White Peplum Beard

[Johan Melle]

"White Peplum Beard", in Odissea (1968)

This distinct-looking bald, white-bearded man was an active generico in the 1960s and especially in peplum films and in RAI sceneggiati, where he usually played jurors or parliament members.

He plays an important role in the film Il terrore dei Mantelli Rossi (1963) and he could be credited. His name, by subtraction, could be Sergio Prestano.

Filmography

---

1961

1. Il conquistatore di Corinto .... Assemblyman (uncredited)
2. La vendetta di Ursus .... Priest (uncredited)
3. Romolo e Remo .... Man at Pagan ceremony
4. Ursus nella valle dei leoni .... Prisoner tied to elephants (uncredited)
   
   1962
5. Arrivano i titani .... Citizen (uncredited)
6. Giulio Cesare, il conquistatore delle Gallie .... Senator (uncredited)
7. Le sette folgori di Assur .... Courtier (uncredited)
8. Ponzio Pilato .... Nobleman in the palace / Senator / Citizen of Judaea (uncredited)
9. Sodoma e Gomorra .... Hebrew (uncredited)
10. Ursus gladiatore ribelle .... Councillor (uncredited)
    
    1963
11. Brenno il nemico di Roma .... Senator / Peasant entering Rome (uncredited)
12. Il terrore dei Mantelli Rossi .... Father Lorenzo (credited?)
13. Jason and the Argonauts .... One of the gods / Priest of King Aeetes (uncredited)
14. Le monachine .... Generico playing monk (uncredited)
15. Maciste, l'eroe più grande del mondo .... Citizen of Nefer (uncredited)
    
    1964
16. Anthar l'invincibile .... Spectator at the rhinoceros wrestling (uncredited)
17. Canzoni, bulli e pupe .... Nightclub client who gets a cake in the face (uncredited)
18. Il piombo e la carne .... Man in courtroom
19. Il trionfo dei dieci gladiatori .... Spectator at the arena (uncredited)
20. I tre centurioni .... Prisoner / Man in the street (uncredited)
21. La rivolta dei sette .... Temple priest / Man in the street (uncredited)
22. La vendetta dei gladiatori .... Courtier (uncredited)
23. La vendetta di Spartacus .... Villager / Senator (uncredited)
24. Saul e David .... Priest / Spectator watching the slaughter of the priests (uncredited)
25. Sinbad contro i sette saraceni .... Wizard
26. Super rapina a Milano .... Monk on TV (uncredited)
    
    1965
27. Kindar l'invulnerabile .... King Eman's man (uncredited)
28. La magnifica sfida .... Councillor of Atatur
29. La montagna di Luce .... One of Sitama's men (uncredited)
    
    1966
30. Il conte di Montecristo (TV mini-series) - ep. 7: "Il giudizio" .... Parliament member
    
    1967
31. Bang Bang Kid …. Townsman of Limerick
32. Due Rrringos nel Texas …. Disapproving old man at the dance
33. Little Rita nel west .... Townsman (uncredited)
34. Vita di Cavour (TV mini-series) .... Parliament member (uncredited)
35. Voltati... ti uccido! .... Saloon patron (uncredited)
    
    1968
36. Ed ora... raccomanda l'anima a Dio! .... Saloon customer
37. L'affare Dreyfus (TV mini-series) .... Juror in the trial of Emile Zola (uncredited)
38. Odissea (TV mini-series) .... Man in Alcinoo's court (uncredited)
39. Preparati la bara! .... Man at the hanging
40. Sangue chiama sangue .... Priest who gets shot
41. Una pistola per cento bare .... Townsman at the hanging (uncredited)
    
    1969
42. I fratelli Karamazov (TV mini-series) - eps. 6, 7 .... Mikhail Gorskin, a juror
    
    1970
43. Brancaleone alle crociate .... Man hanging in tree
44. La lotta dell'uomo per la sua sopravvivenza episode In cerca delle Indie oltre l'oceano ignoto …. Monk
45. Ninì Tirabusciò, la donna che invento la mossa .... Striker on the march
    
    1971
46. ...continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità .... Monk (uncredited)
47. Testa t'ammazzo, croce... sei morto, mi chiamano Alleluja .... Villager (uncredited)
    
    1972
48. L'udienza .... Priest at the papal hearing (uncredited)
    
    1973
49. La Tosca .... Monk (uncredited)
50. Vogliamo i colonnelli .... Man at the funeral (uncredited)

[Johan Melle]

...continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità (1971) as a Monk

[Johan Melle]

Kindar l'invulnerabile (1965) as King Eman's man

Images upgraded - Nick

L'udienza (1972) as Priest at the papal hearing

[Johan Melle]

La vendetta dei gladiatori (1964) as Courtier

Una pistola per cento bare (1968) as Townsman at the hanging

[Johan Melle]

He is one of the gods in Jason and the Argonauts (1963), a famous American adventure movie shot in Italy and now added in a second role as either a Councillor or Priest of King Aeetes

2nd role added - Nick

[Johan Melle]

Should probably be him in Little Rita nel west (1967) as a townsman

pic by Carlos

Previously an uncertain identification, I think this close-up behind Terence Hill confirms that it's our man - Nick

Vita di Cavour (TV mini-series, 1967) as Parliament member

He's also present in a later parliament scene, but now he's standing and dressed differently. I assume it's a different role but not sure what he's supposed to be here...

[Johan Melle]

Two more RAI TV mini series productions for our friend:

Il conte di Montecristo - episode 7: "Il giudizio" (1966) as Parliament member

L'affare Dreyfus (1968) as Juror in the trial of Emile Zola

And the first fotoromanzo discovery: as a bartender in the western fotoromanzo Mina N. 5: "Lacrime di sposa" (August 1962)

[carlos]

Due Rrringos nel Texas (1967) as Disapproving old man at the dance

ID by Johan

[PeplumParadise]

So I finally joined the forum, still not sure how it all works but I'll give it a go.

His earliest known appearance that I'm aware of was in Ursus nella valle dei leoni (1961) as Prisoner tied to elephants

[PeplumParadise]

Le sette folgori di Assur (1962) as Courtier