Alberico Donadeo

[Johan Melle]

Alberico Donadeo in Preparati la bara! (1967)

Another generico who appeared in many, many westerns. He bears somewhat of a resemblance to Fortunato Arena is why he was been nicknamed by us the "Arena lookalike".


FILMOGRAPHY

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1965

1. Adios Gringo (uncredited) .... Member of the lynch mob
2. I due parà (uncredited) .... Man in cafeteria
3. Made in Italy (uncredited) .... Train passenger
4. Operazione poker (uncredited) .... Russian agent
   
   1966
5. Arizona Colt (uncredited) .... Man in saloon
6. Bill il taciturno (uncredited) .... Mexican bandit
7. Cifrato speciale (uncredited) .... Asylum patient
8. El Rojo (uncredited) .... Saloon patron
9. Het gangstermeisje (credits?) .... Gangster
10. I due figli di Ringo (uncredited) .... Saloon patron
11. Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (uncredited) .... Man in crowd
12. Il pianeta errante (uncredited) .... Man at the funeral
13. Johnny Yuma (uncredited) .... Felton henchman
14. La Bibbia (uncredited) .... Sinful man
15. La resa dei conti (uncredited) .... Mexican soldier
16. MMM 83 - Missione Morte Molo 83 (uncredited) .... Circus worker
17. Per mille dollari al giorno (uncredited) .... Courtroom observer
18. Per pochi dollari ancora (uncredited) .... Saloon reveler
19. Sugar Colt .... Saloon guest
20. Uccidi o muori .... Shop owner
21. Un fiume di dollari (uncredited) .... Milton cowboy
22. Uno sceriffo tutto d'oro (uncredited) .... El Paso citizen
    
    1967
23. 7 pistole per un massacro (uncredited) .... Man in the saloon
24. 7 winchester per un massacro (uncredited) .... Durango deputy
25. 10.000 dollari per un massacro (uncredited) .... Mendoza's foreman
26. Bandidos (uncredited) .... Townsman
27. Da uomo a uomo (uncredited) .... Mexican
28. Due rrringos nel Texas (uncredited) .... Confederate soldier at fortress
29. Il bello, il brutto, il cretino (uncredited) .... Union soldier in trench
30. Il figlio di Django (uncredited) .... Man in the crowd
31. Indomptable Angélique / L'indomabile Angelica (uncredited) .... Rower on the ship / Sailor
32. Killer Kid (uncredited) .... Vilar rebel fighter
33. La cintura di castità (uncredited) .... Knight
34. Le due facce del dollaro (uncredited) .... Soldier
35. Non aspettare Django, spara (uncredited) .... Navarro henchman
36. Requiescant (uncredited) .... Mexican picking up rocks
37. Tutto per tutto (uncredited) .... Mexican
38. Tutto Totò (TV series) - episode 6: "Totò ciak" (uncredited) .... Man in the saloon
39. Un dollaro tra i denti (uncredited) .... Aguilar henchman
40. Un poker di pistole (uncredited) .... Man in saloon
41. Wanted (uncredited) .... Mexican
    
    1968
42. Al di là della legge .... Silver-mine worker
43. Donne, botte e bersaglieri (uncredited) .... Spectator at race
44. Execution (uncredited) .... Soldier
45. I 2 deputati (uncredited) .... Man in audience at Ciccio's speach / Politician
46. Il mio corpo per un poker (uncredited) .... Pinkerton man
47. Joe... cercati un posto per morire! (uncredited) .... Chato bandit
48. Odissea (TV mini-series) (uncredited) .... Man in Alcinoo's court
49. Preparati la bara! (uncredited) .... Paco, one of Lucas' men
50. Quel caldo maledetto giorno di fuoco .... Card player
51. Sentenza di morte .... Mexican
52. The Secret of Santa Vittoria .... Member of the Grand Council
53. Tre passi nel delirio - segment "Toby Dammit" (uncredited) .... Rabbi at the airport
54. Un buco in fronte .... Cantina bartender
55. Un minuto per pregare, un instante per morire (uncredited) .... Townsman
56. Una forca per un bastardo (uncredited) .... Party brawler / man in Lintonville saloon
57. Uno dopo l'altro (uncredited) .... Citizen in street
58. Uno straniero a Paso Bravo (uncredited) .... Townsman
    
    1969
59. Barbagia (La società del malessere) (uncredited) .... Gonnario, member of Graziano's gang
60. Beatrice Cenci (uncredited) .... Man in church
61. Django il bastardo (uncredited) .... Spectator at dynamite duel
62. Fellini - Satyricon (uncredited) .... Soldier on ship
63. Gli specialisti (uncredited) .... Blackstone citizen
64. It Takes a Thief (TV series) - season 3, episode 9: "The King of Thieves" (uncredited) .... Café customer questioned by the police
65. La collina degli stivali (uncredited) .... Man in the crowd
66. Quintana (uncredited) .... A prisoner
67. Satyricon (uncredited) .... Centurion
68. Sono Sartana, il vostro becchino (uncredited) .... Poker Falls citizen
69. Un esercito di 5 uomini (uncredited) .... Man in the crowd
70. Uno di più all'inferno .... Bank customer
71. Zenabel (uncredited) .... Man at the inn
    
    1970
72. Arizona si scatenò... e li fece fuori tutti (uncredited) .... Saloon patron
73. Brancaleone alle crociate (uncredited) .... Follower of the pastor disciple of Pope Gregory
74. Buon funerale amigos... paga Sartana (uncredited) .... Casino gambler
75. C'è Sartana... vendi la pistola e comprati la bara! (uncredited) .... Man sleeping on street
76. Django sfida Sartana .... Townsman
77. E Dio disse a Caino... (uncredited) .... Convict doing hard labor in the mines
78. I vendicatori dell'Ave Maria (uncredited) .... Card player in saloon
79. Indio-Black: sai che ti dico? Sei un gran figlio di... (uncredited) .... Man in crowd
80. L'homme orchestre (uncredited) .... Member of the Sicilian family
81. Lo chiamavano Trinità... (uncredited) .... Mormon
82. Ninì Tirabusciò, la donna che inventò la mossa (uncredited) .... Worker on strike
83. Splendori e miserie di Madame Royale (uncredited) .... Plainclothes policeman
84. The Adventures of Gerard (uncredited) .... Bystander
    
    1971
85. Bello, onesto, emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata (uncredited) .... Dancer at the ballroom
86. Detenuto in attesa di giudizio (uncredited) .... Prisoner being transported to the prison
87. È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta! (uncredited) .... Townsman
88. Er Più - Storia d'amore e di coltello (uncredited) .... Man in the bar
89. Giù la testa (uncredited) .... Santerna soldier
90. Il mio nome è Mallory... M come morte (uncredited) .... Townsman
91. Il suo nome era Pot... ma... lo chiamavano Allegria ... Assistant sheriff
92. Io non vedo, tu non parli, lui non sente .... Curious man at the cemetary
93. L'istruttoria è chiusa: dimentichi (uncredited) .... Prisoner
94. La supertestimone (uncredited) .... Barba, convict
95. Le juge (All'ovest di Sacramento) (uncredited) .... Saloon patron
96. Maddalena (uncredited) .... Parishioner at the bus leaving
97. Spara Joe... e così sia! (uncredited) .... Bandit pushing gold wagon
98. Uomo avvisato, mezzo ammazzato... parola di Spirito Santo (uncredited) .... Mexican soldier
    
    1972
99. Camorra (uncredited) .... Laughing man in crowd
100. Fellini's Roma (uncredited) .... Passerby
101. Hai sbagliato... dovevi uccidermi subito! (uncredited) .... Saloon patron
102. Il caso Pisciotta (uncredited) .... Prisoner who watches the rape
103. Il vero e il falso (uncredited) .... Passerby
104. Meo Patacca (uncredited) .... Jew in the ghetto
105. Trinità e Sartana figli di... (uncredited) .... (uncredited) .... El Tigre bandit
     
     1973
106. Amarcord (uncredited) .... Man in the town square
107. Ci risiamo, vero Provvidenza? (uncredited) .... Retired bandit
108. Diario di una vergine romana (uncredited) .... Spectator in the arena
109. Kid, il monello del West (uncredited) .... One of Wilson's men
110. Küçük kovboy (uncredited) .... Saloon rowdy
111. L'emigrante (uncredited) .... Party guest
112. La mano nera (uncredited) .... Man in police line-up
113. La rivolta delle gladiatrici (uncredited) .... Audience at gladiator fight
114. Le Amazzoni - Donne d'amore e di guerra (uncredited) .... Villager
115. Li chiamavano i tre moschettieri... invece erano quattro (uncredited) .... Villager who applauds
116. No, il caso è felicemente risolto (uncredited) .... Man in police mugshot
117. Piazza pulita (uncredited) .... Sparks henchman
118. Vogliamo i colonnelli (uncredited) .... Man at the electoral meeting
     
     1974
119. A pugni nudi (credited as Alberigo Donadeo) .... Franz henchman
120. Anche gli angeli tirano di destro (uncredited) .... Man in the street
121. Cagliostro (uncredited) .... role?
122. Che botte, ragazzi! (uncredited) .... Saloon guest
123. Farfallon (uncredited) .... Agricultural penal colony guard
124. Le amanti del mostro (uncredited) .... Hangman
125. Moses the Lawgiver (TV mini-series) (uncredited) .... Egyptian consul
     
     1975
126. I sette del gruppo selvaggio (uncredited) .... Blacksmith
     
     1981
127. Il turno (uncredited) .... Man in the courtroom
     
     1982
128. Il conte Tacchia (uncredited) .... Man at ballet
129. Parole e sangue (TV mini series) (uncredited) .... Shop customer
     
     1983
130. The Scarlet and the Black (TV) (uncredited) .... role?
     
     1985
131. Ladyhawke (uncredited) .... Man at the tavern
     
     1986
132. Il camorrista (uncredited) .... Prisoner
133. Scuola di ladri (uncredited) .... Delinquent at the wedding

FILMOGRAPHY TO CHECK

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• Una testa di rapa (1966)

DONADEO OR ARENA?

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• Chiedi perdono a Dio... non a me (1968) The character of "Man carrying corpse" looks a lot like Donadeo in some images, but is clearly Arena in others. After much deliberation it has been decided that it must Arena in the role.

FOTOROMANZI

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1. Killing N. 10: "Scacco alla mala" (15 January 1967)
2. Killing N. 12: "Il racket del vizio" (15 February 1967)
3. Killing N. 13: "Per un pugno di sporchi smeraldi" (1 March 1967)
4. Killing N. 14: "Le maschere della morte" (15 March 1967)
5. Il re dell'F.B.I. N. 2: "L'inferno c'è per tutti" (April 1968)
6. Dossier Segreto N. 2: "L'inferno è il mio mondo" (May 1969) - credited as Alberto Donadeo

EXTERNAL LINKS

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• Cinema Italiano Database

[Johan Melle]

I don't have too many films with this actor but here are some more pictures:

La bibbia (1966) - with a shaved head and face paint as a sinful man

Fellini - Satyricon (1969) - as a soldier aboard the ship

Zenabel (1969) - as a man at the inn

Camorra (1972) - not sure but I think it looks like him as a laughing man in crowd

La rivolta delle gladiatrice (1973) - as audience at the gladiator fight

Moses the Lawgiver (1974) (TV mini series) - looking very different without his beard as a Egyptian consul

The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV) - not so easy to see but it is him for certain

Ladyhawke (1985) - he appears briefly as a man at the tavern in this Hollywood production shot in Italy

[Johan Melle]

The Arena-lookalike too has appeared in fotoromanzi, including a few appearances in Killing.

Here in a great bad guy role in Killing N. 10: "Scacco alla mala" (published 15 January 1967)

He also appeared in other Killing numbers - always as a bad guy:

Killing N. 12: "Il racket del vizio" (15 February 1967) - together with John Benedy

Killing N. 13: "Per un pugno di sporchi smeraldi" (1 March 1967) - without his usual beard

Killing N. 14: "Le maschere della morte" (15 March 1967)

[Ghibarian]

should be him in Vogliamo i colonnelli (1973) .... Man at the electoral meeting

I think he appears with and without beard but I don't know if they are two different roles
Django sfida Sartana (1970) (uncredited)

L'emigrante (1973) .... Party guest

La supertestimone (1971) .... Barba, convict

Fellini's Roma (1972) (uncredited) .... Passerby

You can see him in a mug shot at the police station in No il caso è felicemente risolto (1973)

Il conte Tacchia (1982)

[Emiliano]

Due rrringos nel Texas (1967) (uncredited) .... Confederate Soldier at fortress

Meo Patacca (1972) (uncredited) .... Jew in the ghetto

[Johan Melle]

He can be seen as a rabbi at the airport in the segment "Toby Dammit" from Tre passi nel delirio (1968)

On IMDb, this role is attributed to Ettore Arena but of course that's yet another mistake!


He appears in the fotoromanzo Dossier segreto N. 2: "L'inferno è il mio mondo" (May 1969) where he is very probably credited

Here is the cast list

Unfortunately, it does not say who plays who but the only unidentified name is Alberto Donadeo so that should be our man. I'm 99% sure it's him but I cannot confirm it because I have not seen anything else where he is credited.

But there is an actor named Alberico Donadeo, who could very well be the same guy. He is credited in three films:

- Testa di rapa (1966)
- Fusil chargé (1972)
- A pugni nudi (1974)

Unfortunately, all these films are extremely rare and difficult to find so it will not be very easy to check...


In reply to TRS who posted:
"Someone add his name as Alberico Donadeo in the IMDb!"


Hmmm... well I don't know what to believe.

The French forum Western Maniac has a topic about him here: http://western-maniac.forum-pro.fr/t529 ... tore-arena

According to them, this man is Fortunato Arena's brother and his name is Ettore Arena (the same name as Fortunato's son). According to what is written, this information seems to come from a certain Jean-Pierre Pecqueriaux and was apparently confirmed by Alberto Dell'Acqua. The question is whether or not this is reliable information. Maybe, maybe not. I don't know...

TRS posted:
"Hmmmm, i don't know, but it's a interesting hypothesis!
Only, i asked all stuntmen, but nobody knew his name, but often i spoke too about Fortunato Arena, the they can recognize .. oh Ettore, Fortunato. And Goffredo Unger said that he had a son, but didn't spoke about a brother..."

[carlos]

Posted by Ghibarian:
Our man appears in A pugni nudi (1974), as you can see in this fotobusta:

So he could really be Alberico Donadeo.

[Johan Melle]

Good discovery! To me it seems more plausible that he is Alberico Donadeo. Has anyone tried to contact anyone in the French forum for more information?


TRS replied:
"For me is very sure that he is Alberico Donadeo! No, i don't tried it because my english is very bad! :-)
I bought the poster and there is the name Alberico Donadeo! No there is listed AlberiGo with G!!!"


Anyway, here is the presumed Alberico Donadeo as a crazy asylum patient in Cifrato speciale (1966):

TRS replied:
"I watched with Ghib A pugni nudi and now we can be very very very sure that he is Alberigo Donadeo (in the cast list he is named like Alberigo)!
Johan, i am sure you sent me one time immages from a FR in wich i meaned that one of the actors can be his brother/father. Now i saw on the net images from Odissea where is too an actor who looks like him, but older!

PS: i would say we can change the toppic name! :-)"


Ooooh! Well, that removes all doubt then! Finally we can say that he really is Alberico Donadeo, and that it's just nonsense that his name is Ettore Arena. Congratulations!

[Johan Melle]

Alberico can be seen briefly as a shop custumer in the TV mini series Parole e sangue (1982)

[carlos]

Clean shaven not-so-Arena-like. As henchman in Johnny Yuma (1966)