Franco Pasquetto was a stuntman, actor and, from the early 70's onwards, assistant director, active in Italian films from at least the start of the 60's until the late 80's. He appeared predominantly in the peplum and spaghetti western genres.
No biographical details are currently known about him. A number of his production credits list him as Gianfranco Pasquetto, so that may be his full name.
I have started his filmography only with roles found by myself, so there are plenty more to be added, particularly westerns and films from later in his career. It also looks like it is well worth searching for him in those films where he has director credits since he appears, missing from most websites, in the 4 I have seen so far.
Filmography
- Morgan il pirata (uncredited) .... Pirate
- Revak, lo schiavo di Cartagine (uncredited) .... Rebel
1961 - Romolo e Remo (uncredited) .... Contestant in horse race / Sabine guard / Follower of Remus
1962 - Il dominatore dei 7 mari (uncredited) .... Guard
- Il segno del vendicatore (credited) .... role?
- Le sette spade del vendicatore (uncredited) .... Soldier
- Lo sparviero dei Caraibi (uncredited) .... Pirate
1963 - Il pirata del diavolo (uncredited) .... role?
- L'eroe di Babilonia (uncredited) .... Guard / Conspirator
- Oro per i Cesari (uncredited) .... Dam builder / Celt
1964 - Gli invincibili fratelli Maciste (credited as Master of Arms) .... One of Prince Akim's guards
- I due gladiatori (uncredited) .... Praetorian / Gladiator / Rebel agitator at the arena
- Il colosso di Roma (uncredited) .... Assassin of the servant of Mucius
- Il dominatore del deserto (uncredited) .... Trainee fighter
- Il magnifico gladiatore (uncredited) .... Guard
- L'ultimo gladiatore (uncredited) .... Soldier
- La rivolta dei pretoriani (uncredited) .... Rebel / Praetorian
- Sandokan alla riscossa (uncredited) .... One of Sandokan's men
- Zorikan lo sterminatore (credited and as Fencing Master) .... Franco
1965 - Adiós gringo (uncredited) .... Ranchester henchman
- La rivincita di Ivanhoe (credited as Master of Arms) .... Manuel
- Maciste il vendicatore dei Maya (uncredited) .... One of Gruno's tribe
- Sette contro tutti (uncredited) .... Guard
- Un dollaro bucato (uncredited) .... McCoy henchman
1966 - El Rojo (uncredited) .... Gunman
- Thompson 1880 (uncredited) .... Brady gang member
- Tre franchi di pietà (poster credit as Francois Pasqu) .... role?
1967 - 28 minuti per 3 milioni di dollari (credited as Stunt consultant) .... Traffic cop
- Bill il taciturno (credited as "Stunt men supervisor") .... Rosson wagon guard
- Dove si spara di più (credited as Master of Arms) .... Campos gunman
- Nato per uccidere (uncredited) .... Dodge henchman
- Requiescant (uncredited) .... Fergusson's henchman
- Silenzio: si uccide (uncredited) .... Thug at the shipyard
1968 - Il figlio di Aquila Nera (credited) .... Ivan
- La vendetta è il mio perdono (credited) .... Gunman on stagecoach
- Rose rosse per il führer (uncredited) .... French resistance fighter
- Sentenza di morte (credited as Stunt coordinator?) .... Rider bringing message to Cash
- Ti daro un posto all'inferno (poster credit) .... role?
- Tre croci per non morire (uncredited) .... Rod henchman
1969 - Ehi amico... c'è Sabata. Hai chiuso! (uncredited) .... Clayton brother
- I quattro del pater noster (uncredited) .... Casino brawler
- L'odio è il mio dio (uncredited) .... Frank
- La collina degli stivali (uncredited) .... Miner
- Le calde notti di Poppea (credited) .... Leander
- Tre supermen a Tokyo (uncredited) .... Gunman at the beach
- Un corpo caldo per l'inferno (credited) .... Michel
- Un esercito di 5 uomini (uncredited) .... Soldier
- Una lunga fila di croci (uncredited) .... Smart henchman
- Zenabel (uncredited) .... One of Gennaro's men
- Zorro marchese di Navarra (uncredited) .... French guard
1970 - Ciakmull - L'uomo della vendetta (uncredited) .... Barroom brawler
- I vendicatori dell'ave maria (uncredited) .... Parker henchman
- Indio Black sai che ti dico: sei un gran figlio di... (uncredited) .... Brawler
- Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (uncredited) .... Swordsman on film set
- Quel maledetto giorno d'inverno... Django e Sartana all'ultimo sangue (credited) .... Peter Sturges
- Wanted Sabata (uncredited) .... Bill
1971 - Arriva Durango... paga o muori (credited) .... Arenaja henchman
- È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta! (uncredited) .... O'Brian
- Il ritorno del gladiatore più forte del mondo (uncredited) .... Soldier
- Quel maledetto giorno della resa dei conti (uncredited) .... Barroom brawler
- Quelle sporche anime dannate (credited as Master of Arms as Gianfranco Pasquetti) .... Credit only
- Se t'incontro t'ammazzo (uncredited) .... role?
1972 - Al di là dell'odio (credited as Master of Arms) .... Does not appear
- I senza dio (uncredited) .... El Paso deputy
- Seminò morte... lo chiamavano il Castigo di Dio! (credited) .... Miller henchman
- Sotto a chi tocca! (uncredited) .... Palace guard
1973 - Blu Gang e vissero per sempre felici e ammazzati (credited as stunt director) .... Does not appear
- ...E il terzo giorno arrivò il corvo (uncredited) .... Gunman
- Elena sì... ma di Troia (credited as assistant director as Gianfranco Pasquetto) .... Does not appear
- Le Amazzoni - Donne d'amore e di guerra (credited as assistant director) .... Portio
- Mi chiamavano 'Requiescat'... ma avevano sbagliato (uncredited) .... Yankee soldier
- Piedone lo sbirro (uncredited) .... Tunis fighter
- Tutti figli di mammasantissima (uncredited) .... Member of Reverendo's gang
1974 - ...altrimenti ci arrabbiamo! (uncredited) .... Gymnast
- Anche gli angeli tirano di destro (uncredited) .... Restaurant customer / Gangster in street fight
- Il Cittadino Si Ribella (uncredited) .... Burglar
- Piedino il questurino (uncredited) .... Warehouse thug
- Quelli che contano (credited as Master of Arms as Gianfranco Pasquetto) .... Attacker in bar
- Superuomini, superdonne, superbotte (credited as Stunt co-ordinator) .... Not found
- The Arena (La rivolta delle gladiatrici) (uncredited) .... Gladiator
1975 - Carambola, filotto... tutti in buca (uncredited) .... Soldier
- Che botte ragazzi! (uncredited) .... Barnes henchman
- Colpo in canna (credited) .... Don Calo henchman
- La spacconata (credited as first assistant director) .... Guitar-playing Taft henchman
- Zanna Bianca e il cacciatore solitario (credited as assistant director) .... Hunter
1976 - L'adolescente (uncredited) .... Hotel guest
- Roma A Mano Armata (uncredited) .... Man trying to stop escape
- Sangue di sbirro (credited as assistant director) .... Johnny
1978 - Battaglie negli spazi stellari (credited as master of arms) .... Does not appear
1979 - I contrabbandieri di Santa Lucia (credited as assistant director) .... Ship's captain
- Napoli...la camorra sfida, la città risponde (credited as assistant director) .... Francois
1981 - Napoli, Palermo, New York - Il triangolo della camorra (credited as assistant director) .... Henchman
1984 - Arrapaho (credited as assistant director and General organiser) .... Does not appear
- Uno scugnizzo a New York (credited as assistant director) .... Boxing manager
More Franco!
Further titles where Franco should appear or have production credits (or both).
- Per una manciata d'oro (1966) ANICA
- Buckaroo (Il winchester che non perdona) (1967) IMDb credited as stunt coordinator (may not appear)
- Requiescant (1967) already in filmography, check for Master of arms credit
- El Zorro (1968) uncredited as Hitman (FatmanDan database)
- Sono Sartana, il vostro becchino (1969) uncredited as Bank Robber (FatmanDan database)
- ...continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità (1971) uncredited as Monk (FatmanDan database)
- Giù le mani... carogna! (1971) ´Django Story`- uncredited as Murray (FatmanDan database)
- Gli fumavano le colt... lo chiamavano Camposanto (1971) uncredited as Brawler (FatmanDan database). Searched for but not found, there is a brawler with "Pasquetto hair", but it isn't him.
- Quando gli uomini armarono la clava e... con le donne fecero din-don (1971) IMDb
- I pugni di Rocco (1972) IMDb as Interrogator
- I senza dio (1972) already in filmography, check for Stunt coordinator credit
- The Arena (1974) already in filmography, check for stunt coordinator credit as Gianfranco Pasquetto
- Amori, letti e tradimenti (1975) IMDb credited as Assistant director (may not appear)
- L'adolescente (1976) IMDb credited as Assistant director (may not appear)
- Roma a mano armata (1976) in filmography, IMDb says he has a Second unit director credit as Frank Parsons
- L'ultimo guappo (1978) IMDb credited as Assistant director as Gianfranco Pasquetto (may not appear)
- La guerra dei robot (1978) IMDb credited as Stunt coordinator as Frank Parsons (may not appear)
- Il mammasantissima (1979) IMDb credited as Assistant director (may not appear)
- Lo scugnizzo (1979) IMDb credited as Assistant director (may not appear)
- Sette uomini d'oro nello spazio (1979) IMDb credited as Assistant director (may not appear)
- La bestia nello spazio (1980) IMDb credited as Master of arms (may not appear)
- La tua vita per mio figlio (1980) IMDb credited as Assistant director as Gianfranco Pasquetto (may not appear)
- Zappatore (1980) IMDb credited as Assistant director (may not appear)
- Carcerato (1981) IMDb credited as Assistant director as Gianfranco Pasquetto (may not appear)
- I figli... so' pezzi 'e core (1981) IMDb credited as Assistant director (may not appear)
- Lacrime napulitane (1981) IMDb credited as Assistant director as Gianfranco Pasquetto (may not appear)
- Giuramento (1982) IMDb credited as Assistant director as Gianfranco Pasquetto (may not appear)
- Tradimento (1982) IMDb credited as Assistant director as Gianfranco Pasquetto (may not appear)
- Zampognaro innamorato (1983) IMDb credited as Assistant director as Gianfranco Pasquetto (may not appear)
- Fotoromanzo (1986) IMDb credited as Assistant director as Gianfranco Pasquetto (may not appear)
- Mercenari dell'apocalisse (1987) IMDb credited as Stunt coordinator and Assistant director (may not appear)
No Pasquetto!
Films where Franco does not appear
- La cieca di Sorrento (1964) There is an actor who we previously had identified as Pasquetto as an Aniante henchman, but it was decided that it is actually similar-looking Gaetano Scala