According to all the usual sources, Giulio was born on July 15th 1893 in Rome, Italy.
He was married to actress Pina Piovani until her death in 1955. He was the brother of actress Fernanda Battiferri, the brother-in-law of actor Gastone Monaldi and the uncle of actress Gisella Monaldi.
He reportedly made his stage debut in 1913, at the age of 20, in the Compagnia Romanesca. He toured France, England, Spain, Brazil and Argentina as a theatre actor.
His known film career starts in 1939, however I have found mention that he made his film debut in silent films around 1919-20 in films produced by his brother-in-law and that he was appearing in films in 1936. After this he worked steadily and quite prolifically in small character roles, often uncredited, until 2 years before his death. His signature roles were those of Prison guard (at least 6 roles) and Pirate (8 roles).
He died in Rome on January 22nd 1973, aged 79.
I have found a few undocumented roles for Giulio, so it's very likely there will be more to find.
There was also a camera operator by the name of Giulio Battiferri active in Italian films from the early 1960's - this is not the same person.
- Birthplace: Rome.
- Height: 1,85 m.
- Dubbing.
- Prose and revue theater.
- Abode: Rome, via Elea, 8.
- Follie del secolo .... Man handing out flyers for the show (uncredited)
- Io, suo padre .... Spectator at boxing match (uncredited)
1940 - Centomila dollari .... Radio operator (uncredited)
- Il pirata sono io! .... False pirate (uncredited)
- Il ponte dei Sospiri .... Tavern customer (uncredited)
- L'assedio dell'Alcazar .... Assistant to the Chief of staff (uncredited)
- La figlia del Corsaro Verde .... Pirate (uncredited)
- Non me lo dire! .... Chief creditor (uncredited)
- Validità giorni dieci .... Nervous man on the train (uncredited)
1941 - I promessi sposi .... Revolutionary (uncredited)
- Il prigioniero di Santa Cruz .... Captain Leroux (uncredited)
- Ore 9 lezione di chimica .... Gardener (uncredited)
1942 - Avanti c'è posto... .... Pietro (uncredited)
- Fra' Diavolo .... Brigand (uncredited)
- I due Foscari .... Soldier (uncredited)
- Il leone di Damasco .... Mustafa (uncredited)
- La fortuna viene dal cielo .... Commissioner (uncredited)
- La morte civile .... Prisoner (uncredited)
- Noi vivi .... Member of the Epuration Commission (uncredited)
- Rossini .... Man in theatre audience (uncredited)
- Tragica notte .... Gino (uncredited)
1943 - Calafuria... .... Michele (uncredited)
- Dagli Appennini alle Ande .... Sultano (credited)
- L'ultima carrozzella .... Coachman (credited)
- Rita da Cascia... .... Lampo (uncredited)
1944 - Nebbie sul mare... .... Industrial company director (uncredited)
1946 - Avanti a lui tremava tutta Roma .... Bruno (credited)
- La primula bianca .... "Il mitra" gang member (credited)
1948 - Ladri di biciclette... .... Citizen who defends the true thief (uncredited)
- L'ebreo errante .... Homosexual in the concentration camp (credited)
1949 - Il bacio di una morta... .... Secretary (uncredited)
- Marechiaro .... Envious sailor (credited)
1950 - Figaro qua... Figaro là .... Police captain (credited)
- L'inafferrabile 12 .... Hotel desk clerk (uncredited)
- Margherita da Cortona .... Peasant in lynch mob (uncredited)
- Santo disonore .... Sivieri (credit unknown - role unconfirmed)
- Taxi di notte .... Engineer Forenti's chauffeur (credited)
1951 - Cameriera bella presenza offresi... .... Coachman (uncredited)
- Io sono il Capataz .... Parazuelan revolutionary (uncredited)
- La famiglia Passaguai .... Taxi driver (uncredited)
- Messalina .... Marco (uncredited)
- Porca miseria .... Shopkeeper (credited)
- Tre passi a nord .... Witness (uncredited)
1952 - Camicie rosse .... Tavern customer (uncredited)
- Ergastolo .... Prisoner (credited)
- I grandi peccatori (L'eterna catena) .... Barco (uncredited)
- Il tallone di Achille .... Newspaper vendor (credited)
- La colpa di una madre .... role unknown (credited)
- La muta di Portici .... Andrea (uncredited)
- Non è vero... ma ci credo! .... Judge (credited)
- Totò e i Re di Roma .... Gateman at Olympus (uncredited)
1953 - La domenica della buona gente .... Work companion of Amleto (uncredited)
- Pane, amore e fantasia .... Vice brigadier Bolognini (credited)
1954 - Amarti è il mio peccato .... Police commissioner (credited)
- Il mostro dell'isola .... The kidnapper (uncredited)
- Lettera napoletana .... Juan (credited)
- Pane, amore e gelosia .... Vice brigadier Bolognini (uncredited)
- Prima di sera .... Porter (uncredited)
1955 - campanile d'oro .... role unknown (credited)
- Il mantello rosso .... role unknown (poster credit)
- La donna più bella del mondo .... Assassin (uncredited)
- La moglie è uguale per tutti .... Nightclub waiter in Rossi's dream (uncredited)
- Proibito .... Man driving the cart (uncredited)
1956 - Giovanni dalle Bande Nere .... Nobleman (credited)
- Le schiave di Cartagine .... Prison guard (uncredited)
- Lo spadaccino misterioso .... Lorenzo (credited)
- Mio zio Giacinto .... Milk seller (credited as "G. Battiferri")
1957 - I misteri di Parigi .... Georges (credited)
- Il cocco di mamma .... Nightclub manager (credited)
- Il diavolo nero .... Domenico (credited)
- La Gerusalemme liberata .... Muslim ambassador (credited)
1958 - Il pirata dello sparviero nero .... Nerone (credited)
- La spada e la croce .... Man who calls Mary a prostitute (credited - uncertain identification)
1959 - Cartagine in fiamme .... Conspirator (uncredited)
- Il cavaliere del castello maledetto .... Prison guard (uncredited)
- L'isola del tesoro (TV mini-series, Eps. 2 & 3) .... Anderson (credited)
- La scimitarra del saraceno .... Pirate (credited)
1960 - I pirati della costa .... Doctor (credited)
- Il cavaliere dai cento volti .... Bertuccio (credited)
- La Venere dei pirati .... Pirate (credited)
1961 - Giallo club - Invito al poliziesco (TV series, S. 4, Ep. 8: "Il posto vuoto") .... Hemmerick (credited)
- Gordon, il pirata nero .... Tortuga's lieutenant (credited)
- Il caso Maurizius (TV mini-series, Eps. 3 & 4) .... Muller (credited)
- Il segreto dello sparviero nero .... Tavern customer (uncredited)
- Le avventure di Mary Read .... Prison guard (credited)
1962 - I giorni contati .... Spartaco (credited)
- I lancieri neri .... Mascia's prison guard (uncredited)
- Il gladiatore di Roma .... Spy slave (credited)
- La tigre dei sette mari .... Tavern keeper (credited)
- Lo sceicco rosso .... Prison guard (uncredited)
1963 - Delitto e castigo (TV mini-series, Ep. 6) .... First prison warden (credited)
- Totò e Cleopatra .... Senator (uncredited)
- Zorro e i tre moschettieri .... The executioner (uncredited)
1964 - Le voci bianche .... Checco (credited)
- Sansone contro il Corsaro Nero .... Pedro (credited)
1965 - L'avventuriero della Tortuga .... Pirate (credited)
- Una vergine per il principe .... Captain of the guards (uncredited)
1966 - David Copperfield (TV mini-series, Ep. 2) .... unknown role (credited)
- Superargo contro Diabolikus .... Man watching wrestling match on TV in the bar (credited)
- Tre notti violente .... Doorman (uncredited)
1967 - Colpo doppio del Camaleonte d'Oro .... Giuseppe (credited)
1971 - Giù la testa .... Miguel (credited)
- Spara Joe... e così sia! .... Threatened bartender (credited)
- Il re della notte (1919) Tototruffa
- Senza nome (1919) Tototruffa
- Da Roma al Niagara (1919) Tototruffa
- Te lo diro domani (1919) Tototruffa
- Notti rosse (1920) Tototruffa
- Miss Lilly… perdon (1920) Tototruffa
- La deviazione di Goolf Stream (1920) Tototruffa
- Cuore di zingara (1920) Tototruffa
- Tredici uomini e un cannone (1936) IMDb
- Kean (1940) ANICA as Acrobat
- La fanciulla di Portici (1940) ANICA as Guzman
- La reggia sul fiume (1940) ANICA
- La zia smemorata (1940) ANICA as Barman
- Amore imperiale (1941) ANICA
- Il cavaliere senza nome (1941) ANICA
- Il re del circo (1941) ANICA as Porter at the Hotel Reale
- Solitudine (1941) ANICA as Hotel porter
- Capitan Tempesta (1942) ANICA. I didn't recognise him, but the copy wasn't great
- Il fanciullo del West (1942) ANICA as Jim, the postillion
- Oro nero (1942) ANICA as Gallant suitor of Grazia
- Pazzo d'amore (1942) ANICA
- Macario contro Zagomar (1944) ANICA as Apache
- Contro la legge (1950) ANICA
- Ho sognato il paradiso (1950) ANICA as Mario
- La portatrice di pane (1950) ANICA as Jules Labroue
- Tormento del passato (1952) ANICA as Peppino
- La figlia del forzato (1953) IMDb
- La figlia del reggimento (1953) ANICA
- In amore si pecca in due (1954) ANICA
- La rivale (1956) ANICA as Nanni
- Il re si diverte (1941) ANICA as One of Gilda's kidnappers. I've been through this film multiple times, but couldn't recognise Giulio in this role or any other
- Amore e sangue (1951) IMDb with no role. Searched for multiple times but not found
- Il diavolo in convento (1951) ANICA with no role. Not found
- Domani è un altro giorno (1951) ANICA with no role. Searched for multiple times but not found, however the available copies are rather soft, so if he only appears in the background then there's a small possibility he could have been missed
- L'invincibile Superman (1967) ANICA with no role. Not found, maybe mixed-up with his appearance in Superargo contro Diabolikus?
1. Dante Lazzaro. Cineguida 1961. |