Omero Capanna

Omero Capanna (born April 4, 1942 in Rome ; † October 11, 2003 there ) was an Italian small actor, actor and stuntman .

Life

Capanna, who had three siblings, began his career as a stuntman in Italian films at the age of 17. His father Otello had already worked in this position and thus enabled his son to enter the film business. Over the years Capanna gained experience in numerous films and also played minor speaking roles. With the beginning of the 1970s, the roles became larger; in most of his 428 films, however, his participation was not mentioned. He had a leading role in Un animale chiamato ... uomo! , a spaghetti western, he also appeared in many Spencer / Hill films.

Later Capanna's films were u. a. The Day of the Hawk , Wax Mask and Gangs of New York ; one of his last jobs was stunt coordination for The Passion of the Christ .

Capanna died of a serious illness at the age of 61.

Filmography (selection)

1967: Il bello, il brutto, il cretino
1967: Death rode on Tuesdays
1970: The right and left hands of the devil
1971: Relentless to the grave (Se t'incontro t'ammazzo)
1972: Un animale chiamato uomo
1972: Bada alla tua pelle Spirito Santo!
1973: They called him Flat Feet
1973: The angels also eat beans
1973: Three nuns on the way to hell (Più forte sorelle) (producer only)
1974: Two like bad luck and sulfur
1975: Buddy in Hong Kong
1978: They called him Mücke
1978: Flat foot in Africa
1980: The Syndicate of Horror
1982: the bomber
1984: Angel in the Dark (Hanna D. - la ragazza del Vondel Park)
1985: The Day of the Falcon

Filmography as a stuntman

Web links and sources

Omero Capanna in the Internet Movie Database (English) (very incomplete)
Page of his son dedicated to Capanna
Complete filmography with numerous stills

personal data
SURNAME	Capanna, Omero
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian small actor, actor and stuntman
DATE OF BIRTH	April 4, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rome
DATE OF DEATH	October 11, 2003
Place of death	Rome