Pastore, Piero


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Pastore, Piero

Post by PeplumParadise » 10/02/2020, 12:19

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Piero Pastore in Io, suo padre (1939)

Pietro Mario Pastore, known as Piero, was born in Padua, Italy on April 3rd 1903 (some sources claim 1908, but ’03 is the year on his grave). From a young age he was a professional football player, rising to the top of his profession, playing for internationally reknowned teams such as AC Milan and Juventus as well as the Italian national team - indeed it seems he is widely regarded as being the first “star” football player. In 1929 he began acting in films, and from 1932 this became his full time career, one in which he continued until his death. He began his acting career auspiciously with several high profile leading roles, however by the mid-30’s he was already playing smaller parts, and in the 50’s and 60’s he was kept very busy appearing in mostly uncredited bit parts. He died at the age of 64, on January 8th 1968, in Rome.

Given that he was a national sporting hero, with much accompanying publicity, then I think his biographical details, found from many sources, can be relied upon.

I have found numerous previously undocumented appearances by Piero in peplum and historical films, so there must almost certainly be additional roles to be found.

Filmography

1929
  1. Ragazze non scherzate .... role? (poster credit as Pietro Pastore)

    1930
  2. La leggenda di Wally .... Hagenbach (poster credit as Pietro Pastore)

    1933
  3. Acciaio .... Mario Velini (credited)

    1935
  4. Aldebarán .... Sailor (credited as Pietro Pastore)

    1936
  5. Tredici uomini e un cannone .... Man No.7 (credited)

    1938
  6. Sotto la croce del sud .... Casale (credited)
  7. Stasera alle undici .... Willy (credited)

    1939
  8. Io, suo padre .... Sandro (credited)
  9. Un'avventura di Salvator Rosa .... Peasant (credited)

    1940
  10. Fanfulla da Lodi .... Marco (credited - role unconfirmed)
  11. Fortuna .... role? (poster credit)

    1941
  12. La corona di ferro .... Sestio (uncredited)

    1942
  13. Fari nella nebbia .... Mechanic (uncredited)
  14. Giarabub .... Lieutenant Martini (credited as "Pastore Piero")
  15. Oro nero .... Marco (credit unknown - role unconfirmed)

    1943
  16. Il treno crociato .... Corsi (uncredited)
  17. L'uomo dalla croce .... Beyrow (credited as P. Pastore)

    1944
  18. La donna della montagna .... Rodolfo's assistant (credited as "Pietro Pastore")

    1945
  19. Due lettere anonime .... Army veteran on the train (uncredited)
  20. Quartieri alti .... Bottarini (uncredited)

    1946
  21. Aquila nera (credited) .... Iwan

    1948
  22. 11 uomini e un pallone .... Marcello (credited?)

    1949
  23. Antonio di Padova .... Giano (credited)

    1950
  24. È più facile che un cammello... .... A workers representative (credited)
  25. Il monello della strada .... Mine worker (credited)

    1951
  26. Il bivio .... Di Vecchi (credited - role unconfirmed)
  27. La vendetta del corsaro .... Escuedo (credited)
  28. Lorenzaccio .... Guard (credited)
  29. Persiane chiuse .... Cinque (credited)

    1952
  30. Camicie rosse (Anita Gribaldi) .... Pietro (credited as "P. Pastore")
  31. I tre corsari .... Captain of the galleon (uncredited)
  32. Il segreto delle tre punte .... Riccardo Albertini (credited)

    1953
  33. Anni facili .... role? (credited) - no pic
  34. La nave delle donne maledette .... Pedro (uncredited)
  35. Legione straniera .... Dice hustler (credited)
  36. Roman Holiday .... Secret Service agent (uncredited)

    1954
  37. Attila .... Tribal leader (credited)
  38. Il cardinale Lambertini .... Papal messenger (uncredited)
  39. L'arte di arrangiarsi .... Army doctor (uncredited)
  40. Pane amore e gelosia .... Fantozzi (uncredited)
  41. Peccato che sia una canaglia .... The nurse (uncredited)
  42. Toto cerca pace .... Desk clerk at Hotel Vesuvio (uncredited)
  43. Ulisse .... One of Ulysses' men (uncredited)
  44. Uomini ombra .... Police officer (uncredited)

    1955
  45. Da qui all'eredità .... role? (credited) - no role pic
  46. Il falco d'oro .... Ambassador (uncredited)
  47. Il segno di Venere .... Party guest (uncredited)
  48. La bella mugnaia .... Nobleman (uncredited)
  49. La donna più bella del mondo .... Gate guard at horse trials (uncredited)
  50. Siamo uomini o caporali .... Member of the film crew (uncredited)
  51. Suonno d'ammore .... Fisherman (credited)
  52. Toto e Carolina .... Policeman in the office (credited)

    1956
  53. Amaramente .... Police officer (uncredited)
  54. Il cavaliere dalla spada nera .... Sebastiano (credited)
  55. Lo spadaccino misterioso .... role? (uncredited)
  56. Scapricciatiello .... Occasional house servant (uncredited)
  57. War and Peace .... Soldier travelling with Andrei (uncredited)

    1957
  58. El Alamein .... General (uncredited)
  59. I fidanzati della morte .... Bertola (credited)
  60. Il conte Max .... Taxi driver (uncredited)
  61. Io, Caterina .... Not found (credited)
  62. Serenata a Maria .... Art gallery employee (uncredited)
  63. Serenate per 16 bionde .... Engineer (uncredited)

    1958
  64. Carosello di canzoni .... Nightclub Maitre d' (uncredited)
  65. Gagliardi e pupe .... Sor Ezio? (credited) - no pic
  66. Mia nonna poliziotto .... Brigadier Tinazzi (uncredited)
  67. Totò e Marcellino .... Police inspector (uncredited)

    1959
  68. Arrangiatevi .... Maestro Bruno (uncredited)
  69. Cartagine in fiamme .... Conspirator (uncredited)
  70. Erode il grande .... General (uncredited)
  71. Fantasmi e ladri .... Exhibition guard outside museum (uncredited)
  72. I ragazzi del juke box .... Songwriter (uncredited)
  73. Il Generale Della Rovere .... Paolo Marconi (uncredited)
  74. Il mondo dei miracoli .... Station master (credited)
  75. Il raccomandato di Ferro .... Furniture dealer (uncredited)
  76. Il terrore dei barbari .... Barbarian (uncredited)
  77. L'arciere Nero .... Conspirator (credited)
  78. Simpatico mascalzone .... Sor Augusto (credited as P. Pastore)

    1960
  79. A noi piace freddo…! .... Partisan (uncredited)
  80. I giganti della Tessaglia .... Citizen of Jolco (uncredited)
  81. L'impiegato .... Office clerk (uncredited)
  82. La strada dei giganti .... Townsman (uncredited)
  83. La vendetta di Ercole .... Prison guard (credited)
  84. Saffo, venere di Lesbo .... Army captain (uncredited)
  85. Signori si nasce .... Costumer's assistant (uncredited)
  86. Totò, Fabrizi e i giovani d'oggi .... Fascist officer watching the parade (uncredited)

    1961
  87. Gordon, il pirata nero .... Art dealer (uncredited)
  88. Il segreto dello Sparviero Nero .... Man arguing in the tavern (uncredited)
  89. La vendetta della maschera di ferro .... Farmer (credited)
  90. La vendetta di Ursus .... Prisoner at the mines (uncredited)
  91. Le avventure di Mary Read .... Etiquette teacher (uncredited)
  92. Le Baccanti .... Citizen of Thebes (uncredited)
  93. Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare .... Spectator at the ceremony (uncredited)
  94. Una spada nell'ombra .... Prison guard (credited)

    1962
  95. Caterina di Russia .... Officer (uncredited)
  96. Dieci italiani per un tedesco .... Prisoner priest (credited)
  97. Gli eroi del doppio gioco .... Riccio's aide (credited)
  98. I sette gladiatori .... Man thrown out of the tavern (uncredited)
  99. Il colpo segreto di d'Artagnan .... Conspirator (credited)
  100. Il naufrago del Pacifico .... Governor (credited)
  101. La monaca di Monza .... Vicar's second envoy (uncredited)
  102. La Tigre dei Sette Mari .... Pirate (uncredited)

    1963
  103. D'Artagnan contro i tre Moschettieri .... Nobleman (uncredited)
  104. El diablo también llora .... Lawyer (uncredited)
  105. Ercole contro Moloch .... Citizen (uncredited)
  106. Golia e il Cavaliere Mascherato .... Prison warder (credited)
  107. I dieci gladiatori .... role? (uncredited)
  108. Il boom .... Doctor chasing Giovanni (uncredited)
  109. Io Semiramide .... Shabli (credited)
  110. L'invincibile cavaliere mascherato .... Nicolas (credited?)
  111. Maciste, l'eroe più grande del mondo .... The shepherd (uncredited)
  112. Totò e Cleopatra .... Senator (uncredited)
  113. Zorro e i tre moschettieri .... Servant (uncredited)

    1964
  114. Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa .... Citizen watching Apollodoro (uncredited)
  115. Coriolano eroe senza patria .... Furio (credited)
  116. Gli schiavi più forti del mondo .... Spectator at the arena (uncredited)
  117. I lunghi capelli della morte .... Baron Von Letz (uncredited)
  118. I maniaci .... Footballer (uncredited)
  119. I tre centurioni .... role? (uncredited)
  120. Il colosso di Roma .... Agitated citizen (uncredited)
  121. L'ultimo gladiatore .... British ambassador (uncredited)
  122. La vendetta di Spartacus .... role? (uncredited)
  123. Sandokan alla riscossa .... Man with child watching executions (uncredited)
  124. Una spada per l'Impero .... Ottavio (credited)
  125. Ursus il terrore dei Kirghisi .... Amko (credited)

    1965
  126. El diablo también llora / Il delitto di Anna Sandoval .... Private investigator (uncredited)
  127. The Agony and the Ecstasy .... Nobleman on the battlefield (uncredited)

    1966
  128. Django spara per primo .... Cooper (uncredited)
  129. I criminali della galassia .... Scientist on Planet Delos (credited)
  130. I diafanoidi vengono da Marte .... Officer under Martian control (uncredited)
  131. Il pianeta errante .... Peter (uncredited)
  132. Io, io, io.... e gli altri .... Man who takes Peppino's jacket (uncredited)

    1967
  133. La morte viene dal pianeta Aytin .... Does not appear (credited)

Additional credits
  • Aprite: Polizia (1958 TV mini-series) Episode 5: "Un gentiluomo nell'imbarazzo", seen in an unidentified film clip
  • Una vita violenta (1962) seen in a scene from Il Generale della Rovere in a cinema

Più Piero!
There are plenty more titles where Piero is rumoured to appear that I have been unable to find copies of, so if anybody has any of the titles below you know what to do...
  • Ninna nanna delle dodici mamme (1930) IMDb
  • Trois balles dans la peau (1934) IMDb as Policeman No.2
  • Porto (1935) ANICA as Salvatore
  • Milizia territoriale (1936) ANICA as Soldier Grotta
  • Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto (1941) ANICA
  • Orizzonte dipinto (1941) ANICA
  • Il fanciullo del West (1942) ANICA as William Donovan
  • La figlia del mendicante (1950) ANICA
  • Il capitano di Venezia (1952) ANICA as Barbaro Corazza (translated by Google as "Armour Barbarian")
  • Gli amanti del passato (1953) ANICA
  • Condannatelo! (1953) ANICA
  • L'amante di Paride (1954) ANICA as Sinone
  • Storia di una minorenne (1956) ANICA as Indutriale discografico (translated by Google as "record industry")
  • Operazione notte (1956) ANICA
  • La ragazza di Piazza San Pietro (1958) I'm pretty sure he turns up at the very end of the film as a wedding guest, but it would take a good quality print to confirm the ID

No Pastore!
As always seems to be the case with little-known actors with large online filmographies, there are a few titles where he is credited somewhere online, but either he does not appear or else I was unable to find him for some reason.
  • L'assedio dell'Alcazar (1940) ANICA. There is an actor who has some similarity to Piero, but general opinion is that it is not him
  • Prima comunione (1950) We previously had Piero identified as a Removals man, but with the appearance of the film in HD it became obvious it wasn't him.
  • Senza bandiera (1951) IMDb with no role. I've looked through the film closely and couldn't find Piero.
  • When in Rome (1953) Listed by IMDb as Customs man
  • Barabba (1961) Listed by ANICA as Nicodemus.
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Re: Piero Pastore

Post by PeplumParadise » 10/02/2020, 12:25

There are plenty of images and articles to be found online from Piero's footballing career and his transition into acting. Here are a small selection gathered from various sources.
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Re: Piero Pastore

Post by PeplumParadise » 10/02/2020, 12:32

Piero began his film career at the start of the sound era, in Ragazze non scherzate (1929), role uncertain. I have been unable to find a copy of the film, but he is credited, as Pietro Pastore, with images, in this piece of publicity found on IMDb, which I assume is from a contemporary programme for the film.
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Re: Piero Pastore

Post by PeplumParadise » 10/02/2020, 12:36

La leggenda di Wally (1930) as Hagenbach (to be confirmed). Piero is credited prominently, as Pietro Pastore, on this poster.
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Re: Piero Pastore

Post by PeplumParadise » 10/02/2020, 12:44

Acciaio (1933) credited, as Mario Velini.
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Post by PeplumParadise » 10/02/2020, 12:48

Aldebarán (1935) credited as Pietro Pastore, as Sailor.
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Post by PeplumParadise » 10/02/2020, 12:51

Sotto la croce del sud (1938) credited, as Casale
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Io, suo padre (1939) credited, as Sandro
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Post by PeplumParadise » 10/02/2020, 12:58

Un'avventura di Salvator Rosa (1939) credited, as a Peasant
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Post by PeplumParadise » 10/02/2020, 13:01

La corona di ferro (1941) as Sestio
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