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
4. Maciste, l'eroe più grande del mondo (uncredited) .... Man in marketplace watching virgins being taken away
   
   1964
5. Anthar l'invincibile .... Bidder at slave auction
6. Il piombo e la carne .... Accordionist
7. La vendetta dei gladiatori .... Courtier
8. La vendetta di Spartacus .... Villager
   
   1966
9. Arizona colt .... Saloon customer
10. Uccidi o muori .... Saloon customer
    
    1967
11. La morte non conta i dollari .... Card player
    
    1968
12. E per tetto un cielo di stelle .... Saloon customer
13. I quattro dell'ave maria .... Citizen in board meeting
14. Il pistolero segnato da dio .... Townsman
15. Odissea (TV mini-series) .... Elder at the funeral
16. Straziami ma di baci saziami .... Monk
17. The Shoes of the Fisherman .... Cardinal
    
    1969
18. Capricci (credited?) .... Man paid to hire assassins
    
    1971
19. 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) as Senator

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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

[Johan Melle]

The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) as Cardinal

[Johan Melle]

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