Gabriele Tinti

August 22, 1932 — Molinella, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Strikingly handsome blue-eyed leading man from Italian films dating back the the 1950's, Tinti is best known to mainstream audiences for his small role in 1965's FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX. Into the 1970's, Tinti slowly appeared in lower and lower budget cinema, often working for Aristide Massacessi (Joe D'Amato) on dozens of exploitation and sex films, often alongside his wife Laura Gemser. Tinti died from lung cancer in the early 90's.