Osiride Pevarello was a stuntman and actor active in Italian films from 1949 until at least 2002.
His biographical details, found on IMDb, Wikipedia and many spaghetti western websites, are that he was born on July 26th 1920 in Padua, Italy and died in Rome on December 15th 2016, aged 96. He was the brother of stuntman Renzo Pevarello. From the mid-60's onwards he kept a thick beard and longer hair, both dyed black, making him easily identifiable, however in earlier roles his look was more changeable and he could, on occasion, be confused for his brother.
From a 1966 short feature/interview entitled Osiride we learn some more biographical details. He came from a gypsy family with a father who was a farmer and magician and he had many brothers and sisters who were circus performers (one other source claims 19!). Osiride was himself married with 4 children, and at the time of the interview was living in a 2-room caravan close to the catacombs of Commodilla. He says he made his film debut in Il mullino del Po (1949) and also appeared in films for Fellini and Rosi (since he currently has no identified roles in films by these directors dating from before 1966 then these need looking into) and it also mentions him appearing in I grandi condottieri. In his time off he liked to fish in the Tiber.
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. There will probably also be some roles to be found from the 50's, given his 1949 debut.
FILMOGRAPHY
- Messalina Venere imperatrice (uncredited) .... Soldier in tavern fight
- Teseo contro il minotauro (uncredited) .... Role?
1962 - Odio mortale (uncredited) .... Pirate
1964 - Buffalo Bill, l'eroe del far west (uncredited) .... Townsman
- I due gladiatori (uncredited) .... Rebel
- I miserabili (TV series, episode 9: Ponine) (uncredited) .... Revolutionary
- Il magnifico gladiatore (uncredited) .... Guard / Dacian
- Il trionfo di Ercole (uncredited) .... Guard
- La rivolta dei Pretoriani (uncredited) .... Fire eater
- La rivolta dei sette (uncredited) .... Guard
- Una spada per l'impero (uncredited) .... Christian
1965 - Adios gringo (uncredited) .... One of Ranchester's men
- Agente 077 dall'oriente con furore (uncredited) .... Nightclub brawler
- Scaramouche (TV mini-series) - episode 2 (uncredited) .... Gypsy
- Un dollaro bucato (uncredited) .... Gunman in the street
1966 - A 077, sfida ai killers (uncredited) .... Brawler in bar fight
- Arizona Colt (uncredited) .... Mexican outside saloon
- Django spara per primo (uncredited) .... Barroom brawler
- Sugar Colt (uncredited) .... Saloon customer
- Un fiume di dollari (uncredited) .... Mendez henchman
- Yankee (credited) .... Guard of the mine
1967 - Bandidos (uncredited) .... Saloon patron
- El desperado (uncredited) .... Piano player
- Il magnifico Texano (uncredited) .... Stark henchman
- L'indomabile Angelica (uncredited) .... Rebelling rower
- Marinai in coperta (uncredited) .... Man in bar
- Per amore... per magia... (uncredited) .... Role?
- Wanted (uncredited) .... Saloon customer
1968 - Odia il prossimo tuo (uncredited) .... Malone henchman
- Spara, Gringo, spara (uncredited) .... One of Hernando's men
1969 - Fellini Satyricon (uncredited) .... Soldier
- La collina degli stivali (uncredited) .... Barroom brawler
- Un esercito di 5 uomini (uncredited) .... Mexican
1970 - I clowns (credited as Peverello) .... Master of Ceremonies
- I vendicatori dell'Ave Maria (uncredited) .... Barroom brawler
- La colomba non deve volare ... (uncredited) .... Bomb thrower
- Lo chiamavano Trinità... (uncredited) .... Gioele
- Roy Colt & Winchester Jack (uncredited) .... Reverend henchman
1971 - Continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità (uncredited) .... Monastery attack henchman
- Le calde notti di Don Giovanni (uncredited) .... One of Aiscia's wardens
1972 - La pietra di luna (TV mini series) - episodes 1-6 (credited) .... First Brahmin
- La vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza? (uncredited) .... James henchman
- Trinità e Sartana figli di... (uncredited) .... Mexican in soldier disguise
1973 - Tutti per uno botte per tutti (uncredited) .... Fire eater
1974 - ...altrimenti ci arrabbiamo! (uncredited) .... Gymnast
- The Arena (uncredited) .... Fire eater
1975 - Carambola, filotto... tutti in buca (uncredited) .... Photographer
- Colpo in canna (uncredited) .... Henchman with firestick
- L'esorciccio (uncredited) .... Man at Pasquale's garage
1976 - Il grande racket (uncredited) .... Gate guard
- Il soldato di ventura (uncredited) .... French soldier
1978 - Lo chiamavano Bulldozer (uncredited) .... Praying man during fight
1979 - Caligola (credited) .... Giant
- Uno sceriffo extraterrestre... poco extra e molto terrestre (uncredited) .... Allen's friend in the ballroom
1982 - Ator 2: L'invincibile Orion (credited as Hershel Curtis) .... Sandur
- Bomber (uncredited) .... Chef
1985 - Caccia al ladro d'autore (TV series, episode 3: Un galeone pieno di suoni) (uncredited) .... Man in bar
1987 - Warrior Queen (uncredited) .... Fire eater
Further titles where Osiride may appear.
- Il mullino del Po (1949) from interview
- I grandi condottieri (1965) from interview
- Osiride (1966) short interview feature. I have seen this and can confirm that the items in the biography are correct, but I no longer have a copy to take images from.
- Unknown Federico Fellini film, pre-1966, from interview
- Unknown Francesco Rosi film, pre-1966, from interview