Tony Kendall
Tony Kendall (actually: Luciano Stella ; born August 22, 1936 in Rome ; † November 28, 2009 there ) was an Italian actor .
Life
Kendall (the stage name was suggested by Vittorio de Sica ) started out as a performer in photoromanzi for publications such as “Bolero”, “Sogno” and “Grand Hotel” in many European films, especially in the 1960s and 1970s. In Germany he was best known for his impersonation of the novel series hero Commissioner X , Jo Walker, of Pabel Verlag , whom he played in seven films between 1965 and 1971 alongside Brad Harris , as he often did in German co-productions was seen. In addition, Kendall was also committed to several spaghetti westerns , some B-movies and in part of the horror film series about "The Riding Corpses", The Return of the Riding Corpses . In the 1990s he was active in a number of television films.
The last film Kendall worked on was Voce del verbo amore from 2007.
A 142-minute documentary The X-Men Strike Back was created in 2012 for the publication of the Commissioner X films on DVD . The documentary was made shortly before the death of Commissioner X actor Tony Kendall.
Filmography (selection)
- 1963: The Demon and the Virgin (La frusta e il corpo)
- 1963: Brenno, the Barbarian (Brenno il nemico di Roma) - Director: Giacomo Gentilomo
- 1963: The Mississippi River Pirates
- 1965: Serenade for two spies
- 1965: The Black Eagles of Santa Fe
- 1965: Inspector X - Hunt for Unknown
- 1966: Inspector X - Three yellow cats
- 1966: Inspector X - In the clutches of the golden dragon
- 1967: Inspector X - Three green dogs
- 1967: The three supermen clean up (I fantastici 3 supermen)
- 1968: Commissioner X - Three blue panthers
- 1968: The Unbeatable (Gli intoccabili) - Director: Giuliano Montaldo
- 1969: Il Nero - hate was his prayer (L'odio è ilmio Dio)
- 1969: Commissioner X - Three golden snakes
- 1969 Love birds (Love Birds)
- 1970: Django sfida Sartana
- 1970: A circus and a hallelujah (I vendicatori dell'Ave Maria)
- 1971: Dakota - Only the Colt was his law (Rimase uno solo e fu la morte per tutti!)
- 1971: Django, a pistol for a hundred crosses (Una pistola per cento croci)
- 1971: Commissioner X chases the red tigers (FBI operazione Pakistan)
- 1972: I, the nun and the swine dogs (Io monaca… per tre carogne e sette peccatrici)
- 1973: The return of the corpses on horseback (El ataque de los muertos sin ojos)
- 1978: Zanna Bianca e il grande Kid
- 1979: The Greyhound (Flic ou vouyou)
- 1980: The Puppeteer (Le Guignolo)
- 1982: The rascal off Highway 101 (Delitto sull'autostrada)
- 1982: The old Huns drove wildly (Attila flagello di Dio)
- 1986: The Stone of Death - Death Stone
- 2007: Voce del verbo amore - Director: Andrea Manni
Web links
- Tony Kendall in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.rainews24.rai.it/it/news.php?newsid=134599
- ↑ Obituary on unionesarda.it ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Roberto Poppi, Article Luciano Stella , in: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese 1998, p. 475
- ↑ The X-Men strike back. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kendall, Tony |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stella, Luciano (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 2009 |
| Place of death | Rome , Italy |