Ted Rusoff
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Ted Rusoff is an Canadian
actor, voice dubbing artist
and dubbing
director known for his extensive work in the English language dubbing of foreign films (mostly Italian
ones).
He is the son of writer/producer Lou Rusoff, the brother-in-law of Samuel Z. Arkoff
, and he is the husband of actress/voice dubber Carolyn De Fonseca
, who he frequently works with.
Rusoff traveled to Italy in the 1960s and started working on overseeing the English dubbing of various European films produced by American International Pictures
, which had been founded by Rusoff's brother-in-law, Samuel Z. Arkoff
. Since 1963, he has worked as sync-adapter and dubbing director of more than 500 films, and as a voice-dubber he has dubbed more than 1000 films - providing the English-dubbed voices of numerous leading men as well as several villains in a number of Italian cult
favorites such as The Whip and the Body
(1963), Deep Red
(1975), Beyond the Darkness
(1979) and many others.
Since the early 1980s, Rusoff has also done much work as an actor in film and television. He started out with supporting roles - often playing authority figures or religious characters such as priests, rabbis or monks. His earliest film roles were in Joe d'Amato
's gory horror film Absurd
(1981) and in Marco Ferreri's Tales of Ordinary Madness
(1981), based on the works of Charles Bukowski
. He also acted together with his wife, Carolyn De Fonseca
, in the Pia Zadora
starring vehicle The Lonely Lady
(1983), and he and Fonseca played the parents of Claretta Petacci in the TV mini series Mussolini and I (1985).
Throughout the rest of the 1980s and 1990s, Rusoff acted in some low-budget B-movies
such as Catacombs (1988), where he plays a monk; Sinbad of the Seven Seas
(1989) with Lou Ferrigno
, where he plays the keeper of the torture chamber; and the Jean-Claude Van Damme
flick Double Team (1997), where he again plays a monk. However, he also had small roles in many acclaimed films such as Martin Scorsese
's The Last Temptation of Christ
(1988), the TV movie Cellini: A Violent Life (1991), in which he played Pope Paul III
, and Tinto Brass
' The Voyeur (1994). Rusoff also played the chief elder in Mel Gibson
's controversial epic The Passion of the Christ
(2004) and played the character Strabo in two episodes of the first season of the popular TV series Rome
(2005–2007).
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actor, voice dubbing artist
Voice acting
Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called...
and dubbing
Dubbing (filmmaking)
Dubbing is the post-production process of recording and replacing voices on a motion picture or television soundtrack subsequent to the original shooting. The term most commonly refers to the substitution of the voices of the actors shown on the screen by those of different performers, who may be...
director known for his extensive work in the English language dubbing of foreign films (mostly Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
ones).
He is the son of writer/producer Lou Rusoff, the brother-in-law of Samuel Z. Arkoff
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Samuel Zachary Arkoff was an American producer of B movies.-Life and career:Born in Fort Dodge, Iowa to a Russian Jewish family, Arkoff first studied to be a lawyer. Along with business partner James H. Nicholson and producer-director Roger Corman, he produced eighteen films...
, and he is the husband of actress/voice dubber Carolyn De Fonseca
Carolyn De Fonseca
Carolyn De Fonseca is an American actress and voice dubbing artist based in Rome. She has worked extensively as a voice actress for the English-language dubbing of several hundred foreign films from the early 1960s and onwards...
, who he frequently works with.
Rusoff traveled to Italy in the 1960s and started working on overseeing the English dubbing of various European films produced by American International Pictures
American International Pictures
American International Pictures was a film production company formed in April 1956 from American Releasing Corporation by James H. Nicholson, former Sales Manager of Realart Pictures, and Samuel Z. Arkoff, an entertainment lawyer...
, which had been founded by Rusoff's brother-in-law, Samuel Z. Arkoff
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Samuel Zachary Arkoff was an American producer of B movies.-Life and career:Born in Fort Dodge, Iowa to a Russian Jewish family, Arkoff first studied to be a lawyer. Along with business partner James H. Nicholson and producer-director Roger Corman, he produced eighteen films...
. Since 1963, he has worked as sync-adapter and dubbing director of more than 500 films, and as a voice-dubber he has dubbed more than 1000 films - providing the English-dubbed voices of numerous leading men as well as several villains in a number of Italian cult
Cult film
A cult film, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a highly devoted but specific group of fans. Often, cult movies have failed to achieve fame outside the small fanbases; however, there have been exceptions that have managed to gain fame among mainstream audiences...
favorites such as The Whip and the Body
The Whip and the Body
The Whip and The Body is a 1963 Italian gothic horror film directed by Mario Bava.-Plot:The story concerns a cruel, domineering man who returns to his castle home and resumes his sado-masochistic relationship with his sister-in-law whom he vigorously flogs...
(1963), Deep Red
Deep Red
Profondo Rosso is a 1975 giallo film directed and written by Dario Argento and co-written by Bernardino Zapponi. It was released on March 7, 1975 in Italy and June 11, 1976 in the United States. The film's score was composed and performed by Goblin...
(1975), Beyond the Darkness
Buio Omega
Buio Omega is an Italian horror/exploitation film directed by Joe D'Amato, and released in 1979.- Plot :...
(1979) and many others.
Since the early 1980s, Rusoff has also done much work as an actor in film and television. He started out with supporting roles - often playing authority figures or religious characters such as priests, rabbis or monks. His earliest film roles were in Joe d'Amato
Joe D'Amato
Joe D'Amato, was a prolific Italian filmmaker who directed roughly 200 films, usually at the same time acting as producer and cinematographer, and sometimes providing the script as well...
's gory horror film Absurd
Absurd (film)
Absurd is a 1981 Italian horror film, an unofficial sequel to Antropophagus...
(1981) and in Marco Ferreri's Tales of Ordinary Madness
Tales of Ordinary Madness
Tales of Ordinary Madness is a 1981 film by Italian director Marco Ferreri. It was shot in English in the USA, featuring Ben Gazzara and Ornella Muti in the leading roles...
(1981), based on the works of Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski
Henry Charles Bukowski was an American poet, novelist and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural and economic ambience of his home city of Los Angeles...
. He also acted together with his wife, Carolyn De Fonseca
Carolyn De Fonseca
Carolyn De Fonseca is an American actress and voice dubbing artist based in Rome. She has worked extensively as a voice actress for the English-language dubbing of several hundred foreign films from the early 1960s and onwards...
, in the Pia Zadora
Pia Zadora
Pia Zadora is an American actress and singer. After working as a child actress on Broadway, in regional theater, and in the film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians , she came to national attention in 1981 when, following her starring role in the highly criticized Butterfly, she won a Golden Globe...
starring vehicle The Lonely Lady
The Lonely Lady
The Lonely Lady is a 1983 American film directed by Peter Sasdy and adapted to screen by Ellen Shepard from the novel written by Harold Robbins. The original music score was composed by Charlie Calello. The cast includes Pia Zadora, Lloyd Bochner, Bibi Besch, Jared Martin, and in an early film...
(1983), and he and Fonseca played the parents of Claretta Petacci in the TV mini series Mussolini and I (1985).
Throughout the rest of the 1980s and 1990s, Rusoff acted in some low-budget B-movies
B movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
such as Catacombs (1988), where he plays a monk; Sinbad of the Seven Seas
Sinbad of the Seven Seas
Sinbad of the Seven Seas is a 1989 film directed by Enzo G. Castellari revolving around the adventures of Sindbad the Sailor. It claims to be based on Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Thousand and Second Tale of Scheherazade," though no similarity can be found between its plot and the story...
(1989) with Lou Ferrigno
Lou Ferrigno
Louis Jude "Lou" Ferrigno is an American actor, fitness trainer/consultant, and retired professional bodybuilder. As a bodybuilder, Ferrigno won an IFBB Mr. America title and two consecutive IFBB Mr. Universe titles, and appeared in the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron...
, where he plays the keeper of the torture chamber; and the Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg , professionally known as Jean-Claude Van Damme, is a Belgian martial artist and actor, best known for his martial arts action films, the most successful of which include Bloodsport , Kickboxer , Double Impact , Universal Soldier , Hard Target , Timecop ,...
flick Double Team (1997), where he again plays a monk. However, he also had small roles in many acclaimed films such as Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation...
's The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ (film)
The Last Temptation of Christ is a 1988 drama film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a film adaptation of the controversial 1953 novel of the same name by Nikos Kazantzakis. It stars Willem Dafoe as Jesus Christ, Harvey Keitel as Judas Iscariot, Barbara Hershey as Mary Magdalene, David Bowie as...
(1988), the TV movie Cellini: A Violent Life (1991), in which he played Pope Paul III
Pope Paul III
Pope Paul III , born Alessandro Farnese, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1534 to his death in 1549. He came to the papal throne in an era following the sack of Rome in 1527 and rife with uncertainties in the Catholic Church following the Protestant Reformation...
, and Tinto Brass
Tinto Brass
Giovanni Brass , better known as Tinto Brass, is an Italian filmmaker. He is noted especially for his work in the erotic genre, with films such as Così fan tutte , Paprika, Monella and Trasgredire...
' The Voyeur (1994). Rusoff also played the chief elder in Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art.After appearing in...
's controversial epic The Passion of the Christ
The Passion of the Christ
The Passion of the Christ is a 2004 American drama film directed by Mel Gibson and starring Jim Caviezel as Jesus. It depicts the Passion of Jesus largely according to the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John...
(2004) and played the character Strabo in two episodes of the first season of the popular TV series Rome
Rome (TV series)
Rome is a British-American–Italian historical drama television series created by Bruno Heller, John Milius and William J. MacDonald. The show's two seasons premiered in 2005 and 2007, and were later released on DVD. Rome is set in the 1st century BC, during Ancient Rome's transition from Republic...
(2005–2007).
List of dubbing roles (incomplete)
Year | Film | Role | Actor |
---|---|---|---|
1963 | The Whip and the Body The Whip and the Body The Whip and The Body is a 1963 Italian gothic horror film directed by Mario Bava.-Plot:The story concerns a cruel, domineering man who returns to his castle home and resumes his sado-masochistic relationship with his sister-in-law whom he vigorously flogs... |
Christian Menliff | Tony Kendall Tony Kendall (actor) Tony Kendall was an Italian model turned film actor with over 50 film credits that reflect the trends of popular European cinema in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.-Biography and filmography:... |
1965 | Bloody Pit of Horror Bloody Pit of Horror Bloody Pit of Horror is a 1965 Italian gothic horror film based on the writings of Marquis de Sade and directed by Massimo Pupillo... |
Raul | ? |
1967 | Yongary, Monster from the Deep Yonggary Yonggary or Yongary , also known as Yongary, Monster from the Deep, is a 1967 South Korean Kaiju film directed by prominent genre-film director Kim Ki-duk... |
Ilo | Oh Yeong-il |
1968 | The Battle of El Alamein | Lt. Giorgio Borri | Frederick Stafford Frederick Stafford Frederick Stafford was an Austrian-born actor.The Czech actor Frederick Stafford , who spoke fluent Czech, German, English, French and Italian, was a leading man in European spy-movies.... |
1969 | The Red Tent The Red Tent The Red Tent is a novel by Anita Diamant, published in 1997 by Wyatt Books for St. Martin's Press. It is a first-person narrative that tells the story of Dinah, daughter of Jacob and sister of Joseph, a talented midwife and proto-feminist. She is a minor character in the Bible, but the author has... |
Snowblind Di Nobile Crewmember | Donatas Banionis Donatas Banionis Donatas Banionis is a Lithuanian and Soviet actor. He is best known in the West for his performance in the lead role of Tarkovsky's Solaris as Kris Kelvin.... |
1969 | The Battle of the Last Panzer | Lt. Hunter | Stelvio Rosi |
1970 | Shadow of Illusion | Seth | Antonio Cantafora |
1970 | When the Bell Tolls | Tego | Gino Turini |
1971 | The Bloodstained Butterfly | Police Inspector | Silvano Tranquilli |
1971 | Cannibal Man | Marcos | Vicente Parra |
1971 | Four Pistols for Trinity | Quinn Paradine | Umberto Raho |
1971 | Slaughter Hotel | Dr. Francis Clay | Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski , was a German actor. He appeared in more than 130 films, and is perhaps best-remembered as a leading role actor in Werner Herzog films: Aguirre, the Wrath of God , Nosferatu the Vampyre , Woyzeck , Fitzcarraldo and Cobra Verde .-Early... |
1971 | The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh | George Corro | George Hilton |
1972 | The Case of the Bloody Iris | Andrea Barto | George Hilton |
1972 | Death Walks at Midnight | Gio Baldi | Simón Andreu Simón Andreu Simón Andreu is a Spanish actor. He has appeared in over 135 films since 1961.-Selected filmography:* The Good Love * Bad Man's River * The Blood Spattered Bride * El sacerdote... |
1972 | Milano Calibro 9 Milano calibro 9 Milano calibro 9 is a poliziottesco film written and directed by the Italian crime film specialist Fernando Di Leo in 1972. The film is based on a novel of the same name written by Giorgio Scerbanenco... |
Chino | Philippe Leroy Philippe Leroy (actor) Philippe Leroy, full name Philippe Leroy-Beaulieu is a French film actor. He has appeared in over 150 films since 1960. Leroy has been living mostly in Italy since the 1960s and has worked extensively in Italian cinema, as well as in his native country... |
1972 | The Red Queen Kills Seven Times | Police Inspector | Marino Masé Marino Masé Marino Masé is an Italian film actor. He has appeared in over 70 films since 1961.He was born in Trieste, Italy.-Selected filmography:* Contamination * Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man... |
1972 | Seven Blood-Stained Orchids | The Priest | Renato Romano |
1972 | Shadows Unseen | Sgt. Mortesi | Elio Zamuto |
1973 | Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye | Dr. Franz | Anton Diffring Anton Diffring Anton Diffring , born Alfred Pollack, was a German actor.-Biography:Diffring was born in Koblenz... |
1973 | The Violent Professionals | Vice-Commissioner Del Buono | Chris Avram |
1974 | Almost Human | Grandi's Assistant | Mario Piave |
1974 | Beyond the Door | Robert Barrett | Gabriele Lavia Gabriele Lavia Gabriele Lavia is an Italian actor, film director and theatre director.Lavia was born in Milan, Lombardy. Since 1970 he has had roles in nearly thirty films and television programs... |
1974 | The Eerie Midnight Horror Show | Carlo | Gianrico Tondinelli |
1974 | Identikit Identikit Identikit is a 1974 film directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi.Based on the novella The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark, it is a psychological drama starring Elizabeth Taylor, Ian Bannen and featuring Andy Warhol.-Cast:* Elizabeth Taylor as Lise* Ian Bannen as Bill* Guido Mannari as Carlo* Mona... |
Police Inspector | Maurizio Bonuglia |
1974 | The Last Desperate Hours | Paolo Mancuso | Antonio Sabàto Antonio Sabàto, Sr. Antonio Sabàto, Sr. is a film and television actor. He is noted for extensive work in the Italian exploitation genre... |
1975 | Deep Red Deep Red Profondo Rosso is a 1975 giallo film directed and written by Dario Argento and co-written by Bernardino Zapponi. It was released on March 7, 1975 in Italy and June 11, 1976 in the United States. The film's score was composed and performed by Goblin... |
Superintendent Calcabrini | Eros Pagni Eros Pagni Eros Pagni is an Italian film actor. He has appeared in 34 films since 1964. He was born in La Spezia, Liguria.-Selected filmography:* Pleasant Nights * Love and Anarchy * Deep Red... |
1975 | Eyeball | Martinez | Raf Baldassarre |
1975 | Syndicate Sadists Syndicate Sadists Syndicate Sadists, also known as Rambo's Revenge and One Just Man is a 1975 poliziotteschi film. This film by Umberto Lenzi was one of the director's many work in the crime thriller genre... |
Pino Scalia | Mario Piave |
1976 | Apache Woman | Tommy | Al Cliver Al Cliver Al Cliver is an Italian actor who is perhaps best known for starring in horror and exploitation films, especially ones by directors Lucio Fulci and Jesús Franco.-Career:... |
1976 | The Big Racket | Sgt. Salvatore Velasci | Sal Borgese Sal Borgese Sal Borgese, sometimes credited as Salvatore Borghese, is a film actor. He is noted for extensive work in the Italian film industry from the 1960s to present day, and for his work as a stuntman and acrobat.... |
1976 | Black Emanuelle 2 | Paul | Angelo Infanti Angelo Infanti Angelo Infanti was an Italian film actor. He appeared in over 90 films between 1961 and 2010.He was born on 16 February 1939 in Zagarolo, Italy... |
1976 | Colt 38 Special Squad | Inspector Vanni | Marcel Bozzuffi Marcel Bozzuffi Marcel Bozzuffi was a French film actor, perhaps best remembered for his role as a brutal hitman in the Oscar-winning US film The French Connection... |
1976 | Gestapo's Last Orgy | Camp Doctor | Fulvio Ricciardi |
1976 | The Last Round | Rico Manzetti | Luc Merenda Luc Merenda Luc Merenda is a French film actor.He was one of the most prominent actors of the Italian poliziotteschi genre, working several times with Sergio Martino.-Selected filmography:* OSS 117 prend des vacances... |
1976 | Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man | Fred | Marc Porel Marc Porel Marc Porel was a Swiss-born French film actor. He appeared in 36 films between 1967 and 1983.He was born in Lausanne, Switzerland and died in Casablanca, Morocco.-Selected filmography:... |
1976 | My Father's Wife | Claudio | Cesare Barro |
1976 | Plot of Fear | Chief Inspector | Tom Skerritt Tom Skerritt Thomas Roy "Tom" Skerritt is an American actor who has appeared in over 40 films and more than 200 television episodes since 1962.-Early life:... |
1976 | SS Camp 5 - Women's Hell | Dr. Karl | ? |
1977 | Death Hunt | Inspector Ettore Moretti | Al Cliver Al Cliver Al Cliver is an Italian actor who is perhaps best known for starring in horror and exploitation films, especially ones by directors Lucio Fulci and Jesús Franco.-Career:... |
1977 | The Desert Tigers | Major Lexman | Richard Harrison Richard Harrison (actor) Richard Harrison is an American B-movie actor and occasionally a writer/director/producer.Harrison was very prolific and worked with most of the better-known names in European B-movies during the 1960s and 1970s, branching out to exploitation films shot all over the world in the early 1970s... |
1977 | Fearless Fuzz | Walter 'Wally' Spada | Maurizio Merli Maurizio Merli Maurizio Merli was an Italian film actor.Merli got his first lead role in 1974 in the film White Fang to the Rescue due to his resemblance to the highly popular cult actor Franco Nero, who played the lead role in the first two films... |
1977 | The Cynic the Rat and the Fist' | Munition Expert | ? |
1977 | Return of the 38 Gang | Commissioner Gino Varelli | Antonio Sabàto Antonio Sabàto, Sr. Antonio Sabàto, Sr. is a film and television actor. He is noted for extensive work in the Italian exploitation genre... |
1978 | Blazing Flowers | Commissioner Morani | George Hilton |
1978 | The Killer Nun | Dr. Patrick Roland | Joe Dallesandro Joe Dallesandro Joseph Angelo D'Allesandro , better known as Joe Dallesandro, is an American actor, and Warhol superstar. Although he never became a mainstream film star, Dallesandro is generally considered to be the most famous male sex symbol of American underground films of the 20th century, as well as a sex... |
1978 | To Be Twenty | Inspector Zambo | Giorgio Bracardi |
1978 | The Uranium Conspiracy | Renzo | Fabio Testi Fabio Testi Fabio Testi is an Italian film actor, notable as the star of, among many other films, First Action Hero.Born in Peschiera del Garda, Italy, the 1.84m tall actor started his film career as a stuntman in his college years... |
1979 | Beyond the Darkness Buio Omega Buio Omega is an Italian horror/exploitation film directed by Joe D'Amato, and released in 1979.- Plot :... |
Frank Wyler | Kieran Canter |
1979 | Escape From Hell | Dr. Farrell | Anthony Steffen Anthony Steffen Anthony Steffen , pseudonym of Antônio Luiz de Teffé von Hoonholtz, was an Italian Brazilian actor who achieved fame as a leading man in over 25 Spaghetti Westerns.-Early life:... |
1979 | From Corleone to Brooklyn From Corleone to Brooklyn From Corleone to Brooklyn is an Italian crime thriller directed by Umberto Lenzi. The film was released in Italy on April 13, 1979 and stars Maurizio Merli, Mario Merola and Van Johnson.... |
Lt. Danova | Venantino Venantini Venantino Venantini Venantino Venantini is an Italian film actor. He has appeared in over 140 films since 1954.-Selected filmography:* No Sun in Venice * Les Tontons flingueurs * Le Corniaud... |
1979 | Hotel Paradise | Juan Laredo | Anthony Steffen Anthony Steffen Anthony Steffen , pseudonym of Antônio Luiz de Teffé von Hoonholtz, was an Italian Brazilian actor who achieved fame as a leading man in over 25 Spaghetti Westerns.-Early life:... |
1979 | Terror Express! | Mike | Venantino Venantini Venantino Venantini Venantino Venantini is an Italian film actor. He has appeared in over 140 films since 1954.-Selected filmography:* No Sun in Venice * Les Tontons flingueurs * Le Corniaud... |
1980 | Anthropophagus | Andy | Saverio Vallone |
1980 | Cannibal Apocalypse Cannibal Apocalypse Cannibal Apocalypse is a 1980 horror film directed by Antonio Margheriti, written by Margheriti and Dardano Sacchetti, and starring John Saxon.-Plot:... |
Dr. Phil Mendez | Ramiro Olivares |
1980 | Contamination Contamination (film) Contamination is a 1980 science fiction horror film directed by Luigi Cozzi and starring Ian McCulloch.-Plot:... |
Dr. Hilton | Mike Morris |
1980 | Erotic Nights of the Living Dead | Larry O'Hara | George Eastman George Eastman George Eastman was an American innovator and entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak Company and invented roll film, helping to bring photography to the mainstream... |
1980 | Hell of the Living Dead Hell of the Living Dead Virus: Hell of the Living Dead is a 1980 horror film, specifically a zombie movie, directed by Bruno Mattei.The film is also known as Virus , as well as Night of the Zombies and Zombie Creeping Flesh.-Plot:The film opens at a top secret chemical research facility called Hope Center #1 where a... |
Vincent | Selan Karay |
1980 | Inferno Inferno (1980 film) Inferno is a 1980 Italian supernatural horror film written and directed by Dario Argento. The film stars Irene Miracle, Leigh McCloskey, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi, and Alida Valli. The cinematography was by Romano Albani, and Keith Emerson composed the film's thunderous musical score... |
John the butler | Leopoldo Mastelloni Leopoldo Mastelloni Leopoldo Mastelloni is an Italian actor, film director and singer who was born in Naples. Films he has appeared in are listed below.-Biography:... |
1980 | The Rebel | Nick Rossi | Maurizio Merli Maurizio Merli Maurizio Merli was an Italian film actor.Merli got his first lead role in 1974 in the film White Fang to the Rescue due to his resemblance to the highly popular cult actor Franco Nero, who played the lead role in the first two films... |
1981 | Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror Burial Ground: Nights of Terror is an Italian grindhouse zombie movie directed by Andrea Bianchi with cult status, primarily due to its low production values and the casting of a middle aged dwarf as a child in an incestuous relationship with his mother.It is one of a substantially large amount of... |
Mark | Gianluigi Chirizzi |
1981 | Piranha 2: The Spawning | Initial Victim | ? |
1981 | The House by the Cemetery The House by the Cemetery The House by the Cemetery is a 1981 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Lucio Fulci and is the third instalment of the unofficial Gates of Hell trilogy which also includes City of the Living Dead and The Beyond Its plot revolves around a series of murders taking place in a New England... |
Mr. Wheatley | Carlo De Mejo |
1982 | Nathalie | Stanley Warren | Roger Beach |
1982 | Panic | Captain Kirk | David Warbeck David Warbeck David Warbeck was a New Zealand actor best known for his film roles in Europe.-Career and move into Italian cinema:... |
1982 | Pieces Pieces (film) Pieces is a 1983 cult classic slasher horror film and "drive-in favorite".-Plot:... |
Professor Arthur Brown | Jack Taylor Jack Taylor (actor) Jack Taylor is an American actor. He first relocated to Mexico in the late 1950s/early 1960s, and later to Spain, where he has appeared in many films, mostly horror and cheesy exploitation pictures... |
1982 | The Sword of the Barbarians | Sangraal | Pietro Torrisi |
1982 | Violence in a Women's Prison | Chief Inspector | Jacques Stany |
1983 | The Ark of the Sun God The Ark of the Sun God Sopravvissuti della città morta or Ark of the Sun God is a 1983 Italian action film adventure of the Raiders of the Lost Ark genre starring David Warbeck. It was directed by Antonio Margheriti... |
Prince Abdullah | Aytekin Akkaya |
1983 | Escape From the Bronx | Governor Biddle | ? |
1983 | The Final Executioner | Alan Tanner | William Mang |
1983 | Hercules Hercules (1983 film) Hercules is a 1983 Italian adventure film written and directed by Luigi Cozzi. The film follows the exploits of Hercules.Part of the adventure finds Hercules battling giant robots brought to life by stop motion animation. The musical score was provided by Pino Donaggio.Despite not being a critical... |
Valcheus | Gianni Garko Gianni Garko Gianni Garko is an Italian actor who found much fame as a leading man in Spaghetti Westerns... |
1983 | Rats: Night of Terror | Kurt | Ottaviano Dell'Acqua |
1983 | Rush | Rush | Conrad Nichols |
1983 | Throne of Fire | Siegfried | Pietro Torrisi |
1983 | Women's Prison Massacre | Crazy Boy Henderson | Gabriele Tinti |
1984 | Monster Dog Monster Dog Monster Dog, also known as Leviatán, The Bite and Los Perros de la Muerte, is a 1984 horror film written and directed by Claudio Fragasso... |
Vincent Raven | Alice Cooper Alice Cooper Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades... |
1984 | Rage - Fuoco incrociato | Rage | Conrad Nicols |
1984 | Monster Shark | Dr. Davis Barker | ? |
1985 | Jungle Raiders | Tiger | Protacio Dee |
1985 | Miami Golem | Craig Milford | David Warbeck David Warbeck David Warbeck was a New Zealand actor best known for his film roles in Europe.-Career and move into Italian cinema:... |
1986 | Bridge to Hell | Pazilbo | Carlo Mucari |
1986 | Days of Hell | Captain Williamson | Conrad Nichols |
1987 | The Cross of Seven Jewels | Marco Sartori | Marco Antonio Andolfi |
1987 | Wartime | Captain Rosen | Peter Hooten |
1988 | After Death After Death After Death is an Italian zombie movie made during the height of the zombie craze. Released in the United States under the title Zombie 4: After Death and in the United Kingdom as Zombie Flesh Eaters 3, the movie has no connections to the other official or unofficial Zombi films... |
David | Massimo Vanni |
1988 | Ratman | Fred | David Warbeck David Warbeck David Warbeck was a New Zealand actor best known for his film roles in Europe.-Career and move into Italian cinema:... |
1988 | Touch of Death | Lester Parson | Brett Halsey Brett Halsey Brett Halsey , is an American film actor, sometimes credited as Montgomery Ford. He is best known as the original John Abbott on the soap opera The Young and the Restless, a role he held from May 1980 to March 1981, before being replaced by Jerry Douglas.-Career:Interested in acting since he was a... |
1988 | Zombi 3 Zombi 3 Zombi 3 is the 1988 followup to Zombi 2, itself an unofficial sequel to 1978's Dawn of the Dead . Beyond its title, Zombi 3 has little to no relation with the characters or plotlines of Zombi, Zombi 2 or in fact any subsequent Zombi' films... |
General Morton | Mike Monty Mike Monty Mike Monty was an American character actor, born in 1936 in Chattanooga, Tennessee as Michael O'Donahue but he changed his name to Mike Monty late in life.... |
1989 | Alien From the Deep | Bob | Daniel Bosch |
1989 | The House of Lost Souls | Massimo | Matteo Gazzolo |
1989 | The House of Witchcraft | Luke Palmer | Andy J. Forest |
1995 | The Strange Story of Olga O. | Paolo Roli | David Brandon |
1996 | Fatal Frames | Calzetta | Massimo Pittarello |
2003 | Cannibal World | Bob Manson | Claudio Morales |
2003 | Land of Death | Romero | Claudio Morales |
2003 | Snuff Trap | Peter | Carlo Mucari |
2011 | The Scarlet Worm | Print's Attorney | Offscreen |