Piero Pastore

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Piero Pastore in Io, suo padre (1939)

Pietro Mario Pastore, known as Piero, was born in Padua, Italy on April 3rd 1903 (some sources claim 1908, but ’03 is the year on his grave). From a young age he was a professional football player, rising to the top of his profession, playing for internationally reknowned teams such as AC Milan and Juventus as well as the Italian national team - indeed it seems he is widely regarded as being the first “star” football player. In 1929 he began acting in films, and from 1932 this became his full time career, one in which he continued until his death. He began his acting career auspiciously with several high profile leading roles, however by the mid-30’s he was already playing smaller parts, and in the 50’s and 60’s he was kept very busy appearing in mostly uncredited bit parts. He died at the age of 64, on January 8th 1968, in Rome.

Given that he was a national sporting hero, with much accompanying publicity, then I think his biographical details, found from many sources, can be relied upon.

I have found numerous previously undocumented appearances by Piero in peplum and historical films, so there must almost certainly be additional roles to be found.


FILMOGRAPHY

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1929

1. Ragazze non scherzate (poster credit as Pietro Pastore) .... Role?
   
   1930
2. La leggenda di Wally (poster credit as Pietro Pastore) .... Hagenbach
   
   1933
3. Acciaio (credited) .... Mario Velini
   
   1935
4. Aldebarán (credited as Pietro Pastore) .... Sailor
   
   1936
5. Tredici uomini e un cannone (credited) .... Man No.7
   
   1938
6. Sotto la croce del sud (credited) .... Casale
   
   1939
7. Io, suo padre (credited) .... Sandro
8. Un'avventura di Salvator Rosa (credited) .... Peasant
   
   1940
9. Fortuna (poster credit) .... Role?
   
   1941
10. La corona di ferro (uncredited) .... Sestio
    
    1942
11. Fari nella nebbia (uncredited) .... Mechanic
12. Giarabub (credited as Pastore Piero) .... Lieutenant Martini
    
    1943
13. L'uomo dalla croce (credited as P. Pastore) .... Beyrow
    
    1944
14. La donna della montagna (credited as Pietro Pastore) .... Rodolfo's assistant
    
    1945
15. Due lettere anonime (uncredited) .... Army veteran on the train
16. Quartieri alti (uncredited) .... Bottarini
    
    1946
17. Aquila nera (credited) .... Iwan
    
    1948
18. 11 uomini e un pallone (credited?) .... Marcello
    
    1949
19. Antonio di Padova (credited) .... Giano
    
    1950
20. È più facile che un cammello... (credited) .... A workers representative
21. Il monello della strada (credited) .... Mine worker
22. Prima comunione (uncredited) .... Removals man
    
    1951
23. La vendetta del corsaro (credited) .... Escuedo
24. Lorenzaccio (credited) .... Guard
25. Persiane chiuse (credited) .... Cinque
    
    1952
26. Camicie rosse (Anita Gribaldi) (credited as P. Pastore) .... Pietro
27. I tre corsari (uncredited) .... Captain of the galleon
28. Il segreto delle tre punte (credited) .... Riccardo Albertini
    
    1953
29. La nave delle donne maledette (uncredited) .... Pedro
30. Roman Holiday (uncredited) .... Secret Service agent
    
    1954
31. Attila (credited) .... Tribal leader
32. Il cardinale Lambertini (uncredited) .... Papal messenger
33. L'arte di arrangiarsi (uncredited) .... Army doctor
34. Pane amore e gelosia (uncredited) .... Fantozzi
35. Peccato che sia una canaglia (uncredited) .... The nurse
36. Toto cerca pace (uncredited) .... Desk clerk at Hotel Vesuvio
37. Ulisse (uncredited) .... One of Ulysses' men
38. Uomini ombra (uncredited) .... Police officer
    
    1955
39. Il segno di Venere (uncredited) .... Party guest
40. La bella mugnaia (uncredited) .... Nobleman
41. Suonno d'ammore (credited) .... Fisherman
42. Toto e Carolina (credited) .... Policeman in the office
43. War and Peace (uncredited) .... Soldier travelling with Andrei
    
    1956
44. Il cavaliere dalla spada nera (credited) .... Sebastiano
45. Lo spadaccino misterioso (uncredited) .... Role?
46. Mio figlio Nerone (uncredited) .... Conspirator
47. Scapricciatiello (uncredited) .... Occasional house servant
    
    1957
48. El Alamein (uncredited) .... General
49. Io, Caterina (credited) .... Not found
    
    1958
50. Carosello di canzoni (uncredited) .... Nightclub Maitre d'
51. Erode il Grande (uncredited) .... General
52. Mia nonna poliziotto (uncredited) .... Brigadier Tinazzi
53. Totò e Marcellino (uncredited) .... Police inspector
    
    1959
54. Arrangiatevi (uncredited) .... Maestro Bruno
55. Cartagine in fiamme (uncredited) .... Conspirator
56. Fantasmi e ladri (uncredited) .... Exhibition guard outside museum
57. I ragazzi del juke box (uncredited) .... Songwriter
58. Il Generale Della Rovere (uncredited) .... Paolo Marconi
59. Il mondo dei miracoli (credited) .... Station master
60. Il raccomandato di Ferro (uncredited) .... Furniture dealer
61. Il terrore dei barbari (uncredited) .... Barbarian
62. L'arciere Nero (uncredited) .... Conspirator
63. Simpatico mascalzone (credited as P. Pastore) .... Sor Augusto
    
    1960
64. A noi piace freddo…! (uncredited) .... Partisan
65. I giganti della Tessaglia (uncredited) .... Citizen of Jolco
66. L'impiegato (uncredited) .... Office clerk
67. La vendetta di Ercole (uncredited) .... Prison guard
68. Saffo, venere di Lesbo (uncredited) .... Army captain
69. Signori si nasce (uncredited) .... Costumer's assistant
    
    1961
70. Il segreto dello Sparviero Nero (uncredited) .... Man arguing in the tavern
71. La vendetta della maschera di ferro (credited) .... Farmer
72. La vendetta di Ursus (uncredited) .... Prisoner at the mines
73. Le avventure di Mary Read (uncredited) .... Etiquette teacher
74. Le Baccanti (uncredited) .... Citizen of Thebes
75. Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare (uncredited) .... Spectator at the ceremony
76. Una spada nell'ombra (credited) .... Prison guard
    
    1962
77. Caterina di Russia (uncredited) .... Officer
78. Dieci italiani per un tedesco (credited) .... Prisoner priest
79. Gli eroi del doppio gioco (credited) .... Riccio's aide
80. I sette gladiatori (uncredited) .... Role?
81. Il colpo segreto di d'Artagnan (credited) .... Conspirator
82. Il naufrago del Pacifico (credited) .... Governor
83. La monaca di Monza (uncredited) .... Vicar's second envoy
84. La Tigre dei Sette Mari (uncredited) .... Pirate
    
    1963
85. D'Artagnan contro i tre Moschettieri (uncredited) .... Role?
86. Ercole contro Moloch (uncredited) .... Citizen
87. Golia e il Cavaliere Mascherato (uncredited) .... Prison warder
88. I dieci gladiatori (uncredited) .... Role?
89. Io Semiramide (credited) .... Shabli
90. L'invincibile cavaliere mascherato (credited?) .... Nicolas
91. Maciste, l'eroe più grande del mondo (uncredited) .... The shepherd
92. Totò e Cleopatra (uncredited) .... Senator
93. Zorro e i tre moschettieri (uncredited) .... Servant
    
    1964
94. Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa (uncredited) .... Citizen watching Apollodoro
95. Coriolano eroe senza patria (credited) .... Furio
96. Gli schiavi più forti del mondo (uncredited) .... Spectator at the tournament
97. I maniaci (uncredited) .... Footballer
98. I tre centurioni (uncredited) .... Role?
99. Il colosso di Roma (uncredited) .... Agitated citizen
100. L'ultimo gladiatore (uncredited) .... British ambassador
101. La vendetta di Spartacus (uncredited) .... Role?
102. Sandokan alla riscossa (uncredited) .... Role?
103. Una spada per l'Impero (credited) .... Ottavio
104. Ursus il terrore dei Kirghisi (credited) .... Amko
     
     1965
105. The Agony and the Ecstasy (uncredited) .... Cardinal
     
     1966
106. Django spara per primo (uncredited) .... Cooper
107. I criminali della galassia (credited as Peter Pastor) .... Scientist on Planet Delos
108. I diafanoidi vengono da Marte (uncredited) .... Officer under Martian control
109. Il pianeta errante (uncredited) .... Peter

Più Piero!

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There are plenty more titles where Piero is rumoured to appear that I have been unable to find copies of, so if anybody has any of the titles below you know what to do...

• Ninna nanna delle dodici mamme (1930) IMDb
• Trois balles dans la peau (1934) IMDb as Policeman No.2
• Porto (1935) ANICA as Salvatore
• Milizia territoriale (1936) ANICA as Soldier Grotta
• Stasera alle undici (1938) ANICA as Willy
• Fanfulla da Lodi (1940) IMDb as Marco
• Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto (1941) ANICA
• Orizzonte dipinto (1941) ANICA
• Il fanciullo del West (1942) ANICA as William Donovan
• Oro nero (1942) ANICA as Marco
• Il treno crociato (1943) ANICA as Corsi
• La figlia del mendicante (1950) ANICA
• Il bivio (1951) ANICA as De Vecchi
• Senza bandiera (1951) IMDb
• Il capitano di Venezia (1952) ANICA as Barbaro Corazza (translated by Google as "Armour Barbarian")
• Gli amanti del passato (1953) ANICA
• Anni facili (1953) ANICA
• Condannatelo! (1953) ANICA
• Il bivio (1953) ANICA as Cheater at dice
• L'amante di Paride (1954) ANICA as Sinone
• Da qui all'eredità (1955) ANICA
• Storia di una minorenne (1956) ANICA as Indutriale discografico (translated by Google as "record industry")
• Operazione notte (1956) ANICA
• I fidanzati della morte (1957) ANICA as Bertola
• Gagliardi e pupe (1958) ANICA as Sr. Ezio
• El diablo también llora (1966) ANICA as Private investigator
  
  There are 2 additional titles I am aware of where Piero may appear which I am unable to add for reasons of information copyright

No Pastore!

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As always seems to be the case with little-known actors with large online filmographies, there are a few titles where he is credited somewhere online, but either he does not appear or else I was unable to find him for some reason.

• L'assedio dell'Alcazar (1940) Listed by ANICA with no role given.
• When in Rome (1953) Listed by IMDb as Customs man
• Barabba (1961) Listed by ANICA as Nicodemus.
• La morte viene dal pianeta Aytin (1967) Listed by ANICA with no role given.

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There are plenty of images and articles to be found online from Piero's footballing career and his transition into acting. Here are a small selection gathered from various sources.

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Piero began his film career at the start of the sound era, in Ragazze non scherzate (1929), role uncertain. I have been unable to find a copy of the film, but he is credited, as Pietro Pastore, with images, in this piece of publicity found on IMDb, which I assume is from a contemporary programme for the film.

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La leggenda di Wally (1930) as Hagenbach (to be confirmed). Piero is credited prominently, as Pietro Pastore, on this poster.

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Acciaio (1933) credited, as Mario Velini.

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Aldebarán (1935) credited as Pietro Pastore, as Sailor.

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Sotto la croce del sud (1938) credited, as Casale

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Io, suo padre (1939) credited, as Sandro

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Un'avventura di Salvator Rosa (1939) credited, as a Peasant

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La corona di ferro (1941) as Sestio