Pietro Torrisi

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Pietro Torrisi in Sette contro tutti (1965)

Pietro Torrisi is a stuntman and actor, active in Italian films from the start of the 60's and still working as recently as 2005.

He was born, according to all available sources, on January 20th 1940 in Catania, Italy. He came to films from the world of bodybuilding, having won the "Mr. Italy" title, and he worked steadily in small, mostly uncredited roles in the various action genres throughout the 60's and 70's.

In the early 80's he belatedly became a leading man, under the pseudonym Peter McCoy, in the sword and sorcery genre which sprang up in the wake of the success of the Conan movies. The general quality of the films however was rather poor and the genre was short-lived, so by the end of 1983 he was back to uncredited supporting roles.

His last known appearances were stunt roles in the big-budget international productions Rome and Casanova (both 2005), since which time he has made occasional appearances at conventions and on television interview shows. As far as is known he is still living at the time of writing.

I have started Pietro's topic only with roles found by myself, so there are plenty more to be added, particularly from westerns and later in his career.


FILMOGRAPHY

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1961

1. Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan (uncredited) .... Torturer's aide
2. Maciste contro Ercole nella valle dei guai (uncredited) .... Wrestler
   
   1962
3. Le 7 fatiche di Alì Babà (uncredited) .... Slave of the Wizard of Sesame / City guard / Strong man pushing wheel
   
   1963
4. I dieci gladiatori (credited) .... Gladiator
   
   1964
5. 002 agenti segretissimi (credited as Francesco Torrisi) .... Bodybuilder
6. Ercole contro i tiranni di Babilonia (uncredited) .... Wrestler
7. Ercole l'invincibile (uncredited) .... Guard
8. Gli invincibili dieci gladiatori (credited as Gordon Steve) .... Linezius
9. Il trionfo dei dieci gladiatori (credited as Gordon Steve) .... Linezius
10. Il trionfo di Ercole (uncredited) .... Golden fighter
    
    1965
11. Agente 3S3: Passaporto per l'inferno (uncredited) .... Bar customer in Vienna
12. Golia alla conquista di Bagdad (uncredited) .... Wrestler
13. Sette contro tutti (credited as Gordon Steven) .... Rebel gladiator
    
    1966
14. A 077, sfida ai killers (uncredited) .... Fighter in bar
15. Agente 3S3, massacro al sole (uncredited) .... Lady York's bodyguard
16. Black Box Affair - Il mondo trema (uncredited) .... Russian fighter
17. Djurado (uncredited) .... Dallas henchman
18. Superargo contro Diabolicus (uncredited) .... Diabolicus henchman
19. Un fiume di dollari (uncredited) .... Henchman
    
    1967
20. El desperado (uncredited) .... Barroom brawler
21. Il bello, il brutto, il cretino (credited?) .... Cowboy in dream sequence
22. Il cobra (uncredited) .... Cobra henchman
23. Le due facce del dollaro (uncredited) .... Bandit
24. Le streghe (credited as Torrisi Piero) .... Silver super hero
25. OK Connery (uncredited) .... Thai henchman
26. Professionisti per un massacro (uncredited) .... Lloyd henchman
    
    1968
27. Ammazzali tutti e torna solo (uncredited) .... Soldier(s)
28. La freccia nera (TV mini-series) - episodes 3, 6 & 7 (uncredited) .... Merchant's escort / Assailant / Soldier / Nobleman
29. Oggi a me... domani a te! (uncredited) .... Bill
30. The Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield (uncredited) .... Muscleman in Jayne's daydream
    
    1969
31. Django il bastardo (uncredited) .... Murdock henchman
32. ...E vennero in quattro per uccidere Sartana! (credited) .... Professional fighter
33. Un esercito di 5 uomini (uncredited) .... Mexican officer
    
    1970
34. Buon funerale amigos!...paga Sartana (uncredited) .... Casino bouncer
35. ...E Dio disse a Caino (uncredited) .... Acombar henchman
36. Franco e Ciccio sul sentiero di guerra (uncredited) .... Comanche warrior
37. I vendicatori dell'Ave Maria (credited?) .... Sam
38. Lo chiamavano Trinità... (uncredited) .... Harrison henchman
39. Quel maledetto giorno d'inverno... Django e Sartana all'ultimo sangue (credited) .... Paco
40. Roy Colt & Winchester Jack (uncredited) .... Reverend henchman
41. Shango, la pistola infallibile (uncredited) .... Martinez henchman
    
    1971
42. Bella di giorno moglie di notte (credited) .... Maciste
43. Continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità (uncredited) .... Hitman
44. È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta (uncredited) An henchman
45. Giù le mani... carogna! (uncredited) .... Card player involved in a fight
46. Il venditore di morte (uncredited) .... Townsman
47. La vendetta è un piatto che si serve freddo (uncredited) .... Butch
48. La vita di Leonardo da Vinci (TV mini-series) - episode 2 (uncredited) .... Performer in the Feast of Paradise
49. Le calde notti di Don Giovanni (credited as Peter Thorys) .... Alil
50. Posate le pistole, reverendo (uncredited) .... Bandit
    
    1972
51. Alleluja e Sartana figli di...Dio (uncredited) .... McGregor brother
52. E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico (uncredited) .... Barroom brawler
53. Ettore lo fusto (uncredited) .... Gay biker gang member
54. I due figli di trinità (uncredited) .... Sartana
55. I due gattoni a nove code... e mezza ad Amsterdam (credited?) .... Man carrying the Franco mannequin
56. Il west ti va stretto, amico...è arrivato alleluja (credited?) .... Nut cracker in hotel
57. La mano lunga del padrino (credited) .... Gallo
58. Trinità e Sartana figli di... (uncredited) .... Brawler
    
    1973
59. 4 caporali e 1/2 e un colonnello tutto d'un pezzo (poster credit) .... Role?
60. Diario segreto da un carcere femminile (uncredited) .... Henchman
61. ...E il terzo giorno arrivo il corvo (uncredited) .... Lou Sloane
62. Elena sì, ma... di Troia (uncredited) .... Ajax 1
63. Fuori uno sotto un altro.... arriva il Passatore (uncredited) .... Carabinieri convoy leader
64. Giorni d'amore sul filo di una lama (credited as Pietro Turrisi) .... Turi
65. Il boss (uncredited) .... Hitman
66. Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia (uncredited) .... Zoppas henchman
67. Il mio nome è Shangai Joe (uncredited) .... Ranch hand
68. La legge della camorra (credited) .... Mafioso henchman
69. La morte ha sorriso all'assassino (uncredited) .... Dr. Sturgess's mute assistant
70. Ming, ragazzi! (uncredited) .... Football player
71. Piedone lo sbirro (uncredited) .... Policeman demolishing drug lab
72. Primo tango a Roma... storia d'amore e d'alchimia (uncredited) .... Attacker
73. Sentivano uno strano, eccitante, pericoloso puzzo di dollari (uncredited) .... Lumberjack
74. Tony Arzenta (Big Guns) (uncredited) .... Henchman
    
    1974
75. ...altrimenti ci arrabbiamo! (uncredited) .... Gymnast
76. Carambola (uncredited) .... Prison guard
77. Di Tresette ce n'è uno, tutti gli altri son nessuno (uncredited) .... Georgie Striker
78. Eroi all'inferno (uncredited) .... German van co-driver
79. Quelli che contano (credited) .... Alfio Scannapieco
80. The Arena / La rivolta delle gladiatrici (uncredited) .... Gladiator
    
    1975
81. Ah sì? E io lo dico a Zzzzorro! (uncredited) .... Man carrying Zorro
82. Carambola, filotto... tutti in buca (uncredited) .... Barroom brawler
83. Che botte ragazzi! (uncredited) .... Barnes henchman
84. L'ambizioso (credited) .... Aldo's henchman
85. L'uomo che sfidò l'organizzazione (credited) .... Harry's henchman
86. La polizia interviene: ordine di uccidere! (uncredited) .... Gunman on firing range
87. Piedone a Hong Kong (uncredited) .... Accardo henchman
88. Roma violenta (uncredited) .... Carpet thief
89. Simone e Matteo - un gioco da ragazzi (uncredited) .... Sailor in bar fight
90. Un genio, due compari, un pollo (uncredited) .... Mortimer gang member
    
    1976
91. Emanuelle nera n° 2 (credited) .... Simon
92. Il corsaro nero (credited) .... Blanchot
93. Il soldato di ventura (uncredited) .... French knight
94. Il trucido e lo sbirro (uncredited) .... Brescianelli's henchman
95. L'unica legge in cui credo (uncredited) .... Hitman
96. La lupa mannara (uncredited) .... Alvaro
97. Salon Kitty (uncredited) .... Tattooed gypsy
    
    1977
98. I due superpiedi quasi piatti (uncredited) .... Fred henchman in the bowling hall
    
    1978
99. Pugni, dollari e spinaci (credited) .... Jo Monumento
100. Lo chiamavano Bulldozer (uncredited) .... Henchman
     
     1979
101. Il malato immaginario (credited) .... Doorman
     
     1980
102. Popeye (credited) .... Bolo
     
     1982
103. Bomber (uncredited) .... Bar bouncer
104. Gunan il guerriero (credited as Peter McCoy) .... Gunan
105. Sangraal, la spada di fuoco (credited as Peter McCoy) .... Sangraal
     
     1983
106. Il trono di fuoco (credited as Peter McCoy) .... Siegfried
107. La guerra del ferro: Ironmaster (uncredited) .... Mogo's murderer
     
     1984
108. Dagobert (credited) .... A soldier
     
     1985
109. Red Sonja (uncredited) .... Kalidor (as Arnold Schwarzenegger's stunt-double)
     
     1988
110. Big Man: Polizza inferno (TV) (uncredited) .... Orderly
     
     1989
111. I promessi sposi (TV mini-series) - episode 2 (credited as stuntman) .... One of L'Innominato's men
     
     1990
112. Fantozzi alla riscossa (uncredited) .... Mafioso on trial
     
     1994
113. S.P.Q.R. 2000 e ½ anni fa (uncredited) .... Spartacus
     
     2005
114. Casanova (credited as stunts - guard) .... Guard (uncertain identification)

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Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan (1961) as Torturer's aide

In the interview (see page 11), Pietro cites this as being his film debut.

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Maciste contro Ercole nella valle dei guai (1961) as Wrestler

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Le 7 fatiche di Alì Babà (1962) in multiple roles as Slave of the Wizard of Sesame, City guard and Strong man pushing wheel.

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I dieci gladiatori (1963) credited, as Gladiator.

Pietro was one of seven of the gladiators who appeared in all 3 films in the series. In the sequels he was credited under a pseudonym and had a character name, but here he is under his real name and his character has no name.

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002 agenti segretissimi (1964) credited as Francesco Torrisi, as Bodybuilder

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Ercole contro i tiranni di Babilonia (1964) as Wrestler

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Ercole l'invincibile (1964) as Guard

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Gli invincibili dieci gladiatori (1964) credited as Gordon Steve, as Linezius

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Il trionfo dei dieci gladiatori (1964) credited as Gordon Steve, as Linezius