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Fabio Testi

Fabio Testi

Actor · Born August 2, 1941 (85) · Peschiera del Garda, Verona, Italy

Fabio Testi (born 2 August 1941) is an Italian film actor, notable as the star of, among many other films, First Action Hero. Born in Peschiera del Garda, Italy, the 1.84m tall actor started his film career as a stuntman in his college years. His most famous job as a stuntman was in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West, where he fell from a rooftop and hit the ground on his shoulder. Testi married only once, in 1979, to Lola Navarro, with whom he fathered three children. He skirted international stardom through a series of unusual role choices and a firm decision to remain in Italy. He chose to work with people like Miles Deem, known as the "Ed Wood of Spaghetti Westerns" when better roles were available. Testi was cast by director Andrzej Żuławski in L'important c'est d'aimer (1975), opposite Romy Schneider, Klaus Kinski, Jacques Dutronc and Claude Dauphin. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fabio Testi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 2, 1941 (85)
From
Peschiera del Garda, Verona, Italy
Works as
Actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 90 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 32% in 30 days

What are Fabio Testi's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits 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
38%
Power
18%
Survival
14%
Bonds
13%
Self
11%
Society
5%
Ideas
1%
Justice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 7 · Dark 14

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 11 · Intense 12

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 15 · 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 6 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 10

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 11 of 19 analyzed roles.

Hero
11 of 19
Shadow
3 of 19
Shapeshifter
2 of 19
Ally
2 of 19
Herald
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Melancholic
12
Thrilling
7
Dread
8
Absurd
6
Other
14

How their films linger

Bittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous5

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 Fabio Testi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Fabio Testi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits 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

90 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Reflection in a Dead Diamond(2025)

    as John Diman (old)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • 800 giorni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Curse of the Blind Dead(2020)

    as Jailer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Very Valentine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Domenico Vechiarelli

  • King of the Sands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Abdulaziz Al Saud (Ibn Saud)

  • Il tempo delle mimose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • La donna che ritorna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Bruno Gedda

  • Al di la del lago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 11 episodes · as Luciano Serramonti

  • Road to Nowhere(2010)

    as Nestor Duran

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Letters to Juliet(2010)

    as Count Lorenzo

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Love Strikes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Pietro

  • Il falco e la colomba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · as Savelli

  • Torrente 3: El protector(2005)

    as Montellini Roures

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Vento di primavera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Dr. Leonardis

  • Don Matteo(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Dottor Ruggeri

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Ciao Darwin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Capitano Padania

  • Annarè (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Fausto D'Alessio

  • La dottoressa Giò (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 11 episodes · as Armando Colucci

  • Desert of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · as Daniel Diderot

  • Desert of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Daniel Diderot

  • The Return of Sandokan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · as Janez De Gomera

  • Ragazzi della notte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Schizzo's father

  • Crime of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Peter

  • First Action Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Mark Fierro

  • Due vite, un destino(1993)

    as Commissario Luca Calarno

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Solo per Dirti Addio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Piazza di Spagna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Claudio

  • El sueño de Tánger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Carlos

  • Manuela (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 228 episodes · as Carlo

  • Only One Survived (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Sergio Dinardo

  • Le Gorille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as René Faragi

  • Julia Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ermes Corsini

  • Iguana(1988)

    as Gamboa

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Skipper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Alex Grimaldi

  • Top Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Giovanni Agnelli

  • Bilbao Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Lucas Iturriaga

  • Mussolini and I(1985)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lorenzo

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Deceptions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Carlo Ferraro

  • Deceptions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carlo Ferraro

  • Madman at War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Boda

  • The Ambassador(1984)

    as Mustapha Hashimi

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Summer Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Roberto Ripa

  • Morbida - Gier auf Lust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • A Gun for a Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Francesco Palumbo

  • Il falco e la colomba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Michele Alemani

  • The Hawk and the Dove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Michele Alemani

  • Speed Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Rudi

  • Contraband(1980)

    as Luca Di Angelo

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • S.H.E: Security Hazards Expert(1980)

    as Rudolf Caserta

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Speed Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Paolo

  • The Black Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Fabio Testi

  • Manaos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Arquimedes

  • Rings of Fear(1978)

    as Inspector Gianni Di Salvo

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Uranium Conspiracy(1978)

    as Renzo

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • China 9, Liberty 37(1978)

    as Clayton Drumm

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Heroin Busters(1977)

    as Fabio

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Big Racket(1976)

    as Nicola Palmieri

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Inheritance(1976)

    as Mario Ferramonti

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Go Gorilla, Go! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Marco Sartori

  • Four of the Apocalypse(1975)

    as Stubby Preston

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Red Coat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Bill Cormack

  • That Most Important Thing: Love(1975)

    as Servais Mont

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Blood River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Ringo

  • Blood Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Don Gaetano Fungillo

  • Nada(1974)

    as Buenaventura Diaz

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Revolver(1973)

    as Milo Ruiz

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Stateline Motel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Floyd

  • Un amore così fragile, così violento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Gerolamo Poliziani - detto 'Gepo'

  • Camorra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Tonino Russo

  • What Have You Done to Solange?(1972)

    as Enrico Rosseni

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Georges Gasset

  • 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Soranzo

  • Dead Men Ride(1971)

    as Roy Greenford

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Garden of the Finzi-Continis(1970)

    as Bruno

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Sheriff Jack Ronson / Sartana

  • The Blonde Connection(1969)

    as Francesco di Villaverde

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Zingara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as (uncredited)

  • The Avenger, Zorro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Zorro / Don Diego

  • The Battle of the Damned(1969)

    as Pvt. Terry Wilson

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Cemetery Without Crosses(1969)

    as Rogers' Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • A Place In Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Ross

  • Once Upon a Time in the West(1968)

    Stunts · as Frank's Gunman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • And Now... Make Your Peace with God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Steve Cooper

  • Barbarella(1968)

    as Tall Man at Party (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • I due Crociati (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Warrior enlisting Franco and Ciccio

  • Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Donovan henchman

  • Gun Shy Piluk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Bit part (uncredited)

  • Two Eyes to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Jean

  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly(1966)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Barabbas(1961)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 90 titles from 1961 to 2025; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Torrente 3: El protector (2005)

$22M worldwide

Highest rated

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Reflection in a Dead Diamond (2025)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19612025

Peak 2025 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 8 MovieCove 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
Acting88 of 90: 87 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew3 of 90: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s15 · 13 acting · 3 crew1970s24 · acting1980s20 · acting1990s16 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s8 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 43% of 21 roles
687378

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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, 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 Fabio Testi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

S.H.E: Security Hazards Expert (1980)

75th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; 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 Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove 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.

Is Fabio Testi's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 81 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles50–74 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 76 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Fabio Testi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fabio Testi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Romano Puppo shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles