Alberico Donadeo

[Johan Melle]

Alberico Donadeo in Preparati la bara! (1967)

Another unknown actor who appeared in many, many westerns. He bears somewhat of a resemblance to Fortunato Arena is why he has been nicknamed the Arena lookalike.

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FILMOGRAPHY

1965

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

FILMOGRAPHY TO CHECK

• Una testa di rapa (1966)

FOTOROMANZI

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

[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:
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Here a better pic:

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

It's been a while since a role has been posted

a henchman in Johnny Yuma (1966)