael Gambon, Christopher Plummer, Donald Sutherland, James Cromwell, and Robert Duvall.

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Born
August 3, 1935
Died
November 5, 2019 (aged 84)
From
Basiliano, Udine
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on Motif · 67 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 31% in 30 days

What are Omero Antonutti's films like?

Across their 18 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Motif score: 65th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Motif score: 60th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Motif score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
23%
Bonds
17%
Power
16%
Self
13%
Society
12%
Ideas
11%
Survival
9%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 7 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 10 · Intense 5

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 9

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 4 of 10 analyzed roles.

Mentor
4 of 10
Shadow
2 of 10
Hero
2 of 10
Trickster
1 of 10
Ally
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
11
Contemplative
9
Warm
4
Hopeful
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Omero Antonutti's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 20 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Omero Antonutti's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

67 credits, 20 with a Motif page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Hammamet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    as Il padre

  • La legge degli spazi bianchi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator

  • Burning Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Nonno Leonardo

  • Welcome Mr. President! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as General Secretary

  • Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy(2012)

    as Giuseppe Saragat

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Tormenti - Film disegnato (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narratore (voice)

  • Mother Earth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Miracle at St. Anna(2008)

    as Ludovico

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Rebecca, la prima moglie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Pirate - Marco Pantani (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Ridolfi

  • The Girl by the Lake(2007)

    as padre di Mario

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films

  • N (Io e Napoleone)(2006)

    as Maestro Fontanelli

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    as Roberto Calvi

  • Klaras Hochzeit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    as Enrico

  • Come quando fuori piove (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ugo Jessich

  • Sulla spiaggia e di là dal molo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    as Ciro Barsanti "Eolo"

  • Ombre (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vania Wolkoff

  • Cristallo di rocca - Una storia di Natale (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    as Thomas

  • You Laugh (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • La casa bruciata (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    as Ferreira Gomez

  • Life Is Beautiful(1997)

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Fatima(1997)

    as Father Luís

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Under Flag(1997)

    as Padre Bruno

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • La terza luna (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Elio

  • La frontiera (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    as Simeone

  • Dopo la tempesta (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    as Giacomo Renzi

  • Un eroe borghese (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Michele Sindona

  • Farinelli(1994)

    as Nicola Porpora

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Genesis: The Creation and the Flood(1994)

    as The Old Storyteller / Noah

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all films

  • A King for Burning (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Knipperdolling

  • The Secret of the Old Woods (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    as Vento Matteo (voice)

  • Amor e Dedinhos de Pé (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    as Padilla, Victorina's grandfather

  • The Greek Labyrinth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    as Juan Bardón

  • The Fencing Master(1992)

    as Don Jaime Astarloa

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all films

  • A Passing Season (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    as Antonio's father

  • A Simple Story (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    as Padre Cricco

  • Solitude (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    as Gaietà

  • Doblones de a ocho (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    as Ulpiano

  • Sandino(1990)

    as Don Gregorio Sandino

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Bankomatt(1989)

    as Ernesto Soldini

    Motif score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Witches' Sabbath (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    as Medico condotto

  • El Dorado (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    as Aguirre

  • Good Morning Babylon(1987)

    as Bonanno aka Babbo

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • El rey y la reina (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    as Rómulo

  • The House of Ulloa (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 4 episodes · as Marqués de Ulloa

  • Golfo de Vizcaya (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    as Lucas

  • Kaos(1984)

    as Luigi Pirandello (segment "Colloquio con la madre")

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Kaos (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • El Sur(1983)

    as Agustín Arenas

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • L'isola (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Il disertore(1983)

    as Father Coi

    Motif score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Basileus Quartet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    as Diego

  • Spy Connection (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    as Schwabe

  • Verdi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 9 episodes · as Carlo Verdi

  • The Night of the Shooting Stars(1982)

    as Galvano

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Grog(1982)

    as Enrico

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • John Gabriel Borkman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Matlosa (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as Alfredo Bossi

  • Alexander the Great (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    as Alexandros

  • The Truth on the Savolta Affair (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    as Savolta

  • Dirty Hands (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 3 episodes · as Karsky

  • Padre Padrone(1977)

    as Padre

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Sunday Woman(1975)

    as Benito

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Quick Trial (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    as Comm. Messina

  • Pleasant Nights (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)

    as Il Capitano

  • The Black Market of Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)

    as Lemaire

  • HABIBI (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 66 titles, 65 of them dated from 1966 to 2020; peak year 1983.

Biggest box office

The Girl by the Lake (2007)

$4.9M worldwide

Highest rated

El Sur (1983)

Motif 97th

Film career

19662020

Peak 1983 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting66 of 66: 66 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score68th

By decade

1960s2 · acting1970s4 · acting1980s21 · acting1990s22 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s5 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 28% of 18 roles
758500

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Omero Antonutti's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Motif score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Il disertore (1983)

94th percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Life Is Beautiful (1997)

Motif 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Omero Antonutti work with?

People who share at least 2 of Omero Antonutti's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paolo Taviani shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers