Nello Pazzafini
Nello Pazzafini (actually Giovanni Pazzafini ; born May 15, 1934 in Rome , † January 7, 1996 in Lido di Ostia , Rome) was an Italian actor .
Life
Pazzafini was initially a football player (at the fourth division Unione Sportiva Sansepolcro and Aquila Montevarchi ), then a bodyguard, later - after attending a school that was newly opened in 1958 - a stuntman , and was soon used in smaller roles. By the end of his career he played in nearly 200 films of Italian genre cinema - mostly brutal, unsympathetic characters in dozens of v. a. Sandal films , spaghetti westerns and crime films . He was listed under numerous pseudonyms.
A lifelong friendship linked him with Giuliano Gemma . Pazzafini died of diabetes .
Filmography (selection)
- 1961: The wanderings of Hercules (Goliath contro i giganti)
- 1963: Maciste against the headhunters (Maciste contro i cacciatori di teste)
- 1963: Samson against the devil's corsairs (Sansone contro il corsaro nero)
- 1964: Hercules - Avenger of Rome (Ercole contro Roma)
- 1965: A Hole in the Dollar (Un Dollaro bucato)
- 1965: Adios Gringo (Adiós gringo)
- 1966: The Haunted of the Sierra Madre (La resa dei conti)
- 1966: Arizona Colt (Arizona Colt)
- 1966: The finale delivers Zorro (Zorro il ribelle)
- 1966: Tampeko - A dollar has two sides (Per pochi Dollari ancora)
- 1967: His change is lead (I giorni della violenza)
- 1967: Die or Kill (Killer calibro 32)
- 1967: Death does not count dollars (La morte non conta i dollari)
- 1967: The Death Song of Laramie (Sette pistole per un massacro)
- 1967: Wanted (Wanted)
- 1967: Face to Face (Faccia a faccia)
- 1968: I am an escaped chain convict (Vivo per la tua morte)
- 1968: Killer adios (Killer, adios)
- 1968: Run for your life (Corri uomo corri)
- 1968: Il pistolero segnato da Dio
- 1968: Ringo, look for a place to die (Joe ... cercati un posto per morire!)
- 1968: The hour of the vultures (Carogne si nasce)
- 1969: The bounty killer pays the bill (La morte sull'alta collina)
- 1970: Django and Sabata - like bloody vultures (C'è Sartana… vendi la pistola e comprati la bara)
- 1970: The fiery arrow of vengeance (L'arciere di fuoco)
- 1971: Ben and Charlie (Amico, Stammi lontano almeno un palmo)
- 1971: Frying pan caliber 38 (… e alla fine lo chiamarono Jerusalem l'implacabile)
- 1971: The clan that walled up its enemies alive (Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della repubblica)
- 1971: A Hallelujah for Spirito Santo (Uomo avvisato mezzo ammazzato… Parola di Spirito Santo)
- 1971: A hallelujah for Camposanto (Gli fumavano le colt… lo chiamavano Camposanto!)
- 1972: Confesses friends, Hallelujah is coming (Il West ti va stretto, amico… è arrivato Alleluja)
- 1972: A hosanna for two scoundrels (Trinità e Sartana figli di ...)
- 1973: Ci risiamo, vero Provvidenza?
- 1973: Do you know the country where blue beans bloom? (Lo chiamavano Tresette… giocava semper col morto)
- 1973: They called him Flatfoot (Piedone lo sbirro)
- 1973: Four fists strike again (Carambola)
- 1974: The Berserker (Milano odia: la polizia non può sparare)
- 1974: Thick air in Sacramento (Di Tresette ce n'è uno, tutti gli altri son nessuno)
- 1975: Supermen against Amazons (Superuomini, superdonne, superbotte)
- 1975: Whiskey and the gold diggers (La spacconata)
- 1976: Africa Express (Africa Express)
- 1976: Cop Hunter (Italia a mano armata)
- 1977: The Rabid One (La belva col mitra)
- 1978: Convoy Busters (Un poliziotto scomodo)
- 1978: They called him mosquito (Lo chiamavano bulldozer)
- 1978: The super bull clears up the desert (Il figlio dello sceicco)
- 1979: A man on his knees (Un uomo in ginocchio)
- 1980: The Syndicate of Horror (Luca il contrabbandiere)
- 1980: Another cage full of fools (La cage aux folles II)
- 1981: Race to Bombay (TV four-part)
- 1982: Banana Joe (Banana Joe)
- 1983: Endgame - The last game with death (Endgame - Bronx lotta finale)
- 1984: Ator II - The Invincible (Ator 2 - L'invincibile Orion)
- 1984: Slave for a Summer (L'alcova)
- 1984: Four fists against Rio (Non c'è due senza quattro)
Web links
- Nello Pazzafini in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- private website with several film photos by Pazzafini
Individual evidence
- ^ Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano ; Andrea Pergolari: Dizionario dei protagonisti del cinema comico e della commedia italiana give an incorrect date, November 27, 1997
- ↑ Pazzafini at mymovies (Italian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pazzafini, Nello |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pazzafini, Giovanni (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 1996 |
| Place of death | Lido di Ostia , Rome |