Ivan Rassimov
Ivan Rassimov (Born Ivan Đerasimović; Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Ђерасимовић) (7 May 1938 – 14 March 2003) was an Italian film actor who appeared in many horror and exploitation films.
Ivan Rassimov | |
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Screenshot of Rassimov in Inhibition, 1976 | |
Born | Ivan Đerasimović 7 May 1938 |
Died | 14 March 2003 64) | (aged
Other names | Sean Todd |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1964–1987 |
Biography
Born in Trieste to Serbian parents, Velimir and Vera Đerasimović (née Petrijević), he attended the Slovenian scientific lyceum (realna gimnazija s slovenskim ucnim jezikom) in Trieste. He made his film debut in 1964 after graduating from university and Actors' Studio in Rome. 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 Eaten Alive! (1980), Mario Gariazzo's The Eerie Midnight Horror Show (1974), and Ruggero Deodato's Last Cannibal World (1977), among many other titles.
He retired from acting in 1987. At the time of his tragic motorcycle accident, which led to his death, he was working for a publishing firm in Rome.
His sister, Rada Rassimov, is a film actress. He had a younger brother Milovan Đerasimović (1945–2012), a music professor in Trieste.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1964 | Super rapina a Milano | Adriano Celentano | As Ivan Rassimovich | |
1965 | Planet of the Vampires | Carter | Mario Bava | |
1966 | Un uomo a metà | Vittorio De Seta | ||
1966 | La strega in amore | Librarian | Damiano Damiani | |
1966 | The Bible: In the Beginning | Dignitary of Babylon | John Huston | Uncredited |
1967 | Non aspettare Django, spara | Django Foster | Edoardo Mulargia | As Sean Todd |
1967 | Soledad | Mario Camus | ||
1967 | Il ragazzo che sapeva amare | Enzo Dell'Aquila | ||
1967 | Cjamango | Cjamango | Edoardo Mulargia | As Sean Todd |
1968 | Se vuoi vivere... spara | Django / Johnny Dall | Sergio Garrone | As Sean Todd |
1969 | Sette baschi rossi | Alain Carrès | Mario Siciliano | |
1969 | Esa mujer | Carlos Alcántara | Mario Camus | |
1969 | I vigliacchi non pregano | Daniel | Mario Siciliano | As Sean Todd |
1970 | Overrun! | Lt. Crossland | Mario Siciliano | |
1970 | The Tigers of Mompracem | Sandokan | Mario Sequi | |
1971 | Lo strano vizio della Signora Wardh | Jean | Sergio Martino | |
1971 | La vendetta è un piatto che si serve freddo | Perkins | Pasquale Squitieri | |
1971 | Cross Current | Burt | Tonino Ricci | |
1972 | All the Colors of the Dark | Mark Cogan | Sergio Martino | |
1972 | The Man from the Deep River | John Bradley | Umberto Lenzi | |
1972 | Il tuo vizio è una stanza chiusa e solo io ne ho la chiave | Walter | Sergio Martino | |
1972 | Un bianco vestito per Marialé | Massimo | Romano Scavolini | |
1973 | Si può essere più bastardi dell'ispettore Cliff? | Insp. Cliff | Massimo Dallamano | |
1974 | Spasmo | Fritz Bauman | Umberto Lenzi | |
1974 | The Eerie Midnight Horror Show | Satan | Mario Gariazzo | |
1974 | Salvo D'Acquisto | German Sergeant | Romolo Guerrieri | |
1975 | Il lupo dei mari | Death Larsen | Giuseppe Vari | |
1976 | Rome Armed to the Teeth | Antonio 'Tony' Parenzo | Umberto Lenzi | |
1976 | Inhibition | Peter Smart | Paolo Poeti | |
1976 | Colt 38 Special Squad | Marsigliese (it. version) / Black Angel (eng. version) | Massimo Dallamano | |
1976 | Emanuelle in Bangkok | Prince Sanit | Joe D'Amato | |
1977 | Last Cannibal World | Rolf | Ruggero Deodato | |
1977 | Shock | Dr. Aldo Spidini | Mario Bava | |
1977 | Emanuelle Around the World | Dr. Malcolm Robertson | Joe D'Amato | |
1978 | Spy Kill | The Silent | Romolo Guerrieri | |
1979 | The Humanoid | Lord Graal | Aldo Lado | |
1980 | Eaten Alive! | Jonas Melvyn | Umberto Lenzi | |
1981 | I figli... so' pezzi 'e core | Lorenzo Berisio | Alfonso Brescia | |
1982 | Ciao nemico | Pvt. Russ Baxter | Enzo Barboni | |
1983 | The Atlantis Interceptors | Bill Cook | Ruggero Deodato | |
1984 | Buio nella valle | Giuseppe Fina | TV Mini-Series | |
1984 | Torna | Stelvio Massi | ||
1985 | I cinque del Condor | Marius | Umberto Lenzi | |
1986 | Body Count | Deputy Sheriff Ted | Ruggero Deodato | |
1989 | Appuntamento a Trieste | Bruno Mattei | 3 episodes, (final appearance) |