Fernando Piazza

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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

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1961

1. Gordon il pirata nero (uncredited) .... Slave
2. Nefertite, regina del Nilo (uncredited) .... Slave in the temple
   
   1962
3. Le prigioniere dell'isola del diavolo (credits?) .... Michael
4. Totò contro Maciste (uncredited) .... Kimen
5. Un branco di vigliacchi (uncredited) .... American soldier
6. Una regina per Cesare (uncredited) .... Manicurist
   
   1963
7. I dieci gladiatori (uncredited) .... Slave in Palace
   
   1964
8. Ercole contro i figli del sole (uncredited) .... Native councillor
9. Il figlio di Cleopatra (uncredited) .... Slave in Petronio's palace
10. Maciste nelle miniere di Re Salomone (uncredited) .... Prisoner / Native
11. Sandokan contro il leopardo di Sarawak (uncredited) .... Charles Druk's henchman
12. Tarzak contro gli uomini leopardo (uncredited) .... Member of hunting party
    
    1965
13. Agente 077 dall'oriente con furore (uncredited) .... Resting musician
    
    1966
14. Agente 3S3 massacro al sole (uncredited) .... Soldier (uncertain identification)
15. Come imparai ad amare le donne (uncredited) .... Party guest
16. Le fate - segment "Fata Elena" (uncredited) .... Man at the airport
    
    1967
17. Come rubare la corona d'Inghilterra (uncredited) .... Guest at the embassy party
    
    1968
18. Boom (credited) .... Etti
19. Gungala, la pantera nuda (credited) .... Sir Helmer's butler
20. Samoa, regina della giungla (uncredited) .... Man in background during pre-credit bar fight
21. Satanik (uncredited) .... Man at the casino
22. The Shoes of the Fisherman (uncredited) .... Party guest
    
    1969
23. Tarzana, sesso selvaggio (uncredited) .... Bearer
    
    1973
24. Super Fly T.N.T. (credited) .... Poker player

FOTOROMANZI

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

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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.

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Gordon il pirata nero (1961) as Slave

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Totò contro Maciste (1962) as Kimen

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Una regina per Cesare (1962) as Manicurist

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I dieci gladiatori (1963) as Slave in Palace

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

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

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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

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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