Nazzareno Zamperla was a stuntman, actor and Master of Arms, active in Italian films from the early 50's, working steadily for the next 50 years until 2003. For awhile, in the mid-late 60's, he scored some larger, credited acting roles, but he was back in uncredited stunt roles from the start of the 70's. Later he worked more often behind the scenes as a stunt coordinator or weapons master.
He was born in Treviso, Italy on April 25th 1937 and died in Rome on March 19th 2020, aged 82. He came from a well known circus family and was the brother of stuntman Rinaldo Zamperla and stuntwoman Anna Maria Zamperla. His sons, Mirko and David, followed their father into the business.
Along with Franco Fantasia and Goffredo Unger, he was among the first of the generation of stuntmen who worked through the cycles of historical swashbucklers, peplums, eurospies, spaghetti westerns and crime films of the 70s.
- Capitan Fantasma .... Pirate (uncredited)
1954 - La strada .... Man restraining Zampano (uncredited)
1956 - Giovanni dalle bande nere .... Soldier (uncredited)
- Il cavaliere dalla spada nera .... Soldier (uncredited)
- Lo spadaccino misterioso .... unknown role (uncredited)
1957 - Il conte di Matera .... Marco (credited)
- Il diavolo nero .... One of Osvaldo's men (uncredited)
- Kean - Genio e sregolatezza .... Acrobat (uncredited)
- La Gerusalemme liberata .... Soldier (uncredited)
- Rascel-Fifì .... Street brawler (uncredited)
1958 - Il pirata dello sparviero nero .... Pirate with the French ambassador (uncredited)
- La maja desnuda .... Soldier / Rioter (uncredited)
1959 - Ben-Hur .... Pirate / Roman archer on the ship (uncredited)
- La battaglia di Maratona .... Gladiator (uncredited)
1960 - I giganti della Tessaglia .... Rebel from Jolco / Argonaut (uncredited)
- Morgan il pirata .... Pirate (uncredited)
- Teseo contro il minotauro .... Rebel (uncredited)
1961 - Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide .... Fighter in tavern (uncredited)
- Gli invasori .... Fighter in sea battle (uncredited)
- Il segreto dello sparviero nero .... Tavern brawler (uncredited)
- La schiava di Roma .... Roman soldier / Gaul (credited)
- Le meraviglie di Aladino .... Street acrobat / Fighter for the Bandit Chief (uncredited)
- Pugni pupe e marinai .... Henchman of the Dons (uncredited)
- Rosmunda e Alboino .... One of Alboino's generals (uncredited)
- Una spada nell'ombra .... Soldier (uncredited)
1962 - Eva .... Bar bouncer (uncredited)
- I moschettieri del mare .... Seaman (uncredited)
- I Normanni .... William (uncredited)
- I sette gladiatori .... Vargas (credited as "Tony Zamperla")
- La tigre dei sette mari .... Rick (credited)
- Zorro alla corte di Spagna .... Paquito (credited as "Nazareno Zamperla")
1963 - Il magnifico avventuriero .... Police officer in tavern fight (uncredited)
- Sandokan, la tigre di Mompracem .... Hirangu (credited)
- Zorro contro Maciste .... Sadoc (credited)
- Zorro e i tre moschettieri .... D'Artagnan (credited as "Tony Zamperla")
1964 - I pirati della Malesia .... Durango (credited)
- I tre sergenti del Bengala .... Sergeant John Foster (credited as "Nick Anderson")
- Il magnifico gladiatore .... Horatio (credited)
- Il trionfo di Ercole .... Thief (credited)
- Sansone contro il corsaro nero .... Watchman (credited)
1965 - La montagna di luce .... Sitama's henchman (credited)
- Sette contro tutti .... Gladiator (credited as "Nick Anderson")
- Un dollaro bucato .... Philip O'Hara (credited as "Nicholas St. John")
- Una pistola per Ringo .... Sancho gang member (credited)
1966 - 7 pistole per i MacGregor .... Peter MacGregor (credited as "Nick Anderson")
- Kiss kiss... bang bang .... Henchman disguised as bus driver and waiter (uncredited as actor)
- Sugar Colt .... Sergeant Preston (credited as "Nazareno Zamperla")
1967 - 7 donne per i MacGregor .... Peter MacGregor (credited as "Nick Anderson")
- 7 pistole per un massacro .... Tom, Peggy's brother (credited)
- Troppo per vivere...poco per morire .... Flash, newspaper photographer (credited)
1968 - Karin un corpo che brucia .... unknown role (poster credit)
1969 - La collina degli stivali .... Franz, the acrobat (credited as "Neno Zamperla")
- Sette volte sette .... Bananas (credited as "Neno Zamperla")
1970 - Le tigri di Mompracem .... Prisoner (uncredited)
1971 - L'amante dell'Orsa Maggiore .... Smuggler (not credited as actor)
- L'arciere di fuoco .... One of Robin Hood's men (credited as "Neno Zamperla")
1973 - Tony Arzenta (Big Guns) .... Cutitta henchman (not credited as actor)
1974 - Il cittadino si ribella .... Thug (credited as "Nazareno Zamperla")
- Uomini duri (Tough guys) .... Snake's henchman (uncredited)
1975 - Cipolla colt .... Oblo aka Monocle (credited as "Neno Zamperla")
- Il bianco, il giallo il nero .... Donovan's sergeant (credited as "Nazareno Zamperla")
1976 - Il secondo tragico Fantozzi .... Office worker carrying Fantozzi up the stairs (uncredited)
- La Madama .... Henchman of "Il Veneziano" (credited)
- Safari express .... Hotel guest (uncredited as actor)
1977 - California .... Brother of northern soldier (uncredited as actor)
- Sahara Cross .... Captain Zaft (uncredited as actor)
1979 - L'importante è non farsi notare .... Agent O'Hara (uncredited as actor)
- Un uomo in ginocchio .... Police officer (uncredited as actor)
1980 - Apocalypse domani .... American soldier (uncredited)
- L'avvertimento .... Inspector Toniatto (uncredited as actor)
- Occhio alla penna ... Colorado Slim Henchman (uncredited)
1982 - Banana Joe .... Henchman (uncredited)
1983 - Thor il conquistatore .... Man of Gnut's tribe (uncredited)
- Thunder .... Thomas' friend (credited)
1984 - Rolf .... Bearded mercenary (credited as "Nike Anderson")
1985 - A.D. - Anno Domini (TV Miniseries) episode 3 …. Gladiator (uncredited)
1988 - La notte degli squali .... Vic (uncredited as actor)
1990 - C'era un castello con 40 cani .... (credited as Stuntman, but not found)
- Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co (2000) Documentary which appeared as an extra on DVD releases, as interviewee
- Bacia e spara .... credited as Master of Arms
- Kiss kiss bang bang .... credited as Master of arms
1968 - Oggi a me...domani a te! .... credited as Maestro d'armi
- Un minuto per pregare, un istante per morire .... credited as Maestro d'armi
1969 - La collina degli stivali .... credited as Stunt director
- Vivi o preferibilmente morti .... credited as Master of arms, as "Nazareno Zamperla"
1970 - Corbari .... credited as maestro d'armi
- Quando le donne avevano la coda .... credited as Fight director, as "Neno Zamperla"
1971 - L'arciere di fuoco .... credited as Master of arms as "Neno Zamperla"
1972 - Amico, stammi lontano almeno un palmo .... credited as Head Stuntman
1973 - Gli eroi .... credited as Stunt co-ordinator
- Tony Arzenta (Big Guns) .... credited as Master of Arms
1974 - Il cittadino si ribella .... credited as Maestro d'armi, as "Nazareno Zamperla"
- Il colonnello Buttiglione diventa generale .... credited as Maestro d'armi
1975 - Africa Express ....credited as Master of Arms, as "Nazareno Zamperla"
- Il bianco, il giallo il nero .... credited as master of arms, as "Nazareno Zamperla"
1976 - Safari express .... credited as Master of Arms, as "Nazareno Zamperla"
1977 - California .... credited as Stunt director, as "Neno Zamperla"
- Sahara Cross .... credited as Master of Arms
1978 - Sella d'argento .... credited as Assistant director and Master of arms
1979 - L'importante è non farsi notare .... credited as Master of Arms, as "Nazareno Zamperla"
- Un uomo in ginocchio .... credited as Master of Arms, as "Nazareno Zamperla"
1980 - L'avvertimento .... credited as Master of Arms, as "Nazareno Zamperla"
1981 - Asso .... credited as maestro d'armi
- Illa: punto di osservazione (TV mini-series) .... credited as Master of arms
1985 - Caccia al ladro d'autore (TV series) - ep.: "Un galeone pieno di suoni" .... credited as Stunt director, as "Nazareno Zamperla"
- Tex e il signore degli abissi .... credited as Stunt director, as "Nazareno Zamperla"
1986 - Caccia al ladro d'autore (TV series) - ep.7: "Cartografia sacra" ....credited as Stunt director, as "Nazareno Zamperla"
- I giorni dell'inferno .... credited as Stunt supervisor, as "Neno Zamperla"
1987 - Il generale (TV mini-series) All episodes .... credited as Master of arms as "Nazareno Zamperla"
1988 - Il nido del ragno .... credited as Master of arms
- La notte degli squali .... credited as Stunt co-ordinator
1989 - I promessi sposi (TV mini-series) .... credited as Master of arms
- Willy Signori e vengo da lontano .... credited as Stunt co-ordinator
1990 - The King’s Whore .... credited as Stunt coordinator, as "Neno Zamperla”
- Una vita scellerata .... credited as Stunt coordinator
1995 - Cutthroat Island .... credited as Swordmaster, as "Neno Zamperla"
1998 - Dangerous Beauty .... credited as Stunt coordinator, as "Neno Zamperla"
1999 - Cleopatra (TV mini-series) .... credited as Sword master, as "Neno Zamperla"
2001 - Vercingétorix, la légende du druide roi .... credited as Fencing master
- Ulisse (1954) IMDb as "Stunts" (not credited, so cannot be confirmed)
- Helen of Troy (1956) as "Stuntman" (not credited)
- Le fatiche di Ercole (1958) IMDb as "Stunts" (not credited, so cannot be confirmed)
- Ercole e la regina di Lidia (1959) IMDb as Stunt coordinator and "Stunts" (not credited, so cannot be confirmed)
- Barabba (1961) IMDb as Stunt coordinator (not credited, so cannot be confirmed)
- Marte, dio della guerra (1962) IMDb as "Stunts" (not credited, so cannot be confirmed)
- Sodoma e Gomorra (1962) IMDb as "Stunts" (not credited, so cannot be confirmed)
- Un dollaro bucato (1965) IMDb as Stunt coordinator (not credited, so cannot be confirmed)
- Una pistola per Ringo (1965) IMDb as Stunt coordinator (not credited, so cannot be confirmed)
- 7 pistole per i MacGregor (1966) IMDb as Stunt coordinator (not credited, so cannot be confirmed)
- Arizona Colt (1966) IMDb as Stunt coordinator (not credited, so cannot be confirmed)
- 7 donne per i Mac Gregor (1967) IMDb as Stunt coordinator (not credited, so cannot be confirmed)
- Il suo nome gridava vendetta (1968) IMDb as Stunt coordinator (not credited, so cannot be confirmed)
- Fellini Satyricon (1969) IMDb as Stunt coordinator (not credited, so cannot be confirmed)
- Sette volte sette (1969) IMDb as Stunt coordinator (not credited, so cannot be confirmed)
- Maciste contro lo sceicco (1962) ANICA
- Kiss Kiss… Bang Bang (1966) ANICA - credit as Master of Arms is listed
- L'amante dell'Orsa Maggiore (1971) ANICA / IMDb - Stunt coordinator. Acting role found
- Un uomo da rispettare (1972) IMDb as Stunt coordinator - may not appear
- Uomini duri (Tough guys) (1974) IMDb as Stunt coordinator (already in filmography for acting role)
- Fantozzi (1975) - credited as "Maestro d'armi"
- Il secondo tragico Fantozzi (1976) IMDb as Stunt coordinator (already in filmography for acting role)
- Il prefetto di ferro (1977) IMDb as Stunt coordinator - may not appear
- Corleone (1978) IMDb as Stunt coordinator - may not appear
- I giochi del diavolo (1981 TV mini-series) IMDb, Ep.1 "L'uomo della sabbia" as Stunt coordinator - may not appear
- Il tifoso, l'arbitro e il calciatore (1982) IMDb as Stunt coordinator - may not appear
- El tesoro de las cuatro coronas (1983) IMDb as Stunt director - may not appear
- Rush (1983) IMDb as Stunt coordinator - may not appear
- Dèmoni 2... l'incubo ritorna (1986) IMDb as Stunt coordinator - may not appear
- Cinque storie inquietanti (1987 TV mini-series) IMDb, Ep.2 "Il treno delle cinque" as "Stuntman"
- L'isola del tesoro (1987 TV mini-series) IMDb, unknown episodes as "Stunts"
- Sei delitti per padre Brown (1988 TV mini-series) IMDb, Ep.6 "Il delitto del signore di Marne" as Laerte
- Rally (1989 TV mini-series) IMDb, unknown episodes as Stunt coordinator - may not appear
- Aquile (1990 TV movie) IMDb as Stunt coordinator - may not appear
- Il principe del deserto (1991) IMDb as Stunt coordinator - may not appear (3-part TV mini-series and feature film with the same name)
- Un bambino in fuga - Tre anni dopo (1991 TV mini-series) IMDb, Eps.1-3 as Stunt coordinator - may not appear
- Jackpot (1992) IMDb as Stunt coordinator - may not appear
- Dellamorte Dellamore (1994) IMDb as Stunt coordinator - may not appear
- Vesna va veloce (1996) IMDb as Stunt coordinator - may not appear
- L'estate di Davide (1998 TV movie) IMDb as Stunt coordinator - may not appear
- The Whole Shebang (2001) IMDb as Stunt coordinator - may not appear
- La notte di Pasquino (2003 TV movie) IMDb as Stunt coordinator - may not appear
- Trenck - Zwei Herzen gegen die Krone (2003) IMDb as "Fencing choreographer" - may not appear
- Helen of Troy (1956) We previously had Nazzareno listed in an uncertain identification as a Trojan reveller, but with the appearance of the film in HD it was obviously not him. IMDb lists him as being a stuntman, so he may well still be in the film somewhere, but not appearing identifiably.