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

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)