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Benito Stefanelli - Wikipedia

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Benito Stefanelli
Stefanelli in Day of Anger (1967)
Born	2 September 1928 Rome, Italy
Died	18 December 1999 (age 71) Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)	Actor, Stuntman

Benito Stefanelli (2 September 1928 – 18 December 1999) was an Italian film actor, stuntman and weapons master who made over 60 appearances in film between 1955 and 1991.

Biography and career

Stefanelli is best known in world cinema for his roles as henchmen in several of Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western films, portraying gang members in the trilogy of films A Fistful of Dollars (1964),^[1] For a Few Dollars More (1965),^[2] and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966).^[3] He played the town drunk in Wanted (1967) starring Giuliano Gemma and Serge Marquand.^[4]

In his career, Stefanelli appeared in countless other western films and he worked simultaneously as a stunt coordinator (particularly during the 1960s and early 1970s) on the films that he performed in including those of Sergio Leone. A fluent English speaker, he also reportedly served as Clint Eastwood's interpreter together with Bill Thompkins on the set of A Fistful of Dollars.^[5]^[6]

Selected filmography

Ulysses (1954) – Elatos (uncredited)
Il terrore della maschera rossa (1960)
Messalina (1960)
La strada dei giganti (1960)
La sceriffa (1960)
L'ultimo dei vichinghi (1961) – Lorig, amico di Guntar (uncredited)
Capitani di ventura (1961)
The Trojan Horse (1961)
Romolo e Remo (1961) – Soldato con Amulio
The Slave (1962) – Nordic blond slave
The Avenger (1962) – Nisius, Euryalus' Friend
A Queen for Caesar (1962) – Commerciante #2 (uncredited)
Revenge of the Musketeers (1963)
Zorro and the Three Musketeers (1963)
Rocambole [fr] (1963) – Fritz
L'ultima carica (1964)
Grand Canyon Massacre (1964) – Gunman
Castle of Blood (1964) – William
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) – Rubio
Per un dollaro a Tucson si muore (1964) – Charlie
Revenge of The Gladiators (1964) – Ardenzio, gladiatore
Blood for a Silver Dollar (1965) – James
For a Few Dollars More (1965) – Luke 'Hughie' (Indio's Gang)
Secret Agent Super Dragon (1966) - Kirk
The Upper Hand (1966)
100.000 dollari per Lassiter (1966) – Donovan, Foreman
Ypotron – Final Countdown (1966) – Il sicario Dwan
For a Few Extra Dollars (1966) – Juko
The Big Gundown (1966) – Jess, Widow's Ranchero
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) – Member of Angel Eyes' Gang #1
The Hellbenders (1967) – Slim the Gambler
Wanted (1967) – Billy Baker
Gentleman Jo... uccidi (1967) – Larry
Kill the Wicked! (1967)
Day of Anger (1967) – Owen White, Killer
Gunman Sent by God (1968)
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof (1968) – Rick (uncredited)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) – Frank's Lieutenant (uncredited)
Cemetery Without Crosses (1969) – Ben Caine (uncredited)
The Price of Power (1969) – Sheriff Jefferson
Night of the Serpent (1969) – Pancho
Er Più – storia d'amore e di coltello (1971) – Alfredo Di Lorenzo
W Django! (1971) – Ibanez
Trinity Is Still My Name (1971) – Stingary Smith
Duck, You Sucker! (1971) – Soldier torturing Dr. Villega (deleted scene)
So Sweet, So Dead (1972) – Lilly's Husband
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972) – Samuel Pickett un ex condannato
Le Amazzoni – Donne d'amore e di guerra (1973) – Erno
My Name Is Nobody (1973) – Porteley
War Goddess (1973) – Commander
Charleston (1974) – Niccolo Cappocello (uncredited)
White Fang to the Rescue (1974) – Jackson
Violent Rome (1975) – Grocery Store Robber (uncredited)
A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (1975) – Mortimer
The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976) – Shelley's Henchman
Crimebusters (1976) – Rapist (uncredited)
Hit Squad (1976) – Gorniani, Attorney-at-Law
El Macho (1977) – Sheriff
The Payoff (1978) – Improta
The Pumaman (1980) – Rankin, Kobras' Lieutenant
La guerra del ferro – Ironmaster (1983) – Iskay
White Fire (1985) – Barbossa (uncredited)
Ladyhawke (1985) – Bishop's Guard (uncredited)
Warbus (1986) – Debrard (uncredited)
The Barbarians (1987) – Greyshaft (uncredited)
Cobra Verde (1987) – Captain Pedro Vicente
Un maledetto soldato (1988) – Andrew Teitelman (uncredited)
Phantom of Death (1988) – Man in Restroom (uncredited)
Transformations (1988) – Vapes
The Pit and the Pendulum (1991) – Executioner (final film role)

References

^ Lupi, Gordiano (22 August 2018). "Per un pugno di dollari (Film, 1964)". Futuro Europa (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Stasera in tv su Rai 3 alle 20,30 Per qualche dollaro in più di Sergio Leone, con Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef e Gian Maria Volonté". Taxidrivers.it (in Italian). 11 August 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ Ferraro, Pietro (18 August 2018). "Stasera in tv: "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo" su Rai 3". Cineblog (in Italian). Triboo Media S.r.l. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ Forsley, Christopher (28 May 2015). "'Wanted' Is a Spaghetti Western That Will Leave You Wanting". PopMatters. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ Armour, Philip (1 June 2011). 100 Greatest Western Movies of All Time: Including Five You've Never Heard Of. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 66. ISBN 9780762769377.
^ Cox, Alex (7 August 2008). "Lucky man". New Statesman. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

External links

Benito Stefanelli at IMDb

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