Nello Pazzafini | |
|---|---|
Pazzafini in Elena sì... ma di Troia (1973) | |
| Born | Giovanni Pazzafini 15 May 1933 |
| Died | 9 January 1996 (aged 62) Ostia, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1958–1992 |
Giovanni "Nello" Pazzafini (15 May 1933 – 9 January 1996) was an Italian actor who appeared in a very large number of Peplum movies, Spaghetti Westerns and Poliziotteschi.
Life and career
Born in Rome from parents originally from Ferrara, at a young age, Pazzafini was a footballer and in 1958, he attended the first school for stunt men opened in Italy.[1] Initially an often uncredited stunt performer in peplum films, starting from mid-1960s, he gradually got bigger roles, specializing in villain characters.[1]
Partial filmography
- The Trojan Horse (1961)
- The Triumph of Robin Hood (1962)
- Hercules and the Black Pirates (1964)
- 3 Avengers (1964)
- Wanted (1967)
- Seven Pistols for a Massacre (1967)
- Run, Man, Run (1968)
- Bootleggers (1969)
- They Call Him Cemetery (1971)
- The Magnificent Dare Devil (1973)
- Blood and Bullets (1976)
- The Mafia Triangle (1981)
- Banana Joe (1982)
- Double Trouble (1984)
References
- 1 2 Lancia, Enrico (2003). "Pazzafini, Nello". Dizionario del cinema italiano: Gli Attori Vol. 2 M-z. Gremese Editore. pp. 102–3. ISBN 978-88-8440-269-1.
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