Pietro Ceccarelli, or "Puccio" as he was often credited, was an actor and stuntman active in Italian films from the mid-50's through until the late 80's. Instantly recognisable among the ranks of gladiators and cowboys for his tall stature and shaved head.
Pietro was born on November 21st 1926 and died on October 14th 1993, at the age of 66. He was the brother of Lanfranco Ceccarelli and the son of Stefano Ceccarelli. This information comes from Stefania Giolitti, granddaughter of Pietro, from my Peplum Paradise group on Facebook. (Note that most websites give an incorrect date of birth for Pietro and list him as being still living).
Some additional information from the Lazio Wiki website tells us that in the late 40's, before following his father into acting, Pietro was a professional footballer / goalkeeper. It also informs us that once he retired from acting he coached football youth teams.
FILMOGRAPHY
- Mio figlio Nerone (uncredited) .... Slave carrying Agrippina's carriage
1957 - La Gerusalemme liberata (uncredited) .... Palace guard
1958 - Afrodite, Dea dell'amore (uncredited) .... Soldier arresting travellers
- Camping (uncredited) .... Villager
- Capitan Fuoco (uncredited) .... Soldier
1959 - Il terrore dei barbari (uncredited) .... Barbarian
1960 - Ester e il Re (uncredited) .... Gladiator
- Il sepolcro dei Re (credited) .... Sutek
- Noi duri (uncredited) .... Gangster accosting Joysette in nightclub
- Revak, lo schiavo di Cartagine (credited as Puccio Ceccarelli) .... Deliasis the Gladiator
- Teseo contro il Minotauro (uncredited) .... Prison guard
1961 - I Tartari (credited) .... Burundai's henchman
- Maciste nella terra dei Ciclopi (uncredited) .... Guard
- Solimano il conquistatore (credited as Master of Arms) .... credit only
1962 - 2 samurai per 100 geishe (credited as Puccio Ceccarelli) .... Tai Kun, the great samurai
- Il gladiatore di Roma (credited as Puccio Ceccarelli and as Master of Arms) .... Gladiator
- Maciste all'inferno (credited as Puccio Ceccarelli) .... role?
- Maciste, il gladiatore più forte del mondo (credited as Puccio Ceccarelli) .... Astorix
- Sodoma e Gomorra (uncredited) .... The Queen's bodyguard
- Tharus figlio di Attila (credited as Master of Arms) .... Does not appear
- Ursus gladiatore ribelle (credited and as Master of Arms) .... Prison guard
1963 - Il segno di Zorro (credited?) .... Romero
- Ursus nella terra di fuoco (credited and as Master of Arms) .... Lero
1964 - 002 agenti segretissimi (credited as Puccio Ceccarelli) .... Torturer
- Ercole contro i tiranni di Babilonia (uncredited) .... Wrestler
- Gli invincibili dieci gladiatori (uncredited) .... Matateo
- Gli schiavi più forti del mondo (credited) .... Gladiator
- I due mafiosi (uncredited) .... Russian thug
- I magnifici Brutos del West (uncredited) .... Jack
- Il trionfo dei dieci gladiatori (uncredited) .... Matateo
- La vendetta di Spartacus (credited) .... role?
1965 - Golia alla conquista di Bagdad (uncredited) .... Tavern keeper
- Il tesoro della foresta pietrificata (credited as Puccio Ceccarelli and as Master of Arms) .... Erik
- L'avventuriero della Tortuga (uncredited) .... Indian high priest
- La guerra segreta (uncredited) .... Sernas henchman
- Sette contro tutti (credited as Peter Barclay) .... Rebel gladiator
- Un dollaro bucato (uncredited) .... Rex
1966 - Agente 3S3 massacro al sole (uncredited) .... Henchman
- Arizona Colt (uncredited) .... Rancher
- Cifrato speciale (credited?) .... Yang
- Jerry Land - Cacciatore di spie (uncredited) .... Hitman in Rome
- MMM 83 - Missione Morte Molo 83 (uncredited) .... Henchman
- Spie contro il mondo (credited?) .... Gangster
- Un fiume di dollari (credited as Puccio Ceccarelli) .... Wolf
1967 - Agente sigma 3 - missione goldwather (credited) .... role?
- Ballata per un pistolero (uncredited) .... Toro
- Il bello, il brutto, il cretino (credited as Peter Jacob) .... Army strongman
- La feldmarescialla - Rita fugge... lui corre... egli scappa (uncredited) .... German officer
- L'uomo dal pugno d'oro (credited as Peter Barclay) .... Kark
- Occhio per occhio, dente per dente (credited?) .... Drago
- Requiescant (credited?) .... Tom
- Tecnica per un massacro (uncredited) .... Max
- Troppo per vivere... poco per morire (credited as Peter Barclay) .... Gang member
- Wanted Johnny Texas (uncredited) .... Man on wagon train
1968 - ... dai nemici mi guardo io! (credited) .... Zinaro
- Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza (uncredited) .... Man leading the mob
- I due crociati (credited) .... Tazio
- I tre che sconvolsero il West (uncredited) .... Farmer
- Il momento di uccidere (uncredited) .... One of Forrester's men
- Il pistolero segnato da Dio (uncredited) .... Circus strongman
- Il più grande colpo della malavita americana (Dynamit in grùner seite) (uncredited) .... Henchman
- Joe! Cercati un posto per morire! (uncredited) .... Bandit
1969 - Fellini Satyricon (uncredited) .... Crazy shouting man
- Gli specialisti (uncredited) .... El Diablo hanchman
1970 - Brancaleone alle Crociate (uncredited) .... role?
- Ciakmull, l'uomo della vendetta (uncredited) .... Bounty hunter
- Il magnifico Robin Hood (uncredited) .... Attacker
- Satiricosissimo (uncredited) .... Spartacus
- Waterloo (uncredited) .... Rumigus
1971 - Acquasanta Joe (credited) .... Sergeant Butch
- Armiamoci e partite! (credited) .... Boxer in cafe
- Gli fumavano le colt... lo chiamavano Camposanto (uncredited) .... Poker player
- Posate le pistole, reverendo (credited) .... Jerimiah
- Scipione detto anche l'africano (uncredited) .... Guard
- Storie dell'anno Mille (TV series, episode 1) (credited) .... role?
- Tre donne - L'automobile (uncredited) .... Angry motorist
- Una farfalla con le ali insanguinate (uncredited) .... Masseur
1972 - Fiorina la vacca (credited as Puccio Ceccarelli) .... One of Beolco's men
- La mala ordina (credited) .... Don Vito henchman
- Lo chiamavano Verità (credited) .... Jesse
- Mio caro assassino (uncredited) .... Canavese's bodyguard
- Uomo avvisato mezzo ammazzato... Parola di Spirito Santo (uncredited) .... Gerry Crow
1973 - Anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli (uncredited) .... Locke
- Dio, sei proprio un padreterno! (uncredited) .... Man who has his skull drilled
- Fra' Tazio da Velletri (credited) .... Galliano
- I racconti di Viterbury - Le più allegre storie del '300 (credited as Puccio Ceccarelli) .... Puccetto Corsini
- Il boss (credited) .... Maione
- Lo chiamavano Tresette... giocava sempre col morto (credited) .... Bill
- Metti... che ti rompo il muso (credited) .... Otto
- Polvere di stelle (uncredited) .... SS soldier that screams on the ship
1974 - 4 marmittoni alle grandi manovre (uncredited) .... Drill sergeant
- Carambola (uncredited) .... Man in tug of war
- Di Tresette ce n'è uno tutti gli altri son nessuno (credited as Puccio Ceccarelli) .... King Kong Striker
- Il testimone deve tacere (uncredited) .... Thug
- La rivolta delle gladiatrici (credited as Peter Cester) .... Septimus
- Lo sgarbo .... Fighting warehouse bad guy
1975 - Cassiodoro il più duro del pretorio (credited) .... role?
- Colpo in canna (credited) .... Silvera henchman
- La città sconvolta: caccia spietata ai rapitori (uncredited) .... Hood
- Mondo candido (uncredited) .... Soldier
- Pasqualino Settebellezze (uncredited) .... Nazi doing experiments in concentration camp
1976 - Basta che non si sappia in giro!.. (uncredited) .... Sailor in Amanda's fantasy
- Gli amici di Nick Hezard (uncredited) .... Man who gets robbed
- I padroni della città (credited) .... Luigi's bagman
- Il grande racket (credited) .... Lucimir
- Squadra antiscippo (uncredited) .... The man in the fur hat
- Un amore targato Forlì (uncredited) .... Man in row for the audition
- Uomini si nasce poliziotti si muore (uncredited) .... Club bouncer
1977 - Anno zero - Guerra nello spazio (uncredited) .... Alien
- El macho (uncredited) .... Duke henchman guarding prisoner
1978 - Avere vent'anni (uncredited) .... Butcher
- Zio Adolfo in arte Führer (credited) .... Nazi official
1980 - Odio le bionde (uncredited) .... Gangster
1981 - Una vacanza del cactus (uncredited) .... Marmaluke
1982 - Ricchi, ricchissimi... praticamente in mutande (uncredited) .... Prince Omar's bodyguard
- Vai avanti tu che mi vien da ridere (uncredited) .... Groper on the bus
1983 - Endgame - Bronx lotta finale (credited as Peter Brighton) .... Blue mutant
- Il trono di fuoco (credited as Peter Caine) .... Tares
1984 - Dagobert (uncredited) .... Soldier
1985 - Phenomena (uncredited) .... The mad rapist
1986 - Il nome della rosa (uncredited) .... Inquisition guard
1988 - Stradivari (credited) .... Jailor
- Il trucido e lo sbirro (1976) .... Actor in film shown in prison (re-used footage)
There are more titles in which Pietro reportedly appears, so if anyone has shots of him in any of the titles below, you know what to do!
- Le notti bianche (1957) Wikipedia (maybe mistaken for Lanfranco Ceccarelli)
- Raw Wind in Eden (1958) On-set images indicate that Pietro was somehow involved in this production, though it is uncertain if he actually appears
- La resa dei conti (1966) IMDb, as Jack (checked by Rudy, maybe does not appear)
- La vergine di Samoa (1966) IMDb, as Bruno
- Giallo napoletano (1979) ANICA, as "another man in mental hospital"
and of course we have the list of titles where Pietro is credited somewhere online but almost certainly does not appear.
- La strada (1954) - Does not appear. Most websites would have you believe that Pietro made his debut for Fellini, however the role he is credited with playing is actually played by Pietro's father, Stefano.
- Superargo contro Diabolikus (1966) Does not appear. Credited by IMDb as Henchman, searched for by Nick, Rudy and Johan. Maybe once again mistaken for the Stefano.
- I nipoti di Zorro (1968) - Does not appear. Credited by ANICA and elsewhere as playing the hangman, but it is Veriano Ginesi in the role.
- Ritorno del gladiatore più forte del mondo (1971) - Does not appear. Listed by ANICA and elsewhere, but once again it is Ginesi in the role..
- In nome del popolo italiano (1971) - Does not appear. Listed on various websites, including ANICA, but for a 3rd time someone has mistaken him for Veriano.