Mario Novelli
Mario Novelli (born February 26, 1940 in Rome ; † August 21, 2016 ibid) was an Italian actor who was mostly referred to as Anthony Freeman .
Life
After an early appearance in Saffo venere di Lesbo , Novelli was discovered during a stay in Spain, where he worked as a double for Stewart Granger and Stephen Boyd , for the mythological film in which he was one of the gli invincibili for the producer Vincenzo Musolino due to his bodybuilder figure fratelli Maciste embodied, for which film he also created the pseudonym Anthony Freeman . Several films that also focused on his physique followed. However, Novelli was mostly active as a stuntman, fitness trainer and armorer in film; He was able to extend his career well into the 1980s when, after the waves of genre films ( sandal films , spaghetti westerns , crime films ) had subsided, he appeared in comedies, many commercially oriented films and a few demanding works.
Filmography (selection)
- 1960: Sappho, Venus of Lesbos (Saffo, Venere di Lesbo)
- 1964: The fall of the leopard kingdom (Gli invincibili fratelli Maciste)
- 1965: Space cruiser Hydra - duel in space (2 + 5: missione Hydra)
- 1966: Django, the avenger (Texas addio)
- 1967: Dos cruces en Danger Pass
- 1967: Rocco - the loner from the Alamo (Ballata per un pistolero)
- 1967: Western Jack (Un uomo, una cavalla, una pistola)
- 1969: Isabella - With a bare chest and a pointed sword (Isabella duchessa dei diavoli)
- 1969: Miss Doctor
- 1970: Uccidi Django… uccidi per primo !!!
- 1971: Cruise of Horror (Ore di terrore)
- 1971: Un uomo chiamato Dakota
- 1971: Holy Water Joe (Acquasanta Joe)
- 1977: The man from Virginia (California)
- 1978: Heroin (Milano ... differentiatorsi o morire)
- 1978: Skinning them alive - Wild geese company (Scorticateli vivi)
- 1981: A murderous career (Indagine su un delitto perfetto)
- 1983: The barbarian sword (Sangraal, la spada di fuoco)
- 1989: War Bus II (Afganistan - The Last War Bus)
- 2000: Alex l'ariete
Web links
- Mario Novelli in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Notice of death at WesternsAllItaliana
- ^ Roberto Poppi, Article Mario Novelli , in: Roberto Chiti, Enrico Lancia, Andrea Orbicciani, Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Rom, Gremese 1998. p. 356
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Novelli, Mario |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Freeman, Anthony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 2016 |
| Place of death | Rome |