Canti, Aldo

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Aldo Canti in I fantastici 3 $upermen (1967)

Aldo Canti, most often credited under the pseudonym 'Nick Jordan', was a stuntman and actor, active in Italian films from the start of the 1960's until the early 1980's.

Aldo was born, according to all available sources, on May 16th 1941, location unknown.

His earliest known roles come from 1961, after which he kept busy in peplums for the first half of the decade, scoring a recurring role in the "Ten gladiator" series. Aldo was always at his best as part of an ensemble in roles with little dialogue, such as probably his best known role as one of the three titular heroes in I fantastici 3 $upermen (1967). He played several prominent roles opposite Lee Van Cleef in the Sabata series, but in the 70's his screen appearances became more irregular. Currently his last known role dates from 1982 in Buona come il pane.

He was murdered in Villa Borghese park on January 21st 1990, which many sources report as being mob related. Tom Betts adds more details on his Westerns… all'Italiana! blog: "In his free time Canti was an organiser of clandestine gambling dens also linked to the Band of Magliana. He apparently had let a few of his patrons run up a sizable debt. He made arrangements to meet them at Rome's Villa Borghese Park on January 21, 1990. He was found shot in the head in Rome at the Villa Borghese Trolley the following morning. During the investigation that followed it was established that he was killed by two people he knew, and who had a gambling debt with him but the killers were never found."

I continue to find undocumented roles for Aldo, so I'm sure there will be more to add. He was one of the most animated stuntmen, it would be rare to find an appearance where he does not perform somersaults or high jumps - something which often makes it difficult to grab images where he is clearly identifiable.

Filmography

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1961

1. Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide .... Tavern brawler (uncredited)
2. Gli invasori .... Fighter in sea battle (uncredited)
3. Il segreto dello sparviero nero .... Tavern brawler (uncredited)
4. Le meraviglie di Aladino .... Street acrobat (uncredited)
5. Pugni pupe e marinai .... Henchman of the Dons (uncredited)
   
   1962
6. Marte, dio della guerra .... Guard (uncredited)
7. Odio mortale .... role? (uncredited)
   
   1963
8. Ercole contro Moloch .... Rebel fighter (uncredited)
9. Golia e il cavaliere mascherato .... Gypsy fighter (uncredited)
10. I dieci gladiatori .... One of the ten gladiators (credited)
    
    1964
11. Anthar l'invincibile .... Street acrobat / Palace guard (uncredited)
12. Ercole contro i tiranni di Babilonia .... Liberated prisoner (uncredited)
13. Genoveffa di Brabante .... Dead soldier / Stunt double for Stephen Forsyth as Golo (uncredited)
14. Il trionfo dei dieci gladiatori .... One of the ten gladiators (credited as "Alan Lancaster")
15. Il trionfo di Ercole .... Golden fighter / Rebel fighter (uncredited)
16. L'ultimo gladiatore .... Prisoner-fighter with Glaucus (uncredited)
17. La rivolta dei pretoriani .... Acrobat who joins the rebels (uncredited)
18. La vendetta dei gladiatori .... Gladiator (credited)
19. La vendetta di Spartacus .... Fighter defending the grain (uncredited)
20. Spartacus e gli invincibili 10 gladiatori .... One of the ten gladiators (credited as "Alan Lancaster")
    
    1965
21. L'uomo di Toledo .... Guard (uncredited)
22. La guerra segreta .... Policeman (uncredited)
23. Sette contro tutti .... Red guard / Green guard (uncredited)
    
    1966
24. Black Box Affair - Il mondo trema .... Attacker (uncredited)
25. I criminali della galassia .... Ship crew member (credited)
26. I diafanoidi vengono da Marte .... Martian henchman (credited as "Aldo Kant")
27. I nostri mariti .... Trouble maker (uncredited)
28. Operazione Goldman .... Sam (uncredited)
29. Password Uccidete agente Gordon .... Henchman (uncredited)
    
    1967
30. I fantastici 3 $upermen .... Nick (credited as "Nick Jordan")
31. La morte viene dal pianeta Aytin .... Judo trainee (uncredited)
    
    1968
32. L'assassino ha le ore contate .... Voyou (poster credit as "Nick Jordan" - role unconfirmed)
33. Sigpress contro Scotland Yard .... Pedro (credited as "Nick Jordan")
    
    1969
34. 5 per l'inferno .... Nick Amadori (credited as "Nick Jordan")
35. Ehi amico... c'è Sabata. Hai chiuso! .... Indio (credited as "Nick Jordan")
    
    1970
36. Quella piccola differenza .... Aldo, dancer in drag (uncredited)
    
    1971
37. È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta! .... Angel (credited as "Nick Jordan")
    
    1972
38. Sotto a chi tocca! .... Gatto Mammone (credited as "Nick Jordan")
    
    1974
39. Superuomini, superdonne, superbotte .... Aru (credited as "Nick Jordan")
    
    1976
40. Keoma .... Caldwell henchman (uncredited)
41. Sangue di sbirro .... Police officer at the airport (uncredited)
    
    1977
42. Anno zero - Guerra nello spazio .... Etor (credited as "Aldy Canti")
43. Yeti - Il gigante del 20° secolo .... The killer (credited as "Al Canti")
    
    1978
44. Battaglie negli spazi stellari .... Frank Bimble (credited as "Nick Jordan")
45. La guerra dei robot .... Kuba (credited as "Nick Jordan")
46. Napoli serenata calibro 9 .... Totonno 'O Pazzo (credited as "Nick Jordan")
    
    1979
47. 3 Supermen contro il Padrino .... Atak (credited as "Nick Jordan")
48. Assassinio sul Tevere .... Mechanic-henchman (uncredited)
49. John Travolto... da un insolito destino .... Waiter (credited as "Aldo Conti")
    
    1980
50. La tua vita per mio figlio .... Don Michele Ravasino (credited as "Nik Jordan")
    
    1982
51. Buona come il pane .... Shoe shop sales assistant (uncredited)

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Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide (1961) as Tavern brawler

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Gli invasori (1961) as Fighter in sea battle

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Le meraviglie di Aladino (1961) as Street acrobat.

Performing somersaults along with Nazzareno Zamperla, he's in the background in the images. You do see him more clearly in the film, but, as is often the case with Aldo, he's constantly moving and impossible to get any shots where he is identifiable.

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Pugni pupe e marinai (1961) as Henchman of the Dons

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Marte, dio della guerra (1962) as Guard

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Odio mortale (1962) Role uncertain (a long time since I watched this one)

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Ercole contro Moloch (1963) as Rebel fighter

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Golia e il cavaliere mascherato (1963) as Gypsy fighter.

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I dieci gladiatori (1963) credited, as One of the ten gladiators.

Aldo was one of the seven stuntmen who appeared in all 3 films in the "ten gladiators" series, but he mostly remained in the background, and in the sequels his was the only one of the 10 who was not given a character name.