Dell'Acqua, Ottaviano

[PeplumParadise]

Ottaviano Dell'Acqua in Lo chiamavano Bulldozer (1978)

Ottaviano Dell'Acqua is the youngest of the Dell'Acqua family by many years; he's a stuntman, actor and Master of arms, active in Italian films from the late 60's and still working as of 2021.

He was born in Rome on March 13th 1955. He is 17 years younger than brothers Alberto and Arnaldo and 9 years younger than Roberto (sister Fernanda's birth date is unknown). At the time of writing he is still living.

He began his career as a child in westerns in the late 60's, moving into teenage-thug roles in the 70's and graduating into the stunt work that was the family profession.

I am not at all familiar with Ottaviano due to his having began his career after the decline of peplums, so I have started his topic with just a handful of titles with many more to be added.

Alias: Richard Raymond.

Filmography

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1967

1. Un minuto per pregare, un istante per morire .... Clay as a boy (uncredited)
   
   1974
2. Il cittadino si ribella .... Post office customer during the robbery (uncredited)
   
   1975
3. Il tempo degli assassini .... Boy beaten by Piero's gang at the funfair (uncredited)
   
   1976
4. Il grande racket .... Rudy's henchman (uncredited)
5. Il trucido e lo sbirro .... Jewellery salesman (uncredited)
6. Napoli violenta .... Undercover cop (uncredited)
7. Paura in città .... Bully on the bus (uncredited)
8. Roma a mano armata .... Stefano's friend (credited)
9. Sangue di sbirro .... Thug killed on the stairs (uncredited)
   
   1977
10. California .... Soldier in the saloon (uncredited)
11. La via della droga .... unknown role (uncredited)
12. Mannaja .... Rebelling miner (uncredited)
13. Napoli spara! .... Santoro henchman (uncredited)
    
    1978
14. Lo chiamavano Bulldozer .... Gerry (credited)
15. Piedone l'africano .... Bus hooligan (credited as Acrobat)
    
    1979
16. Concorde Affaire '79 .... John, Forsythe's henchman (credited)
17. Un uomo in ginocchio .... Young man hit by stolen car (uncredited)
18. Uno sceriffo extraterrestre... poco extra e molto terrestre .... Airman (credited as Acrobat)
19. Zombi 2 .... Zombie (uncredited)
    
    1980
20. Chissa perché...capitano tutte a me .... Policeman in street fighting (credited)
21. Incubo sulla città contaminata .... Contaminated man outside the TV station (uncredited)
22. Poliziotto solitudine e rabbia .... Klaus White's henchman (credited)
23. S.H.E: Security Hazards Expert .... Magnasco henchman (uncredited)
24. Speed Cross .... Fighting motocross rider (uncredited)
    
    1981
25. ...E tu vivrai nel terrore! L'aldilà .... Zombie at the hospital (uncredited)
26. Chi trova un amico trova un tesoro .... Pirate (uncredited)
27. Giochi erotici nella terza galassia .... Acrobat villager (uncredited)
28. Il carabiniere .... Henchman on board of the ship (uncredited)
29. Occhio alla penna .... Slim henchman skilled with guns (uncredited)
    
    1982
30. Banana Joe .... Henchman (uncredited)
31. Bomber .... Bar brawler (uncredited)
32. Il sommergibile più pazzo del mondo .... Fedayyin (uncredited)
    
    1983
33. 2019 - Dopo la caduta di New York .... Eurac guard (uncredited)
34. Fuga dal Bronx .... Delta 1 security guard (uncredited)
35. Hercules .... Challenger of Hercules (uncredited)
36. I paladini - Storia d'armi e d'amori .... One of the rapists (credited)
    
    1984
37. Blastfighter .... Matt (credited as "Richard Raymond")
38. Rage - Fuoco incrociato .... Knife wielding attacker on the train (credited as Stunt Team)
39. Rats - Notte di terrore .... Kurt, the commander (credited as "Richard Raymond")
    
    1985
40. Dèmoni .... Cinemagoer (uncredited)
41. I pompieri .... Cosimo, the lover of Ruoppolo's wife (uncredited)
42. Il pentito .... Mafia gangster with the machine gun (uncredited)
43. Inferno in diretta .... Vlado's henchman (credited)
44. Red Sonja .... Queen Gedren's guard at banquet (uncredited)
    
    1986
45. I giorni dell'inferno .... Russell (credited as "Richard Raymond")
46. Lo scrigno dei mille diamanti .... Emerick's companion (no credit info)
    
    1987
47. Double Target - Doppio bersaglio .... Toro (credited as "Richard Raymond" and as Stunt coordinator as Ottaviano Dell'Acqua)
    
    1988
48. Cop game .... Smoking military police (uncredited)
49. Il segreto del Sahara (TV mini-series) .... (credited under "attori acrobati") - no pic
50. Trappola diabolica .... Jimmy (credited as "Richard Raymond" and as Stunt coordinator as Ottaviano Dell'Acqua)
51. Zombi 3 .... Roger (credited as "Richard Raymond" and as Coordinamento scene acrobatiche as Ottaviano Dell'Acqua)
    
    1989
52. After Death (Oltre la morte) .... Martin, a scientist facing the voodoo priest (uncredited)
53. Appuntamento a Trieste (TV mini-series) - episodes 2 & 3 .... Dino (credited)
54. Miami cops .... Curtis (uncredited)
    
    1990
55. Mal d'Africa .... Coviello bodyguard (uncredited)
56. Oceano (TV mini-series) - episodes 1-3 .... Pajarito (credited as Master of arms, in episodes 1-6)
    
    1991
57. Buck ai confini del cielo .... Natty (credited as "Richard Raymond")
58. Classe di ferro (TV series) - season 2, ep. 3: "Sette ore a New York" .... Biker thug (uncredited)
    
    1993
59. I ragazzi del muretto (TV series) - season 2, ep. 5: "Il mestiere più antico del mondo" .... Thug (credited as Stunt coordinator, in episodes 1-14)
    
    1994
60. Botte di natale .... One of the outlaws (credited for Stunts)
61. Il burattinaio (credited as Stunt)
    
    1995
62. Solomon & Sheba (TV movie) .... Hanani (credited as "Ottaviani Dell'Acqua")
    
    1997
63. Double Team .... Italian intelligence agent (uncredited)
64. Un prete tra noi (TV series) - ep.: "Un'evasione annunciata") .... Ex accomplice of Carlo? (credited - still still no pic)
    
    2000
65. Alex l'ariete .... Biondo (credited)
    
    2001
66. Ama il tuo nemico 2 (TV mini-series) .... unknown role (no credit info)
67. Il conte di Melissa .... The count's messenger (credited and as Stunt coordinator)
68. Vajont - la diga del disonore .... (credited for "Stunt", but not found)
    
    2002
69. Gangs of New York .... Member of Bill the Butcher's gang (uncredited)
    
    2003
70. Il latitante .... Marco (credited as Master of arms)
71. Piazza delle cinque lune .... (credited as Stuntman)
72. Snuff killer - la morte in diretta .... Snuff film dealer (credited as Master of arms)
    
    2004
73. Tartarughe sul dorso .... Fighting harbour worker (credited)
    
    2005
74. Il capitano (TV series) season 1, ep. 1: "La missione" .... Killer henchman (credited and as Stunt coordinator for eps. 1-6)
75. Padre Speranza (TV movie) .... Pimp (credited as Action scenes coordinator)
    
    2006
76. Crimini (TV series) season 1, ep. 4: "Terapia d'urto" .... Paco Leoni (credited)
    
    2008
77. Il solitario .... Tough henchman (credited)
    
    2012
78. Dracula 3D (credited as Stunt coordinator - does not appear)
    
    2017
79. Demon mind .... Lucio Questi (credited)
80. John Wick: Chapter 2 .... One of Gianna's bodyguards (credited for Stunts)
81. Sirene (TV mini-series) - ep. 5 .... Taxi driver (credited as actor and Stunt coordinator for eps. 1-6)
    
    2018
82. Il mio nome è Thomas (credited as Stunt coordinator - does not appear)
83. Rabbia furiosa .... Spartaco (credited as actor and Master of Arms and Stuntman)
    
    2019
84. Oro e piombo .... (poster credit as Master of arms)
    
    2020
85. Gialli II .... Sergey's father (poster credit - role unconfirmed)
    
    2021
86. La befana vien di notte 2 - Le origini .... Giovino (credited as actor and stunt-coordinator)
    
    2022
87. Gli idoli delle donne .... Joacquim henchman (credited as stunt-coordinator)

Additional credits

• Fiat Ducato (1987 TV spot) as Fighter on the train

Titles to check

• Pommarò (1990 - credited)

[PeplumParadise]

Un minuto per pregare, un istante per morire (1967) as Clay as a boy

[PeplumParadise]

Roma a mano armata (1976) credited, as Stefano's friend

[PeplumParadise]

Napoli spara! (1977) as Santoro henchman

[PeplumParadise]

Lo chiamavano Bulldozer (1978) credited, as Gerry

[Cinema Italiano]

Paura in città (1976) as Bully on the bus

[Cinema Italiano]

Il trucido e lo sbirro (1976) as Jewelry salesman

[Emiliano]

With the psudonym of Richard Raymond in Fulci's Zombi 3 (1988) as Roger.
From the mid of the eighties, Ottaviano becomes an interesting protagonist of some action and horror films. Here he appears in one of his most famous ones, with a character who in the ending even pays homage to Willem Dafoe's interpretation in Platoon.

[Emiliano]

In Red Sonja (a.k.a. Yado) (1985) as a Queen Gedren's guard at banquet.

[Emiliano]

Another great starring role in Bruno Mattei's cult sci-fi horror Rats - Notte di terrore (1984) as Kurt, the commander.