Sal Borgese
Giuseppe Salvatore Borgese (born March 5, 1937 in Rome , Italy ) is an Italian actor and stuntman .
Life
Borgese, from a Calabrian family, came to film through his acrobatic skills and worked, first and again and again, as a stuntman in numerous European cinema and television productions. His supporting roles in the beating comedies with Bud Spencer and Terence Hill , in which he mostly appeared as a thug and henchman, were particularly well known . He often played silent characters and was used more and more in comic roles over time. Borgese also acted as a stunt coordinator in some of his nearly 150 films, including a. in The World of Don Camillo and Mario and the Magician . According to Credit, he also acted as Terence Hill's fencing master for the movie Verflucht, Damung and Hallelujah .
Borgese was married to the Australian actress Kim McKay for twelve years . He also performed under the stage names Michael Franz and Dick Gordon .
Filmography (selection)
- movie theater
- 1961: Barabbas (Barabba)
- 1962: Battle of the Giants (Ursus il gladiatore ribelle)
- 1962: Maciste - The mighty seven (Maciste, il gladiatore più forte del mondo)
- 1963: The revolt of the gladiators (I dieci gladiatori)
- 1963: Meeting point Tangier (Beta Som)
- 1964: Don Ramiro gambled away (Golia e il cavaliere mascherato)
- 1964: Hercules against the tyrants of Babylon (Ercole contro i tiranni di Babilonia)
- 1965: Hercules - Avenger of Rome (Ercole contro Roma)
- 1965: A Hole in the Dollar (Un dollaro bucato)
- 1966: Five to 12 in Caracas (Inferno a Caracas)
- 1966: Sartana (Mille dollari sul nero)
- 1966: Django - His hymn book was the Colt (Tempo di massacro)
- 1966: lotus flowers for Miss Quon
- 1967: A Hallelujah for Django (La più grande rapina del west)
- 1968: Sartana - Pray for your death (… Se incontri Sartana prega per la tua morte)
- 1968: freckles
- 1969: Panther jump death squad (5 per l'inferno)
- 1969: I quattro del Pater Noster
- 1969: Isabella - With a bare chest and a pointed sword (Isabella, duchessa dei diavoli)
- 1969: Sartana - killing was his daily bread (Sono Sartana, il vostro becchino)
- 1970: Buccaneers of the Seas (Il corsaro nero)
- 1971: Adios, Sabata (Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di ...)
- 1971: Hallelujah ... Amigo (Si può fare ... amigo)
- 1971: The stupid pranks of the rich (La folie des grandeurs)
- 1971: The wild corsair of the Caribbean (Los corsarios)
- 1972: Cursed, Damned and Alleluia (E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico)
- 1973: … so divennero i tre supermen del west
- 1973: The honorable family (L'onorata famiglia, uccidere è cosa nostra)
- 1973: fists - beans and ... karate! (Storia di karatè, pugni e fagioli)
- 1973: A Beetle on an extra tour
- 1973: Do you know the country where blue beans bloom? (Lo chiamavano Tresette… giocava semper col morto)
- 1974: La pazienza ha un limit… noi no!
- 1975: the craziest car in the world
- 1976: Bluff (Bluff storia di truffe e di imbroglioni)
- 1976: Racket (Il grande racket)
- 1978: Two great beetles clean up
- 1978: The Toad (La banda del gobbo)
- 1978: Two cannot be stopped (Pari e dispari)
- 1980: The Supercop (Poliziotto superpiù)
- 1981: Two aces trump (Chi trova un amico, trova un tesoro)
- 1982: Bingo Bongo
- 1983: Two strong guys ( Nati con la camicia)
- 1985: Joan Lui (Joan Lui - ma un giorno nel paese arrivo io di lunedì)
- 1986: Crash Boys (3 supermen a Santo Domingo)
- 1986: The Investigation (L'inchiesta)
- 1987: Shark - the hour of decision (La notte degli squali)
- 1988: Vagabonds Like Us (I picari) - Director: Mario Monicelli
- 1990: Palermo Forget (Dimenticare Palermo) - Director: Francesco Rosi
- 1990: The Godfather III (The Godfather Part III)
- 1990: Il sole buio
- 1990: Le comiche
- 1991: Toothpick Johnny ( Johnny Stecchino )
- 1992: La corsa dell'innocente
- 1996: Al centro dell'area di rigore
- 1998: Frigidaire - Il film
- 1998: La rumbera
- 2011: Anche se è amore non si vede
- watch TV
- 1987: The treasure in space
- 1990: Un scan sciolto
- 1994: The Maharaja's Daughter ( The Maharaja's Daughter , TV mini-series, 2 episodes)
- 1997: Linda e il brigadiere (TV series, episode 1x02)
- 1998: The Secret in the Desert ( I guardiani del cielo )
- 1999: L'amore oltre la vita
- 2000,2006: Don Matteo (TV series, episodes 1x05,5x24)
- 2003: Enzo Ferrari ( Ferrari )
Web links
- Sal Borgese in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Chiti, Enrico Lancia, Andrea Orbicciani, Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese 1998, p. 72
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Borgese, Sal |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Borgese, Giuseppe Salvatore (full name); Franz, Michael; Gordon, Dick |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor and stuntman |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1937 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome , Italy |