Ivano Staccioli (3 January 1927 – 15 July 1995) was an Italian

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. Staccioli made 70 appearances between 1960 and 1991, mostly in film. He is best known for his appearances in historical adventures and action or western films in the 1960s. Particularly in the early 1960s he appeared in many gladiatorial films or ancient epics. In 1965 he starred in the western '' 30 Winchester per El Diablo'' and ''

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'', a spoof of the

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genre. In the mid to late 1960s he was often credited as John Heston for Italian films dubbed for the American audience, particularly his westerns. He also appeared in a number of Italian

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films, such as ''

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'' and '' The Flower with the Petals of Steel''. Two of his last films before retiring were controversial Nazi death camp films, ''KZ9'' and ''SS Girls'', both directed by Bruno Mattei.

Selected filmography

* ''Pia de' Tolomei'' (1958) * '' Knight Without a Country'' (1959) * ''The Nights of Lucretia Borgia'' (1959) - Fossombrone * ''

The Loves of Salammbo ''The Loves of Salammbo'' (, ) is a 1960 historical drama directed by Sergio Grieco. It is loosely based on the novel ''Salammbô'' by Gustave Flaubert. Cast * Jacques Sernas: Mathos * Jeanne Valérie: Salammbò * Edmund Purdom: Narr Havas * ...

'' (1960) - Gell * ''

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'' (1960) - Dott. Mauri * ''

Cleopatra's Daughter ''Cleopatra's Daughter'' () is a 1960 list of historical drama films, historical drama film set in Ancient Egypt, Egypt during the reign of the pharaoh Khufu (r. 2589-2566 BC). The film stars Debra Paget and was directed by Fernando Cerchio. For ...

'' (1960) * ''La grande vallata'' (1961) * ''Spade senza bandiera'' (1961) - Jester * ''Blood Feud'' (1961) * '' The Centurion'' (1961) - Hippolytus * '' Ursus and the Tartar Princess'' (1961) - Prince Ahmed * ''Ultimatum alla vita'' (1962) - Nazi soldier * ''Il vecchio testamento'' (1962) * '' Triumph of the Ten Gladiators'' (1963) - Gladiator * '' Rome Against Rome'' (1964) - Sirion * ''Il ribelle di Castelmonte'' (1964) - Duke Alberto Di Castelmonte * '' 008: Operation Exterminate'' (1964) - Kemp * '' 30 Winchester per El Diablo'' (1965) - Black * '' 3 colpi di Winchester per Ringo'' (1966) - Daniels * '' A... For Assassin'' (1966) - George Prescott * ''

The Sea Pirate ''The Sea Pirate'' (, , , also known as ''The Fighting Corsair'') is a 1966 French-Italian-Spanish adventure film directed by Sergio Bergonzelli and Roy Rowland (film director), Roy Rowland. Plot Cast * Gérard Barray as Robert Surcouf * ...

'' (1966) - Decrees * ''Il grande colpo di Surcouf'' (1966) - Decrees * '' Two Sons of Ringo'' (1966) - Burt 'The Bear Trap' * '' Kriminal'' (1966) - Alex Lafont * '' Flashman'' (1967) - Kid * '' The Long, the Short, the Cat'' (1967) - Il Gatto * '' Any Gun Can Play'' (1967) - Il capitano * '' Samoa, Queen of the Jungle'' (1968) - Pierre Moro * '' God Made Them... I Kill Them'' (1968) - Judge Kincaid * ''...dai nemici mi guardo io!'' (1968) - Luis Garcia * ''

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'' (1968) - Rodolfo - Radio Man * '' The Nephews of Zorro'' (1968) - Captain Martines * ''Lady Desire'' (1968) * '' Cemetery Without Crosses'' (1969) - Vallee Brother * ''La battaglia del deserto'' (1969) - Salter * ''Quel giorno Dio non c'era (Il caso Defregger)'' (1969) - German Officer * ''Formula 1: Nell'Inferno del Grand Prix'' (1970) - Jim Connors * '' A Sword for Brando'' (1970) * '' A Girl Called Jules'' (1970) - Professore di filosofia * '' Le Mans, Shortcut to Hell'' (1970) - TV host (uncredited) * '' Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay'' (1970) - Blackie * '' Road to Salina'' (1970) - Linda's Husband * ''

They Call Him Cemetery ''They Call Me Cemetery'' (, also known as ''His Pistols Smoked... They Call Him Cemetery'' and ''A Bullet for a Stranger'') is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo and starring Gianni Garko. It was followed by '' H ...

'' (1971) - Avelin * ''African Story'' (1971) - Florio * ''

The Devil Has Seven Faces ''The Devil Has Seven Faces'' (, also known as ''The Devil with Seven Faces'') is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed and co-written by Osvaldo Civirani. It starred George Hilton, Carroll Baker and Luciano Pigozzi. The film has also been relea ...

'' (1971) - Hank * ''

And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave ''And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave'' (, ) is a 1971 Spanish western film directed by Juan Bosch (film director), Juan Bosch and starring Craig Hill (actor), Craig Hill, Fernando Sancho and Dominique Boschero. It is composed by Bruno Nicolai. C ...

'' (1972) - Donovan * ''

Kill the Poker Player ''Kill the Poker Player'' () is a 1972 Italian western film directed by Mario Bianchi Mario Bianchi (7 January 1939 – April 2022) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Bianchi directed several features including sexploitation and p ...

'' (1972) - Clinton * '' So Sweet, So Dead'' (1972) - The Liar * ''

'' (1973) - Prof. Otto Wuttenberg * ''Studio legale per una rapina'' (1973) - Felix * ''Li chiamavano i tre moschettieri... invece erano quattro'' (1973) - Cardinal Richelieu * '' The Flower with the Petals of Steel'' (1973) - Ispettore Garrano * ''Afrika'' (1973) - Prof. Philip Stone * ''Una donna per 7 bastardi'' (1974) - Smith * ''Ciak si muore'' (1974) - Richard Hanson * ''

SS Girls ''SS Girls'' () is a 1977 Italian Nazisploitation film by director Bruno Mattei. The film is about a brothel where traitors of the Nazi high command are eradicated. To help the brothel out, a Nazi commander, involved in intelligence work, enlists ...

'' (1977) - General Berger * ''Gola profonda nera'' (1977) - Jose Depardieu * ''KZ9 - Lager di sterminio'' (1977) - Wieker, the Camp Commander * ''Ultimo confine'' (1994) - (final film role)

References

External links and sources

* Italian male film actors 1927 births 1995 deaths 20th-century Italian male actors Male actors from Tuscany Actors from Siena {{Italy-film-actor-stub