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.
In 1966 he appeared in the western Yankee, directed by Tinto Brass, with whom he formed a long-lasting friendship and would go on to play small in most of Brass' subsequent films until the early 2000s.
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
- La Maja desnuda (uncredited) .... Court notary
1960 - Messalina Venere imperatrice (uncredited) .... Soldier in tavern fight
- Morgan il pirata (uncredited) .... Pirate
- Teseo contro il minotauro (uncredited) .... role?
1961 - Ercole al centro della Terra .... Assassin (uncredited)
- Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide (uncredited) .... Tavern brawler
- Una spada nell'ombra (uncredited) .... Fighter
1962 - Arrivano i titani (uncredited) .... City guard chasing Krios
- Odio mortale (uncredited) .... Pirate
1963 - Goliath e la schiava ribelle (uncredited) .... Palace guard
- L'eroe di Babilonia (uncredited) .... Guard
1964 - Buffalo Bill, l'eroe del far west (uncredited) .... Townsman
- Cyrano et D'Artagnan (uncredited) .... Fighter
- 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 / Citizen
- 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
- I due sergenti del generale Custer (uncredited) .... Saloon brawler
- Il gladiatore che sfidò l'impero (uncredited) .... Man with Spartacus
- Letti sbagliati - segment: "Il complicato" (uncredited) .... Man with dog on the train
- Scaramouche (TV mini-series) - episode 2 (uncredited) .... Gypsy
- Un dollaro bucato (uncredited) .... Gunman in the street
1966 - 7 pistole per i MacGregor (uncredited) .... Mexican in the shop
- A 077, sfida ai killers (uncredited) .... Brawler in bar fight
- Arizona Colt (uncredited) .... Mexican outside saloon
- Django spara per primo (uncredited) .... Barroom brawler
- Password: uccidete agente Gordon (uncredited) .... Sailor thug
- Sugar Colt (uncredited) .... Saloon customer
- Thompson 1880 (credited as Osiride Peverello) .... Augustine
- Un fiume di dollari (uncredited) .... Mendez henchman
- Yankee (credited) .... Guard of the mine
1967 - Bandidos (uncredited) .... Saloon patron
- Due rrringos nel Texas (uncredited) .... Sentenza Jane henchman
- El desperado (uncredited) .... Piano player
- Faccia a faccia (uncredited) .... Blacksmith of Willow Creek
- Il figlio di Django (uncredited) .... Saloon gunman
- Il magnifico Texano (uncredited) .... Stark henchman
- L'indomabile Angelica (uncredited) .... Rebelling rower
- L'uomo del colpo perfetto (uncredited) .... Henchman
- Le due facce del dollaro (uncredited) .... Mexican bandit
- Marinai in coperta (uncredited) .... Man in bar
- Per 100.000 dollari t'ammazzo (uncredited) .... Jurado gang member
- Per amore... per magia... (uncredited) .... Man in Jo Baba's / Guard
- Professionisti per un massacro (uncredited) .... Mexican bandit in tavern
- Sette donne per i MacGregor (uncredited) .... Mexican bandit
- Sette pistole per un massacro (uncredited) .... Saloon brawler
- Un minuto per pregare, un istante per morire (credited as Osiride Peverello) .... Fuzzy
- Vado...l'ammazzo e torno (uncredited) .... Monetero gang member
- Wanted (uncredited) .... Saloon customer
1968 - Ammazzali tutti e torna solo (uncredited) .... Soldier(s)
- Corri uomo corri (uncredited) .... Blacksmith of Burton City
- Il suo nome gridava vendetta (uncredited) .... Thomas
- L'Urlo (credited) .... Cannibal philosopher
- La freccia nera (TV mini-series) - episode 6 (uncredited) .... Assailant
- La vendetta è il mio perdono (uncredited) .... Juan
- Non cantare spara (TV mini-series) - episode 1 (credited as Il team di Musumeci Greco) .... Saloon brawler
- Odia il prossimo tuo (uncredited) .... Malone henchman
- Spara, Gringo, spara (uncredited) .... One of Hernando's men
1969 - Agguato sul Bosforo (uncredited) .... Brawler
- Dio perdoni la mia pistola (uncredited) .... Clanton henchman
- Django il bastardo (uncredited) .... Nick/Fuzzy
- Fellini Satyricon (uncredited) .... Soldier
- Il pistolero dell'Ave Maria (uncredited) .... Tomas henchman
- La collina degli stivali (uncredited) .... Barroom brawler
- Un esercito di 5 uomini (uncredited) .... Mexican
1970 - Ciakmull - l'uomo della vendetta (uncredited) .... Flaming Bill
- E Dio disse a Caino... (uncredited) .... Pedro
- I clowns (credited as Peverello) .... Master of Ceremonies
- I vendicatori dell'Ave Maria (uncredited) .... Barroom brawler
- L'oro dei bravados (credited as Osiride Peverello) .... José
- La colomba non deve volare ... (uncredited) .... Bomb thrower
- Lo chiamavano Trinità... (uncredited) .... Gioele
- Roy Colt & Winchester Jack (uncredited) .... Reverend henchman
- Shango, la pistola infallibile (uncredited) .... Bandit(s)
- The Adventures of Gerard (uncredited) .... Spaniard who fights the French
1971 - Continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità (uncredited) .... Monastery attack henchman
- Il venditore di morte (uncredited) .... Gold seeker
- L'arciere di fuoco (uncredited) .... Man at the wedding ceremony
- La vacanza (uncredited) .... Landlord
- Le calde notti di Don Giovanni (uncredited) .... One of Aiscia's wardens
- Lo chiamavano King (uncredited) .... Benson gunman
- Riuscirà l'avvocato Franco Benenato a sconfiggere il suo acerrimo nemico il pretore Ciccio De Ingras? (uncredited) .... Gambler in western film shoot
1972 - Alleluja e Sartana figli di...dio (uncredited) .... Wolf henchman
- Amico, stammi lontano almeno un palmo (uncredited) .... Saloon brawler
- E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico (uncredited) .... Barroom brawler
- I due figli di Trinità (uncredited) .... Chun Chin Champa henchman
- I Nicotera (TV mini-series) - episode 3 (credited as Osiride Peverello) .... Fire-eater
- Il prode Anselmo e il suo scudiero (uncredited) .... Spectator at the tournament
- Jesse & Lester - Due fratelli in un posto chiamato Trinità! (uncredited) .... Wayne
- Joe Petrosino (TV mini-series) (uncredited) .... Salvatore Ciaravello
- 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
- Padella calibro 38 (uncredited) .... Joe henchman
- Trinità e Sartana figli di... (uncredited) .... Mexican in soldier disguise
1973 - Campa carogna... la taglia cresce (uncredited) .... Sergeant
- Dio, sei proprio un padreterno! (uncredited) .... Prisoner
- Il figlio di Zorro (uncredited) .... Mexican bandit
- Il mio nome è Shangai Joe (uncredited) .... Ranch hand
- La rappresentazione della terribile caccia alla baleina bianca Moby Dick (TV mini-series) (credited) .... role?
- Piedone lo sbirro (uncredited) .... Tunis fighter
- Tutti per uno botte per tutti (uncredited) .... Fire eater
1974 - ...altrimenti ci arrabbiamo! (uncredited) .... Gymnast
- La mano che nutre la morte (credited) .... Inn keeper
- Le amanti del mostro (credited) .... Polanski
- Mosè (TV mini-series) - episode 1 (uncredited) .... Isreali tribesman
- Piedino il questurino (uncredited) .... Cowboy in nightclub brawl / Warehouse thug
- The Arena (uncredited) .... Fire eater
1975 - Carambola, filotto... tutti in buca (uncredited) .... Photographer
- Che botte ragazzi! (uncredited) .... Saloon customer
- Colpo in canna (uncredited) .... Henchman with firestick
- Il lupo dei mari (uncredited) .... Macedonian sailor
- L'esorciccio (uncredited) .... Man at Pasquale's garage
- Piedone in Hong Kong (uncredited) .... Nut seller
1976 - Il grande racket (uncredited) .... Gate guard
- Il soldato di ventura (uncredited) .... French soldier
- Salon Kitty (uncredited) .... Salon Kitty client in Indian costume
1978 - Lo chiamavano Bulldozer (uncredited) .... Waiter
1979 - Caligola (credited) .... Giant
- Uno sceriffo extraterrestre... poco extra e molto terrestre (uncredited) .... Allen's friend in the ballroom
1980 - Action (uncredited) .... Inmate
- Piedone d'Egitto (uncredited) .... Temple guard
1981 - Occhio alla penna (uncredited) .... Trash
1982 - Ator 2: L'invincibile Orion (credited as Hershel Curtis) .... Sandur
- Bomber (uncredited) .... Chef
1983 - La chiave (credited) .... Sailor
- Pappa e ciccia (credited?) .... Head of the alpine group
- Rush (credited) .... Homer
1985 - Caccia al ladro d'autore (TV series, episode 3: Un galeone pieno di suoni) (uncredited) .... Man in bar
- Miranda (uncredited) .... Bar customer
1986 - I giorni dell'inferno (uncredited) .... Kidnapped priest
1987 - Capriccio (credited) .... Coachman
- Warrior Queen (uncredited) .... Fire eater
1988 - Snack bar Budapest (uncredited) .... Monk
1989 - I promessi sposi (TV mini-series) - episode 2 (uncredited) .... Man in the angry crowd
1991 - Paprika (credited) .... Brothel gate-keeper
1992 - Così fan tutte (credited) .... Bus passenger
1998 - Monella (credited) .... The monk
2000 - Trasgredire (uncredited) .... Voyeur at the beach
2002 - Senso '45 (credited) .... Boat skipper
2003 - Fallo! (uncredited) .... Voyeur at the beach
Additional credits
- Su e giù (TV game show, 1968) - episode 5. Osiride appears together with some other acrobats in a circus number and is credited.
- Non stop (TV show, 1977) (credited) .... Fire eater in a circus number.
Più Pevarello!
Further titles where Osiride may appear.
- Il mullino del Po (1949) from interview
- La strada (1954) from interview, maybe the unidentified Fellini film he mentions in another interview
- Helen of Troy (1956) from interview
- Ben-Hur (1959) from interview
- Circus World (1964) from interview - looked for but not found, Nick
- The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) 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.
- Thor il conquistatore (1983) IMDb as Barbarian
- Unknown Francesco Rosi film, pre-1966, from interview
No Osiride!
There always has to be one.
- I coltelli del vendicatore (1966) IMDb as Hagen's henchman. It looks like it is actually Renzo as multiple henchman and no Osiride.
- Pecos è qui: prega e muori! (1967) IMDb, searched for by Rudy but not found
- Così sia (1972) IMDb as Townsman during fire, The actor who resembles Osiride in this scene is actually our Bearded Balding Man.
- Fra' Tazio da Velletri (1973) IMDb as Farmer. He appears to have been mistaken for our Balding Bearded Man - again!
- Sgarro alla camorra (1973) IMDb, searched for by Rudy, presumably mistaken for brother Renzo.
- I due superpiedi quasi piatti (1977) IMDb as Circus man. Rudy says "not found, the only ones i found were hippies, one with a beard, but it wasn't him"