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Federico Boido (8 January 1938 – 7 October 2014), was an Italian film
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who appeared in many
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s, and
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movies. He also acted in the Sadistik photo novels and related his experiences in the film ''The Diabolikal Super-Kriminal''. Boido was born in
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, and made his film debut at the age of 26. He appeared in over fifty films, including ''
Planet of the Vampires ''Planet of the Vampires'' ( it, Terrore nello Spazio, lit=Terror in Space) is a 1965 Italian-Spanish science fiction horror film, produced by Fulvio Lucisano, directed by Mario Bava, that stars Barry Sullivan and Norma Bengell. The screenplay ...
'' (1965), '' Danger: Diabolik'' (1968), ''
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'' (1968), ''
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'' (1970), and '' Superfly TNT'' (1973). He had roles in numerous Italian westerns, including several appearances in the
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. Throughout his film career, he used a variety of screen names, such as Rico Boido, Rich Boyd, Rick Boyd, Rik Boyd, and Ryck Boyd. He died in Ostia, Rome, aged 76.


Partial filmography

* 1964 ''
Hercules and the Treasure of the Incas ''Hercules and the Treasure of the Incas'' ( it, Sansone e il tesoro degli Incas) is a 1964 film written and directed by Piero Pierotti and starring Alan Steel. Originally conceived as a peplum film, given the contemporary success of ''A Fistfu ...
'' as 'Tex' * 1965 '' Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell'' as Man In Vienna Bar (uncredited) * 1965 ''
Maciste, the Avenger of the Mayans ''Maciste, the Avenger of the Mayans'' ( it, Maciste il vendicatore dei Maya) is a 1965 Italian film directed by Guido Malatesta. Cast * Kirk Morris ... Ercole * Barbara Loy ... Aloha *Andrea Aureli ... Manur *Demeter Bitenc ... Gruno * Lucia ...
'' as Ulmar Guard * 1965 ''
The Dirty Game ''The Dirty Game'' (german: Spione unter sich, french: Guerre secrète, it, La guerra segreta) is a 1965 anthology spy film starring Henry Fonda and Robert Ryan. Robert Ryan as American General Bruce is the link between three different spy stor ...
'' as Sernas' Henchman At First Meeting With Ferrari (uncredited) * 1965 ''
Planet of the Vampires ''Planet of the Vampires'' ( it, Terrore nello Spazio, lit=Terror in Space) is a 1965 Italian-Spanish science fiction horror film, produced by Fulvio Lucisano, directed by Mario Bava, that stars Barry Sullivan and Norma Bengell. The screenplay ...
'' as Keir * 1965 ''
Thrilling ''Thrilling'' is a 1965 Italian comedy film. The film is split into three distinct segments, each directed by a different director; namely Carlo Lizzani, Ettore Scola and Gian Luigi Polidoro. Cast Il vittimista * Directed by Ettore Scola * N ...
'' as (segment "L'autostrada del sole") * 1966 ''Djurado'' as Tucan Henchman (uncredited) * 1967 '' The Seventh Floor'' as Guest At Pajama Party (uncredited) * 1967 '' Renegade Riders'' as Fred Calhoun * 1967 ''Django Kills Softly'' as The Nervous One * 1967 '' Cjamango'' as Rowdy 'El Tigre Rowdy' * 1967 ''
Halleluja for Django ''La più grande rapina del West'' (released as ''Halleluja for Django'' in the US and as ''The Greatest Kidnapping in the West'' in Great Britain) is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. It was referred as a film ...
'' as Jarrett Gang Member * 1967 ''
Bang Bang Kid ''Bang Bang Kid'' is a 1967 Western film produced by Sidney W. Pink and starring Tom Bosley. The film was distributed in America by Troma Entertainment Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution compan ...
'' (1967) as 'Sixfingers' Sykes (uncredited) * 1967 '' Face to Face'' as Sheriff of Purgatory City (uncredited) * 1968 '' Danger: Diabolik'' Joe, Valmont's Henchman * 1968 ''
The Ruthless Four ''The Ruthless Four'' ( it, Ognuno per sé, lit=Everyone for Himself) is a 1968 Western film directed by Giorgio Capitani and starring Van Heflin. Cast * Van Heflin as Sam Cooper * Gilbert Roland as Mason * Klaus Kinski as Brent the Blonde ...
'' as Alfred Brady * 1968 ''
Spirits of the Dead ''Spirits of the Dead'' (french: Histoires extraordinaires, lit=Extraordinary Tales, it, Tre passi nel delirio, lit=Three Steps to Delirium), also known as ''Tales of Mystery and Imagination'', is a 1968 horror anthology film comprising three ...
'' as Party Guest (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited) * 1968 ''
I Want Him Dead ''I Want Him Dead'' ( it, Lo voglio morto, es, Lo quiero muerto) is a 1968 Italian-Spanish Spaghetti Western film directed by Paolo Bianchini Paolo Bianchini (born 1931) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rom ...
'' as Unknown * 1968 ''
Run, Man, Run ''Run, Man, Run'' ( it, Corri uomo corri, also known as ''Big Gundown 2'') is an Italian- French Zapata Western film. It is the second film of Sergio Sollima centred on the character of Cuchillo, again played by Tomas Milian, after the two-years e ...
'' as Steve Wilkins * 1968 '' A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof'' as Roger Pratt * 1968 ''
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'' as Drake's Blond Henchman * 1969 ''
Fellini Satyricon ''Fellini Satyricon'', or simply ''Satyricon'', is a 1969 Italian fantasy drama film written and directed by Federico Fellini and loosely based on Petronius's work '' Satyricon'', written during the reign of Emperor Nero and set in Imperial R ...
'' as Scar-Faced Leader (uncredited) * 1969 '' I am Sartana, Your Angel of Death'' as Bill Cochram * 1969 ''I diavoli della guerra'' as Willy Wendt * 1969 ''Angels from 2000'' as Drug Addict * 1970 ''Rangers: attacco ora X'' as Private McGregor * 1970 ''Django Defies Sartana'' as 1st Gunman (uncredited) * 1970 '' Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin'' as Joe Fossit * 1970 '' Roy Colt & Winchester Jack'' as Boida / Blondie * 1970 ''
Sartana in the Valley of Death ''Sartana in the Valley of Death'' ( it, Sartana nella valle degli avvoltoi, also known as ''Ballad of Death Valley'') is a 1970 Italian Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Roberto Mauri and starring William Berger. Plot Cast * ...
'' as Unknown * 1970 ''
Wind from the East ''Wind from the East'' (french: Le Vent d'est) is a 1970 film by the Dziga Vertov Group, a radical filmmaking cooperative that, at its core, included Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Pierre Gorin. As with most films from this period in Godard's career, ...
'' as Unknown * 1970 ''
Adiós, Sabata ''Adiós, Sabata'' ( it, Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di..., lit. "Indio Black, you know what I'm going to tell you... You're a big son of a...") is a 1970 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Gianfranco Parolini. It is ...
'' as Geroll * 1970 ''Chapaqua's Gold'' as Billy George * 1970 '' Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay'' as Jim Piggot * 1971 ''Tre nel mille'' as Unknown * 1971 '' They Call Me Hallelujah'' as 'Duke' Slocum * 1971 '' Joe Dakota'' as Chuck * 1971 ''
His Name Was King ''His Name Was King'' ( it, Lo chiamavano King) is a 1971 Italian Western film directed by Giancarlo Romitelli and starring Richard Harrison and Klaus Kinski. Plot The bounty killer "King" Marley kills one of the Benson brothers, who are want ...
'' as Sam Benson * 1971 ''
Terrible Day of the Big Gundown ''Terrible Day of the Big Gundown'' ( it, Quel maledetto giorno della resa dei conti, also known as ''Vendetta at Dawn'') is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Garrone (here credited as Willy S. Regan). Cast * George Ea ...
'' as Peter Fargas * 1971 ''
Return of Sabata ''Return of Sabata'' ( it, È tornato Sabata ... hai chiuso un'altra volta, lit=Sabata is back ... you're finished again) is a 1971 Spaghetti Western film directed by Gianfranco Parolini. The third film in ''The Sabata Trilogy'', it features the ...
'' as Gunman (uncredited) * 1971 ''Day of Judgment'' as Burt * 1971 ''
They Call Him Cemetery ''They Call Me Cemetery'' ( it, Gli fumavano le Colt... lo chiamavano Camposanto, also known as ''His Pistols Smoked... They Call Him Cemetery'' and ''A Bullet for a Stranger'') is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuliano Carni ...
'' as Ambusher (uncredited) * 1971 ''
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'' as Hippie At St. Maria In Trastevere (uncredited) * 1971 ''
Holy Water Joe ''Holy Water Joe'' ( it, Acquasanta Joe) is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Mario Gariazzo. Plot In the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War (1861-1865), Jeff Donovan's outlaw gang, disguised as soldiers of both the C ...
'' as Gunman (uncredited) * 1972 ''
His Name Was Holy Ghost ''His Name Was Holy Ghost'' ( it, Uomo avvisato mezzo ammazzato... parola di Spirito Santo, es, ...Y le llamaban El Halcón, also known as ''They Call Him Holy Ghost'' and ''El halcón de Sierra Madre'') is a 1972 Italian-Spanish Spaghetti Weste ...
'' as Vern Crohn * 1972 ''
Two Brothers in Trinity ''Two Brothers in Trinity'' or ''Two Brothers in a Place Called Trinity'' ( it, Jesse & Lester - Due fratelli in un posto chiamato Trinità) is a 1972 Italian Spaghetti Western low comedy film directed by Renzo Genta and Richard Harrison (actor), ...
'' as Blondie (uncredited) * 1972 ''Lo chiamavano verità'' as Unknown * 1972 ''Tutti fratelli nel West… per parte di padre'' as Unknown * 1973 ''Canterbury n° 2' Nuove storie d'amore del '300'' as Aldo * 1973 ''Amico mio, frega tu... che frego io!'' as Teddy * 1973 ''Partirono preti, tornarono... curati'' as Unknown * 1973 '' Super Fly T.N.T.'' as Rik, Mercenary * 1973 ''Ci risiamo, vero Provvidenza?'' as Blonde Guy With Shotgun * 1973 ''
The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe ''The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe'' (Italian: ''Il mio nome è Shanghai Joe'', lit. "My name is Shanghai Joe") is a 1973 Spaghetti Western kung fu film directed by Mario Caiano and starring Chen Lee as Shanghai Joe. The film was released in a ...
'' as 'Slim' * 1974 ''Brigitte, Laura, Ursula, Monica, Raquel, Litz, Florinda, Barbara, Claudia, e Sofia le chiamo tutte... anima mia'' as Unknown * 1976 ''
Apache Woman Apache Woman may refer to: * Apache Woman (1955 film), an American Western directed by Roger Corman * Apache Woman (1976 film) ''Apache Woman'' ( it, Una donna chiamata Apache) is a 1976 Italian Spaghetti Western film, written and directed by ...
'' as Keith * 1977 ''No alla violenza'' as Duilio Brogi * 1985 ''
Joan Lui ''Joan Lui'' (also known as ''Joan Lui - Ma un giorno nel paese arrivo io di lunedì'') is a 1985 Italian musical-comedy film by Adriano Celentano. It was the fourth and the last films Celentano wrote, starred in and directed. Plot Joan Lui is a ...
'' as Medico * 1988 ''Caro Gorbaciov'' as Unknown


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* 1938 births 2014 deaths People from Novi Ligure Italian male film actors Male Spaghetti Western actors {{italy-actor-stub