Fortunato Arena
Acting
Biography
Fortunato Arena (23 May 1922 – 7 March 1994) was an Italian stuntman and actor who appeared in more than one hundred films from 1954 to 1989.
Born: May 23, 1922
Place of Birth: Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy
Known For
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.
The Great Silence
A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.
Trinity Is Still My Name
The two brothers Trinity and Bambino are exchanged by two federal agents and take advantage of the situation to steal a huge booty hidden in a monastery by a gang of outlaws.
Without Family
Released from the orphanage at the age of thirty, a man dreams of finding his mother.
Dynamite Jack
Antoine Espérandieu, a French tenderfoot, lands in Windows Canyon, Arizona, a remote place under the thumb of dangerous outlaw Dynamite Jack, only to discover the friend he was to meet there has been murdered. Worse, it is not long before Antoine realizes he is Jack's perfect lookalike. All the same, he decides to settle down in the small town, where he becomes the local tax collector. One day, he finds himself face to face with the bandit...
Salvo D'Acquisto
In 1943 Italy is crumbling. Salvo D'Acquisto, a Carabinieri officer is trying to maintain law and order. One tragic incident will unravel a chain of events leading to him having to stand between the Germans and people he swore to protect.
Girolimoni, the Monster of Rome
In Mussolini's Rome a murderer is targeting young girls. The movie explores how the fascist mind works, how it plays its values off the sentiment of the masses and explores the role of the press in creating a unified narrative.
The Con Artists
Belle Duke, in order to get revenge on her former lover Philip Bang, organize his jail break. But instead of Philip is the Italian Felice Brianza, AKAS Felix, to escape. Now Felix is obliged to help Philip to escape. He will succeeded and from that moment on the two will join to defraud Belle. The swindle plot become more complicate when Felix falls in love for Philip's daughter.
The Conqueror of Atlantis
Curious noises in the Arabian desert signal an attack by bizarre phantom-like raiders of gold who are in search of their Queen. A relocated Hercules arrives on the scene and sets off to find a kidnapped Nomad princess. He follows her abductors past the Mountain of the Dead, through the City of the Phantoms, to a mysterious castle which turn out to be Atlantis. As if all this wasn't strange enough, Hercules will encounter gold-painted, blue body stocking-wearing, reanimated dead guys; female guards (who are killed if they taste the love of a man); a dying evil queen and her Ming the Merciless wanna-be sorcerer-scientist; and a torturous climax.
Where Are You Taking That Woman
A lady killer tracked by the police, takes refuge at a psychiatrist's home, and the doctor tells him three stories, to convince him that crime does not pay
Filmography
as Ghost
as Uomo al tavolo da poker
as Mevian (as Lucky Aras)
as edicolante
as Santoni
as General Pantaleone
as Paesano
as Osvaldo's Thug #2 (uncredited)
as Peasant
as il macellaio
as Ristoratore
as Bank Robber
as Bouncer at Bowling
as Large Jail Hoodlum
as Rico Henchman (uncredited)
as Morel
as scagnozzo di Philip
as uomo che cade nella fontana
as poliziotto
as Vigile urbano (uncredited)
as Venditore di castagne
as Vincenzo, padre di Tamara
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
as Uomo di Garofalo
as Police Officer
as Buoncostume Mayor
as Inmate (uncredited)
as servitore di villa Casadei
as Danny Dillman
as er bujaccaro
as Sheriff with Fishes
as Operaio
as Stagecoach Driver
as Jack Gordon
as Sheriff
as Sam
as Unlawful Mine Operator
as Don Salvatore Aniello
as prof. Pampardella
as Colonel Matatodos
as (uncredited)
as Mexican Officer
as Parker Henchman
as Ambusher (uncredited)
as soldato con Caio Appio
as Truck Driver
as Yucca Sheriff
as Judge Stump
as One of Aiscia's Wardens (uncredited)
as Jackson
as Bandit (Uncredited)
as Asylum Warden (uncredited)
as El Moko
as Murdok Henchman
as Execution Squad Commander (uncredited)
as Timoniere
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
as Sheriff Henchman
as uomo di scorta alla diligenza
as Outlaw
as Trent
as Crazy Joe
as Gangster in the movie (uncredited)
as Partoni
as Bandit brought to Sheriff (uncredited)
as Lookout
as O'Connor's Gunman (uncredited)
as Captain Cordoba
as 1st Sombrero Onlooker at Tuco's 1st Hanging (uncredited)
as Vargas
as Townsman
as Poker player
as Taxi driver (Rome segment) (uncredited)
as Brawler
as Kemp's Henchman
as Golden Ghost Man
as Malingering Soldier
as Guard (uncredited)
as membro della setta
as Soldato di Sandar Khan
as Gladiator Instructor
as Gladiator (uncredited)
as Prison Guards' Captain
as Argonaut (uncredited)
as Soldier on Hiram's Ship