Pietro was the brother of stuntman Otello Capanna and the uncle of Omero Capanna. We know that he died, but have no date and that he had a daughter who died "long ago".[1] No other biographical details are currently known.
Pietro was someone who I had always assumed had a much larger filmography due to most of his largest roles having been in peplums, but he only has 16 titles listed on his IMDb page (and one of those he does not appear in). I have found a few undocumented roles for Pietro, so I expect that more will follow.
- O.K. Nerone .... Gladiator in the tavern (uncredited)
1952 - I tre corsari .... Pirate (uncredited)
- Il sogno di Zorro .... Manuel (uncredited)
- Le avventure di Mandrin .... unknown role (credited as "Piero Capanna")
1953 - Capitan Fantasma .... Tavern customer / Ship crewman (uncredited)
- Jolanda la figlia del corsaro nero .... Pirate (uncredited)
1954 - Giulietta e Romeo .... Samson (credited)
- Teodora, imperatrice di Bisanzio .... Arcas' lieutenant (uncredited)
1957 - Le notti di Cabiria .... Onlooker when Cabiria is rescued (uncredited)
1959 - Il marito bello: Il nemico di mia moglie .... Friend of Marco (uncredited)
- La scimitarra del saraceno .... Pirate (uncredited)
- Un uomo facile .... Slaughterhouse worker (uncredited)
1960 - I giganti della Tessaglia .... Argonaut (credited)
1961 - Costantino il grande .... Soldier (uncredited)
- La guerra di Troia .... Guard with Paris / Chariot driver (credited as Technical advisor)
1962 - La leggenda di Enea .... Bisia (credited)
1963 - Sandokan, la tigre di Mompracem .... Follower of Sandokan (credited)
1964 - Buffalo Bill, l'eroe del far west .... George's partner (uncredited)
- Il colosso di Roma .... Centurion (uncredited)
- Il leone di Tebe .... Chariot driver for Tutmes / Chariot driver for Menelaus (credited)
- Il trionfo di Ercole .... Contestant in the tournament (credited)
- La rivolta dei sette .... Mardok (credited)
- Sandok, il Maciste della giungla .... Sergeant (credited)
1965 - Il gladiatore che sfidò l'impero .... Guard (uncredited)
- Un dollaro bucato .... Head henchman (uncredited)
1966 - Per pochi dollari ancora .... Joe (credited as "Peter Cabot")
1967 - Wanted .... Wagon driver (credited as "Piero Capanna")
1968 - I racconti del maresciallo (TV series) Ep. 4: "Il berretto di cuoio" .... Guardiacaccia Anselmo (credited)
- Ben-Hur (1959) Christoffer Slotte tells us that Pietro's name appears in a cast list he obtained from Turners in the role of "Master of chariots", however the actor in this role is not seen clearly enough to be identifiable.
- Lucrèce Borgia (1953) IMDb with no role. I have previously head-shotted this film and Pietro is nowhere to be seen.
1. This information provided by forum user Christoffer Slotte which he obtained from Luciano Capanna, son of Omero. |