Raf Baldassarre (17 January 1932 - 11 January 1995) was an Italian film actor.

Life and career

Born Raffaele Baldassarre in

Giurdignano Giurdignano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. History The human presence in the area of Giurdignano dates to as early as the Bronze Age, as testified by the presence of numerous menhirs an ...

, Lecce, Apulia, he started his career in the late 1950s, being cast in many peplum and adventure films, alternating between stereotypical roles of the young villain and the loyal friend of the protagonist. Following a fashion of the time for American-sounding stage names, in the second half of the 1960s he was credited "Ralph Baldwyn" or "Ralph Baldwin" in several Spaghetti Westerns. Baldassarre was active until mid-eighties, usually cast in supporting roles, and he occasionally also worked as a producer.

Selected filmography

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Pirate of the Half Moon ''Il corsaro della mezzaluna'', internationally released as ''Pirate of the Half Moon'', is a 1957 Italian adventure film directed by Giuseppe Maria Scotese and starring John Derek. Plot In sixteenth century Italy, a poet turns pirate after a ...

'' (1957) - Un corsaro * ''

The Pirate of the Black Hawk ''The Pirate of the Black Hawk'' ( it, Il pirata dello sparviero nero) is a 1958 international co-production film starring Brigitte Bardot's sister Mijanou Bardot. The film was a co-production between Italy's Emmepi Cinematografica and France's Co ...

'' (1958) - Pirata Rosso * ''Pia de' Tolomei'' (1958) * ''The Nights of Lucretia Borgia'' (1959) - Ruggero * ''The Night of the Great Attack'' (1959) - Young Pickpocket * ''

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) - Capo Mercenario * ''

Queen of the Pirates ''Queen of the Pirates'' ( it, La Venere dei pirati) is a 1960 Italian film directed by Mario Costa. It was followed by '' Tiger of the Seven Seas''. Plot Cast * Gianna Maria Canale: Sandra * Massimo Serato: Cesare Count of Santa Croce * S ...

'' (1960) * ''La regina dei tartari'' (1960) - Prigioniero di Tartari * ''

The Giants of Thessaly ''The Giants of Thessaly'' ( it, I giganti della Tessaglia (Gli Argonauti), french: Le Géant de Thessalie, released in the UK as ''Jason and the Golden Fleece'') is a 1960 Italian-French adventure-fantasy film directed by Riccardo Freda. It is ...

'' (1960) - Antinoo * ''

Slave of Rome ''Slave of Rome'' ( it, La schiava di Roma, also known as ''Slave Warrior'') is a 1961 Italian peplum film written and directed by Sergio Grieco and starring Rossana Podestà and Guy Madison. Plot The peace treaty with Rome was broken when Gai ...

'' (1961) - Lucio * ''Spade senza bandiera'' (1961) - Man at Court (uncredited) * ''Capitani di ventura'' (1961) * ''

Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis ''Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis'' ( it, Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide, lit=Hercules at the Conquest of Atlantis) is a 1961 film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Reg Park in his film debut as Ercole/Hercules. It was origina ...

'' (1961) - Capo delle guardie * '' Sword of the Conqueror'' (1961) - Silvestro * ''Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile'' (1961) - Mareb * ''

Hercules in the Haunted World ''Hercules in the Haunted World'' (Italian: ''Ercole al centro della terra'', lit. "Hercules at the Center of the Earth") is a 1961 Italian sword-and-sandal film directed by Mario Bava. British bodybuilder Reg Park plays Hercules while British a ...

'' (1961) - Un mercenario * ''Suleiman the Conqueror'' (1961) - Boris, Luogotenente * ''

Erik the Conqueror ''Erik the Conqueror'' ( it, Gli invasori, lit. "The invaders") is a 1961 Italian-French epic swashbuckling film directed by Mario Bava and starring George Ardisson and Cameron Mitchell as long-lost Viking brothers in the 9th century, one of w ...

'' (1961) - Floki * ''

Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules ''Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules'' ( it, Ulisse contro Ercole) is a 1962 ''peplum'' film directed by Mario Caiano. Plot Hercules captures Ulysses, during the latter's return to Ithaca, by order of Zeus. The hero intends to bring him to P ...

'' (1962) - Prince Adrasto * ''The Son of Captain Blood'' (1962) - Bruno * ''

The Secret Mark of D'Artagnan ''The Secret Mark of D'Artagnan'' ( it, Il colpo segreto di D'Artagnan, french: Le secret de d'Artagnan) is a 1962 Italian-French adventure film written and directed by Siro Marcellini and starring George Nader and Magali Noël. The film is abo ...

'' (1962) - Montfort * ''

Gladiator of Rome ''Gladiator of Rome'' ( it, Il gladiatore di Roma) is a 1962 Italian adventure film directed by Mario Costa. Co-written by Gian Paolo Callegari and Giuseppe Mariani, it stars Gordon Scott.Howard Hughes. ''Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide ...

'' (1962) - Gladiator * ''Attack of the Normans'' (1962) - Dag * ''

Shades of Zorro ''The Shadow of Zorro'' ( es, Cabalgando hacia la muerte; it, L'ombra di Zorro) is a 1962 Spanish western film directed by Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent, written by José Mallorquí and Jess Franco, and starring Frank Latimore, Maria Luz Galici ...

'' (1962) - Chinto * ''

The Sign of the Coyote ''The Sign of the Coyote'' (Italian: ''Il segno del coyote'') is a 1963 Italian-Spanish western adventure film directed by Mario Caiano and starring Fernando Casanova, María Luz Galicia and Jesús Tordesillas.Ercolani p.130 The film's sets we ...

'' (1963) - Lenny Henchman * ''

Implacable Three ''Implacable Three'' ( es, Tres hombres buenos) is a 1963 Spanish/Italian mystery western film directed by Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent, written by José Mallorquí and starring Geoffrey Horne, Paul Piaget and Fernando Sancho Fernando Sa ...

'' (1963) - Comisario Molero * ''

The Executioner of Venice ''The Executioner of Venice'' ( it, Il boia di Venezia), also known as ''Blood of the Executioner'', Howard Hughes. ''Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult''. I.B.Tauris, 2011. . is a 1963 Italian swashbuckler film co-writte ...

'' (1963) - Messere Grimani * ''José María'' (1963) * ''

Sandokan to the Rescue ''Sandokan to the Rescue'' (Italian: ''Sandokan alla riscossa'') is a 1907 adventure novel by the Italian writer Emilio Salgari. It is the seventh in his series featuring the nineteenth century Malayan pirate Sandokan. It is also known by the alt ...

'' (1964) - Teotrokis the Greek * ''

A Fistful of Dollars ''A Fistful of Dollars'' ( it, Per un pugno di dollari, lit=For a Fistful of Dollars titled on-screen as ''Fistful of Dollars'') is a 1964 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood in his first leading role, ...

'' (1964) - Juan De Dios (uncredited) * ''

The Seven from Texas ''The Seven from Texas'' ( es, Antes llega la muert, it, I sette del Texas, also known as ''Seven Guns from Texas'' and ''Hour of Death'') is a 1964 Spanish-Italian western film directed by Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent. It was shown as part of ...

'' (1964) - Jess * ''Seven from Thebes'' (1964) - Leonidas * '' Seven Hours of Gunfire'' (1965) - Guillermo * ''

Jesse James' Kid ''Jesse James' Kid'' ( it, Solo contro tutti, es, El hijo de Jesse James, also known as ''Son of Jesse James'') is a 1965 Spanish-Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Antonio del Amo. Cast *Robert Hundar as Bill James * Mercedes Alonso ...

'' (1965) - Bruce * ''

Legacy of the Incas ''Legacy of the Incas'' (german: Das Vermächtnis des Inka) is a 1965 adventure film directed by Georg Marischka and starring Guy Madison, Rik Battaglia, and Heinz Erhardt. It was made as a co-production between Bulgaria, Italy, Spain, and W ...

'' (1965) - Geronimo * ''

Our Man in Jamaica ''Our Man in Jamaica''/''Operation Jamaica'' ( it, A 001, operazione Giamaica) is a 1965 Italian Spanish German international co-production Eurospy adventure film directed by an uncredited Mel Welles. It was credited to for reasons of European ...

'' (1965) - Gil * ''

Hands of a Gunfighter ''Hands of a Gunfighter'' ( es, Ocaso de un pistolero, it, Il destino di un pistolero, also known as ''Hands of Gunman'') is a 1965 Spanish-Italian western film directed by Rafael Romero Marchent Rafael Romero Marchent (3 May 1926 – 13 Febr ...

'' (1965) - Mack * ''

Canadian Wilderness ''Canadian Wilderness'' ( it, I tre del Colorado/ ''Three From Colorado'') is a 1965 Spanish-Italian adventure drama western film directed by Amando de Ossorio. It stars George Martin Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 20 ...

'' (1965) - Victor's Friend * '' The Relentless Four'' (1965) - Moss * ''

Our Men in Bagdad ''Our Men in Bagdad'' ( it, Il gioco delle spie, french: Bagarre à Bagdad pour X-27) is a 1966 Italian-French Eurospy film starring Rory Calhoun. It was the directorial debut of Paolo Bianchini after about 60 films as assistant director. It was ...

'' (1966) - Dimitri * ''Rojo'' (1966) - Ramon * '' A Stranger in Town'' (1967) - Corgo * ''

The Stranger Returns ''The Stranger Returns'' (Italian: ''Un uomo, un cavallo, una pistola'', lit. ''A Man, a Horse, a Gun'') also known as ''Shoot First... Laugh Last!'', is a 1967 Italian-German-American Spaghetti Western film directed by Luigi Vanzi. It is a seque ...

'' (1967) - Chrysler * '' Dakota Joe'' (1967) * ''Tutto per tutto'' (1968) - Miguel Comaco * ''Luana la figlia della foresta vergine'' (1968) * ''

The Silent Stranger ''The Silent Stranger'' (Italian: ''Lo straniero di silenzio''), also known as ''The Horseman and the Samurai'' and ''The Stranger in Japan'', is a 1968 Spaghetti Western jidaigeki film directed by Luigi Vanzi. It is the second sequel to '' A St ...

'' (1968) - White-Eye (uncredited) * ''Man Who Cried for Revenge'' (1968) - Bandito * ''

OSS 117 – Double Agent ''OSS 117 – Double Agent'' (also known as ''OSS 117: Murder for Sale'' or ''No Roses for OSS 117'' (''Pas de Roses pour OSS 117'')) is a 1968 Eurospy film about agent OSS 117, starring John Gavin. Cast * John Gavin as Hubert Bonisseur de La Ba ...

'' (1968) * ''Persecución hasta Valencia'' (1968) * '' Pistol for a Hundred Coffins'' (1968) - Verdugo * ''Giugno '44 - Sbarcheremo in Normandia'' (1968) - Parker * '' Between God, the Devil and a Winchester'' (1968) - Batch * ''

The Great Silence ''The Great Silence'' ( it, Il grande silenzio) is a 1968 revisionist Spaghetti Western film directed and co-written by Sergio Corbucci. An Italian-French co-production, the film stars Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Vonetta McGee (in ...

'' (1968) - Sanchez * ''

Dead Men Don't Count ''Dead Men Don't Count'' ( es, ¿Quién grita venganza?, it, I morti non si contano, also known as ''Cry for Revenge'') is a 1968 Spanish-Italian Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Rafael Romero Marchent Rafael Romero Marchent (3 Ma ...

'' (1968) - Gregory Lassiter * '' The Mercenary'' (1968) - Mateo * ''Tarzan in the Golden Grotto'' (1969) * ''Quinto: non ammazzare'' (1969) - Stagecoach guard * '' Tarzana, the Wild Girl'' (1969) - Fred * '' Garringo'' (1969) - Damon * ''I diavoli della guerra'' (1969) - The Sheik * ''

Arizona Colt Returns ''Arizona Colt Returns'' ( it, Arizona si scatenò... e li fece fuori tutti), also known as ''Arizona'' is a 1970 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Martino and starring Anthony Steffen. The feature film debut of Martino after a series of ...

'' (1970) - Biggle * '' Sartana Kills Them All'' (1970) - Fred Burton * ''

Hey Amigo! A Toast to Your Death ''Hey Amigo! A Toast to Your Death'' ( it, Ehi amigo... sei morto!, also known as ''Ehi amigo... Rest in Peace'') is a 1970 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Paolo Bianchini and starring Wayde Preston. Plot Dove Williams, a postal offi ...

'' (1970) - Manolo * '' Dig Your Grave Friend... Sabata's Coming'' (1971) - Sabata * '' Four Gunmen of the Holy Trinity'' (1971) - Dingus * ''

And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave ''And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave'' ( es, Los buitres cavarán tu fosa) is a 1971 Spanish western film directed by Juan Bosch and starring Craig Hill, Fernando Sancho and Dominique Boschero. It is composed by Bruno Nicolai. Cast * Craig Hi ...

'' (1971) - Sheriff of Silver Town * ''Il ritorno del gladiatore più forte del mondo'' (1971) - The Fox * '' Web of the Spider'' (1971) - Herbert * ''

Drummer of Vengeance ''Drummer of Vengeance'' ( it, Il giorno del giudizio, also known as ''Day of Judgment'', ''Doomsday'' and ''An Eye for an Eye'') is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Mario Gariazzo and starring Ty Hardin, Rossano Bra ...

'' (1971) - Jason * ''

Blindman ''Blindman'' (also known in Italian as ''Il Pistolero Cieco'', lit. "The Blind Gunfighter") is a 1971 Spaghetti Western film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and co-written and co-produced by Tony Anthony. The film's protagonist, played by Anthony, ...

'' (1971) - Mexican General * '' Prey of Vultures'' (1972) - Joe Porter, Blacksmith * ''

They Believed He Was No Saint ''They Believed He Was No Saint'' ( es, La caza del oro) is a 1972 Spanish western film directed by Juan Bosch and starring Anthony Steffen, Daniel Martín and Tania Alvarado. It is scored by Marcello Giombini, and written by Renato Izzo. Ca ...

'' (1972) - Director de la prisión * ''Zambo, il dominatore della foresta'' (1972) - Juanez * '' 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York'' (1973) - Raf - Pole's Henchman (uncredited) * ''The Killer with a Thousand Eyes'' (1973) - Olalia * ''Zinksärge für die Goldjungen'' (1973) - Sergio * ''Dagli archivi della polizia criminale'' (1973) - Hastruan's henchman (uncredited) * ''Cugini carnali'' (1974) * ''The Killer Wore Gloves'' (1974) - Man at Subway Station (uncredited) * ''

Eyeball Eyes are organs of the visual system. They provide living organisms with vision, the ability to receive and process visual detail, as well as enabling several photo response functions that are independent of vision. Eyes detect light and con ...

'' (1975) - Martinez - the tour guide * ''

Get Mean ''Get Mean'', also known as ''Beat a Dead Horse'', ''Vengeance of the Barbarians'' and ''The Stranger Gets Mean'', is a 1975 Italian-American Spaghetti Western film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Tony Anthony, Lloyd Battista, Raf ...

'' (1975) - Diego * ''Geometra Prinetti selvaggiamente Osvaldo'' (1976) * ''Le seminariste'' (1976) - Il prefetto * ''Safari Express'' (1976) * ''Piccole labbra'' (1978) * ''Improvviso'' (1979) - L'infermiere Antonio * ''Pensieri Morbosi'' (1980) - History Professor * '' La moglie in bianco... l'amante al pepe'' (1981) - Cosmo * ''

Fantasma d'amore ''Fantasma d'amore'' () is a 1981 drama film directed by Dino Risi that stars Romy Schneider and Marcello Mastroianni. Plot Nino, a married tax accountant, sees on a bus Anna, the woman he loved 20 years ago, now poor and ill. After he gives h ...

'' (1981) - Luciano * '' La dottoressa preferisce i marinai'' (1981) - The tanning Man * '' Thor the Conqueror'' (1983) - Gnut * ''

Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the ...

'' (1983) - Sostratos * ''

The Adventures of Hercules ''The Adventures of Hercules'' ( it, Le avventure dell'incredibile Ercole) is the 1985 sequel to the 1983 film ''Hercules''. It was written and directed by Luigi Cozzi and has bodybuilder-turned-actor Lou Ferrigno reprising his role as the title ...

'' (1985) - Atreus (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baldassarre, Raf 1932 births 1995 deaths Male actors from Rome Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors 20th-century Italian male actors Male Spaghetti Western actors People of Lazian descent