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 active in Italian films throughout the sixties. He retired from acting in the 70's, moving into actor management and production. Fernando had substantial roles in Le prigioniere dell'isola del Diavolo (1961) and Boom (1968), from which he is identified, but all his other roles were small uncredited parts.

FILMOGRAPHY

1961

Gordon il pirata nero (uncredited) .... Slave

1962
Le prigioniere dell'isola del diavolo (credits?) .... Michael
Totò contro Maciste (uncredited) .... Kimen
Una regina per Cesare (uncredited) .... Manicurist

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

1964
Maciste nelle miniere di Re Salomone (uncredited) .... Prisoner / Native
Sandokan contro il leopardo di Sarawak (uncredited) .... Charles Druk's henchman

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
Satanik (uncredited) .... Man at the casino

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