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Cameron, Jeff

Post by PeplumParadise » 22/07/2019, 14:15

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Jeff Cameron in Sette contro tutti (1965)

Jeff Cameron was born Giovanni Goffredo Scarciofolo on April 11th 1934 in Rome, Italy. He died in 1985, aged 51, exact date unknown. In a recent broadcast on his Once Upon A Time In Spaghetti Westerns podcast dedicated to Jeff, Tom Betts revealed these details as confirmed by Jeff's nephew, also informing us that Jeff had a wife, Anna Maria Collieri, and a son, Massimo. The podcast can be watched on You Tube here. Unfortunately there's no information known on why he retired or died so young.

Jeff worked steadily as a stuntman from 1962-1967, first in peplums then moving into eurospies and spaghetti westerns, with occasional credits. 1968 saw him rise rapidly through the western credit lists (with several under his real name) and in 1969 he became a fully fledged lead actor, scoring 10 lead or featured roles over the next 4 years. Then in 1973, just as his career could have taken off internationally, he mysteriously vanished from the screen.

I think Jeff's latter filmography must be pretty complete, but there is a possibility that there may be a few undocumented appearances in peplums or eurospies still to be uncovered.

Filmography

1962
  1. Arrivano i titani .... City guard (uncredited)
  2. Le sette fatiche di Alì Babà .... Strong man pushing wheel (uncredited)
  3. Maciste, il gladiatore più forte del mondo .... Gladiator x 2 + 3 other roles (uncredited)

    1963
  4. Ercole contro Moloch .... Gladiator prisoner (uncredited)
  5. Il Duca nero .... Soldier (uncredited)
  6. Io Semiramide .... Saruk / Palace guard / Fighter with Omnos (uncredited)
  7. Maciste, l'eroe più grande del mondo .... Red guard / Gladiator from Nefer / Ambusher / Black guard (uncredited)

    1964
  8. Coriolano eroe senza patria .... Soldier (uncredited)
  9. Ercole contro i tiranni di Babilonia .... Henchman of Malik / Babylonian soldier / Liberated slave (uncredited)
  10. Ercole contro Roma .... Soldier (uncredited)
  11. Gli invincibili dieci gladiatori .... Gladiator (credited)
  12. Golia alla conquista di Bagdad .... unknown role (uncredited)
  13. Il trionfo dei dieci gladiatori .... Fario (credited)
  14. La rivolta dei Barbari .... Barbarian soldier (uncredited)
  15. La rivolta dei sette .... Gladiator (uncredited)
  16. La vendetta dei gladiatori .... Gladiator (uncredited)
  17. Maciste nelle miniere di Re Salomone .... Guard / Fighter (uncredited)

    1965
  18. Adios gringo .... Citizen with rope to hang Brent (uncredited)
  19. Agente 3S3 passaporto per l'inferno .... Customer in nightclub (credited)
  20. I criminali della galassia .... Astronaut (uncredited)
  21. I grandi condottieri .... Philistine soldier (uncredited)
  22. Il gladiatore che sfidò l'impero .... Gladiator (uncredited)
  23. Il vendicatore dei Mayas .... One of Manur's men (uncredited)
  24. La decima vittima .... Gladiator (uncredited)
  25. Un dollaro bucato .... Soldier (uncredited)
  26. Sette contro tutti .... Rebel gladiator (credited)

    1966
  27. Arizona Colt .... Rancher (uncredited)
  28. Modesty Blaise .... Cell guard (uncredited)
  29. Password: Uccidete agente Gordon .... Thug (uncredited)
  30. Sugar Colt .... Marky (credited as "Giovanni Scarciofolo")
  31. Un fiume di dollari .... Randall (uncredited)
  32. Zorro il ribelle .... Rebel (uncredited)

    1967
  33. 7 donne per i Mac Gregor .... 1st bandit (credited as "Nino Scarciofolo")
  34. Da uomo a uomo .... Cavanaugh's Henchman (uncredited)
  35. I fantastici 3 Supermen .... Sarkis henchman (credited as "Giovanni Scarciofolo")
  36. Kommissar X - Drei grüne Hunde / Strategic Command chiama Jo Walker .... Thug in bar (uncredited)
  37. La più grande rapina del West .... Mark (credited as "Giovanni Scarciofolo")
  38. Ray Master, l'inafferrabile .... O'Connor thug (uncredited)

    1968
  39. Ed ora... raccomanda l'anima a Dio! .... Sanders (credited)
  40. Oggi a me... domani a te .... Moreno (credited)
  41. Prega Dio... e scavati la fossa! .... Cipriano (credited)
  42. Straniero... fatti il segno della croce! .... Lucas Carson (credited)

    1969
  43. ... e vennero in quattro per uccidere Sartana! .... Sartana (credited)
  44. Passa Sartana... è l'ombra della tua morte .... Sartana (credited)

    1971
  45. Anche per Django le carogne hanno un prezzo .... Django (credited)
  46. Giù la testa... hombre! .... Macho Callagan (credited)
  47. I giardini del diavolo .... Lt. Bellings (credited)
  48. Per una bara piena di dollari .... George Hamilton aka Nevada Kid (credited)
  49. Quelle sporche anime dannate .... Tom Carter (credited)

    1972
  50. Al di là dell'odio... .... Cervo Volante (credited)
  51. La colt era il suo Dio .... Mike Jackson (credited)
  52. Un bounty killer a Trinità .... Alan Boyd (credited)

    1973
  53. La legge della camorra .... Mike Artusi (credited)

And one more!
I'm reasonably sure that he plays a pirate in Sansone contro il Corsaro Nero (1964), but with the available copies it's impossible to be certain or to get an image that isn't a blur.
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Re: Jeff Cameron

Post by PeplumParadise » 22/07/2019, 14:20

Maciste, il gladiatore più forte del mondo (1962) as Gladiator
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Jeff actually gets killed 5 times in this film, so I guess he plays 5 different roles! Is this a record?
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Post by PeplumParadise » 22/07/2019, 14:25

Le sette fatiche di Alì Babà (1962) as Strong man pushing wheel
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Post by PeplumParadise » 22/07/2019, 14:27

Io Semiramide (1963) as Saruk and now found in 2 additional roles as a Palace guard and Fighter with Omnos.
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Il Duca nero (1963) as Soldier
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Post by PeplumParadise » 22/07/2019, 14:31

Maciste, l'eroe più grande del mondo (1963) in four roles as a Red guard, a Gladiator from Nefer, an Ambusher and a Black guard.
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Post by PeplumParadise » 22/07/2019, 14:34

Ercole contro Moloch (1963) as Gladiator
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Post by PeplumParadise » 22/07/2019, 14:36

Il gladiatore che sfidò l'impero (1964) as Gladiator
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Post by PeplumParadise » 22/07/2019, 14:38

Coriolano eroe senza patria (1964) as Soldier
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Post by PeplumParadise » 22/07/2019, 14:40

Golia alla conquista di Bagdad (1964) Role uncertain
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