Arena, Ettore

Post by **Emiliano** » 27/08/2018, 12:21

: Ettore Arena in Meo Patacca (1972)

Ettore Arena was the son of the character actor and stuntman Fortunato Arena.[1] Ettore appears on the big screen from the mid-sixties, as stunt-man, generico and sometimes as an actor, in small roles. He disappeared from the scenes in the early eighties.

Filmography as actor

1962

Dieci italiani per un tedesco (Via Rasella) .... German soldier (uncredited)

1964
I due gladiatori .... Praetorian (uncredited)
Il colosso di Roma .... Roman soldier (uncredited)

1965
Adios gringo .... City dweller (uncredited)
Il compagno Don Camillo .... Young man at the party (uncredited)

1966
Django spara per primo .... One of the sheriff's men (uncredited)
Mille dollari sul nero …. (credited, but not found)
Missione apocalisse .... Soldier (uncredited)
Per qualche dollaro in meno .... Peasant (uncredited)
Sette dollari sul rosso .... Saloon customer (uncredited)

1967
Il cobra .... Arab worker in lab (uncredited)
L'avventuriero .... Sailor (uncredited)
La cintura di castità .... Sultan's guard (uncredited)
The Taming of the Shrew .... Man in the crowd at Katharina's wedding (uncredited)
Tutto Totò (TV series) - episode 6: "Totò ciak" .... Young man in the saloon (uncredited)

1968
Capriccio all'italiana - segment "Il mostro della domenica" .... Passerby (uncredited)
Il lungo giorno del massacro .... Younger Green brother (uncredited)
Uno dopo l'altro .... Saloon customer (uncredited)

1969
Tepepa .... Fiesta attendant (uncredited)

1970
Buon funerale amigos... paga Sartana .... Man in the gambling hall (uncredited)
L'arciere di fuoco .... Villager (uncredited)

1971
Armiamoci e partite! .... German soldier (uncredited)
Confessione di un Commissario di Polizia al Procuratore della Repubblica .... Asylum patient (uncredited)
Cose di Cosa Nostra .... Nandino (credited)
È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta! .... Townsman (uncredited)
Gli fumavano le colt... lo chiamavano Camposanto .... Saloon brawler (uncredited)
Il gatto a nove code .... Billiard hall client (uncredited)
Il ritorno del gladiatore più forte del mondo .... Roman soldier (uncredited)
Riuscirà l'avvocato Franco Benenato a sconfiggere il suo acerrimo nemico il pretore Ciccio De Ingras? .... Spectator at process (uncredited)
Scipione detto anche l'africano .... Guard (uncredited)

1972
Così sia .... Bearded man in the saloon (uncredited)
Don Camillo e i giovani d'oggi .... Friend of Veleno (uncredited)
Il sindacalista .... Protester (uncredited)
Masuccio salernitano .... Monk (uncredited)
Meo Patacca .... Peppe, one of the Meo Patacca's generals (credited)
Perchè quelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer? .... Nightclub customer (uncredited)
Quel gran pezzo dell'Ubalda tutta nuda e tutta calda .... Oderisi's voyeur worker (credited)
Senza famiglia, nullatenenti cercano affetto .... Organiser of the rioters (uncredited)
Uomo avvisato mezzo ammazzato... Parola di Spirito Santo .... Soldier (uncredited)

1973
Dio, sei proprio un padreterno! .... French cop (uncredited)
L'ultimo tango a Zagarol .... Policeman (uncredited)
Lo chiamavano Tresette... giocava sempre col morto .... Miss Marlene henchman (uncredited)
Oremus, Alleluia e Così sia .... Bunkhouse occupant (no credit info)
Patroclooo! ...e il soldato Camillone, grande grosso e frescone .... Soldier (uncredited)
Rugantino .... Guard (uncredited)

1974
Di Tresette ce n'è uno, tutti gli altri son nessuno .... Camp card player (credited)
Il colonnello Buttiglione diventa generale .... Karate chop soldier (uncredited)
Il saprofita .... Bar customer (uncredited)
Moses the Lawgiver (TV mini-series) .... Slave-keeper (uncredited)

1975
ll marsigliese (TV mini-series) .... Thug attacking the workers (uncredited)
L'infermiera di mio padre .... Factor (no credit info)
La polizia accusa: il servizio segreto uccide .... Inmate (uncredited)
Morte sospetta di una minorenne .... Pimp (uncredited)
Prima ti suono e poi ti sparo .... El Moro bandit (credited)

1976
Ah sì? E io lo dico a Zzzzorro! .... Bodyguard (credited)
La dottoressa del distretto militare .... Patient from Lombardia (no credit info)
La poliziotta fa carriera .... Police teacher / Man at the prize-giving ceremony (uncredited)
La professoressa di scienze naturali .... Road sweeper (uncredited as actor)
Poliziotti violenti .... Henchman (uncredited as actor)

1977
La banda del gobbo .... Psychiatric hospital male nurse (uncredited)
La soldatessa alla visita militare .... Corporal (uncredited)
Per amore di Poppea .... Warder (credited)
Stringimi forte papà .... unknown role (uncredited as actor)
Taxi Girl .... Fake rubber / Mendicant (uncredited)

1978
L'insegnante viene a casa .... Transfers worker (uncredited as actor)
Porco Mondo .... One of the senator´s henchmen (uncredited as actor)

1979
Brillantina Rock .... Brawler outside the nightclub (uncredited as actor)
La poliziotta della squadra del buon costume .... Sheik (uncredited as actor)

1983
Due strani papà .... Poker player (uncredited)

Ettore behind the camera

1975

La liceale .... credited as Assistant Director

1976
La poliziotta fa carriera .... credited as Capo Gruppo
La professoressa di scienze naturali .... credited as Assistant Director
Poliziotti violenti .... credited as Assistant Director

1977
Stringimi forte papà .... credited as Assistant Director

1978
L'insegnante viene a casa .... credited as Segretario di Edizione
Porco Mondo .... credited as Assistant Director

1979
Brillantina Rock .... credited as Assistant Director
La poliziotta della squadra del buon costume .... credited as Segretario di edizione

1982
Giovani belle...probabilmente ricche .... credited as Assistant director

1983
Sangraal la spada di fuoco .... credited as Assistant director, as "Ettore Antonello Arena"

Filmography to check

W la Foca (1982) as Man who slaps guy in a movie theater (was previously in filmography with no images)

NO'ttore!

In these titles Ettore was mixed-up in former times with Alberigo Donadeo, who was formerly (before his identity was revealed) thought to be the brother of Fortunato.

Execution (1968) as Prison warden
Django il bastardo (1969) as Murdok Henchman
Gli specialisti (1969) as Townsman
C'è Sartana... vendi la pistola e comprati la bara (1970)

Notes and sources

1. Info courtesy of Tibor Robert Szücs.

Post by **Emiliano** » 05/09/2018, 20:40

Il gatto a nove code (1971), as Billiard hall client

La dottoressa del distretto militare (1976), as Patient from Lombardia

Quel grand pezzo dell'Ubalda tutta nuda e tutta calda (1972), as Oderisi's voyeur worker

Post by **Emiliano** » 05/09/2018, 20:47

Perchè quelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer? (1972), as Nightclub customer

Riuscirà l'avvocato Franco Benenato a sconfiggere il suo acerrimo nemico il pretore Ciccio De Ingras? (1971), as Spectator at process

Post by **Emiliano** » 05/09/2018, 20:55

L'infermiera di mio padre (1975) as Factor

Morte sospetta di una minorenne (1975) as Pimp

ID by vecchiaguardia

La soldatessa alla visita militare (1977) as Corporal

La professoressa di scienze naturali (1976) as Road sweeper

Post by **Emiliano** » 05/09/2018, 21:06

Ultimo tango a Zagarol (1973) as Policeman

Per amore di Poppea (1977) credited, as Prison guard

Images upgraded adding credit - Nick

Porco Mondo (1978)
What's interesting about Porco Mondo is that, just like in Brillantina Rock, Ettore is credited as an assistant director, rather than as an actor despite having a big role! And he also does his own stuntwork in all of his scenes!