Romano Puppo (25 March 1933 – 11 May 1994) was an Italian

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and actor.

Life and career

Born in

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, Puppo debuted in 1961 in the

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's drama '' Careless'', and after a number of very minor roles he soon became a regular of Italian genre cinema in roles of henchmen and villains. Mainly active in

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s and Poliziotteschi films, he was also cast as the

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's antagonist in a number of comedies. He was hired as

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's stuntman and double stand-in by director

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for his ''Sabata'' trilogy, and was one of his pallbearers in 1989. He served as his stuntman in a number of films including '' Sabata'' (1969), ''

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'' (1968) along Giampiero Albertini, and ''

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'' (1966) along

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. Puppo died in a motor scooter accident while having a heart attack, aged 61.

Selected filmography

* ''

Gli uomini dal passo pesante ''The Tramplers'' is a 1965 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Albert Band and Mario Sequi based on the novel ''Guns of North Texas'' by Will Cook. Plot When Lon Cordeen, an ex-Civil War soldier, returns home to his father Temple he fi ...

'' (1965) - Paine Cordeen * '' Agent 3S3: Massacre in the Sun'' (1966) - Man on Plane #2 * '' Massacre Time'' (1966) - Tall Scott Henchman (uncredited) * ''

The Big Gundown ''The Big Gundown'' () is a 1967 spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Sollima, and starring Lee Van Cleef and Tomas Milian. It was followed by Run, Man, Run in 1968. Plot Possessing a reputation for bringing criminals to justice, ready-to- ...

'' (1966) - Rocky, Widow's Ranchero * ''

'' (1966) - Slim (Member of Angel Eyes' Gang) (uncredited) * ''

Death Rides a Horse ''Death Rides a Horse'' () is a 1967 Italian spaghetti Western directed by Giulio Petroni, written by Luciano Vincenzoni and starring Lee Van Cleef and John Phillip Law. Plot Bill, a boy whose father was killed and mother and sister were gang-r ...

'' (1967) - Clell * ''

Day of Anger ''Day of Anger'' ( , lit. "The Days of Wrath") is a 1967 Spaghetti Western film directed and co-written by Tonino Valerii and starring Lee Van Cleef and Giuliano Gemma, and features a musical score by Riz Ortolani. The film credits the novel ' ...

'' (1967) - Hart Perkins (uncredited) * '' Seven Times Seven'' (1968) - Prisoner Carrying Garbage Can (uncredited) * '' Gunman Sent by God'' (1968) - Badman * '' Beyond the Law'' (1968) - Sam - Burton Bandit * ''

Madigan's Millions ''Madigan's Millions'' (, ) is a 1968 Italian-Spanish comedy crime film directed by Stanley Prager and produced by Sidney W. Pink. The movie was shot in 1966, but was not released for two years. It stars Dustin Hoffman in his first movie role ...

'' (1968) - Steward (uncredited) * '' Rita of the West'' (1968) - Zorro * ''Commandos'' (1968) - Dino * '' Death on High Mountain'' (1969) - Deputy * '' Bootleggers'' (1969) - Boss' Bodyguard * '' Sabata'' (1969) - Rocky Bendato, Stengel Henchman * ''

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'' (1969) - Finch henchman * '' Chuck Moll'' (1970) - Burt * '' Colt in the Hand of the Devil'' (1970) - Soldier (uncredited) * '' Dead Men Ride'' (1971) - Newman * ''

Trinity Is Still My Name ''Trinity Is Still My Name'' (, lit. "...They Kept Calling Him Trinity") is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Enzo Barboni. Starring the film duo of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, it is a direct sequel to '' They Call M ...

'' (1971) - Hitman (uncredited) * ''Trinity and Sartana Are Coming'' (1972) - Captain Bill McCorney (uncredited) * '' The Master Touch'' (1972) - Miller's Lieutenant * '' The Sicilian Connection'' (1972) - Hood (uncredited) * ''Il Nemico In Vista'' (1973) - Commando * '' Those Dirty Dogs'' (1973) - Soldier in Dormitory Fistfight (uncredited) * ''

Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears ''Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears'', also known as ''Los Amigos'', is a 1973 Spaghetti Western film starring Anthony Quinn and Franco Nero. The film is loosely based on the life of Deaf Smith, with direction by Paolo Cavara. Plot The Republic of Texas ...

'' (1973) - Bull, Morton's Goon * '' The Big Game'' (1973) - Alberto * '' The Funny Face of the Godfather'' (1973) - Uomo del padrino * ''...E il terzo giorno arrivò il corvo'' (1973) - Henry Sloane (uncredited) * '' Mr. Hercules Against Karate'' (1973) - Football Player (uncredited) * ''

Mean Frank and Crazy Tony ''Mean Frank and Crazy Tony'' ( or ) is a 1973 crime-comedy film directed by Michele Lupo, and starring Lee Van Cleef, Tony Lo Bianco and Edwige Fenech. Plot Tony Breda, whilst well-respected in his Italian town, is a small-time criminal who id ...

'' (1973) - Assassin * ''

Three Tough Guys ''Three Tough Guys'' (also known as ''Tough Guys'') is a 1974 crime-action film directed by Duccio Tessari. It stars Lino Ventura, Fred Williamson and Isaac Hayes, who also composed the soundtrack. It is a coproduction between United States, Ital ...

'' (1974) - Hood * ''

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'' (1974) - Ringleader * ''

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'' (1974) - Dutch Driver * ''

The White, the Yellow, and the Black ''The White, the Yellow, and the Black'' (), also known as ''Samurai'' and ''Shoot First... Ask Questions Later'', is a 1975 Spaghetti Western comedy film. It is the last spaghetti western directed by Sergio Corbucci. Differently from his previou ...

'' (1975) - Kady * ''

Loaded Guns ''Loaded Guns'' () is a 1975 Italian crime film written and directed by Fernando di Leo and starring Ursula Andress. Plot A flight attendant finds herself in the middle of fighting between rival gangs in Naples. Cast * Ursula Andress as Nora ...

'' (1975) - Man in the Tavern (uncredited) * ''El clan de los inmorales'' (1975) * '' Cry, Onion!'' (1975) - Stinky * ''Africa Express'' (1975) * ''Lo sgarbo'' (1975) * ''

The Loves and Times of Scaramouche ''The Loves and Times of Scaramouche'' (Italian: ''Le avventure e gli amori di Scaramouche'') is a 1976 comedy film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. Plot Along with his sidekick Whistle (Giancarlo Prete), Scaramouche (Michael Sarrazin) unwittingly ...

'' (1976) * ''

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'' (1976) - Fortunate * ''

The Big Racket ''The Big Racket'' () is a 1976 Italian ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. Fabio Testi stars as a police inspector who takes on a gang of hoodlums who terrorise an Italian city by extorting cash from local shop and bar owners ...

'' (1976) - Doringo * ''

The Heroin Busters ''The Heroin Busters'' () is a 1977 Italian crime film directed by Enzo G. Castellari and starring Fabio Testi, David Hemmings and Sherry Buchanan. Production ''The Heroin Busters'' was director Enzo G. Castellari's last crime film of the 19 ...

'' (1977) - Enforcer * ''

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'' (1977) - Gary Luke * '' Gangbuster'' (1977) - Peseti Henchman * ''Interno di un convento'' (1978) * '' China 9, Liberty 37'' (1978) - Zeb / Zeb's brother * '' The Uranium Conspiracy'' (1978) - Boatswain * ''Savana - Sesso e diamanti'' (1978) - Kent * '' The Great Alligator River'' (1979) - Peter * ''

Speed Cross ''Speed Cross'' is a 1980 Italian crime-action film directed by Stelvio Massi. Cast * Fabio Testi: Paolo Corti * Vittorio Mezzogiorno: Nicola Cellamare * Daniela Poggi: Inge * Jacques Herlin: Fischer * José Luis de Vilallonga: Meyer * Lia ...

'' (1980) - Kurt Schmidbauer * ''

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'' (1980) - Enforcer * ''

Day of the Cobra ''Day of the Cobra'' () is a 1980 Italian '' poliziottesco'' film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. Plot Production Director Enzo G. Castellari initially approached Vasile with a script written by Vasile's son. The boxing film project was shelv ...

'' (1980) - Silvestri * ''Speed Driver'' (1980) - Dave * '' Buddy Goes West'' (1981) - Slim Henchman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1981) - Briley (uncredited) * '' The Girl from Trieste'' (1982) - Toni * ''

2019, After the Fall of New York ''2019, After the Fall of New York'', also known simply as ''After the Fall of New York'' () is a 1983 Italian science fiction film directed by artin Dolmanin both English and Italian. The film belongs to the post-apocalyptic Italian genre simil ...

'' (1983) - Ratchet * '' Escape from the Bronx'' (1983) - Trash's Father * '' Tuareg – The Desert Warrior'' (1984) - Soldier * '' Good King Dagobert'' (1984) - Argobal * '' Who Is Afraid Of Dracula?'' (1985) - Frankenstein * '' Joan Lui'' (1985) - Assassino * '' Scuola di ladri - Parte seconda'' (1987) - Nostromo * '' Robowar'' (1988) - Cpl. Neil Corey * ''Cop Game'' (1988) - Skipper * ''Der Commander'' (1988) - Angelo * ''Ghoulies II'' (1988) - Zampano * ''

Sinbad of the Seven Seas ''Sinbad of the Seven Seas'' is a 1989 Italian fantasy film produced and directed by Enzo G. Castellari from a story by Luigi Cozzi, revolving around the adventures of Sinbad the Sailor. Sinbad must recover five magical stones to free the city o ...

'' (1989) - Captain * ''

After Death After Death may refer to: * ''After Death'' (1989 film), an Italian horror film * ''After Death'' (1915 film), a Russian short film * ''After Death'' (2023 film), a faith-based documentary *''AfterDeath'', a 2015 British horror film See also * Aft ...

'' (1989) - Zombie Leader (uncredited) * '' Born to Fight'' (1989) - Alex Bross * '' I Won the New Year's Lottery'' (1989) * '' Le comiche 2'' (1991) - Ladro (final film role)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Puppo, Romano 1933 births 1994 deaths 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Male actors from Rome Male Spaghetti Western actors Road incident deaths in Italy