Calisto Calisti was a small-part actor, active in Italian films from the late 1950's until his early death in 1974.
Calisto was born in Esanatoglia, Italy on February 15th 1925. His father was Delio, a postal worker, and his mother Tommasa. He had a brother, Mario, who died in 2017.[1]
No details are known about his early life, with his first known screen appearances coming in television productions in 1958 (ANICA lists one role from 1952, but I have been unable to confirm this). Throughout the sixties and early seventies he worked prolifically in small character roles, becoming a well-known face without really playing any roles of significance.
Calisto died in Rome, aged just 49, on October 16th 1974, following “a short illness”. He is buried in the Esanatoglia Cemetery with his family.
I have found a few undocumented appearances by Calisto, so chances are there will be more to be found.
- La sua parte di storia (TV movie) .... Sanna Pietro, one of the arrested (credited)
1959 - I masnadieri (TV movie) .... Schufterle (credited)
- La casa dalle sette torri (TV movie) .... The coachman (credited)
- Ottocento (TV mini-series) Ep. 3 .... Pilade Bronzetti (credited)
1960 - Cartagine in fiamme .... Man delivering the grain (uncredited)
- Messalina Venere imperatrice .... Architect (credited)
- Via Margutta .... Party guest (uncredited)
1961 - Il segreto dello sparviero nero .... Merchant from Venice (uncredited)
- Il trionfo di Maciste .... unknown role (credited)
- L'oro di Roma .... Vincenzo (credited)
- I fratelli còrsi .... Vasco (credited)
- Racconti dell'Italia di ieri (TV series) Ep.: "L'alfiere nero" .... Third man (credited)
- Racconti dell'Italia di ieri (TV series) Ep.: "Un episodio dell'anno della fame" .... Signor Martino (credited)
- Rosmunda e Alboino .... One of Alboino's men (credited)
- Spada senza bandiera .... Judge (uncredited - uncertain identification)
1962 - Giacobbe ed Esaù .... unknown role (poster credit)
- L'arciere delle mille e una notte .... Prince of Bassora's henchman (uncredited)
- La banda Casaroli .... Commissioner Marotta (credited)
- Le sette folgori di Assur .... Adad (credited)
- Maciste, il gladiatore più forte del mondo .... Sklepios (credited)
1963 - Divorzio alla siciliana .... Divorce lawyer (uncredited)
- Goliath e la schiava ribelle .... Guard at the city gates (uncredited)
- Il processo di Verona .... Lawyer (uncredited)
- Io Semiramide .... Overseer of the construction of Babylon (uncredited)
- Maciste, l'eroe più grande del mondo .... Delos (credited)
- Sansone contro i pirati .... Ibrahim (credited)
1964 - Ercole contro Roma .... Merchant (credited)
- Gli schiavi più forti del mondo .... Selim (credited)
- Jim il primo .... Janet's father (credited)
- La giustizia (TV movie) .... Man with the hoe (credited)
- La provvidenza e la chitarra (TV movie) .... Cafe customer (credited)
- La vendetta di Spartacus .... Man executed for treason (credited)
1965 - Agente 3S3: Passaporto per l'inferno .... Salkoff (credited as "Charles Kalinsky")
- Agente 077 dall'oriente con furore .... Hassan (uncredited)
- Il segreto del vestito rosso .... Mallicia's assistant (uncredited)
- La rivincita di Ivanhoe .... unknown role (uncredited)
- The Agony and the Ecstasy .... Physician (uncredited)
- Vivere insieme (TV movie) .... Lanzini (credited)
1966 - A Man Could get Killed .... unknown role (uncredited)
- È mezzanotte... butta giù il cadavere .... Gustavo (credited)
- I criminali della galassia .... Dispatcher (uncredited)
- I diafanoidi vengono da Marte .... Captain Jamini (credited)
- I Spy (TV series) S. 2, Ep. 3: "Sophia" .... Husband (credited)
- Il pianeta errante .... Control room supervisor (uncredited)
- Le inchieste del commissario Maigret (TV series) S. 2, Ep. 3: "La vecchia signora di Bayeux" .... Hotel porter (credited)
- Per qualche dollaro in meno .... Sheriff (credited)
1967 - Colpo di stato / Il segreto dei soldati di argilla .... Henchman (credited)
- Faccia a faccia .... Sheriff of Willow Creek (uncredited)
- I criminali della metropoli .... René Baron (uncredited)
- La resa dei conti .... Mr. Lynch (credited)
- Le due facce del dollaro .... Bank manager (credited)
- Tom Dollar .... Police detective (uncredited)
- Vita di Cavour (TV mini-series) Ep. 4 .... Father Giacomo (credited)
1968 - Corri uomo corri .... Fernando Lopez (credited)
- Ed ora... raccomanda l'anima a Dio! .... Johnson (credited as "Antony Stewens")
- House of Cards .... Police inspector at Rome station (uncredited)
- O tutto o niente .... Johnny Siringo (credited)
- Prega Dio... e scavati la fossa! .... Don Enrique (credited)
- Straniero... fatti il segno della croce! .... Carson Donovan (credited as "Antony Stewens")
- The Biggest Bundle of Them All .... Inspector Bordoni (credited)
- Tutto per tutto .... El Paso sheriff (credited)
- Una pistola per cento bare .... Cassidy (uncredited)
1969 - Donnerwetter! Donnerwetter! Bonifatius Kiesewetter .... Professor Sauerbier (poster credit - unconfirmed role)
- I dannati della terra .... role?? (credited) - no role pic so far
- It Takes a Thief (TV series) S. 3, Ep. 2: "Who'll Bid Two Million Dollars?" .... Police lieutenant (no credit info - unconfirmed role)
- L'uomo dal pennello d'oro .... Consul General Spüler (credited)
- La famiglia Benvenuti (TV series) S. 2, Ep. 3 .... Country innkeeper (credited)
- Orgasmo .... Lawyer (credited)
1970 - Crystalbrain, l'uomo dal cervello di cristallo .... Commissioner Giuliani (credited)
- Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di… .... Cantina barman (credited)
- Paranoia .... Surgeon (credited)
1971 - 4 mosche di velluto grigio .... Carlo Marosi (credited)
- Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della repubblica .... Lomunno henchman (credited)
- Il sergente Klems .... Infantry colonel (credited)
- L'amante dell'Orsa Maggiore .... Father of the three daughters (uncredited)
- Quante volte... quella notte .... The scientist (credited)
- Un posto ideale per uccidere .... Police inspector (credited)
1972 - Il vero e il falso .... Gas station attendant (credited)
- Nessuno deve sapere (TV-mini series, ep. 1) .... Natale Piccichè, site guard (uncredited)
1973 - Revolver .... Marshal Fantuzzi (credited)
1974 - Dedicato a una coppia (TV series) Ep. 2 .... Chief of staff (credited)
- Fatevi vivi, la polizia non interverrà .... Malacria (credited)
- Hold-Up, instantánea de una corrupción .... Policeman (uncredited)
- Le scomunicate di San Valentino .... Grand inquisitor of Spain (credited)
1975 - Una città in fondo alla strada (TV mini-series) Eps. 1, 2, 5 .... Father of Chiara (credited)
- Trois filles dans le vent (1981) Calisto appears in footage taken from Gli schiavi più forti del mondo
- Processo alla città (1952) ANICA
- Una voglia da morire (1965) ANICA
- Granada, addio! (1967) ANICA as Secretary of music publishing house
- Omicron (1963) ANICA as Torchio. I've looked through this film multiple times and Calisto is uncredited and nowhere to be seen.
- 6 donne per l'assassino (1964) IMDb as Butler. It isn't Calisto in this role.
- Monta in sella!! Figlio di… (1972) IMDb as Chris, poker player. It is not Calisto in this role (agreed by Dan)
- Scalawag (1973) ANICA with no role. Calisto is nowhere in sight.
- El macho (1977) IMDb with no role. It's something of a relief to know that Calisto did not return from the grave to appear in this film.
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