The Elegant Prophet

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The unidentified actor known as "The Elegant Prophet" in Ponzio Pilato (1962)

Unidentified generico active at least throughout the 60's. Balding, with a waxed moustache and bushy white beard, plus distinguishing moles on both cheeks.

It was jointly decided that he looked both elegant and prophet-like, hence his nickname.

We now have a possible name for our man, though unfortunately no way to confirm it. By process of deduction from the credits in Capricci (1969), where he has a role that should be credited, it looks like our man could be called Umberto Berluti.

FILMOGRAPHY

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1961

1. Romolo e Remo .... Man at Pagan ceremony
   
   1962
2. Ponzio Pilato .... Witness at the sentencing of Christ
   
   1963
3. Brenno il nemico di Roma .... Senator / Peasant entering Rome
4. Maciste, l'eroe più grande del mondo (uncredited) .... Man in marketplace watching virgins being taken away
5. Obiettivo ragazze .... Man at the veterans dinner
   
   1964
6. Anthar l'invincibile .... Bidder at slave auction
7. I predoni della steppa .... Spectator at the torturings
8. Il piombo e la carne .... Accordionist
9. Il trionfo di Ercole .... Citizen
10. La rivolta dei pretoriani .... Roman citizen
11. La vendetta dei gladiatori .... Courtier
12. La vendetta di Spartacus .... Villager
    
    1965
13. Oggi, domani, dopodomani .... Bus passenger
    
    1966
14. Arizona colt .... Saloon customer
15. Uccidi o muori .... Saloon customer
16. Un angelo per Satana .... Tavern customer
    
    1967
17. La morte non conta i dollari .... Card player
18. Per amore... per magia... .... Old judge
    
    1968
19. E per tetto un cielo di stelle .... Saloon customer
20. I quattro dell'ave maria .... Citizen in board meeting
21. Il pistolero segnato da dio .... Townsman
22. Odissea (TV mini-series) .... Elder at the funeral
23. Straziami ma di baci saziami .... Monk
24. The Shoes of the Fisherman .... Cardinal
    
    1969
25. Capricci (credited?) .... Man paid to hire assassins
    
    1971
26. Tre nel Mille / Storie dell'anno Mille .... Monk

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Ponzio Pilato (1962) as Witness at the sentencing of Christ

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Brenno il nemico di Roma (1963) in dual roles as Senator and Peasant entering Rome

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La vendetta dei gladiatori (1964) as Courtier

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La vendetta di Spartacus (1964) as Villager (seen in the montage sequence)

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Uccidi o muori (1966) as Saloon customer

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La morte non conta i dollari (1967) as Card player

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The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) as Cardinal

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Tre nel Mille (1971) as Monk. This was originally released as a theatrical feature in 1971, and then shown as a greatly expanded six-part mini series for television in 1973 under the new title Storie dell'anno Mille. Our man appears in a couple of scenes in the fifth episode. I don't know how much (if any) of his role is present in the theatrical cut, which I've not been able to find.

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Maciste, l'eroe più grande del mondo (1963) as Man in market place watching virgins being taken away