Fernando Piazza

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 05/05/2019, 18:48

Fernando Piazza in Le prigioniere dell'isola del diavolo (1962)

Fernando was a light-skinned black actor of Italian/Ethopian decent, who was active in Italian films and fotoromanzi throughout the sixties. He retired from acting in the 70's, moving into actor management and production. According to Ted Rusoff he died around 2008 or 2009.

Fernando had substantial roles in Le prigioniere dell'isola del Diavolo (1961) and Boom (1968), but most of his other roles were small uncredited parts.

FILMOGRAPHY

1960

Noi duri (uncredited) .... Nightclub customer

1961
Gordon il pirata nero (uncredited) .... Slave
Nefertite, regina del Nilo (uncredited) .... Slave in the temple

1962
Le prigioniere dell'isola del diavolo (credits?) .... Michael
Le sette folgori di Assur (uncredited) .... Slave destroying the statue of Assur
Ponzio Pilato (uncredited) .... Slave carrying Claudia's carriage
Totò contro Maciste (uncredited) .... Kimen
Un branco di vigliacchi (uncredited) .... American soldier
Una regina per Cesare (uncredited) .... Manicurist

1963
I dieci gladiatori (uncredited) .... Slave in Palace

1964
Ercole contro i figli del sole (uncredited) .... Native councillor
Il figlio di Cleopatra (uncredited) .... Slave in Petronio's palace
Maciste nelle miniere di Re Salomone (uncredited) .... Prisoner / Native
Sandokan contro il leopardo di Sarawak (uncredited) .... Charles Druk's henchman
Tarzak contro gli uomini leopardo (uncredited) .... Member of hunting party

1965
Agente 077 dall'oriente con furore (uncredited) .... Resting musician

1966
Agente 3S3 massacro al sole (uncredited) .... Soldier (uncertain identification)
Come imparai ad amare le donne (uncredited) .... Party guest
Le fate - segment "Fata Elena" (uncredited) .... Man at the airport

1967
Come rubare la corona d'Inghilterra (uncredited) .... Guest at the embassy party

1968
Boom (credited) .... Etti
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (uncredited) .... Bank customer
Gungala, la pantera nuda (credited) .... Sir Helmer's butler
Samoa, regina della giungla (uncredited) .... Man in background during pre-credit bar fight
Satanik (uncredited) .... Man at the casino
The Shoes of the Fisherman (uncredited) .... Party guest

1969
Tarzana, sesso selvaggio (uncredited) .... Bearer

1972
Jesse & Lester - Due fratelli in un posto chiamato Trinità (credited as Producer) .... Does not appear

1973
Super Fly T.N.T. (credited) .... Poker player

FOTOROMANZI

Le avventure di Jacques Douglas N. 50: "Le figlie del demonio" (November 1969) - credited
Super Lesbo N. 2: "Saffo o morte" (December 1971)
Nuovo Super Lesbo N. 2: "Corpi perversi" (July 1972)

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 05/05/2019, 19:02

Here are some further images of Fernando in Le prigioniere dell'isola del diavolo. This was by far his biggest role, and is notable for an interracial romance between Fernando and Margaret Rose Kiel, which must have been quite daring in 1962. I am not certain whether Fernando was credited in the Italian credits for this film, online sources indicate that he was, but every print that I have found has had the same French credits which only list 6 actors.

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 05/05/2019, 19:07

Gordon il pirata nero (1961) as Slave

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 05/05/2019, 19:11

Totò contro Maciste (1962) as Kimen

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 05/05/2019, 19:14

Una regina per Cesare (1962) as Manicurist

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 05/05/2019, 19:27

I dieci gladiatori (1963) as Slave in Palace

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 05/05/2019, 19:35

Maciste nelle miniere di Re Salomone (1964) dual roles as Prisoner and as Native

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 05/05/2019, 19:38

Sandokan contro il Leopardo di Sarawak (1964) as Charles Druk's henchman

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 05/05/2019, 19:54

Impossible to be certain without a sharper image, but I'm pretty sure this is Fernando on the left, in Agente 3S3 massacro al sole (1966) as Soldier

Post by **Johan Melle** » 05/05/2019, 20:23

Fernando Piazza later abandoned his acting career and began to work as a casting agent. In the yearly Annuario degli attori books, the agencies or agents representing the different actors are listed and by browsing through the Annuario degli attori 1984-85, I can say that Fernando specialized in respenting foreign actors and English-speaking voice dubbers.

Here are a few of the notable actors he represented during 1984-85