Claudio Cassinelli (13 September 1938 – 13 July 1985) was an Italian film, stage and television actor.

Born in Bologna to Giuseppina Tafani and Antonio Cassinelli, a well known opera singer, he had two sisters, Paola Cristina and Loretta.

Cassinelli began his career in theater, later dedicating himself to film and television work.

[1] Cassinelli died in Page, Arizona during the filming of a scene in Sergio Martino's Vendetta dal futuro.

He was on a helicopter that crashed into the Navajo Bridge due to pilot error.