Lancio Barman

[Johan Melle]

The unidentified "Lancio Barman" in the fotoromanzo "I pirati di Isla Grande" (1969)

This generico was very active in the fotoromanzi from the well-known publisher Lancio in the 1960s and early 1970s, especially in the long-running Jacques Douglas serial. Thanks to his very strong Mediterranean features, he was typically cast as Hispanic characters and was very frequently called on to play the South American barman or inn-keeper etc. Unfortunately, it appears he was never credited in any of the fotoromanzi he did for Lancio.

He was also active in films during the 1960s and 70s.


FILMOGRAPHY

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1955

1. Don Camillo e l'onorevole Peppone (uncredited) .... Member of the town council
   
   1963
2. I compagni (uncredited) .... Factory worker
3. Le mani sulla città (uncredited) .... Spectator in parliament
   
   1966
4. After the Fox / Caccia alla volpe (uncredited) .... Prison guard
5. Io, io, io... e gli altri (uncredited) .... Tram passenger
   
   1967
6. The Bobo (uncredited) .... Man in crowd outside the bar
   
   1970
7. Fermate il mondo... voglio scendere! (uncredited) .... Commission member at audition
   
   1972
8. Lo scopone scientifico (uncredited) .... Shantytowner
   
   1974
9. The Arena / La rivolta delle gladiatrici (uncredited) .... Spectator in the arena
   
   1975
10. Fango bollente (uncredited) .... One of Pepe's relatives

FOTOROMANZI

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1. Le avventure di Jacques Douglas n. 19: "La paura viene dal cielo" (April 1967)
2. Le avventure di Jacques Douglas n. 29: "Gelido silenzio nella stanza accanto" (February 1968)
3. Le avventure di Jacques Douglas n. 39: "Sapore di mare sulle tue labbra" (December 1968)
4. Le avventure di Jacques Douglas n. 41: "Patricia addio" (February 1969)
5. Idillio n. 75: "L'amore è ombra, l'amore è luce" (March 1969)
6. Le avventure di Jacques Douglas n. 44: "La spia dagli occhi di strega" (May 1969)
7. Le avventure di Jacques Douglas n. 45: "La ballata della gelosia" (June 1969)
8. Le avventure di Lucky Martin n. 9: "Quando ci sarà la luna piena" (June 1969)
9. Le avventure di Jacques Douglas n. 46: "I pirati di Isla Grande" (July 1969)
10. Le avventure di Jacques Douglas n. 59: "La vita appesa ad un filo" (August 1970)
11. Le avventure di Jacques Douglas n. 68: "Arizona sotto la luna" (May 1971)
12. Le avventure di Jacques Douglas n. 77: "Abisso senza fine" (February 1972)

[Johan Melle]

In one of his typical barman roles in Le avventure di Jacques Douglas n. 19: "La paura viene dal cielo" (April 1967) together with Umberto Salomone

[Johan Melle]

Le avventure di Jacques Douglas n. 29: "Gelido silenzio nella stanza accanto" (February 1968) in a small role as a custodian

[Johan Melle]

Le avventure di Jacques Douglas n. 39: "Sapore di mare sulle tue labbra" (December 1968) as the tavern-keeper of the fictious coastal town San Giorgio, who makes some extra money by acting as informer to the bad guys

[Johan Melle]

Le avventure di Jacques Douglas n. 41: "Patricia addio" (February 1969) in a small notable role as Paco, a Spanish woodsman who provides Jacques Douglas with some information

Shortly afterwards, he comes to a bad end...

[Johan Melle]

Idillio n. 75: "L'amore è ombra, l'amore è luce" (March 1969) as a concerned foreman

[Johan Melle]

Le avventure di Jacques Douglas n. 44: "La spia dagli occhi di strega" (May 1969) as a morgue worker - shown only in these two frames

[Johan Melle]

Le avventure di Jacques Douglas n. 45: "La ballata della gelosia" (June 1969) in a henchman role together with Giuseppe Marrocu

[Johan Melle]

Le avventure di Lucky Martin n. 9: "Quando ci sarà la luna piena" (June 1969) as a farmer reporting some strange happenings to the police

[Johan Melle]

Back to his usual barman role in Le avventure di Jacques Douglas n. 46: "I pirati di Isla Grande" (July 1969) as Esteban, the tavern-keeper on the mysterious island of Isla Grande