Ghignone, Mario

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Mario Ghignone in Agente 077 dall'oriente con furore (1965).

Mario Ghignone was an actor/stuntman with a chunky build who was active in Italian films from at least the late 50's until 1970, appearing in peplums, eurospies and westerns. Identifying features are a fairly flat face with prominent jaw, greased back hair and a mole on his right cheek.

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Filmography

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1952

1. Le meravigliose avventure di Guerrin Meschino (uncredited) .... The giant (uncertain identification)
   
   1959
2. Ercole e la regina di Lidia (uncredited) .... Councillor of Eteocles
3. La battaglia di Maratona (uncredited) .... Wrestler who attacks Phillipides
   
   1960
4. Esther and the King (uncredited) .... Gladiator
5. Saffo - Venere di Lesbo (uncredited) .... Soldier
   
   1962
6. Giulio Cesare, il conquistatore delle Gallie (uncredited) .... Right hand man to Vecingetorix (uncertain identification)
7. I normanni (uncredited) .... English naval captain
8. Odio mortale (uncredited) .... Pirate
   
   1963
9. Cleopatra (uncredited) .... Spectator at Cleopatra's arrival in Rome
   
   1964
10. I giganti di Roma (uncredited) .... Camp overseer who reprimands Valerius
11. The Fall of the Roman Empire (uncredited) .... Gladiator trainer
12. Una spada per l'impero (credited) .... Personal servant to Emperor Commodus
13. Ursus, il terrore dei kirghisi (uncredited) .... Man in Ursus' camp / Ursus as Reg Park's stunt double
    
    1965
14. Agente 077 dall'oriente con furore (uncredited) .... Goldwyn henchman
    
    1966
15. A 077, sfida ai killers (uncredited) .... Brawler in bar
16. Le avventure di Laura Storm (TV series) - season 2, episode 3: "I due volti della verità" (credited) .... Kuntz
17. Operazione Goldman (uncredited) .... Attacker in Rehte Beer factory
    
    1967
18. Colpo maestro al servizio di Sua Maestà britannica (uncredited) .... Film producer
19. El desperado (uncredited) .... Man who provokes Steve in the saloon
20. Nato per uccidere (uncredited) .... Leader of Dodgett henchmen
21. Sette pistole per un massacro (uncredited) .... Bartender and bouncer
22. Tutto Totò (TV series) - episode 6: "Totò ciak" (uncredited) .... One of Lupo's men
    
    1969
23. Agguato sul Bosforo (uncredited) .... Brawler
    
    1970
24. Ciakmull - L'uomo della vendetta (uncredited) .... Bartender

[PeplumParadise]

La battaglia di Maratona (1959) as Wrestler who attacks Phillipides (he could equally be called Teocrito's henchman). He has quite a large role here, where he gets a lengthy brawl with Steve Reeves. Under normal circumstances you would have expected him to be credited, but sadly even the Italian credits for this one are rather minimal and all credited actors are known.

Images upgraded - Nick

[PeplumParadise]

Agente 077 dall'oriente con furore (1965) as Goldwyn henchman

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Operazione Goldman (1966) as Attacker in Rehte Beer factory

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Ciakmull - L'uomo della vendetta (1970) as Bartender

Thanks to Carlos for discovering the role and providing the image

[PeplumParadise]

I giganti di Roma (1964) as Camp overseer who reprimands Valerius

Identification by Johan

[Johan Melle]

A 077, sfida ai killers (1966) as Brawler in bar

[Johan Melle]

Le avventure di Laura Storm (TV series) - season 2, episode 3: "I due volti della verità" (1966) credited, as Kuntz. He has a brief but credited here as one of the two henchmen of a German baron played by Paul Muller, and it's apparently one of only two instances where he was credited.

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Una spada per l'impero (1964) as Personal servant to Emperor Commodus. He's in every scene where Commodus appears, but never gets called by name. Here we have his only other credited role.

[carlos]

Sette pistole per un massacro (1967) as bartender and bouncer