Ivano Staccioli (3 January 1927 – 15 July 1995) was an Italian

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. Staccioli made 70 appearances between 1960 and 1991, mostly in film. He is best known for his appearances in historical adventures and action or western films in the 1960s. Particularly in the early 1960s he appeared in many gladiatorial films or ancient epics. In 1965 he starred in the western ''

30 Winchester per El Diablo ''30 Winchester per El Diablo'' is a 1965 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed and written by Gianfranco Baldanello. The film stars Carl Möhner and has occasionally been mistaken for a German western. Plot Federal agent John Heston has rece ...

'' and '' A 008, operazione Sterminio'', a spoof of the

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genre. In the mid to late 1960s he was often credited as John Heston for Italian films dubbed for the American audience, particularly his westerns. He also appeared in a number of Italian

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films, such as ''

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'' and '' The Flower with the Petals of Steel''. Two of his last films before retiring were controversial Nazi death camp films, ''KZ9" and ''SS Girls'', both directed by Bruno Mattei.

Selected filmography

* ''Pia de' Tolomei'' (1958) * ''

Knight Without a Country ''Knight Without a Country'' ( it, Il cavaliere senza terra, also known as ''The Faceless Rider'') is a 1959 Italian adventure film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Gérard Landry and Constance Smith. Plot Cast * Gérard Landry as ...

'' (1959) * ''The Nights of Lucretia Borgia'' (1959) - Fossombrone * ''

The Loves of Salammbo ''The Loves of Salammbo'' ( it, Salambò, french: Salammbô) is a 1960 historical drama directed by Sergio Grieco. It is loosely based on the novel ''Salammbô'' by Gustave Flaubert. Cast * Jacques Sernas: Mathos * Jeanne Valérie: Salammbò * ...

' (1960) - Gell * ''

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'' (1960) - Dott. Mauri * ''

Cleopatra's Daughter ''Cleopatra's Daughter'' ( it, Il sepolcro dei re) is a 1960 historical drama film set in Egypt during the reign of the pharaoh Khufu Khufu or Cheops was an ancient Egyptian monarch who was the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, in the ...

'' (1960) * ''La grande vallata'' (1961) * ''Spade senza bandiera'' (1961) - Jester * ''Blood Feud'' (1961) * '' The Centurion'' (1961) - Hippolytus * ''

Ursus and the Tartar Princess ''Ursus and the Tartar Princess'' ( it, Ursus e la ragazza tartara, french: La fille des Tartares, also known as ''Tartar Invasion'') is a 1961 Italian-French peplum film written and directed by Remigio Del Grosso and starring Yoko Tani and Ett ...

'' (1961) - Prince Ahmed * ''Ultimatum alla vita'' (1962) - Nazi soldier * ''Il vecchio testamento'' (1962) * ''

Triumph of the Ten Gladiators ''Triumph of the Ten Gladiators'' ( it, Il trionfo dei dieci gladiatori is a 1964 ''peplum'' film written and directed by Nick Nostro and starring Dan Vadis. It is the sequel of Gianfranco Parolini's '' The Ten Gladiators'', and it was followed ...

'' (1963) - Gladiator * ''

Rome Against Rome ''Rome Against Rome'' ( it, Roma contro Roma) is a 1964 Italian ''peplum'' film directed by Giuseppe Vari. Cast * John Drew Barrymore as Aderbad * Susy Andersen as Tullio * Ettore Manni as Gaius * Ida Galli as Rhama * Mino Doro as Lutetius * ...

'' (1964) - Sirion * ''Il ribelle di Castelmonte'' (1964) - Duke Alberto Di Castelmonte * '' 008: Operation Exterminate'' (1964) - Kemp * ''

'' (1965) - Black * '' 3 colpi di Winchester per Ringo'' (1966) - Daniels * '' A... For Assassin'' (1966) - George Prescott * ''

The Sea Pirate ''The Sea Pirate'' (french: Surcouf, le tigre des sept mers, it, Surcouf, l'eroe dei sette mari, es, El tigre de los siete mares, also known as ''The Fighting Corsair'') is a 1966 French-Italian-Spanish adventure film directed by Sergio Bergonz ...

'' (1966) - Decrees * ''Il grande colpo di Surcouf'' (1966) - Decrees * ''

Two Sons of Ringo ''Two Sons of Ringo'' ( it, I due figli di Ringo) is a List of Italian films of 1966, 1966 Cinema of Italy, Italian western-parody film starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. It was the last film directed by Giorgio Simonelli who, for health rea ...

'' (1966) - Burt 'The Bear Trap' * '' Kriminal'' (1966) - Alex Lafont * '' Flashman'' (1967) - Kid * '' The Long, the Short, the Cat'' (1967) - Il Gatto * ''

Any Gun Can Play ''Any Gun Can Play'' ( it, Vado... l'ammazzo e torno) is a 1967 spaghetti Western starring Gilbert Roland, Edd Byrnes Edward Byrne Breitenberger (July 30, 1932 – January 8, 2020), known professionally as Edd Byrnes, was an American actor, be ...

'' (1967) - Il capitano * '' Samoa, Queen of the Jungle'' (1968) - Pierre Moro * '' God Made Them... I Kill Them'' (1968) - Judge Kincaid * ''...dai nemici mi guardo io!'' (1968) - Luis Garcia * ''

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'' (1968) - Rodolfo - Radio Man * ''

The Nephews of Zorro ''The Nephews of Zorro'' ( it, I nipoti di Zorro, also known as ''The Cousins of Zorro'') is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Marcello Ciorciolini starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Cast * Franco Franchi: Franco La Vacca * Ciccio I ...

'' (1968) - Captain Martines * ''Lady Desire'' (1968) * ''

Cemetery Without Crosses ''Cemetery Without Crosses'' (french: Une corde, un Colt..., it, Cimitero senza croci), is a 1969 Spaghetti Western film by Robert Hossein, its director, co-screenwriter and star. Plot Will Rogers, the patriarch of a wealthy cattle ranching ...

'' (1969) - Vallee Brother * ''La battaglia del deserto'' (1969) - Salter * ''Quel giorno Dio non c'era (Il caso Defregger)'' (1969) - German Officer * ''Formula 1: Nell'Inferno del Grand Prix'' (1970) - Jim Connors * ''

A Sword for Brando ''A Sword for Brando'' (Italian: ''Una spada per Brando'') is a 1970 Italian adventure film directed by Alfio Caltabiano and starring Riccardo Salvino, Karin Schubert and Tano Cimarosa.Curti p.25 Cast * Riccardo Salvino as Robin Hood * Karin ...

'' (1970) * '' A Girl Called Jules'' (1970) - Professore di filosofia * ''

Le Mans, Shortcut to Hell ''Le Mans, Shortcut to Hell'' ( it, Le Mans - Scorciatoia per l'inferno, also known as ''Summer Love'') is a 1970 Italian action film directed by Osvaldo Civirani. Plot Cast *Lang Jeffries as John Lee Scott *Erna Schürer as Sheila * Mau ...

'' (1970) - TV host (uncredited) * '' Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay'' (1970) - Blackie * ''

Road to Salina '' Road to Salina '' (french: La Route de Salina) ( it, Quando il sole scotta) is a 1970 French-Italian psychological thriller film directed by Georges Lautner. It stars Robert Walker, Mimsy Farmer and Rita Hayworth. The film is based upon Ma ...

'' (1970) - Linda's Husband * ''

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 Carnime ...

'' (1971) - Avelin * ''African Story'' (1971) - Florio * ''

The Devil Has Seven Faces ''The Devil Has Seven Faces'' ( it, Il diavolo a sette facce, also known as ''The Devil with Seven Faces'') is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed and co-written by Osvaldo Civirani. It starred George Hilton, Carroll Baker and Luciano Pigozzi. ...

'' (1971) - Hank * '' Los buitres cavarán tu fosa'' (1972) - Donovan * '' Hai sbagliato... dovevi uccidermi subito!'' (1972) - Clinton * '' So Sweet, So Dead'' (1972) - The Liar * ''

'' (1973) - Prof. Otto Wuttenberg * ''Studio legale per una rapina'' (1973) - Felix * ''Li chiamavano i tre moschettieri... invece erano quattro'' (1973) - Cardinal Richelieu * '' The Flower with the Petals of Steel'' (1973) - Ispettore Garrano * ''Afrika'' (1973) - Prof. Philip Stone * ''Una donna per 7 bastardi'' (1974) - Smith * ''Ciak si muore'' (1974) - Richard Hanson * '' SS Girls'' (1977) - General Berger * ''Gola profonda nera'' (1977) - Jose Depardieu * ''KZ9 - Lager di sterminio'' (1977) - Wieker, the Camp Commander * ''Ultimo confine'' (1994) - (final film role)

References

External links and sources

* Italian male film actors 1927 births 1995 deaths 20th-century Italian male actors {{Italy-actor-stub