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Bradley, Harold

Posted: 19/01/2020, 21:55
by PeplumParadise
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Harold Bradley in Maciste, il gladiatore più forte del mondo (1962)

Multi-talented Harold Bradley is an American, a former professional football player, who moved to Italy in 1959 to study art and pursue careers in music and acting, getting his foot in the door of the latter by appearing in stuntman roles in a succession of peplum films.

He was born on October 13th 1929 in Chicago, USA. He died in Rome on April 13th 2021 at the age of 91.

Harold was still performing as a singer up until shortly before his death, while his last acting role was in 2016. His son Oliver did/does a good job of keeping his father in the public eye via his Facebook page, where he published details of concerts, videos and photos (there you can see a selection of pics from Harold's 90th birthday celebrations). Visit Harold's Facebook page, Harold Bradley: Actor, Singer & Visual Artist

There is a well-researched biography of Harold by Matt Blake on his The Wild Eye website, for which he interviewed Harold, so I feel sure the details can be relied upon. Rather than repeating all the details here I suggest you take a look at the page (our filmography, however, is a lot more complete).

Filmography

1961
  1. Barabba .... Gladiator (uncredited)

    1962
  2. Il gladiatore di Roma .... Gladiator (uncredited)
  3. Lo Sparviero dei Caraibi .... Torturer (uncredited)
  4. Maciste, il gladiatore più forte del mondo .... Tucos (credited)

    1963
  5. Cleopatra .... Servant (uncredited - scene deleted)
  6. Il grande coltello (TV mini-series) .... Russel (credited)
  7. Io Semiramide .... Slave of Semiramis (credited)
  8. Jason and the Argonauts .... Palace guard (uncredited)
  9. L'eroe di Babilonia .... Mursuk (uncredited)
  10. Maciste, l'eroe più grande del mondo .... Pergaso's spy (credited)
  11. Peppino Girella (TV mini-series) - ep. 6 .... American marine (credited)

    1964
  12. 00-2 agenti segretissimi .... Homosexual bodybuilder (uncredited)
  13. Anthar l'invincibile .... Slave carrying pillow with sword (uncredited)
  14. Maciste nell'inferno di Gengis Khan .... Genghis Khan's bodyguard (credited)
  15. Roma contro Roma .... Hondo (uncredited)
  16. Tarzak contro gli uomini leopardo .... Libar (credited)

    1965
  17. La capanna dello zio Tom (Onkel Toms Hütte) .... Harris (credited)
  18. La donna di fiori (TV mini-series) - ep. 1, 4, 5, 6 .... The barman (credited)
  19. Questa sera parla Mark Twain (TV mini-series) - all episodes .... George (credited)
  20. Sette contro tutti .... Tucos (credited)

    1966
  21. Missione Apocalisse .... King Joe (credited as "Harold W. Bradley")

    1967
  22. Abramo Lincoln (TV mini-series) .... William (credited)
  23. I giorni della violenza .... Nathan (credited?)
  24. La fiera delle vanità (TV mini-series) - ep. 1 .... Sambo (credited)
  25. Per amore... per magia... .... Hassan (credited)
  26. Troppo per vivere... poco per morire .... Photographer's assistant (uncredited)

    1979
  27. The Chisholms (TV series) - season 1, ep. 1 .... Jethro (uncredited)

    1988
  28. Buy & Cell .... Detective (credited)

    1993
  29. Pacco, doppio pacco e contropaccotto .... Gambler whose drink is drugged (credited)

    1996
  30. Daylight .... Police chief (not found - credited)

    2006
  31. In ascolto .... NSA Psychiatrist (credited)

    2011
  32. Habemus Papam .... Cardinal (credited)

    2016
  33. The Young Messiah .... Shepherd No.2 (Not found - credited)

More Harold!
There are still a few movies where Harold is credited by various online sources that I have been unable to find, so if anybody has images of him in the films below you know what to do.
  • La tragica notte di Assisi (1961) (The Wild Eye)
  • Memsaab (1996)
  • Solo x te (TV movie, 1999) as Angel of the supermarket
  • Valeria medico legale (TV series, 2002) - season 2, ep. 1
  • Miss Wolf and the Lamb (Short, 2012)
  • Watch Them Fall (2016) as The Artist
    (all titles here listed on IMDb except where noted)

Filmography to check
  • The Same Love - L'amore è uguale per tutti (2010)

Re: Harold Bradley

Posted: 19/01/2020, 22:01
by PeplumParadise
Barabba (1961) as Gladiator
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Re: Harold Bradley

Posted: 19/01/2020, 22:04
by PeplumParadise
Il gladiatore di Roma (1962) as Gladiator
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Re: Harold Bradley

Posted: 19/01/2020, 22:09
by PeplumParadise
Lo Sparviero dei Caraibi (1962) as Torturer
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Yvonne Monlaur's "18th century" costume never fails to make me laugh.

Re: Harold Bradley

Posted: 19/01/2020, 22:13
by PeplumParadise
Maciste, il gladiatore più forte del mondo (1962) credited, as Tucos
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Nice to see Umberto Felici in the Spanish lobby card too

Re: Harold Bradley

Posted: 19/01/2020, 22:20
by PeplumParadise
Il grande coltello (1963) TV mini-series, credited, as Russel. Harold is credited in the cast list printed in the TV magazine Radiocorriere TV, originally broadcast on October 7th 1963.
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Re: Harold Bradley

Posted: 19/01/2020, 22:24
by PeplumParadise
Io Semiramide (1963) credited, as Slave of Semiramis
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Re: Harold Bradley

Posted: 19/01/2020, 22:28
by PeplumParadise
Jason and the Argonauts (1963) as Palace guard
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Re: Harold Bradley

Posted: 19/01/2020, 22:31
by PeplumParadise
L'eroe di Babilonia (1963) as Mursuk
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Re: Harold Bradley

Posted: 19/01/2020, 22:48
by PeplumParadise
Maciste, l'eroe più grande del mondo (1963) credited, as Pergaso's spy.
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Harold featured prominently on the cover of the German programme
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