Ginger Croupier

Post by **Johan Melle** » 09/05/2019, 16:58

"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

1963

The Pink Panther (uncredited) .... Holiday guest at Cortina d'Ampezzo

1964
00-2 agenti segretissimi .... Russian agent

1965
Casanova '70 (uncredited) .... Man at the auction
Due mafiosi contro Goldginger .... Military officer at toilet

1966
Adulterio all'italiana (uncredited) .... Dancing man in bar
Fumo di Londra .... Airplane passenger

1967
I giorni dell'ira .... Croupier

1968
La pecora nera (uncredited) .... Casino player
Ruba al prossimo tuo .... Passenger boarding the plane
Roma come Chicago (uncredited) .... Journalist
Satanik (uncredited) .... Croupier

1969
Sono Sartana il vostro becchino .... Croupier

1970
Buon funerale amigos... paga Sartana .... Croupier
Fermate il mondo... voglio scendere! .... Commission member at audition

1971
È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta! .... Croupier
The Statue (uncredited) .... Man at the unveiling of the statue

1975
Salon Kitty (uncredited) .... Stretcher-bearer

1976
A Matter of Time .... Casino employee
Il secondo tragico Fantozzi (uncredited) .... Croupier

Post by **Johan Melle** » 09/05/2019, 17:04

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

Post by **Johan Melle** » 09/05/2019, 17:12

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...

Post by **Johan Melle** » 09/05/2019, 17:14

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

Post by **Emiliano** » 10/05/2019, 18:58

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

Post by **carlos** » 11/05/2019, 14:51

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

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

Post by **Johan Melle** » 12/05/2019, 2:08

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...