Giovanni Cianfriglia (born 5 April 1935) is an Italian film actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films since 1958.
Born in
Anzio
Anzio (, also , ) is a town and ''comune'' on the coast of the Lazio region of Italy, about south of Rome.
Well known for its seaside harbour setting, it is a fishing port and a departure point for ferries and hydroplanes to the Pontine Islands ...
, Cianfriglia debuted as the
body double
In filmmaking, a double is a person who substitutes FOR another actor such that the person's face is not shown. There are various terms associated with a double based on the specific body part or ability they serve as a double for, such as stunt ...
of
Steve Reeves in
''Hercules'', then he started appearing, often uncredited, as a
stuntman in dozens of genre films.
Since the second half of the sixties he starred in several adventure films and
Spaghetti Westerns in leading roles using the stage name Ken Wood.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Trojan Horse'' (1961)
* ''
Sandokan the Great'' (1963)
* ''
Revenge of The Gladiators'' (1964)
* ''
Castle of Blood'' (1964)
* ''
Hercules the Avenger'' (1965)
* ''
Desperate Mission'' (1965)
* ''
Superargo Versus Diabolicus'' (1966)
* ''
Massacre Mania'' (1967)
* ''
The Devil's Man'' (1967)
* ''
Golden Chameleon'' (1967)
* ''
Superargo and the Faceless Giants'' (1968)
* ''
Bury Them Deep'' (1968)
* ''
Kill Them All and Come Back Alone'' (1968)
* ''
Gunman Sent by God'' (1968)
* ''
Drummer of Vengeance'' (1971)
* ''
Life Is Tough, Eh Providence?
''Life Is Tough, Eh Providence?'' ( it, La vita a volte è molto dura, vero Provvidenza?, also known as ''Sometimes Life Is Hard - Right, Providence?'') is a 1972 Italian-Spanish Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Giulio Petroni. The film w ...
'' (1972)
* ''
Peur sur la ville'' (1975)
* ''
Who Breaks... Pays'' (1975)
* ''
Killer Cop
''Killer Cop'' ( it, La polizia ha le mani legate) is a 1975 Italian poliziottesco- crime film directed in 1975 by Luciano Ercoli. The film's plot reprises the Piazza Fontana bombing which happened in Milan in 1969. The gun in the umbrella used i ...
'' (1975)
* ''
The Climber'' (1975)
* ''
Keoma'' (1976)
* ''
Everything Happens to Me'' (1980)
* ''
Buddy Goes West'' (1981)
* ''
Tuareg – The Desert Warrior'' (1984)
* ''
Le comiche'' (1990)
* ''
Alex l'ariete'' (2000)
References
External links
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1935 births
Living people
People from Anzio
Italian male film actors
20th-century Italian male actors
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