Omero Capanna was a stuntman active in Italian films from the start of the 1960's until the end of the 1990's.
He was born on April 4th 1942 in Rome, Italy and he died on October 11th 2003, also in Rome, aged 61. He was the son of stuntman Otello Capanna (best remembered as one of the charioteers in Ben-Hur) and his wife, Elvira, and he was the 3rd of 4 children, the others being Mario, Maria and Vanda. He was the nephew of actor Pietro Capanna.[1]
His filmography is proving somewhat problematic. The website omerocapanna.it, moderated by Omero's son Luciano, provides a very lengthy list of film titles, however of 30-odd titles listed between 1960-1964, almost all peplums, he has only been identified in one (from a 2nd he is identified from an on-set image and in another he is mis-identified). This does not necessarily mean that he did not appear in the films, most of these titles feature large battle scenes where none of the extras are identifiable, but does indicate that he is not seen identifiably - a problem for this forum since our inclusions in filmographies are based on visual identifications. The listings on the website were compiled from Omero's personal records, so they should be considered reliable, but without some visual confirmation they can only be considered to be unconfirmed.
From the late 60's onwards his appearances became more prominent and for most of the later roles listed he does seem to appear.
Even with this extensive source of titles I have found that there can still be additional roles to be found. Various websites list him as having appeared in anywhere from 200 to 400 films.
His biographical details come from the omerocapanna.it, website and I think that can be taken as a reliable source.
1. This information provided by forum user Christoffer Slotte which he obtained from Luciano Capanna, son of Omero
- Ursus nella terra di fuoco .... Guard (uncredited)
1964 - I due mafiosi .... Hitman (uncredited)
1966 - Johnny Yuma .... Barroom brawler (uncredited)
- L'arcidiavolo .... Soldier (uncredited)
- La battaglia dei Mods .... Brawler (uncredited)
- Superargo contro Diabolikus .... Superargo attacker (uncredited)
- Thompson 1880 .... Brady gang member (uncredited)
- Uno sceriffo tutto d'oro .... Vargas henchman (uncredited)
- Zorro il ribelle .... Luis henchman (uncredited)
1967 - El desperado .... Brawling soldier in saloon (uncredited)
- I giorni dell'ira .... Perkins henchman (uncredited)
- Il bello, il brutto, il cretino .... Deputy (uncredited)
- Killer Kid .... Soldier (uncredited)
- L'indomabile Angelica (Indomptable Angélique) .... French soldier killed (uncredited)
- La cintura di castità .... One of Guerrando's men (uncredited)
- Professionisti per un massacro .... Mexican bandit in tavern (uncredited)
- Un uomo un cavallo una pistola .... Gunman (uncredited)
- Una colt in pugno al diavolo .... Brawling soldier (uncredited)
- Vado... l'ammazzo e torno .... Cowboy with Quinto (uncredited)
- Wanted Johnny Texas .... Martinez henchman (uncredited)
1968 - ...e venne il tempo di uccidere .... Sam Bass, Mulligan's daughter's bodyguard (uncredited)
- Angelica e il gran sultano (Angélique et le sultan) .... Guard to Turkish Ambassador (uncredited)
- E per tetto un cielo di stelle .... Saloon brawler (uncredited)
- Il figlio di Aquila Nera .... Russian soldier firing (uncredited)
- Il pistolero segnato da Dio .... Saloon brawler (uncredited)
- La freccia nera (TV miniseries, ep. 7/7) .... Soldier (uncredited)
- La vendetta è il mio perdono .... Gunman (uncredited)
- Odia il prossimo tuo .... Malone henchman (uncredited)
- Preparati la bara! .... One of Django's unfaithful men (uncredited)
- Rose rosse per il führer .... French resistance fighter (uncredited)
- Se incontri Sartana prega per la tua morte .... Pistolero (uncredited)
- Spara, gringo, spara .... Brawler (uncredited)
1969 - Django il bastardo .... Murdok Henchman (Rowland group) (uncredited)
- Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera .... Pirate (uncredited)
- I diavoli della guerra .... Soldier in combat training (uncredited)
- Una lunga fila di croci .... Fargo Gunman (uncredited)
- Zorro alla corte d'Inghilterra .... Guard / Rebel (uncredited)
1970 - Le avventure di Gerard .... Spanish fighter (uncredited)
- Lo chiamavano Trinità… .... Mezcal henchman (uncredited)
- Roy Colt & Winchester Jack .... Bounty hunter (uncredited)
- Shango, la pistola infallibile .... Martinez soldier (uncredited)
- Un uomo chiamato Apocalisse Joe .... Berg henchman (uncredited)
1971 - Arriva Durango... paga o muori .... Guitar player (uncredited)
- Blindman .... Gunman (uncredited)
- Continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità .... Monk (uncredited)
- Detenuto in attesa di giudizio .... Luigi Donato, prisoner complaining about food quality (uncredited)
- È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta! .... McIntock henchman (uncredited)
- Il mio nome è Mallory... "M" come morte .... Ambler henchman (uncredited)
- Il ritorno del gladiatore più forte del mondo .... Soldier at the tavern (uncredited)
- Il venditore di morte .... Miner (uncredited)
- In nome del padre, il figlio e della colt .... Wagon guard (uncredited)
- Quando gli uomini armarono la clava e... con le donne fecero din-don .... Tribesman (uncredited)
- Rimase uno solo e fu la morte per tutti! .... Man with Jean in the courtroom (uncredited)
- Riuscirà l'avvocato Franco Benenato a sconfiggere il suo acerrimo nemico il pretore Ciccio De Ingras? .... role? (uncredited)
- Se t'incontro t'ammazzo .... Parker henchman (uncredited)
- Uccidi Django...uccidi per primo ! .... Burton henchman attacking McGee
- W Django! .... Jeff henchman (uncredited)
1972 - ...e poi lo chiamarono il magnifico .... Brawler (uncredited)
- Afyon oppio .... Don Vincenzo henchman (uncredited)
- Bada alla tua pelle Spirito Santo! .... Il Preto (credited)
- Così sia .... Brawler (uncredited)
- Hai sbagliato... dovevi uccidermi subito! .... Fred, Clinton foreman (credited)
- La mala ordina .... Don Vito Tressoldi's henchman (credited)
- La vergine di Bali .... Henchman in the bar (uncredited)
- La vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza? .... James henchman (uncredited)
- Milano calibro 9 .... One of the American's henchmen (credited)
- Seminò morte... lo chiamavano il castigo di Dio .... Guitar player (uncredited - Re-used footage)
- Sotto a chi tocca! .... Guard (uncredited)
- Tutti fratelli nel west... per parte di padre .... Barn brawler (uncredited)
- Un animale chiamato... uomo! .... Johnny Mattson (credited)
1973 - ... E il terzo giorno arrivo il corvo .... Gunman (uncredited)
- Anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli .... Cobra henchman in final brawl (uncredited)
- Ci risiamo, vero Provvidenza? .... Soldier (uncredited)
- Corte marziale .... Smith henchman (uncredited)
- Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone! .... Man sneaking into room in a sheet (uncredited)
- Elena sì... ma di Troia .... Brawler in the palace (uncredited)
- I racconti di Viterbury - Le più allegre storie del '300 .... Brawler in the barn (uncredited)
- Il Boss .... Worker killed at construction site (uncredited)
- Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore .... Lho Kon Te henchman (uncredited)
- La mano nera .... Newspaper vendor (uncredited)
- Mi chiamavano 'Requiescat'... ma avevano sbagliato .... Northern soldier (uncredited)
- Piedone lo sbirro .... O'Barone henchman (uncredited)
- Più forte sorelle .... Catapult henchman (uncredited)
- Studio legale per una rapina .... The Greek (credited)
- Troppo rischio per un uomo solo .... One of Rudy's cellmates (uncredited)
- Tutti figli di mammasantissima .... Henchman of Bug Morano's gang (uncredited)
1974 - ...altrimenti ci arrabbiamo! .... Balloon fight henchman (uncredited)
- A pugni nudi .... Franz henchman (uncredited)
- Anche gli angeli tirano di destro .... Maloney henchman (uncredited)
- Il domestico .... Guy showing how to fall off the window (uncredited)
- Il poliziotto è marcio .... Robber on the car (uncredited)
- L'eredità dello zio buonanima .... Assistant pastry chef (credited?)
- Le scomunicate di San Valentino .... Fencing nobleman (uncredited)
- Piedino il questurino .... Warehouse thug (uncredited)
- Quelli che contano .... Don Ricuzzo Cantimo's henchman (uncredited)
- Sesso in testa .... Suitor (uncredited)
- Superuomini, superdonne, superbotte .... Wood Tiger (credited)
- The Arena .... Gladiator (uncredited)
- La mafia mi fa un baffo .... Fighting henchman (uncredited)
1975 - Colpo in canna .... Silvera henchman (credited)
- Di che segno sei? .... Policeman (uncredited)
- Fango bollente .... Brawler at the stadium (uncredited)
- Il Messia .... Murdered jew (uncredited)
- Il sogno di Zorro .... Ruarte soldier (uncredited)
- Piedone a Hong Kong .... Brawler (uncredited)
- Roma violenta .... Thug (uncredited)
- Simone e Matteo: Un gioco da ragazzi .... Brawling sailor (uncredited)
- Yuppi Du .... Attacker (uncredited)
- Zanna Bianca alla riscossa .... Nelson henchman (uncredited)
- Zanna Bianca e il cacciatore solitario .... Brawler (uncredited)
1976 - Brutti, sporchi e cattivi .... Gang member (uncredited)
- Il colpaccio …. Policeman in the emergency room (uncredited)
- Il grande racket .... Thug tackling Velasci (uncredited)
- Il soldato di ventura .... French soldier (uncredited)
- Italia a mano armata .... Prisoner trying to kill commissioner Betti (uncredited)
- Liberi armati pericolosi .... Policeman (uncredited)
- Paura in città .... Lettieri's henchman (uncredited)
- Più forte sorelle .... Catapult henchman (uncredited)
1977 - Charleston .... Brawling clown (uncredited)
- Holocaust 2000 .... Asylum orderly (uncredited)
- I due superpiedi quasi piatti .... Fred henchman in the bowling hall (uncredited)
- Il mostro .... Paparazzo (uncredited)
- Napoli spara! .... Prisoner (uncredited)
- Squadra antitruffa .... Armando Trani, the killer / Card player (credited)
1978 - Avere vent'anni .... Rapist (uncredited)
- Battaglie negli spazi stellari .... (credit only)
- Il commissario Verrazzano .... Robber (uncredited)
- Lo chiamavano Bulldozer .... Croupier (uncredited)
- Piedone l'africano .... Gym henchman (uncredited)
- Scontri stellari oltre la terza dimensione .... Spaceship guard (uncredited)
- Squadra antimafia .... Hitman (uncredited)
1979 - La poliziotta della squadra del buon costume .... Man at the presentation (uncredited)
- Riavanti...marsch! .... Man at the evening dance party (uncredited)
1980 - L'uomo puma .... Kobras henchman (uncredited)
- Luca il contrabbandiere .... Henchman of "Marsigliese" (credited as acrobats)
- Una vacanza bestiale .... Palace guard (uncredited)
- Vacanze per un massacro .... Killed car driver (uncredited)
- Zucchero, miele e peperoncino .... Brother of Rosalia (uncredited)
1981 - La pelle .... Civilian welcoming American troops (uncredited)
1982 - Bomber .... Marine (uncredited)
- Le notti segrete di Lucrezia Borgia .... Soldier (uncredited)
- Marco Polo (TV miniseries) .... Venetian soldier (uncredited)
- Sangraal, la spada del fuoco .... Tribesman killed by Sangraal (uncredited)
- Vai avanti tu che mi vien da ridere .... Mental patient (uncredited)
1983 - Al bar dello sport .... Bodyguard of Don Raffaele (credited)
- Blade violent (I violenti) .... Prison van driver (uncredited)
- I sette magnifici gladiatori .... Guard (uncredited)
1984 - Cento giorni a Palermo .... Man shot down by the mafia (uncredited)
- Dagobert .... Soldier (uncredited)
- Hanna D. - La ragazza del Vondel Park .... Biker thug (uncredited)
- She .... Man at market attacked by the Norks / Harlequin Nork (uncredited)
- The Cold Room / Intrigo a Berlino (TV movie), role unknown (credited?)
- Un tenero tramonto .... Hitman (uncredited)
1985 - Caccio al ladro d’autore (TV series) - Ep.: "Addio Raffaello" .... Brawler (uncredited)
- King David .... Carriage horse leader (uncredited)
- Ladyhawke .... Francesco (uncredited)
- Mezzo destro mezzo sinistro - 2 calciatori senza pallone .... Italian football fan (uncredited)
- Mi faccia causa .... Thug (uncredited)
1986 - Asilo di polizia .... Worker on scaffolding (uncredited)
- I giorni dell'inferno .... Russian soldier (uncredited)
- L'ombra nera del Vesuvio (Tv miniseries, episode 1) .... Thug (uncredited)
- La piovra 2 (TV series) - Ep. 1 .... Pietro, driver of Deputy Commissioner Giuseppe Altero (uncredited)
- Naso di cane (TV mini-series) - Ep. 3 .... Palestra Brothers' henchman (uncredited)
- SuperFantozzi .... Man on the bus (uncredited)
1987 - Little Roma (TV mini-series) - ep. 3, 5 .... Hitman / Thug (credited in ep. 5)
- Teresa .... Party guest (uncredited)
1988 - Big man (TV series) S1, Ep.2: "La fanciulla che ride" .... Vasco's henchman (uncredited)
- Due fratelli (TV mini-series) .... Sergio Barberi's bodyguard (uncredited)
- Il segreto del Sahara (TV mini-series) .... (credited under "attori acrobati")
- Paradiso infernale .... Treasure hunter (uncredited)
- Russicum - i giorni del diavolo .... Henchman (uncredited)
- The Last Temptation of Christ .... (credited as stuntman)
1989 - Il ricatto (TV mini-series) Ep. 2+4/5 …. (credited as stunts, but not found)
- La piovra 4 (TV mini-series) S4, Ep.6 .... Henchman (uncredited)
- La ragazza del metrò .... Andrea henchman (credited)
1990 - Donna d'onore (TV mini-series) …. (credited as Stuntman in all episodes, but not found)
- The Godfather Part III .... Guard at the Atlantic City meeting (uncredited)
1991 - Year of the Gun .... One of Gagliardi's kidnappers (credited as stuntman)
1993 - La scalata (TV mini-series,) .... Alain Morra's henchman, killed by plainclothes policeman (uncredited)
1994 - Briganti - Amore e libertà .... role? (uncredited)
- I mitici - Colpo gobbo a Milano .... Polceman in bank (uncredited)
- S.P.Q.R. 2000 e ½ anni fa .... Follower of Spartacus (uncredited)
1995 - L'uomo delle stelle .... Mafia thug (uncredited)
- Mollo tutto .... Fallen motorcycle postman (uncredited)
- Palermo Milano - Solo andata .... Hitman in the restaurant (credited as Stuntman)
- Poliziotti .... 2nd Tunisian (credited)
1996 - Code Name: Wolverine (TV movie) .... Ramon (uncredited)
- Daylight .... (credited for stunts, but not found)
- Fatal Frames - Fotogrammi mortali .... Videokiller (credited)
- Samson and Delilah (TV mini-series,) .... (credited for Stunts, but not found)
1998 - Il fantasma dell'opera .... (credited for stunts, but not found)
- Sabrina goes to Rome (TV movie).... Second palaceguard (uncredited)
1999 - I giudici - Excellent Cadavers (TV movie) .... Mafia henchman (uncredited)
2000 - Alex l'ariete .... (credited as Stunt man, not found)
2001 - La Squadra 2 (TV Series) - ep. 12 .... Sante Palizzi's henchman (uncredited)
- Vajont - la diga del disonore .... (credited for "Stunt", but not found)
2002 - Gangs of New York …. Riotous in the street (uncredited)
2003 - Piazza delle cinque lune .... credited as Stuntman.
- Nestore l'ultima corsa (1994) OC.IT as double for Alberto Sordi
- Esther and the King (1960) OC.IT as Soldier. We have images in our topic for this film of pretty much every actor who appears identifiably, and Omero has not been found among them.
- Le meraviglie di Aladino (1961) OC.IT as Muzda. This role is listed with an image, however universal opinion is that it is Rinaldo Zamperla in this role and not Omero.
- Io Semiramide (1963) OC.IT as Soldier. We have images in our topic for this film of pretty much every actor who appears identifiably, and Omero has not been found among them.