Nello Pazzafini

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Nello Pazzafini in Di Tresette ce n'è uno, tutti gli altri son nessuno (1974)

Giovanni "Nello" Pazzafini was an actor and stuntman active in Italian films from the late 1950's until the early 1990's.

He was born on May 15th 1934 in Rome, Italy and died on November 27th 1997, aged 63.

His earliest known role comes from 1958, after which he quickly became one of the busiest stuntmen in peplum movies. When spaghetti westerns came along he scored a number of larger credited acting roles.

Nello's daughter, Laura, is active on Facebook, where she does a good job of keeping her father's name in the public eye.

I am sure there can still be additional roles to be found for Nello.

FILMOGRAPHY

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1958

1. Afrodite, dea dell'amore (uncredited) .... Guard saving prisoners
   
   1959
2. Annibale (uncredited) .... Wrestler / Soldier
3. Il figlio del corsaro rosso (uncredited) .... Spanish Soldier
4. Il marito bello : il nemico di mia moglie (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Nando Terenzi's son
5. Il terrore dei barbari (uncredited) .... Barbarian
6. L'arciere nero (uncredited) .... Guard
   
   1960
7. Il cavaliere dai cento volti (uncredited) .... Gypsy who gets stabbed
8. Il terrore della maschera rossa (uncredited) .... Guard
9. La strada dei giganti (uncredited) .... Bouncer
10. La vendetta dei barbari (uncredited) .... Visigoth warrior
11. La Venere dei pirati (uncredited) .... Pirate
    
    1961
12. Goliath contro i Giganti (credited and Master of Arms) .... Jagoran
13. Il colosso di Rodi (uncredited) .... Gong banger
14. Il conquistatore di Corinto (uncredited) .... Soldier (re-used footage)
15. L'ultimo dei Vikinghi (uncredited) .... Viking
16. La guerra di Troia (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Warrior in battle of strength
17. La vendetta di Ursus (uncredited) .... Guard overseeing slaves at the mill
18. Le baccantis (uncredited) .... Theban courtier
19. Ursus e la ragazza tartara (uncredited) .... Tartar guard
    
    1962
20. 2 samurai per 100 geishe (uncredited) .... Martial arts trainer
21. Il gladiatore di Roma (uncredited) .... Gladiator with Marcus
22. Il trionfo di Robin Hood (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Black Peter
23. Maciste contro i mostri (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Chief of the Cave People
24. Ursus gladiatore ribelle (uncredited) .... Gladiator
    
    1963
25. Ercole contro Moloch (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Archepolos
26. Golia e il cavaliere mascherato (uncredited) .... Gypsy
27. L'invincibile cavaliere mascherato (credited?) .... Alonzo
28. Maciste contro i cacciatori di teste (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Guna
29. Maciste, l'eroe più grande del mondo (credited?) .... Gladiator
30. Sansone contro i pirati (credited) .... Sandor
31. Totò e Cleopatra (uncredited) .... Soldier (re-used footage)
32. Ursus nella terra di fuoco (uncredited) .... Fighter
33. Zorro contro Maciste (uncredited) .... Rebek henchman
    
    1964
34. Coriolano eroe senza patria (uncredited) .... Prisoner / Soldier
35. Ercole contro Roma (credited) .... Segesto
36. Gli invincibili dieci gladiatori (uncredited) .... Soldier (re-used footage)
37. Gli invincibili tre (credited) .... Samur
38. Gli schiavi più forti del mondo (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Rebel slave
39. I due gladiatori (credited?) .... Captain of the guards
40. I lunghi capelli della morte (credited as John Carey) .... Monk
41. I magnifici brutos del West (uncredited) .... Henchman
42. Il colosso di Roma (uncredited) .... Soldier (re-used footage)
43. Il Leone di Tebe (credited) .... Wrestler
44. Il magnifico gladiatore (uncredited) .... Gladiator
45. Il ponte dei sospiri (uncredited) .... Bepi
46. L'ultimo gladiatore (uncredited) .... Member of Lucilius's escort
47. La rivolta dei barbari (uncredited) .... Revolting barbarian
48. La vendetta di Spartacus (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Follower of Arminio
49. Maciste alla corte dello zar (uncredited) .... Guardian of the cave
50. Maciste, gladiatore di Sparta (uncredited) .... Gladiator
51. Sandok, il Maciste della giungla (uncredited) .... Temple guard
52. Sansone contro il corsaro nero (credited) .... Black pirate's lieutenant
53. Zorikan lo sterminatore (credited) .... The Vizier
    
    1965
54. Adiós gringo (uncredited) .... Gil Clawson
55. Asso di picche - Operazione controspionaggio (uncredited) .... Man on the boat
56. Golia alla conquista di Bagdad (credited) .... Horval
57. I predoni del Sahara (uncredited) .... Hamid
58. Il mistero dell'isola maledetta (credited as Ted Carter) .... Malik
59. Maciste il vendicatore dei Maya (uncredited) .... Ulmar
60. Slalom (uncredited) .... Hitman at Nabila bar
61. Un dollaro bucato (credited as Peter Surtess) .... Henchman
62. Una vergine per il principe (uncredited) .... General
    
    1966
63. A Man Could Get Killed (credited) .... Abdul
64. Agente 3S3, massacro al sole (uncredited) .... José
65. Arizona Colt (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Clay
66. La resa dei conti (credited) .... Hondo
67. New York chiama Superdrago (uncredited) .... Opelsman
68. Per pochi dollari ancora (credited as Red Carter) .... Sgt. Brian Pitt
69. Un milione di dollari per sette assassini (credited as Red Carter) .... Bruto
70. Zorro il ribelle (credited as Red Carter) .... Cobra
    
    1967
71. 7 pistole per un massacro (credited) .... King
72. Faccia a faccia (credited) .... Vance
73. I giorni della violenza (credited) .... Butch
74. Il raggio infernale (credited as Ted Carter) .... Frank
75. Killer calibro 32 (credited as Red Carter) .... Fitch
76. La morte non conta i dollari (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Doc Lester
77. Wanted (credited) .... Padre Carmelo
    
    1968
78. Carogne si nasce (credited) .... Alan Adams
79. Corri uomo corri (credited) .... Riza
80. Il pistolero segnato da Dio (credited) .... Circus ringmaster
81. Joe... cercati un posto per morire! (credited) .... Fernando
82. Killer, adios (credited) .... Jack Bradshaw
83. Le dolci signore (uncredited) .... role?
84. Vivo per la tua morte (credited as Ted Carter) .... Bill Savage
    
    1969
85. Cinque figli di cane (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Gangster brawling at brothel
86. La battaglia di El Alamein (credited) .... Italian sergeant
87. La legge dei gangsters (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Driver
88. La morte sull'alta collina (uncredited) .... Billiard player
89. Le calde notti di Poppea (credited) .... Padre Colonnius
90. Zenabel (credited?) .... Captain in the inn
    
    1970
91. C'è Sartana... vendi la pistola e comprati la bara! (credited) .... Mantas
92. Colpo rovente (credited) .... Not found
93. La furia dei Khyber (credited) .... Tanauduriam
    
    1971
94. Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della repubblica (credited) .... Prisoner
95. Gli fumavano le Colt... lo chiamavano Camposanto (credited) .... Cobra Ramirez
96. L'arciere di fuoco (credited?) .... Little John
97. L'uomo dagli occhi di ghiaccio (uncredited) .... Man in the elevator
98. La spada normanna (credited) .... Ghippo
99. Quel maledetto giorno della resa dei conti (credited) .... Convict
100. Vivi ragazza vivi! (poster credit as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Captain Emmanuel
     
     1972
101. Alleluja e Sartana figli di... Dio (uncredited) .... One of The Wolf's men
102. Amico, stammi lontano almeno un palmo (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Butch
103. Boccaccio (uncredited) .... Husband of the woman in the tub
104. ...E alla fine lo chiamarono Jerusalem l'implacabile (credited) .... Bullseye Joe
105. Every Little Crook and Nanny (uncredited) .... Ganucci's bodyguard
106. Girolimoni, il mostro di Roma (uncredited) .... Fiaccarini
107. Il terrore con gli occhi storti (uncredited) .... Ivan
108. Il West ti va stretto, amico... è arrivato Alleluja (credited?) .... Abel
109. Poppea... una prostituta al servizio dell'impero (uncredited) .... Soldier (re-used footage)
110. Sette orchidee macchiate di rosso (credited) .... Giovanni Rau
111. Uomo avvisato mezzo ammazzato... Parola di Spirito Santo (credited) .... Colonel
112. Trinità e Sartana figli di... (uncredited) .... Mexican soldier at the fort
     
     1973
113. Ci risiamo, vero Provvidenza? (credited) .... Gorilla
114. Diario di una vergine romana (uncredited) .... Gong banger (re-used footage)
115. Dio, sei proprio un padreterno! (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Thug in prison
116. Elena sì... ma di Troia (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Tavern keeper
117. Giovannona Coscialunga disonorata con onore (credited) .... Frenceschino
118. Il consigliori (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Killer
119. Lo chiamavano Tresette... giocava sempre col morto (credited) .... Cotton Joe
120. Piedone lo sbirro (uncredited) .... Thug
121. Storia de fratelli e de cortelli (uncredited) .... Gambler
122. Troppo rischio per un uomo solo (credited) .... Prison inmate
123. Una vita lunga un giorno (credited) .... Nello
     
     1974
124. Carambola (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Clydeson henchman
125. De tresillo no hay más que uno (credited) .... Carlo Striker
126. L'arbitro (uncredited) .... Pitch invader
127. Milano odia: la polizia non può sparare (uncredited) .... Malone henchman
128. Superuomini, superdonne, superbotte (uncredited) .... Fighter in the village
     
     1975
129. Africa Express (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Hunter henchman
130. Colpo in canna (uncredited) .... Don Calo henchman
131. Fantozzi (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Hitman
132. Il lupo dei mari (credited) .... Ship crew member
133. L'uomo della strada fa giustizia (uncredited) .... Grimetti
134. La spacconata (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Card player
135. Lo sgarbo (uncredited) .... Gambling hall bouncer
136. Simone e Matteo: Un gioco da ragazzi (credited?) .... French seaman
     
     1976
137. 40 gradi all'ombra del lenzuolo (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Car dealer
138. I padroni della città (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Henchman
139. Il conto è chiuso (credited) .... Rico henchman
140. Il secondo tragico Fantozzi (uncredited) .... Clown
141. Il vangelo secondo Simone e Matteo (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Convict
142. Italia a mano armata (uncredited) .... Prisoner
143. L'unica legge in cui credo (uncredited) .... Negro
144. La madama (credited) .... Scagnozzi
145. La poliziotta fa carriera (uncredited) .... Mojefuma
146. San Pasquale Baylonne prottetore delle donne (credited?) .... Prospero
147. Sangue di sbirro (uncredited) .... Man protecting Belle
148. Squadra antifurto (uncredited) .... Ship's captain
     
     1977
149. Clouzot & C. contro Borsalino & C. (credited) .... Micione
150. La belva col mitra (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Caporali
151. La polizia è sconfitta (credited) .... Tunisian
152. Mannaja (uncredited) .... Valler henchman
153. Napoli si ribella (uncredited) .... Assassin of The Sheik
     
     1978
154. Il figlio dello sceicco (uncredited) .... Airport controller
155. L'ultimo guappo (credited?) .... Salvatore
156. La banda del gobbo (credited) .... Carmine Ciacci
157. La liceale nella classe dei ripetenti (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Tecla's husband
158. Lo chiamavano Bulldozer (uncredited) .... Thug
159. Un poliziotto scomodo (uncredited) .... Gangster
     
     1979
160. Riavanti... Marsch! (credited) .... Bolchi
161. S+H+E (uncredited) .... Hitman in the Roman forum
162. Sabato, domenica e venerdì (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Not found
163. Sette uomini d'oro nello spazio (uncredited) .... Security guard in the casino
164. Un uomo in ginocchio (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Patranka
     
     1980
165. Il vizietto II (La cage aux folles II) (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Mangin
166. L'uomo puma (uncredited) .... Kobras henchman
167. La città delle donne (uncredited) .... Party guest
168. Luca il contrabbandiere (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Traitor
     
     1981
169. Il cappotto di legno (credited) .... Al Carrera
170. La nouvelle malle des Indes (TV mini series) (credited) .... Bartholdo
171. La salamandra (uncredited) .... Manzini's bodyguard
172. Napoli, Palermo, New York - Il triangolo della camorra (uncredited) .... Sgt. Martinez
173. Una vacanza bestiale (uncredited) .... Captain of the guards
     
     1982
174. Ator 2: L'invincibile Orion (credited as Ned Steinberg) .... Wallon
175. Banana Joe (credited) .... Torcillo's driver
176. Bomber (uncredited) .... Bar customer
177. Giovani, belle... probabilmente ricche (credited) .... Alfio
178. Le cadeau / Il regalo (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Bodyguard of the emir of Qrator
179. Tradimento (credited) .... Chiara
180. Vieni avanti cretino (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Gargiulo
     
     1983
181. Endgame - Bronx lotta finale (credited as Nat Williams) .... Kijawa
182. La guerra del ferro: Ironmaster (credited) .... One of Vood's tribe
     
     1984
183. Dagobert (uncredited) .... One of Dagobert's soldiers
184. Non c'è due senza quattro (credited) .... Tango
185. The Last Days of Pompeii (TV mini-series, episode 3) (uncredited) .... Gladiator
     
     1985
186. Caccia al ladro d'autore (TV series) - episode 3: "Un galeone pieno di suoni" (uncredited) .... Pool hall thug
187. L'alcova (uncredited) .... The gardener
188. Ladyhawke (uncredited) .... One of Fornac's men
     
     1986
189. Il Bi e il Ba (uncredited) .... Gangster
     
     1987
190. The Barbarians and Co. (uncredited) .... Jacko's companion
     
     1988
191. Big Man: Polizza droga (TV) (credited) .... Mobster
     
     1989
192. I promessi sposi (TV mini-series) (credited as stuntman - as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Man in the angry crowd
193. La piovra 4 (TV mini-series, episodes 1, 4 & 6) (credited) .... Girgenti
     
     1991
194. Piedipiatti (credited as Giovanni Pazzafini) .... Sailor
     
     1992
195. Cosi fan tutte (uncredited) .... Man on the bus
196. L'urlo della verità (credited) .... Thug

Additional credits

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• Western, Italian Style (TV documentary) (1968) .... Himself

Più Pazzafini!

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There are a few more titles where Nello 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...

• Mission spéciale à Caracas (1965) IMDb
• Il maschio ruspante (1972) ANICA
• Carioca tigre (1976) IMDb
• Kenn' ich, weiß ich, war ich schon! (1981) IMDb as "Spaghetti-Schmeisser"
• Manolesta (1981) IMDb as Autista dell'Atac
• Sicilian connection (1987) IMDb
• Diritto di vivere (1990) ANICA

No Nello!

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As always seems to be the case with 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.

• La polizia incrimina, la legge assolve (1973) ANICA as Sicario
• Sistemo l'America e torno (1974) IMDb as Trainer of basketball team
• Zanna Bianca e il cacciatore solitario (1973) ANICA
• Carambola, filotto... tutti in buca (1975) Credited on IMDb as Henchman, but checked several times and not found
• L'adolescente (1976) IMDb
• Vento, vento, portali via con te (1976) ANICA, Does not appear. There is a "Nello Putzu" in the credits which could account for the confusion.
• Italia: Ultimo atto? (1977) IMDb
• L'importante è non farsi notare (1979) ANICA as Russian military
• Squadra antigangsters (1979) IMDb says he should appear in the pre-title sequence. The copy I watched didn't have a pre-title sequence.
• Bosco d'amore (1981) IMDb
• Ator l'invincibile (1982) IMDb as Bardak, credited as Nat Williams. The actor playing this role is definitely not Nello, who does appear in the sequel.
• Il mondo di Yor (1983) IMDb as Tribal elder. I posted images of this role, but popular opinion was that it was not Nello.
• She (1984) IMDb as Tribal member. Possibly confused with Nello's appearance in S+H+E?
• La vendetta (1989) IMDb as Gunman

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Afrodite, dea dell'amore (1958) as Guard saving prisoners

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Annibale (1959) in duel roles as Wrestler and Soldier.

His second role here is of particular note, since this piece of footage, lasting only a few seconds, became one of the most re-used pieces of film in peplums, and provided Nello with at least 6 additional credits in his filmography (see below)

Totò e Cleopatra (1963)

Gli invincibili dieci gladiatori (1964)

Il colosso di Roma (1964)

Coriolano eroe senza patria (1964). Nello also appears in another role in this one.

Il conquistatore di Corinto (1961) the earliest re-use of the footage yet found and they liked it so much that it's shown twice!

Poppea... una prostituta al servizio dell'impero (1972)

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Il figlio del corsaro rosso (1959) as Spanish soldier

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Il terrore dei barbari (1959) as Barbarian

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L'arciere nero (1959) as Guard

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Il cavaliere dai cento volti (1960) as Gypsy who gets stabbed

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Il terrore della maschera rossa (1960) as Guard

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La strada dei giganti (1960) as Bouncer

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La vendetta dei barbari (1960) as Visigoth warrior