Daniele Vargas
Daniele Vargas (actually Daniele Pitani ; born April 20, 1922 in Bologna , † January 7, 1992 in Rome ) was an Italian actor .
Life
Vargas went to school with Pier Paolo Pasolini and initially studied medicine, which he also practiced for years. In 1957 he gave up his profession and moved to Rome, where he could pursue his passion, acting. Within a short time, the tall, massive, mostly bald-headed Vargas developed into a sought-after character actor in costume dramas and adventure films. In 1961 he appeared in Dino Risi's Una vita difficile as Marquis Cafferoni at an early high point in his career; later he often appeared in spaghetti westerns and comedies. He was also active as a voice actor. In the last few years of his career he only appeared in third-rate sex films.
Filmography (selection)
- 1959: The son of the red corsair (La scimitarra del saraceno)
- 1959: The Battle of Marathon (La battaglia di Maratona)
- 1960: Revenge of the Barbarians (La fura dei barbari)
- 1961: Life is difficult (Una vita difficile)
- 1962: Sodom and Gomorrah (Sodom and Gomorrah)
- 1962: Robin Hood in the city of death (L'invincibile cavaliere mascherato)
- 1963: Samson and the white slaves (Sansone contro i pirati)
- 1963: The Lord of the Yellow Hell (I predoni della steppa)
- 1964: Hercules - Avenger of Rome (Ercole contro Roma)
- 1964: Eddie, Blossoms and Blondes (Ces dames s'en mêlent)
- 1964: Hercules against the tyrants of Babylon (Ercole contro i tiranni di Babilonia)
- 1966: Kong-Fu's infernal cat (La spie amano i fiori)
- 1967: The son of Django (Il figlio di Django)
- 1967: Django - his last greeting (La vendetta è il mio perdono)
- 1967: Operation Typhoon (Con la muerte a la espalda)
- 1967: Rocco - I'll kill you (L'ultimo killer)
- 1967: Wanted
- 1967: Western Jack (Un uomo, un cavallo, una pistola)
- 1967: The double coup of the chameleon (Il camaleonte d'oro)
- 1968: Cemetery without crosses (Une corde, un colt ...)
- 1968: Two sizes too big (Un dollaro per 7 vigliacchi)
- 1969: Zorro alla corte d'Inghilterra
- 1969: Zorro - Count of Navarra (Zorro marchese di Navarra)
- 1971: The Diamond Lady (Il diavolo a sette facce)
- 1971: I quattro pistoleri di Santa Trinità
- 1972: They called him Zambo (Zambo il dominatore delle foresta)
- 1973: Four devil guys (Campa carogna… la taglia cresce)
- 1975: Labyrinth of Terror (Gatti rossi in un labirinto di vetro)
- 1975: Operation unsuccessful - patient is alive (L'infimiera)
- 1978: Topless, bottom jeans (Avere vent'anni)
- 1979: A woman for the night (Una donna di notte)
- 1979: Show me how to do it (Malizia erotica)
Web links
- Daniele Vargas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi, article Daniele Vargas , in: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese 1998, pp. 521/522
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vargas, Daniele |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pitani, Daniele (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bologna |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 1992 |
| Place of death | Rome |