Ivan Rassimov
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ivan Rassimov (7 May 1938 – 14 March 2003) was an Italian film actor of Serbian origin who appeared in many horror and exploitation films. Born in Trieste to Serbian parents, he made his film debut in 1964. Mostly cast in villainous roles, he appeared in Mario Bava's Planet of the Vampires (1965), Sergio Martino's Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972), Umberto Lenzi's Man from Deep River (1972), and Ruggero Deodato's Jungle Holocaust (1977), among many other titles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ivan Rassimov, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: May 7, 1938
Place of Birth: Trieste, Italy
Known For
Children are Pieces of Your Heart
A humble organ grinder is married to a barren woman. The pair would like to adopt a child but are too poor. Suddenly a miracle seems to happen: she's pregnant. Unfortunately the baby dies and the man is forced, through hardship, to buy one from a chorus girl who wants to get rid of him. After a short time even his wife dies and the poor man brings up the child on his own, singing in taverns to make ends meet. The father and son's humble life is upset when the real father of the boy reappears and wants his child back. The two men fight to get the custody of the boy.
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Covering only the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis, vignettes include: Adam and Eve frolicking in the Garden of Eden until their indulgence in the forbidden fruit sees them driven out; Cain murdering his brother Abel; Noah building an ark to preserve the animals of the world from the coming flood; and Abraham making a covenant with God.
Robbery Roman Style
After scoring big in a high-profile bank robbery, a gang of Milanese criminals has to hide in a monastery.
Salvo D'Acquisto
In 1943 Italy is crumbling. Salvo D'Acquisto, a Carabinieri officer is trying to maintain law and order. One tragic incident will unravel a chain of events leading to him having to stand between the Germans and people he swore to protect.
Colt 38 Special Squad
The city of Turin is in the grip of a brutal crime boss known as "Il Marsigliese" and plenty of cops have good cause to want him dead — none more than Inspector Vanni, whose wife was murdered by the ruthless gangster. Having exhausted every other avenue, Vanni forms a crack squad of motorcycle-riding, Colt .38-toting elite officers, tasked with meting out justice on the margins of the law. But when "Il Marsigliese" launches a bombing campaign designed to extort a vast ransom from the city's authorities, Vanni finds himself in a race against time to exact his revenge and avert disaster.
The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh
When socialite and heiress Julie Wardh begins receiving blackmail letters attributed to a mysterious serial killer, she suspects her cruel and sadistic former lover Jean is behind them. With her husband Neil frequently out of town, she falls into the arms of her friend's cousin George, and as the unknown assassin begins to make his move, she fears that one of the three men in her life may be the killer.
Rome, Armed to the Teeth
A tough, violent cop who doesn't mind bending the law goes after a machine-gun-carrying, hunchbacked psychotic killer.
All the Colours of the Dark
After a car accident that caused the loss of her baby, Jane experiences an increasing amount of nightmares that shake her to her core. After seeking professional help, her haunting visions turn into an even more frightening reality, one full of black magic, blood orgies, and murder.
Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key
Oliviero is a drunk, burned-out writer who amuses himself by hosting orgies at his grand country manor and humiliating his wife Irina. When a number of women are murdered in grisly fashion, Oliviero becomes a prime suspect.
Almost a Man
A young writer descends into madness. Alienated, neurotic, and plagued by guilt, Michele retreats from reality, loses interest in work, and comes to the brink of suicide before being sent to an asylum for shock therapy. Escaping from the asylum, Michele returns to his boyhood home, where he learns the reasons for his present mental state.
Filmography
as Deputy Sheriff Ted
as Marius
as Umberto
as Carlo
as Bill Cook
as Russ Baxter
as Lorenzo Berisio
as Jonas Melvyn
as Lord Graal
as The Silent
as Dr. Malcolm Robertson
as Dr. Aldo Spidini
as Rolf
as Antonio 'Tony' Parenzo
as Il Marsigliese / Black Angel
as Prince Sanit
as Peter Smart
as Satan
as Fritz Baumann
as Insp. Cliff
as Massimo
as John Bradley
as Mark Cogan
as Burt
as Judge Perkins
as Sandokan
as Lieutenant Crossland
as Carlos Alcántara
as Alain Carrès
as Daniel
as Johnny Dark / Django
as Django
as Cjamango
as Dignitary at Babylon (uncredited)
as The Librarian
as Carter / Dervy
as (as Ivan Rassimovich)