Baby Santa

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"Baby Santa" in Due mafiosi nel Far West (1964)

Short, stocky actor with a greying beard and jovial expression. He reminded me of a little Santa Claus, hence his nickname.

He was active in Italian films at least throughout the first half of the 1960's.

He has been mis-identified as similar-looking Franco Gula on occasion.

Filmography

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1961

1. Barabba .... Witness at the second sentencing of Barabbas / Prisoner in the sulphur mines
2. Romolo e Remo .... Man at pagan ceremony
   
   1962
3. Arrivano i titani .... Citizen of Crete
4. Il tiranno di Siracusa .... Man in the angry mob
5. L'ira di Achille .... Prisoner with Criseide
6. Ponzio Pilato .... Priest
7. Sodoma e Gomorra .... Hebrew elder at Lot's wedding
   
   1963
8. Maciste, l'eroe più grande del mondo .... Citizen of Nefer (uncredited)
   
   1964
9. Buffalo Bill, l'eroe del far west .... Saloon customer
10. Coriolano eroe senza patria .... Man in crowd outside the senate
11. Due mafiosi nel Far West .... Saloon customer
12. Gli schiavi più forti del mondo .... Man in market place
13. I maniaci .... Monk
14. Jim il primo .... Saloon customer
15. La vendetta dei gladiatori .... Christian
16. La vendetta di Spartacus .... Refugee
17. Maciste nelle miniere del re Salomone .... Fazira's guard
18. Sansone e il tesoro degli Incas .... Townsman
19. Sfida a Rio Bravo .... Man in courtroom
    
    1965
20. Gli eroi di Fort Worth .... Townsman
21. I grandi condottieri .... Spectator in the temple
22. L'uomo dalla pistola d'oro .... Saloon customer
23. La meravigliosa Angelica .... Man with walking stick
24. La rivincita di Ivanhoe .... Spectator at tournament

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Due mafiosi nel Far West (1964) as Saloon customer

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Gli schiavi più forti del mondo (1964) as Man in market place

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I maniaci (1964) as a Monk in the segment "Il pezzo antico".

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La vendetta di Spartacus (1964) as Refugee

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Sansone e il tesoro degli Incas (1964) as Townsman

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Sfida a Rio Bravo (1964) as Man in courtroom

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Jim il primo (1964) as Saloon customer.

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Sodoma e Gomorra (1962) as Hebrew elder. Finally a role that isn't from 1964!!

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Romolo e Remo (1961) as Man at Pagan ceremony / Panicking man during rebellion / Follower of Remus - quite possibly all the same role.

Thanks to wonderful Italian continuity he gets a spear through the heart near the end, but makes a speedy recovery to be cheering Remus a few minutes later.