Baccaro, Salvatore


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Baccaro, Salvatore

Post by PeplumParadise » 01/09/2021, 22:48

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Salvatore Baccaro in Annuario degli attori 1976
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In Annuario degli attori 1976
Salvatore Baccaro was a unique-looking character actor and generico active in Italian films from the start of the 1970's until his untimely death in 1984.

He was born on May 6th 1932 in Roccamaldolfi, Italy and died on December 18th 1984 in Novara, aged 52. He is known to have had a brother, Armando.

His looks were the result of suffering from acromegaly, a rare condition where the body produces too much growth hormone, causing body tissues and bones to grow more quickly which, over time, leads to abnormally large hands and feet, and a wide range of other symptoms. This was also the cause of his death at an early age, causing a heart attack following thyroid-related surgery.

Popular legend has it that he was discovered as a flower vendor outside Cinecitta by director Carmelo Bene, though it is difficult to know if this is true or something dreamed up by the publicity department.

IMDb lists 2 titles from 1970, but he has not been found in these, so his actual debut looks to have been in ...e lo chiamarono Spirito Santo in 1971. From thereon he rapidly became an in-demand character player, appearing in some 30-odd productions over the next 3 years. Initially he played more "normal" roles, but it wasn't long before film-makers began to exploit his looks, casting him as a succession of brutes, neanderthals and other roles of a freakish nature. At the time of his death he was preparing to play what would have been one of his biggest roles, the part eventually played by Ron Perlman in Il nome della rosa, ironically named Salvatore.

Given his appearance and high profile among genre fans, it seems unlikely that there will be much in the way of undocumented roles to be found, but stranger things have happened.[1]

Filmography

1971
  1. ...e lo chiamarono Spirito Santo …. Prisoner (uncredited)

    1972
  2. Decameron n° 2 - Le altre novelle del Boccaccio …. Friar in purgatory (uncredited)
  3. Decameron proibitissimo (Boccaccio mio statte zitto) …. Brigand (uncredited)
  4. E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico …. Prisoner (uncredited)
  5. I 2 figli dei Trinità …. King Kong (uncredited)
  6. Il grande duello …. Barkeeper (credited)
  7. Jesse & Lester - Due fratelli in un posto chiamato Trinità …. Paco (uncredited)
  8. Le notti peccaminose di Pietro l'Aretino …. Satanasso (uncredited)
  9. Roma …. Cafe patron (uncredited)
  10. Salome …. Courtier (uncredited)
  11. Senza famiglia, nullatenenti cercano affetto …. Nurse (uncredited)
  12. Spirito Santo e le 5 magnifiche canaglie …. Man wanting to cross the river with goats (uncredited)
  13. Tutti fratelli nel west... per parte di padre …. Excited cowboy (uncredited)
  14. Uomo avvisato mezzo ammazzato... Parola di Spirito Santo …. Spirito Santo recruit (credited)

    1973
  15. Anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli …. Angelo's food tester (uncredited)
  16. Corte marziale .... Mine worker (uncredited - footage from "...e lo chiamarono Spirito Santo", 1971)
  17. Il gatto di Brooklyn aspirante detective …. Golem (credited)
  18. Le cinque giornate …. Garafino (credited)
  19. Le favolose notti d'oriente …. The Sheik (credited as "Salvatore Beccaro")
  20. Le mille e una notte... e un'altra ancora! …. Sage (credited)
  21. Li chiamavano i tre moschettieri... invece erano quattro …. Duke of Buckingham (credited)
  22. Provaci anche tu Lionel …. Man who faints (uncredited)
  23. Sette monache a Kansas City …. Bart henchman (credited)

    1974
  24. 4 marmittoni alle grandi manovre …. Farmer who pees in the beans (uncredited)
  25. Anche gli angeli tirano di destro …. Sonny's neighbour (uncredited)
  26. Farfallon …. Galeotto (credited)
  27. Le secret des Flamands (TV mini-series) Ep. 2 …. The doorman (credited)
  28. Terror! Il castello delle donne maledette …. Ook (credited as "Boris Lugosi")
  29. The Arena …. Winekeeper (credited)

    1975
  30. L'educanda .... Righetto (credited)
  31. L'esorciccio …. Mother of Satanetto (uncredited)
  32. Mondo candido …. Orco (uncredited)
  33. Profondo rosso …. Fruit vendor in the market (uncredited)
  34. Qui comincia l'avventura …. Michelone henchman (credited)
  35. Scusi eminenza... posso sposarmi? .... role?? (credited) - no pic so far
  36. Un urlo dalle tenebre …. Satanist (uncredited)

    1976
  37. 40 gradi all'ombra del lenzuolo …. One of the admirers of Emilia (credited)
  38. Cassiodoro il più duro del pretorio …. Wild man (credited)
  39. Remo e Romolo …. Alban soldier (uncredited)
  40. Salon Kitty …. Brutish man used to test female S.S. recruits (uncredited)
  41. Spogliamoci così, senza pudor… …. Salvatore (credited)

    1977
  42. Casa privata per le SS …. Brutish man used to test female S.S. recruits (uncredited)
  43. Il mostro …. Wolf man (uncredited)
  44. La bestia in calore …. The beast (credited as "Sal Boris")
  45. Von Buttiglione Sturmtruppenführer …. Soldier sleeping with teddy bear (uncredited)

    1978
  46. La soldatessa alle grandi manovre …. Crispino (uncredited)
  47. Proibito erotico …. Masseur (uncredited)
  48. Scontri stellari oltre la terza dimensione …. Neanderthal man (uncredited)

    1979
  49. La liceale, il diavolo e l'acquasanta …. Primitive man in the afterlife (credited)
  50. Sabato, domenica e venerdì …. Gustavo (credited)
  51. Squadra antigangsters …. Rocco (credited as "Salvatore Vaccaro")

    1980
  52. Il casinista …. Prisoner (credited)
  53. Il pap'occhio …. Choir member (credited)
  54. Zucchero, miele e peperoncino …. The farmer (uncredited)

    1981
  55. Caligola e Messalina …. Alciede (uncredited)
  56. Pierino contro tutti …. Pinball player (uncredited)
  57. Pierino medico della SAUB …. Patient who scares Gasparoni (uncredited)
  58. Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici …. Client of Madam di Tebe (credited)

    1982
  59. Ator 2: L'invincibile Orion …. Chief of the cavemen (uncredited)
  60. Il tifoso, l'arbitro e il calciatore …. AS Roma supporter (uncredited)
  61. Pierino colpisce ancora …. Giovanni (credited)

    1983
  62. Se tutto va bene siamo rovinati …. Antelope (credited)
  63. Sfrattato cerca casa equo canone …. Schiattamorto (credited)

    1984
  64. Dagobert …. The lumberjack (credited)

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  • C'est dingue... mais on y va (1979) - IMDb as Le propriétaire de la voiture volée

Sans Salvatore!
Films where Salvatore is listed as appearing somewhere online, but cannot be found.
  • La moglie più bella (1970) IMDb. There is a "Salvatore Vaccaro" credited, which IMDb believes should refer to Baccaro, but he does not appear.
  • Ma chi t'ha dato la patente? (1970) IMDb with no role. I've been through the film a number of times with no success finding Salvatore.
  • Fiorina la vacca (1972) ANICA with no role. Not found.
  • Quant'è bella la Bernarda, tutta nera, tutta calda (1975) IMDb as Caprio. Not found, my copy isn't very good, but even so I think I would have recognised him.
  • Emanuelle in America (1977) IMDb as Charlie. I couldn't find him.
  • La vergine, il toro e il capricorno (1977) IMDb with no role. Once again there was no sign of Salvatore.
  • Tutti dentro (1984) ANICA with no role. Still another film that I've looked through multiple times with no luck finding Salvatore.
Notes and sources
1. Some of his biographical details are confirmed in a brief interview with his brother that can be found on YouTube.
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...e lo chiamarono Spirito Santo (1971) as Prisoner
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Post by PeplumParadise » 01/09/2021, 22:55

Decameron n° 2 - Le altre novelle del Boccaccio (1972) as Friar in purgatory
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Post by PeplumParadise » 02/09/2021, 10:30

Decameron proibitissimo (Boccaccio mio statte zitto) (1972) as Brigand.

He appeared quite regularly alongside "Big Black Beard", so it's quite possible they were friends.
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E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico (1972) as Prisoner
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Post by PeplumParadise » 02/09/2021, 10:39

I 2 figli dei Trinità (1972) as King Kong
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Il grande duello (1972) credited, as Barkeeper
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Post by PeplumParadise » 02/09/2021, 10:53

Jesse & Lester - Due fratelli in un posto chiamato Trinità (1972) as Paco
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Le notti peccaminose di Pietro l'Aretino (1972) as Satanasso
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Roma (1972) as Cafe patron
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