Cianfriglia, Domenico

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Domenico Cianfriglia in La banda del trucido (1977)

Domenico Cianfriglia was a supporting actor and stuntman, from the early sixties, first in peplum movies and later in many spaghetti westerns and crime films. His roles were mostly limited to those of the henchman or thug. In most cases he therefore remained uncredited.

He was born on May 19th 1938 in Anzio, Italy. He was the younger brother of Giovanni Cianfriglia, also known as a stuntman and supporting actor.

Domenico died of a heart attack on October 26th 2020, aged 82.[1]

Filmography

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1961

1. Il ladro di Bagdad .... Courtier in the Sultan's palace (uncredited)
2. Romolo e Remo .... Follower of Romulus during the attack of the Sabines (uncredited)
   
   1963
3. Cyrano e D'Artagnan .... Challenger at the street duel (uncredited)
4. Sandokan, la tigre di Mompracem .... Soldier escorting prisoner (uncredited)
   
   1964
5. I pirati della Malesia .... Fighter with Sandokan (credited)
6. Il colosso di Roma .... Soldier (uncredited)
7. L'ultimo gladiatore .... Rebel (uncredited)
8. Sandok, il Maciste della giungla .... British soldier / Temple guard (uncredited)
   
   1966
9. Il vostro super agente Flit .... Alien (uncredited)
10. L'arcidiavolo .... Guard (uncredited)
    
    1967
11. Buckaroo (Il winchester che non perdona) .... Lash Henchman (uncredited)
12. Dick Smart 2.007 .... Henchman (uncredited)
13. Killer Kid .... Felipe (credited)
14. Professionisti per un massacro .... Lloyd henchman (uncredited)
15. Tutto Totò (TV series) Ep. 6: "Totò Ciak!" .... One of Lupo's men (uncredited)
    
    1968
16. Ammazzali tutti e torna solo .... Soldier (uncredited)
17. E per tetto un cielo di stelle .... Pratt henchman (uncredited)
18. Un killer per sua maestà .... Toni henchman (uncredited)
    
    1969
19. La morte sull'alta collina .... Saloon brawler (uncredited)
20. La notte dei serpenti .... Soldier of Hernandez (uncredited)
    
    1970
21. E venne il giorno dei limoni neri .... Worker at the quarry (uncredited)
22. Le tigri di Mompracem .... Prisoner in the mines (uncredited - re-used footage)
    
    1971
23. Arriva Durango... paga o muori .... One of the bandits who rob the stagecoach (uncredited)
24. È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta .... Joe McIntock's henchman (uncredited)
25. Lady Frankenstein .... Man at the hanging (uncredited)
26. Quando gli uomini armarono la clava e... con le donne fecero din-don ... Tribesman (uncredited)
27. Scipione detto anche l'africano ... Solder with Gracco (uncredited)
    
    1972
28. Al di là dell'odio .... Indian fighting Cervo Volante (uncredited)
29. Così sia .... Saloon brawler (uncredited)
30. I due figli dei Trinità .... Friar (uncredited)
31. La mala ordina .... Milk truck driver (uncredited)
32. La vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza? .... Brawler at billiards (uncredited)
33. Sei iellato, amico hai incontrato Sacramento .... Tom Murdock's henchman (credited)
34. Seminò morte... lo chiamavano il Castigo di Dio .... Spirito Santo's gunslinger (uncredited) - reused footage from Arriva Durango... paga o muori
35. Tutti fratelli nel West... per parte di padre .... Heidgren henchman (uncredited)
36. Un uomo dalla pelle dura .... Boxer losing match with Teddy Cherokee Wilcox (uncredited)
    
    1973
37. I corpi presentano tracce di violenza carnale .... Luc Merenda's double (uncredited)
38. Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia .... Zoppas henchman (uncredited)
39. Milano trema: la polizia vuole giustizia .... Man fighting with Giorgio Caneparo in the billiard room (uncredited)
40. Piedone lo sbirro .... Manomozza's henchman (uncredited)
41. Sentivano uno strano, eccitante, pericoloso puzzo di dollari .... Al Costello's henchman (uncredited)
42. Tutti figli di mammasantissima .... Henchman of Bug Morano's gang (uncredited)
    
    1974
43. ...altrimenti ci arrabbiamo! .... Brawler in the gym (uncredited)
44. Manone il ladrone .... Thug (uncredited)
45. Superuomini, superdonne, superbotte .... Member of the "Tiger Woods" gang (credited)
    
    1975
46. Antonio e Placido - Attenti ragazzi... chi rompe paga .... Thug (uncredited)
47. L'uomo della strada fa giustizia .... Thief whose hands are hammered (uncredited)
48. Piedone a Hong Kong .... Brawler at the market (uncredited)
49. Simone e Matteo: Un gioco da ragazzi .... Brawler sailor (uncredited)
50. Vai Gorilla …. Kidnapper of Marco Sartori (uncredited)
51. Zorro .... Soldier of Sergeant Garcia / Bearded soldier (uncredited)
    
    1976
52. Il conto è chiuso .... Bobo Belmondo's henchman (uncredited)
53. Il grande racket .... Rudy's henchman participating in the Mazzarelli massacre (credited)
54. Napoli violenta .... Man trying to kidnap Engineer Francesco Capuano (uncredited)
55. Paura in città .... Bully on the bus (uncredited)
56. Squadra antiscippo .... "Er cinese" (credited)
    
    1977
57. I due superpiedi quasi piatti .... Fred Cline's henchman at bowling (uncredited)
58. Il cinico, l'infame, il violento .... Prison guard saving Frank Di Maggio (uncredited)
59. La banda del trucido .... Bar customer playing pinball (uncredited)
60. La via della droga .... Refinery worker (uncredited)
61. Mannaja .... Valler's henchman (uncredited)
    
    1978
62. Scontri stellari oltre la terza dimensione .... Soldier (uncredited)
63. Sono stato un agente C.I.A. .... Hitman Killing John Florio At The Stadium (uncredited)
    
    1981
64. Comin' at Ya! .... Pike Thompson's henchman (uncredited)
    
    1982
65. 1990: I guerrieri del Bronx .... Athlete in Golem's gym (uncredited)
66. Attila, flagello di Dio .... Roman soldier (uncredited)
67. Delitto sull'autostrada .... Member of Andrea Carbone's gang (uncredited)
    
    1983
68. 2019 - Dopo la caduta di New York .... Eurac Soldier / Shuttle Technician (uncredited)
69. I predatori di Atlantide .... as Bodyguard at the villa (uncredited)
    
    1987
70. I picari .... Mutineer (uncredited)
    
    1988
71. The Last Temptation of Christ .... (credited as stuntman, not found)
    
    1990
72. Frankenstein Unbound .... Soldier (credited as Stunt performer)
    
    1996
73. Daylight .... (credited as stuntman, not found)
    
    1998
74. Il fantasma dell'opera .... (credited for stunts, not found)
    
    1999
75. Operazione Odissea .... Henchman (credited)
    
    2016
76. Zoolander 2 .... (credited for Stunts, but not found)

Films to check

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• 1966 Johnny Yuma - there are different opinions whether this is Domenico or not here: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=376&start=7240#p69297
• 1967 Wanted (as Gunman) (source s : Imdb and Filmdb.it)
• 1972 Amico stammi lontano almeno un palmo (as Casino gambler) (source : Filmdb.it)
• 1975 Fermi tutti! è una rapina...! (role ?) (source : Notrecinema.com)
• 1983 I sette magnifici gladiatori (as Roman soldier) (sources : Filmdb.it ad Imdb)
• 1984 Tuareg (aka : Tuareg, desert warrior) (as Soldier) (source : the Movie database)

Notes and sources

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1. This news was first reported by Tom Betts on his Westerns… all'Italiana blog.

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Il ladro di Bagdad (1961) as Courtier in the Sultan's palace (uncredited)

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Romolo e Remo (1961) as Follower of Romulus during the attack of the Sabines (uncredited)

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Killer Kid (1967) as Felipe (credited)

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La notte dei serpenti (1969) as Soldier of Hernandez (uncredited)

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E venne il giorno dei limoni neri (1970) as Worker at the quarry (uncredited)

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Arriva Durango... paga o muori (1971) as One of the bandits who rob the stagecoach (uncredited)

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È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta (1971) as Joe McIntock's henchman (uncredited)

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Al di là dell'odio (1972) as Indian fighting Cervo Volante (uncredited)

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I due figli dei Trinità (1972) as Friar (uncredited)

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