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Giuseppe Addobbati (31 December 1909 – 4 January 1986) was an Italian
film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...
known for his roles in
Spaghetti Western The Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...
and action
film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...
s in the 1960s and 1970s. He was often billed as John MacDouglas for films released to an American audience. Addobbati was born in
Makarska Makarska (; it, Macarsca, ; german: Macharscha) is a town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about southeast of Split (city), Split and northwest of Dubrovnik, in the Split-Dalmatia County. Makarska is a prominent regional tourist center, ...
and later lived in
Trieste Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provi ...
. He made over 80 film appearances between 1937 and 1980 often as a police officer or law enforcer. He starred in films such as ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1964), ''
Blood For A Silver Dollar ''Blood for a Silver Dollar'' ( it, Un dollaro bucato) is a 1965 Spaghetti Western, Spaghetti Western film directed by Giorgio Ferroni, written by Giorgio Stegani and Ferroni, and starring Giuliano Gemma and Ida Galli. Plot synopsis Gary O'Hara, ...
'' alongside
Giuliano Gemma Giuliano Gemma (2 September 1938 – 1 October 2013) was an Italian actor. He is best known internationally for his work in Spaghetti Westerns, particularly for his performances as the title character in Duccio Tessari's ''A Pistol for Ringo'' (1 ...
(Montgomery Wood) and in ''
The Conformist ''The Conformist'' (''Il conformista'') is a novel by Alberto Moravia published in 1951, which details the life and desire for normality of a government official during Italy's fascist period. It is also known for the 1970 film adaptation by B ...
'' (1970). He also made several horror film appearances such as ''
Nightmare Castle ''Nightmare Castle'' ( it, Amanti d’Oltretomba) is a 1965 Italian horror film directed by Mario Caiano. The film stars Paul Muller, Helga Liné and Barbara Steele in a dual role. Mario Caiano shot the film in Rome and declared it his tribute ...
'' in 1965 alongside
Barbara Steele Barbara Steele (born 29 December 1937) is an English film actress known for starring in Italian gothic horror films of the 1960s. She has been referred to as the "Queen of All Scream Queens" and "Britain's first lady of horror". She played th ...
, Paul Muller,
Helga Liné Helga Liné (; born Helga Lina Stern on 14 July 1932) is a German-born Portuguese-Spanish-American film actress and circus acrobat best known for her work in the horror genre of film. She made 132 appearances mostly in film between 1941 and 20 ...
, Laurence Clift and
Rik Battaglia Rik Battaglia (byname of Caterino Bertaglia; 18 February 1927 – 27 March 2015) was an Italian film actor. He was born at Corbola, near Rovigo, Veneto. He mainly used the stage name of Rik Battaglia although alternate names he used for his fi ...


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Condottieri ''Condottieri'' (; singular ''condottiero'' or ''condottiere'') were Italian captains in command of mercenary companies during the Middle Ages and of multinational armies during the early modern period. They notably served popes and other Europ ...
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Luis Trenker Luis Trenker (born Alois Franz Trenker, 4 October 1892 – 13 April 1990) was a South Tyrolean film producer, director, writer, actor, architect, Mountaineering, alpinist, and Bobsleigh, bobsledder. Biography Early life Alois Franz Trenker was b ...
) as Giovannis Vater * ''
Queen of the Scala ''Queen of the Scala'' (Italian: ''Regina della Scala'') is a 1937 Italian drama film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and Guido Salvini and starring Margherita Carosio, Nives Poli and Giuseppe Addobbati.Lancia & Poppi p.93 The film's sets were ...
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Camillo Mastrocinque Camillo Mastrocinque (11 May 1901 – 23 April 1969) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 60 films between 1937 and 1968, and is known to horror film fans for directing ''Terror in the Crypt'' (1964) starring ...
e Guido Salvini) as Guido Vernieri * ''
Marcella Marcella is a Roman cognomen and Italian given name, the feminine version of Marcello (Mark in English). Marcella means warlike, martial, and strong. It could also mean 'young warrior'. The origin of the name Marcella is Latin. Marcella may refer ...
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Guido Brignone Guido Brignone (6 December 1886 – 6 March 1959) was an Italian film director and actor. He was the father of actress Lilla Brignone and younger brother of actress Mercedes Brignone. Brignone was born in Milan, Italy. He was the first Italian ...
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Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the h ...
'' (1938, regia di
Carmine Gallone Carmine Gallone (10 September 1885 – 11 March 1973) was an early Italian film director, screenwriter, and film producer, who was also controversial for his works of pro-Fascist propaganda and historical revisionism. Considered one of Itali ...
) * ''
La mia canzone al vento LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...
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Guido Brignone Guido Brignone (6 December 1886 – 6 March 1959) was an Italian film director and actor. He was the father of actress Lilla Brignone and younger brother of actress Mercedes Brignone. Brignone was born in Milan, Italy. He was the first Italian ...
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13 uomini e un cannone Thirteen or 13 may refer to: * 13 (number), the natural number following 12 and preceding 14 * One of the years 13 BC, AD 13, 1913, 2013 Music * 13AD (band), an Indian classic and hard rock band Albums * ''13'' (Black Sabbath album), 2013 * ...
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Giovacchino Forzano Giovacchino Forzano (; 19 November 1884 – 28 October 1970) was an Italian playwright, librettist, stage and film director. A resourceful writer, he authored numerous popular plays and produced opera librettos for most of the major Italian comp ...
) as Uomo #9 * '' Le educande di Saint-Cyr'' (1939, regia di
Gennaro Righelli Gennaro Righelli (12 December 1886 – 6 January 1949) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed more than 110 films in Italy and Germany between 1910 and 1947. In 1930, he directed the first Italian sound film, ''T ...
) as Un caddetto * '' Sei bambine e il Perseo'' (1940, regia di
Giovacchino Forzano Giovacchino Forzano (; 19 November 1884 – 28 October 1970) was an Italian playwright, librettist, stage and film director. A resourceful writer, he authored numerous popular plays and produced opera librettos for most of the major Italian comp ...
) as Lattanzio Gorini * '' Piccolo alpino'' (1940, regia di
Oreste Biancoli Oreste Biancoli (20 February 1897 – 25 November 1971) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for more than 90 films between 1930 and 1986. He also directed nine films between 1938 and 1952. He was born in Bologna, Italy ...
) as L'aiuntante di campo di Lupo * ''
The King of England Will Not Pay ''The King of England Will Not Pay'' (Italian: ''Il re d'Inghilterra non paga'') is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Giovacchino Forzano and starring Andrea Checchi, Silvana Jachino and Osvaldo Valenti.Gundle p.181 It was shot at t ...
'' (1941, regia di
Giovacchino Forzano Giovacchino Forzano (; 19 November 1884 – 28 October 1970) was an Italian playwright, librettist, stage and film director. A resourceful writer, he authored numerous popular plays and produced opera librettos for most of the major Italian comp ...
) as Tommaso Buondelmonti * ''
Violette nei capelli Violette is a female given name and a surname which may refer to: Given name * Violette Cordery (1900–1983), British racing driver * Violette Huck (born 1988), French tennis player * Violette Lecoq (1912–2003), French nurse, illustrator and ...
'' (1942, regia di
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia (8 July 1894 – 4 January 1998) was an Italian film director whose career spanned from the 1930s to the mid-1960s. He mainly directed adventure pictures and popular comedies, including some starring Totò. His 1942 f ...
) as Il direttore d'orchestra * '' Alfa Tau!'' (1942, regia di
Francesco De Robertis Francesco De Robertis (1902–1959) was an Italian screenwriter, film editor and director. His semi-documentary film-making style of the early 1940s has been credited as an influence on the development of Italian neorealism.Bondanella, p. 32 Sele ...
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Fedora A fedora () is a hat with a soft brim and indented crown.Kilgour, Ruth Edwards (1958). ''A Pageant of Hats Ancient and Modern''. R. M. McBride Company. It is typically creased lengthwise down the crown and "pinched" near the front on both sides ...
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Camillo Mastrocinque Camillo Mastrocinque (11 May 1901 – 23 April 1969) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 60 films between 1937 and 1968, and is known to horror film fans for directing ''Terror in the Crypt'' (1964) starring ...
) * ''
Giorno di nozze ''Wedding Day'' (Italian: ''Giorno di nozze'') is a 1942 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Armando Falconi, Amelia Chellini and Anna Proclemer.Gundle p.174 It was shot at the Cinecitta Studios i ...
'' (1942, regia di
Raffaello Matarazzo Raffaello Matarazzo (17 August 1909 – 17 May 1966) was an Italian filmmaker. Life Matarazzo started writing film reviews for the Roman newspaper ''Il Tevere'' before re-editing scripts for the Italian film company Cines. His first films w ...
) as L'architetto (uncredited) * '' The White Angel'' (1943, regia di
Giulio Antamoro Giulio Antamoro (1 July 1877 – 8 December 1945) was an Italian film director mainly active during the silent era.Nowell-Smith p.127 Selected filmography * ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1911) * ''Miss Dorothy'' (1920) * ''Don Carlos'' (192 ...
) as Il marchesino Arnaldo * '' Incontri di notte'' (1943, regia di
Nunzio Malasomma Nunzio Malasomma (4 February 1894 – 12 January 1974) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 41 films between 1923 and 1968. Selected filmography * '' Mister Radio'' (1924) * '' Orient'' (1924) * '' The Doll Queen'' (1 ...
) * ''
Tutta la città canta ''Tutta la città canta'' () is a 1945 Italian musical-comedy film directed by Riccardo Freda. Cast Production Pre-production ''Tutta la città canta'' was director Riccardo Freda's third film as a director. The film was influenced by Hollywo ...
'' (1945, regia di
Riccardo Freda Riccardo Freda (24 February 1909 – 20 December 1999) was an Italian film director. He worked in a variety of genres, including sword-and-sandal, horror film, horror, ''giallo'' and spy films. Freda began directing ''I Vampiri'' in 1956. The f ...
) as Il direttore * '' La casa senza tempo'' (1945, regia di Andrea Forzano) as Il medico della clinica psichiatrica * '' Imbarco a mezzanotte'' (1952, regia di
Joseph Losey Joseph Walton Losey III (; January 14, 1909 – June 22, 1984) was an American theatre and film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Wisconsin, he studied in Germany with Bertolt Brecht and then returned to the United States. Blackliste ...
) * '' Melodie immortali'' (1952, regia di
Giacomo Gentilomo Giacomo Gentilomo (5 April 1909 – 16 April 2001) was an Italian film director and painter. Biography Born in Trieste, at very young age Gentilomo moved to Rome, where at 21 years old he entered the cinema industry, working as a script survivo ...
) as Uomo al opera * '' Redenzione'' (1952, regia di Piero Caserini) * '' Il mostro dell'isola'' (1954, regia di
Roberto Bianchi Montero Roberto Bianchi Montero (7 December 1907 - 7 December 1986) was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rome, Bianchi Montero started acting as a teenager on stage and he was a member of an amateur theater group w ...
) as Direttore 'Sirena' * ''
The Country of the Campanelli ''The Country of the Campanelli'' ( it, Il paese dei campanelli, french: Ces voyous d'hommes, also known as ''Town of Bells'') is a 1954 Italian-French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Sophia Loren. It is loosely based on the opere ...
'' (1954, regia di Jean Boyer) as Guardiamarina Tom * '' Cento serenate'' (1954, regia di
Anton Giulio Majano Anton Giulio Majano (5 July 1909 – 12 August 1994) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. His career spanned from 1937 to 1986. Selected filmography Director and screenwriter * '' The Eternal Chain'' (1952) * '' Good Folk's Sund ...
) (as John Douglas) * '' La romana'' (1954, regia di
Luigi Zampa Luigi Zampa (2 January 1905 – 16 August 1991) was an Italian film director. Biography Son of a worker, Zampa studied filmmaking from 1932 to 1937 at the Italian film school Centro sperimentale di cinematografia in Rome. He directed several ...
) * '' Ripudiata'' (1954, regia di
Giorgio Walter Chili Giorgio may refer to: * Castel Giorgio, ''comune'' in Umbria, Italy * Giorgio (name), an Italian given name and surname * Giorgio Moroder, or Giorgio, Italian record producer ** ''Giorgio'' (album), an album by Giorgio Moroder * "Giorgio" (son ...
) (as John Douglas) * ''
Il padrone sono me ''Il padrone sono me'' is a 1955 Italian comedy-drama film. It marked the directorial debut of Franco Brusati. The film premiered at the 16th Venice International Film Festival. Cast *Paolo Stoppa: Mingon *Andreina Pagnani: Miss Maria * Myri ...
'' (1955, regia di
Franco Brusati Franco Brusati (4 August 1922 in Milan – 28 February 1993 in Rome) was an Italian screenwriter and Film director, director. Biography He directed the internationally commended film hit ''Bread and Chocolate'', one of the finest examples o ...
) * '' Il cigno'' (1956, regia di
Charles Vidor Charles Vidor (born Károly Vidor; July 27, 1900June 4, 1959) was a Hungarian film director. Among his film successes are ''The Bridge'' (1929), ''The Tuttles of Tahiti'' (1942), ''The Desperadoes'' (1943), ''Cover Girl'' (1944), '' Together A ...
) as Footman (uncredited) * '' Guerra e pace'' (1956, regia di
King Vidor King Wallis Vidor (; February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose 67-year film-making career successfully spanned the silent and sound eras. His works are distinguished by a vivid, ...
) as House Servant (uncredited) * ''Thundering Jets'' (1958, regia di
Helmut Dantine Helmut Dantine (7 October 1918 – 2 May 1982) was an Austrian-American actor who often played Nazis in thriller films of the 1940s. His best-known performances are perhaps the German pilot in ''Mrs. Miniver'' and the desperate refugee in ''C ...
) as Kurt Weber (as John Douglas) * ''
La Dolce Vita ''La Dolce Vita'' (; Italian for "the sweet life" or "the good life"Kezich, 203) is a 1960 satirical comedy-drama film directed and co-written (with Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli and Brunello Rondi) by Federico Fellini. The film stars Marcell ...
'' (1960, regia di
Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most i ...
) (uncredited) * '' Costantino il Grande'' (1960, regia di
Lionello De Felice Lionello is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Lionello Bononi, Italian of the Baroque period *Lionello Cecil (1893–1957), Australian operatic tenor *Lionello d'Este (1407–1450), marquis of Ferrara and Duke of Mod ...
) * '' Solimano il conquistatore'' (1961, regia di
Vatroslav Mimica Vatroslav Mimica (25 June 1923 – 15 February 2020) was a Croats, Croatian film director and screenwriter. Early life Born in Omiš, Mimica had enrolled at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine before the outbreak of World War II. In 194 ...
) (as John McDouglas) * '' Ultimatum alla vita'' (1962, regia di
Renato Polselli Renato Polselli (1922–2006) was an Italian film director and writer. Born in Arce, Lazio on 26 February 1922, Polselli began directing films in Italy in the early 1950s. He is best known for directing and writing the film ''The Vampire and the ...
) as Berri (as John McDouglas) * '' Marte, dio della guerra'' (1962, regia di
Marcello Baldi Marcello Baldi (1 August 1923 – 22 July 2008) was an Italian director and a screenwriter. Life and career Born in Telve, Telve Valsugana, from 1940 to 1954 Baldi worked as assistant director for, among others, Alessandro Blasetti, Lionello De F ...
) * '' Tharus figlio di Attila'' (1962, regia di
Roberto Bianchi Montero Roberto Bianchi Montero (7 December 1907 - 7 December 1986) was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rome, Bianchi Montero started acting as a teenager on stage and he was a member of an amateur theater group w ...
) as Kimg Bolem (as John McDouglas) * ''
Maciste contro lo sceicco ''Maciste against the Sheik'' (Italian:''Maciste contro lo sceicco'') is a 1926 Italian silent adventure film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Bartolomeo Pagano, Franz Sala and Felice Minotti. It was part of the long-running Maciste serie ...
'' (1962, regia di
Domenico Paolella Domenico Paolella (18 October 1915 - 7 October 2002) was an Italian director, screenwriter and journalist. Born in Foggia, between 1933 and 1935 Paolella won several contests for amateur directors; in the same years he started working as a journ ...
) as Duke of Malaga * ''
Venere imperiale ''Imperial Venus'' (french: Vénus impériale, it, Venere Imperiale) is a 1962 French-Italian historical film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Gina Lollobrigida, Stephen Boyd and Raymond Pellegrin. It depicts the life of Pauline Bonaparte, ...
'' (1962, regia di
Jean Delannoy Jean Delannoy (12 January 1908 – 18 June 2008) was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director. Biography Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family was from Haute-Normandie in the north of France. He was a P ...
) * '' Zorro e i tre moschettieri'' (1963, regia di
Luigi Capuano Luigi Capuano (13 July 1904 – 20 October 1979) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in Naples, he directed 43 films between 1947 and 1971. Selected filmography * ''Vertigine d'amore'' (1949) * ''Flying Squadron (film), Flyin ...
) * '' I tre implacabili'' (1963, regia di
Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent (26 August 1921 – 16 August 2012) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. He directed several Spaghetti Westerns during the 1960s. He died on 16 August 2012 at the age of 91 in Madrid Madrid ( , ) is th ...
) as Bardon (as John McDouglas) * ''
The Beast of Babylon Against the Son of Hercules ''The Beast of Babylon Against the Son of Hercules'' ( it, L'eroe di Babilonia, french: Héros de Babylone, also known as ''Heroes of Babylon'', ''Hero of Babylon'' and ''Goliath, King of Slaves'') is a 1963 Italian-French peplum film written and ...
'' (1963, regia di
Siro Marcellini Siro Marcellini (born 16 September 1921) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Born in Genzano di Roma, Marcellini started his career as a theater director before moving to films, where he first worked as an assistant director. He directed e ...
) as Licardio * '' Il mostro dell'opera'' (1964, regia di
Renato Polselli Renato Polselli (1922–2006) was an Italian film director and writer. Born in Arce, Lazio on 26 February 1922, Polselli began directing films in Italy in the early 1950s. He is best known for directing and writing the film ''The Vampire and the ...
) as Stefano (as John McDouglas) * '' Le tre spade di Zorro'' (1963, regia di
Ricardo Blasco Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname. People Given name * Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portug ...
) as Marques de Santa Ana (as John McDouglas) * '' Ursus nella terra di fuoco'' (1963, regia di
Giorgio Simonelli Giorgio Simonelli (14 November 1901 Birth name: Giorgio Simonelli. – 3 October 1966), was an Italian film director, editor, screenwriter and journalist. Life and career Born in Rome, Simonelli obtained a high school diploma in business stud ...
) as Magistrate * ''
Maciste contro i Mongoli ''Hercules Against the Mongols'' ( it, Maciste contro i mongoli, lit=Maciste Against the Mongols) is a 1963 Italian '' ''peplum'' film directed by Domenico Paolella. Plot The heirs of Genghis Khan conquered the city of Tudela and took prisoner ...
'' (1963, regia di
Domenico Paolella Domenico Paolella (18 October 1915 - 7 October 2002) was an Italian director, screenwriter and journalist. Born in Foggia, between 1933 and 1935 Paolella won several contests for amateur directors; in the same years he started working as a journ ...
) as The King (as John MacDouglas) * ''
Son of the Circus ''Son of the Circus'' (French: ''L'enfant du cirque'', Italian: ''Il figlio del circo'') is a 1963 French-Italian musical comedy film directed by Sergio Grieco and starring Ramuncho, Antonella Lualdi and Mario Feliciani.Gili & Tassone p.232 The f ...
'' (1963, regia di
Sergio Grieco Sergio Grieco (13 January 1917 – 30 March 1982) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Biography Sergio's father was the Italian Communist Ruggero Grieco. Grieco first started in film in the Soviet Union in 1931, working as an assis ...
) * '' Giacobbe, l'uomo che lottò con Dio'' (1963, regia di
Marcello Baldi Marcello Baldi (1 August 1923 – 22 July 2008) was an Italian director and a screenwriter. Life and career Born in Telve, Telve Valsugana, from 1940 to 1954 Baldi worked as assistant director for, among others, Alessandro Blasetti, Lionello De F ...
) as Adamo - Adam (as John Douglas) * ''
Maciste, gladiatore di Sparta ''The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules'' ( it, Maciste, gladiatore di Sparta) is a 1964 peplum film directed by Mario Caiano and starring Mark Forest and Marilù Tolo. Plot The hero Maciste suffers with the Christians the persecution ...
'' (1964, regia di
Mario Caiano Mario Caiano (February 13, 1933 – September 20, 2015) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, producer, art director and second unit director. Career Born in Rome, he directed nearly 50 films between 1961 and 2001 and wrote some 27 f ...
) as Marcellus * '' Maciste nelle miniere di re Salomone'' (1964, regia di
Piero Regnoli Piero Regnoli (1921–2001) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. Career Born in 1921, Regnoli worked in the film industry between 1953 and 1991 where he wrote over 110 screenplays and directed 11 films. Regnoli's work ranged fr ...
) as Namar * ''
Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules ''Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules'' ( it, L'ultimo gladiatore, lit=The Last Gladiator) is a 1964 ''peplum'' film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Richard Harrison and Lisa Gastoni.Michele Giordano. ''Giganti buoni''. Gremese Editore, 19 ...
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Umberto Lenzi Umberto Lenzi (6 August 1931 – 19 October 2017) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and novelist. A fan of film since young age, Lenzi studied at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and made his first film in 1958 which went unr ...
) as Lucilius (as John McDouglas) * '' Il mostro dell'opera'' (1964, regia di
Renato Polselli Renato Polselli (1922–2006) was an Italian film director and writer. Born in Arce, Lazio on 26 February 1922, Polselli began directing films in Italy in the early 1950s. He is best known for directing and writing the film ''The Vampire and the ...
) as Stefano (as John McDouglas) * ''
Cavalca e uccidi ''Brandy'' AKA Ride and Kill ( it, Cavalca e uccidi) is a 1964 Spanish/Italian western film directed by José Luis Borau and Mario Caiano, composed by Riz Ortolani and starring Alex Nicol, Roberto Undari and Renzo Palmer Renzo Palmer (20 Dec ...
'' (1964, regia di
José Luis Borau José Luis Borau Moradell (8 August 1929 – 23 November 2012) was a Spanish producer, screenwriter, writer, and film director. He won the Goya Award for Best Director in 2000 for '' Leo''. Borau was born in Zaragoza. In addition to directin ...
) as Judge Stauffer (as John Mac Douglas) * '' I pirati della Malesia'' (1964, regia di
Umberto Lenzi Umberto Lenzi (6 August 1931 – 19 October 2017) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and novelist. A fan of film since young age, Lenzi studied at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and made his first film in 1958 which went unr ...
) as Muda Hassin * '' Una spada per l'impero'' (1964, regia di
Sergio Grieco Sergio Grieco (13 January 1917 – 30 March 1982) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Biography Sergio's father was the Italian Communist Ruggero Grieco. Grieco first started in film in the Soviet Union in 1931, working as an assis ...
) as Pertinacius * '' Il ranch degli spietati'' (1965, regia di
Roberto Bianchi Montero Roberto Bianchi Montero (7 December 1907 - 7 December 1986) was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rome, Bianchi Montero started acting as a teenager on stage and he was a member of an amateur theater group w ...
) as Ken Hogg (as John McDouglas) * '' La sfida degli implacabili'' (1965, regia di
Ignacio F. Iquino Ignacio F. Iquino (Valls, Tarragona Province; October 25, 1910-Barcelona; April 24, 1994) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and editor. He was the son of theater and film composer Ramón Ferrés and the actress ...
) as Doctor (as John MacDouglas) * ''
Un dollaro bucato ''Blood for a Silver Dollar'' ( it, Un dollaro bucato) is a 1965 Spaghetti Western film directed by Giorgio Ferroni, written by Giorgio Stegani and Ferroni, and starring Giuliano Gemma and Ida Galli. Plot synopsis Gary O'Hara, a Confederate Lie ...
'' (1965, regia di
Giorgio Ferroni Giorgio Ferroni (12 April 1908 – 1981) was an Italian film director. Life and career Giorgio Ferroni was born in Perugia on 12 April 1908. Ferroni began his career in film with short documentaries during World War II. He directed his first dra ...
) as Donaldson (as John MacDouglas) * '' Amanti d'oltretomba'' (1965, regia di
Mario Caiano Mario Caiano (February 13, 1933 – September 20, 2015) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, producer, art director and second unit director. Career Born in Rome, he directed nearly 50 films between 1961 and 2001 and wrote some 27 f ...
) as Jonathan, the Butler (as John McDouglas) * '' Colorado Charlie'' (1965, regia di
Roberto Mauri Roberto Mauri (born 1924) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. Life and career Born Giuseppe Tagliavia in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Mauri began his career as a film actor in low-budget films, occasionally even playing main roles. He d ...
) as Hogan, Sheriff of Little River (as John Mc Douglas) * ''
Degueyo ''Degueyo'' (also known as ''De Guello'', ''Deguejo'' and ''Deguello'') is a 1966 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuseppe Vari. Plot Norman returns to Danger City seeking revenge for the death of his father. The bandit Ramon and hi ...
'' (1966, regia di
Giuseppe Vari Giuseppe Vari (9 March 1924 – 1 October 1993) was an Italian film director, editor and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Segni, Rome, Vari started his career as an editor of films and documentaries, collaborating among others with Fed ...
) as Col. Clark (as John MacDouglas) * '' Operazione paura'' (1966, regia di
Mario Bava Mario Bava (31 July 1914 – 27 April 1980) was an Italian filmmaker who worked variously as a director, cinematographer, special effects artist and screenwriter, frequently referred to as the "Master of Italian Horror" and the "Master of the Ma ...
) as Innkeeper * '' Tempo di massacro'' (1966, regia di
Lucio Fulci Lucio Fulci (; 17 June 1927 – 13 March 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Although he worked in a wide array of genres through a career spanning nearly five decades, including comedies and Spaghetti Westerns, he garn ...
) as Mr. Scott (as John M. Douglas) * '' Congiura di spie'' (1967, regia di Edouard Molinaro) as Moranez * ''
L'ultimo killer ''The Last Killer'' (Italian: ''L'ultimo killer'', also known as ''Django the Last Killer'') is a 1967 Spaghetti Western movie starring George Eastman and Anthony Ghidra. Plot Ramon's father has a small farm and, like all the other poor farmers ...
'' (1967, regia di
Giuseppe Vari Giuseppe Vari (9 March 1924 – 1 October 1993) was an Italian film director, editor and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Segni, Rome, Vari started his career as an editor of films and documentaries, collaborating among others with Fed ...
) as Il padre di Ramón (as John McDouglas) * '' Un uomo, un cavallo, una pistola'' (1967, regia di
Luigi Vanzi is a fictional character featured in video games and related media released by Nintendo. Created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, Luigi is portrayed as the younger fraternal twin brother and sidekick of Mario, Nintendo's masc ...
) as Mr. Stanley * '' Con lui cavalca la morte'' (1967, regia di
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) as Geremia (as John Mc Douglas) * ''
Arabella ''Arabella'', Op. 79, is a lyric comedy, or opera, in three acts by Richard Strauss to a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, their sixth and last operatic collaboration. Performance history It was first performed on 1 July 1933 at the Dr ...
'' (1967, regia di
Mauro Bolognini Mauro Bolognini (28 June 1922 – 14 May 2001) was an Italian film and stage director of literate sensibility, known for his masterly handling of period subject matter. Early years Bolognini was born in Pistoia, in the Tuscany region of Italy. ...
) * '' Un killer per sua maestà'' (1968, regia di Federico Chentrens) as Conte * ''
Un buco in fronte ''A Hole in the Forehead'' ( it, Un buco in fronte, also known as ''A Hole Between the Eyes'') is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuseppe Vari. Cast * Dragomir Bojanić as Billy Blood (credited as ''Anthony Ghidra'') * Rob ...
'' (1968, regia di
Giuseppe Vari Giuseppe Vari (9 March 1924 – 1 October 1993) was an Italian film director, editor and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Segni, Rome, Vari started his career as an editor of films and documentaries, collaborating among others with Fed ...
) as Prior (as Jhon Mac.Douglas) * '' The Battle of El Alamein'' (1969, regia di
Giorgio Ferroni Giorgio Ferroni (12 April 1908 – 1981) was an Italian film director. Life and career Giorgio Ferroni was born in Perugia on 12 April 1908. Ferroni began his career in film with short documentaries during World War II. He directed his first dra ...
) as Gen. Georg Stumme * '' L'urlo dei giganti'' (1969, regia di
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) as Gen. Moore (as John Douglas) * ''
Dio perdoni la mia pistola Dio may refer to: Given name ''Dio'' or ''Dion'', masculine given name * Dio of Alexandria, Greek philosopher and ambassador (1st century BC) * Dio Chrysostom, Roman philosopher (AD 40–120) * Cassius Dio, Roman historian (AD 160–230) * Cass ...
'' (1969, regia di
Mario Gariazzo Mario Gariazzo (4 June 1930 – 18 March 2002) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 21 films between 1969 and 1992. He also directed 18 films between 1962 and 1992. He was born in Biella, Italy and died in Rome, Italy at ...
) as Sheriff Brennan * ''
Una sull'altra ''One on Top of the Other'' (Italian language, Italian: ''Una sull'altra''), also known as ''Perversion Story'', is a 1969 Italian giallo film directed by Lucio Fulci. Written by Fulci and Roberto Gianviti, the film stars Jean Sorel, Marisa Mell, ...
'' (1969, regia di
Lucio Fulci Lucio Fulci (; 17 June 1927 – 13 March 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Although he worked in a wide array of genres through a career spanning nearly five decades, including comedies and Spaghetti Westerns, he garn ...
) as Brent (as John Douglas) * '' Colpo rovente'' (1970, regia di Piero Zuffi) (as John McDouglas) * '' Il conformista'' (1970, regia di
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) as Padre di Marcello * '' Hranjenik'' (1970, regia di
Vatroslav Mimica Vatroslav Mimica (25 June 1923 – 15 February 2020) was a Croats, Croatian film director and screenwriter. Early life Born in Omiš, Mimica had enrolled at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine before the outbreak of World War II. In 194 ...
) as Profesor * '' Appuntamento col disonore'' (1970, regia di
Adriano Bolzoni Adriano Bolzoni (14 April 1919 – 2003) was an Italian journalist, writer and film director. Life and career Born in Cremona, Bolzoni started his career as a journalist, being war correspondent from the front of World War II. Later, he be ...
) as Pappyanakis * '' Ricatto di un commissario di polizia a un giovane indiziato di reato'' (1971, regia di Edouard Molinaro) as Le maire (uncredited) * '' Desert of Fire'' (1971, regia di
Renzo Merusi Renzo, the diminutive of Lorenzo, is an Italian masculine given name and a surname. Given name Notable people named Renzo include the following: * Renzo Alverà (1933–2005), Italian bobsledder * Renzo Arbore (born 1937), Italian TV host, sh ...
) as Jean * ''
Blaise Pascal Blaise Pascal ( , , ; ; 19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic Church, Catholic writer. He was a child prodigy who was educated by his father, a tax collector in Rouen. Pa ...
'' (1972, TV Movie, regia di
Roberto Rossellini Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such ...
) as Étienne Pascal * '' Baciamo le mani'' (1973, regia di Vittorio Schiraldi) as Nicola D'Amico * '' L'età di Cosimo de Medici'' (1973, TV Mini-Series, regia di
Roberto Rossellini Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such ...
) * ''
I Kiss the Hand ''I Kiss the Hand'' ( it, Baciamo le mani, also known as ''Family Killer'') is a 1973 Italian crime film directed by Vittorio Schiraldi and starring Arthur Kennedy, John Saxon and Agostina Belli. It is based on a novel by the same Vittorio Schira ...
'' (1973, regia di Vittorio Schiraldi) as Nicola D'Amico * '' Mussolini ultimo atto'' (1974, regia di
Carlo Lizzani Carlo Lizzani (3 April 1922 – 5 October 2013) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and critic. Biography Born in Rome, before World War II Lizzani worked as a scenarist on such films as Roberto Rossellini's ''Germany Year Zero'', ...
) as Raffaele Cadorna * '' Il portiere di notte'' (1974, regia di
Liliana Cavani Liliana Cavani (born 12 January 1933, Carpi, Italy) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. She belongs to a generation of Italian filmmakers from Emilia-Romagna that came into prominence in the 1970s, including Bernardo Bertolucci, Pier Pa ...
) as Stumm * '' Assassinio al sole'' (1974, regia di
Philippe Labro Philippe Labro (born 27 August 1936) is a French author, journalist and film director. He has worked for RTL, ''Paris Match'', TF1 and Antenne 2. He is a laureate of the Prix Interallié, a French literary distinction founded in 1930, which ...
) as Docteur Morgan (as Giuseppe Addobati) * ''
L'ossessa ''The Eerie Midnight Horror Show'' ( it, L'Ossessa/ The Exorcism; also known as ''Enter the Devil'', ''The Sexorcist'' and ''The Devil Obsession'') is a List of Italian films of 1974, 1974 Cinema of Italy, Italian horror film ''Exorcist'' clone dir ...
'' (1974, regia di
Mario Gariazzo Mario Gariazzo (4 June 1930 – 18 March 2002) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 21 films between 1969 and 1992. He also directed 18 films between 1962 and 1992. He was born in Biella, Italy and died in Rome, Italy at ...
) as Doctor * '' Il gatto dagli occhi di giada'' (1977, regia di
Antonio Bido Antonio Bido (sometimes credited as Tony B. Dodd; born January 8, 1949) is an Italian film director. Bido is known for such films as ''Watch Me When I Kill'', '' Blue Tornado'' with Patsy Kensit, David Warner and Dirk Benedict, and ''The Bloodst ...
) as Judge * '' Corse a perdicuore'' (1980, regia di Mario Garriba) (final film role)


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