Ginger Croupier

[Johan Melle]

"Ginger Croupier" in 00-2 agenti segretissimi (1964)

This red-haired guy often plays croupiers (particularly in westerns), but he also pops up in various other films from the 1960s and 70s.


FILMOGRAPHY

1964

1. 00-2 agenti segretissimi .... Russian agent
   
   1965
2. Casanova '70 .... Man at the auction
3. Due mafiosi contro Goldginger .... Military officer at toilet
   
   1967
4. I giorni dell'ira …. Croupier
   
   1968
5. Satanik .... Croupier
   
   1969
6. Sono Sartana il vostro becchino .... Croupier
   
   1970
7. Buon funerale amigos... paga Sartana .... Croupier
   
   1971
8. È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta! …. Croupier
   
   1976
9. Il secondo tragico Fantozzi .... Croupier

[Johan Melle]

The biggest role I've found for this generico is in the western Sono Sartana il vostro becchino (1969) as a croupier who manipulates the roulette wheel by pushing a secret button with his foot

But Sartana discovers what he's up to and throws a knife into his foot to stop him from pulling off this trick again

He also re-appears later in the film, getting seriously roughed up by Frank Wolff, who forces him to give out information

[Johan Melle]

Apparently, our man didn't learn anything from his painful experiences in Sono Sartana il vostro becchino because he's up to his old tricks again in the next Sartana film: Buon funerale amigos... paga Sartana (1970) as a croupier operating with rigged dice

But he's found out and gets punched in the face by Fortunato Arena

I'm certain he plays a croupier in some other westerns too, but I can't remember which ones...

[Johan Melle]

And some other movies I've spotted him in:

00-2 agenti segretissimi (1964) as Russian agent

Casanova '70 (1965) as Man at the auction

Satanik (1968) as Croupier

Il secondo tragico Fantozzi (1976) as Man at the casino

[Emiliano]

Due mafiosi contro Goldginger (1965) as Military officer at toilet

[carlos]

I giorni dell'ira (1967) as, what else, a croupier

È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta! (1971) croupier

[Johan Melle]

Quite a nice bad guy role for our man in the fotoromanzo Lord X N. 2: "Un peu gonflée, la fille!" (published in 1968 but the month isn't specified)

It's a French production made exclusively for the French market and never published in Italy, even though it has an all-Italian cast and was presumably made in Italy too. Sadly, the entire cast is uncredited...