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The unidentified actor known as "Polar Beard" in Che gioia vivere (1961)
Another graduate from our Whitebeard project, "Polar Beard" was a short actor with a uniquely-styled big bushy white beard, active in Italian films at least throughout the 60's.

FILMOGRAPHY

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1959

1. Annibale .... One of Hannibal's men
2. Ben-Hur (uncredited) .... Spectator at victorious return / Spectator at crucifixion march
3. Cartagine in fiamme .... Man in marketplace
   
   1960
4. Esther and the King (uncredited) .... Jewish man
5. Il mattatore (uncredited) .... Prison inmate
6. Il terrore della maschera rossa (uncredited) .... Spectator at fight
7. Salambò (uncredited) .... Man in crowd at stoning
   
   1961
8. Che gioia vivere .... Prisoner 97
9. Nefertite, regina del Nilo .... Soldier
   
   1962
10. L'arciere delle mille e una notte .... Courtier
11. La marcia su Roma .... Prison inmate
    
    1963
12. Il crollo di Roma .... Christian prisoner
13. L'eroe di Babilonia .... Man in the temple
14. Maciste, l'eroe più grande del mondo .... Man in the tavern
    
    1964
15. Che fine ha fatto Totò baby? .... Man at the pension office
16. Gli invincibili fratelli Maciste .... Old prisoner working the mill
17. I due gladiatori .... Old man questioned by guards
18. I magnifici brutos del West .... Saloon customer
19. I pirati della Malesia .... Prisoner in the mines
20. La rivolta dei sette .... Spectator at street show
21. La vendetta dei gladiatori .... Christian
22. La vendetta di Spartacus .... Refugee
    
    1965
23. Adios gringo .... Saloon customer
24. Il gladiatore che sfidò l'impero .... Nobleman
    
    1966
25. Come svaligiammo la banca d'Italia .... Newspaper seller
26. Operazione Goldman .... Man in hibernation chamber

Che gioia vivere (1961) as Prisoner 97

L'arciere delle mille e una notte (1962) at the far right, as Courtier

I due gladiatori (1964) as Old man questioned by guards

Adios gringo (1965) as Saloon customer

While it was agreed that the actor in the 4 films above was all the same person, there are a number of other possible identifications from the Whitebeard project that people were less certain about, so I'll leave these here for now to be added or eliminated in the future when we know our man a little better (or when better quality images show up). For the record the 6 films here are
28. Maciste contro i mongoli (1963)
29. Maciste, l'eroe piu grande del mondo (1963)
41. L'ultimo gladiatore (1964)
45. La vendetta di Spartacus (1964)
51. Coca Cola commercial (1966)
123. Gli invincibili fratelli Maciste (1964)

Come svaligiammo la banca d'Italia (1966) as Newspaper seller Thanks to Johan for the sharper images

Ben-Hur (1959) as Spectator at victorious return. I'd say I'm 95% sure this is our man, I'm sure it will be easier to confirm once we know him a little better. Also seen in a second role as Spectator at the crucifixion march.

Il crollo di Roma (1963) as Christian prisoner

La rivolta dei sette (1964) only seen in profile and from behind as as the camera pans around, but I think it is still certainly him as Man watching the street show