Tullio Moneta (9 May 1937 – 31 March 2022) was an Italian actor and mercenary. He acted in 15 films between 1970 and 1990, starring in the feature film ''The Lion's Share''. He also played a role in the Afrikaans language film '' Aanslag op Kariba'' (which means attack on (the) Kariba (dam)) in 1973, produced by Brigadiers Films. He was, together with

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, the military advisor for the film ''

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'' (1978). In November 1981 Moneta was second-in-command to Mike Hoare when the latter led the 1981 Seychelles coup d'état attempt at Mahe Airport in the

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and was sentenced to five years in prison; he was released soon after. Moneta latterly lived in

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. He died on 31 March 2022, at the age of 84.Tullio Moneta morto, addio all'uomo dalle mille vite

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1937 births 2022 deaths South African male television actors South African mercenaries Male actors from Durban Italian emigrants to South Africa White South African people Italian diaspora in South Africa Hijackers {{SouthAfrica-actor-stub