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{{Short description|Italian actor (1928–1999)}}
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| caption = Stefanelli in ''[[Day of Anger]]'' (1967)
| caption = Stefanelli in ''[[Day of Anger]]'' (1967)
| birth_date = 2 September 1928
| birth_date = 2 September 1928
| birth_place = [[Rome]], [[Lazio]], [[Italy]]
| birth_place = [[Rome]], [[kingdom of Italy|Italy]]
| death_date = December 18, 1999 (age 71)
| death_date = 18 December 1999 (age 71)
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| occupation = Actor, [[Stuntman]]
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'''Benito Stefanelli''' (2 September 1928 – 18 December 1999) was an Italian film actor, [[stuntman]] and [[weapons master]] who made over 60 appearances in film between 1955 and 1991.


==Biography and career==
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'''Benito Stefanelli''' (2 September 1928 – December 1999) was an Italian film actor, [[stuntman]] and [[weapons master]] who made over 60 appearances in film between 1955 and 1991.


Stefanelli is best known in world cinema for his roles as henchmen in several of [[Sergio Leone]]'s [[Spaghetti Western]] films, portraying gang members in the trilogy of films ''[[A Fistful of Dollars]]'' (1964),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.futuro-europa.it/28254/cultura/per-un-pugno-di-dollari-film-1964.html |title=Per un pugno di dollari (Film, 1964) |first=Gordiano |last=Lupi |date=22 August 2018 |access-date=10 March 2019 |work=Futuro Europa |language=it}}</ref> ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]'' (1965),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.taxidrivers.it/106600/stasera-in-tv/stasera-tv-rai-3-alle-2030-qualche-dollaro-piu-sergio-leone-clint-eastwood-lee-van-cleef-gian-maria-volonte.html |title=Stasera in tv su Rai 3 alle 20,30 Per qualche dollaro in più di Sergio Leone, con Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef e Gian Maria Volonté |date=11 August 2018 |access-date=10 March 2019 |work=Taxidrivers.it |language=it}}</ref> and ''[[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]'' (1966).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cineblog.it/post/449230/stasera-in-tv-il-buono-il-brutto-il-cattivo-su-rai-3 |title=Stasera in tv: "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo" su Rai 3 |first=Pietro |last=Ferraro |date=18 August 2018 |access-date=10 March 2019 |work=Cineblog |language=it |publisher=Triboo Media S.r.l.}}</ref> He played the town drunk in ''[[Wanted (1967 film)|Wanted]]'' (1967) starring [[Giuliano Gemma]] and [[Serge Marquand]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/193632-the-story-of-wanted-has-been-told-a-thousand-times-but-at-least-this-2495528666.html |title='Wanted' Is a Spaghetti Western That Will Leave You Wanting |first=Christopher |last=Forsley |date=28 May 2015 |access-date=10 March 2019 |work=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref>
Stefanelli is best known in world cinema for his roles as henchmen in several of [[Sergio Leone]]'s [[Spaghetti Western]] films, portraying gang members in the trilogy of films ''[[A Fistful of Dollars]]'' (1964),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.futuro-europa.it/28254/cultura/per-un-pugno-di-dollari-film-1964.html |title=Per un pugno di dollari (Film, 1964) |first=Gordiano |last=Lupi |date=22 August 2018 |access-date=10 March 2019 |work=Futuro Europa |language=it}}</ref> ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]'' (1965),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.taxidrivers.it/106600/stasera-in-tv/stasera-tv-rai-3-alle-2030-qualche-dollaro-piu-sergio-leone-clint-eastwood-lee-van-cleef-gian-maria-volonte.html |title=Stasera in tv su Rai 3 alle 20,30 Per qualche dollaro in più di Sergio Leone, con Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef e Gian Maria Volonté |date=11 August 2018 |access-date=10 March 2019 |work=Taxidrivers.it |language=it}}</ref> and ''[[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]'' (1966).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cineblog.it/post/449230/stasera-in-tv-il-buono-il-brutto-il-cattivo-su-rai-3 |title=Stasera in tv: "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo" su Rai 3 |first=Pietro |last=Ferraro |date=18 August 2018 |access-date=10 March 2019 |work=Cineblog |language=it |publisher=Triboo Media S.r.l.}}</ref> He played the town drunk in ''[[Wanted (1967 film)|Wanted]]'' (1967) starring [[Giuliano Gemma]] and [[Serge Marquand]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/193632-the-story-of-wanted-has-been-told-a-thousand-times-but-at-least-this-2495528666.html |title='Wanted' Is a Spaghetti Western That Will Leave You Wanting |first=Christopher |last=Forsley |date=28 May 2015 |access-date=10 March 2019 |work=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref>
In his career, Stefanelli appeared in countless other [[western films]] and he worked simultaneously as a stunt coordinator (particularly during the 1960s and early 1970s) on the films that he performed in including those of [[Sergio Leone]]. A fluent English speaker, he also reportedly served as [[Clint Eastwood]]'s interpreter together with Bill Thompkins on the set of ''A Fistful of Dollars''.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.es/books?id=m0RsBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA66 |title=100 Greatest Western Movies of All Time: Including Five You’ve Never Heard Of |first=Philip |last=Armour |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] |date=1 June 2011 |page=66 |isbn=9780762769377}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/film/2008/08/leone-eastwood-actor-director |title=Lucky man |first=Alex |last=Cox |author-link=Alex Cox |date=7 August 2008 |access-date=10 March 2019 |magazine=[[New Statesman]]}}</ref>
In his career, Stefanelli appeared in countless other [[western films]] and he worked simultaneously as a stunt coordinator (particularly during the 1960s and early 1970s) on the films that he performed in including those of [[Sergio Leone]]. A fluent English speaker, he also reportedly served as [[Clint Eastwood]]'s interpreter together with Bill Thompkins on the set of ''A Fistful of Dollars''.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m0RsBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA66 |title=100 Greatest Western Movies of All Time: Including Five You've Never Heard Of |first=Philip |last=Armour |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] |date=1 June 2011 |page=66 |isbn=9780762769377}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/film/2008/08/leone-eastwood-actor-director |title=Lucky man |first=Alex |last=Cox |author-link=Alex Cox |date=7 August 2008 |access-date=10 March 2019 |journal=[[New Statesman]]}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Ulysses (1954 film)|Ulysses]]'' (1954) - Elatos (uncredited)
* ''[[Ulysses (1954 film)|Ulysses]]'' (1954) – Elatos (uncredited)
* ''Il terrore della maschera rossa'' (1960)
* ''Il terrore della maschera rossa'' (1960)
* ''[[Messalina (1960 film)|Messalina]]'' (1960)
* ''[[Messalina (1960 film)|Messalina]]'' (1960)
* ''La strada dei giganti'' (1960)
* ''La strada dei giganti'' (1960)
* ''[[La sceriffa]]'' (1960)
* ''[[La sceriffa]]'' (1960)
* ''L'ultimo dei vichinghi'' (1961) - Lorig, amico di Guntar (uncredited)
* ''L'ultimo dei vichinghi'' (1961) – Lorig, amico di Guntar (uncredited)
* ''Capitani di ventura'' (1961)
* ''Capitani di ventura'' (1961)
* ''[[Romolo e Remo]]'' (1961) - Soldato con Amulio
* ''[[The Trojan Horse (film)|The Trojan Horse]]'' (1961)
* ''[[The Slave (1962 film)|The Slave]]'' (1962) - Nordic blond slave
* ''[[Romolo e Remo]]'' (1961) – Soldato con Amulio
* ''[[The Avenger (1962 film)|The Avenger]]'' (1962) - Nisius, Euryalus' Friend
* ''[[The Slave (1962 film)|The Slave]]'' (1962) – Nordic blond slave
* ''[[A Queen for Caesar]]'' (1962) - Commerciante #2 (uncredited)
* ''[[The Avenger (1962 film)|The Avenger]]'' (1962) – Nisius, Euryalus' Friend
* ''[[A Queen for Caesar]]'' (1962) – Commerciante #2 (uncredited)
* ''[[Revenge of the Musketeers (1964 film)|Revenge of the Musketeers]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Revenge of the Musketeers (1964 film)|Revenge of the Musketeers]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Zorro and the Three Musketeers]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Zorro and the Three Musketeers]]'' (1963)
* ''{{ill|Rocambole (1963 film)|fr|3=Rocambole (film, 1963)|lt=Rocambole}}'' (1963) - Fritz
* ''{{ill|Rocambole (1963 film)|fr|3=Rocambole (film, 1963)|lt=Rocambole}}'' (1963) – Fritz
* ''L'ultima carica'' (1964)
* ''L'ultima carica'' (1964)
* ''[[Grand Canyon Massacre]]'' (1964) - Gunman
* ''[[Grand Canyon Massacre]]'' (1964) – Gunman
* ''[[Castle of Blood]]'' (1964) - William
* ''[[Castle of Blood]]'' (1964) – William
* ''[[A Fistful of Dollars]]'' (1964) - Rubio
* ''[[A Fistful of Dollars]]'' (1964) – Rubio
* ''Per un dollaro a Tucson si muore'' (1964) - Charlie
* ''Per un dollaro a Tucson si muore'' (1964) – Charlie
* ''[[Revenge of The Gladiators]]'' (1964) - Ardenzio, gladiatore
* ''[[Revenge of The Gladiators]]'' (1964) – Ardenzio, gladiatore
* ''[[Blood for a Silver Dollar]]'' (1965) - James
* ''[[Blood for a Silver Dollar]]'' (1965) – James
* ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]'' (1965) - Luke 'Hughie' (Indio's Gang)
* ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]'' (1965) – Luke 'Hughie' (Indio's Gang)
* ''[[Secret Agent Super Dragon]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Secret Agent Super Dragon]]'' (1966) - Kirk
* ''[[The Upper Hand (film)|The Upper Hand]]'' (1966)
* ''[[The Upper Hand (film)|The Upper Hand]]'' (1966)
* ''100.000 dollari per Lassiter'' (1966) - Donovan, Foreman
* ''[[100.000 dollari per Lassiter]]'' (1966) – Donovan, Foreman
* ''Ypotron - Final Countdown'' (1966) - Il sicario Dwan
* ''Ypotron – Final Countdown'' (1966) – Il sicario Dwan
* ''[[For a Few Extra Dollars]]'' (1966) - Juko
* ''[[For a Few Extra Dollars]]'' (1966) – Juko
* ''[[The Big Gundown]]'' (1966) - Jess, Widow's Ranchero
* ''[[The Big Gundown]]'' (1966) – Jess, Widow's Ranchero
* ''[[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]'' (1966) - Member of Angel Eyes' Gang #1
* ''[[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]'' (1966) – Member of Angel Eyes' Gang #1
* ''[[The Hellbenders]]'' (1967) - Slim the Gambler
* ''[[The Hellbenders]]'' (1967) – Slim the Gambler
* ''[[Wanted (1967 film)|Wanted]]'' (1967) - Billy Baker
* ''[[Wanted (1967 film)|Wanted]]'' (1967) – Billy Baker
* ''Gentleman Jo... uccidi'' (1967) - Larry
* ''Gentleman Jo... uccidi'' (1967) – Larry
* ''[[Kill the Wicked!]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Kill the Wicked!]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Day of Anger]]'' (1967) - Owen White - Killer
* ''[[Day of Anger]]'' (1967) – Owen White, Killer
* ''[[Gunman Sent by God]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Gunman Sent by God]]'' (1968)
* ''[[A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof]]'' (1968) - Rick (uncredited)
* ''[[A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof]]'' (1968) – Rick (uncredited)
* ''[[Once Upon a Time in the West]]'' (1968) - Frank's Lieutenant (uncredited)
* ''[[Once Upon a Time in the West]]'' (1968) – Frank's Lieutenant (uncredited)
* ''[[Cemetery Without Crosses]]'' (1969) - Ben Caine (uncredited)
* ''[[Cemetery Without Crosses]]'' (1969) – Ben Caine (uncredited)
* ''[[The Price of Power]]'' (1969) - Sheriff Jefferson
* ''[[The Price of Power]]'' (1969) – Sheriff Jefferson
* ''La notte dei serpenti'' (1969) - Pancho
* ''[[Night of the Serpent]]'' (1969) – Pancho
* ''[[Er Più – storia d'amore e di coltello]]'' (1971) - Alfredo Di Lorenzo
* ''[[Er Più – storia d'amore e di coltello]]'' (1971) – Alfredo Di Lorenzo
* ''[[W Django!]]'' (1971) - Ibanez
* ''[[W Django!]]'' (1971) – Ibanez
* ''[[Trinity Is Still My Name]]'' (1971) - Stingary Smith
* ''[[Trinity Is Still My Name]]'' (1971) – Stingary Smith
* ''[[Duck, You Sucker!]]'' (1971) - Guard
* ''[[Duck, You Sucker!]]'' (1971) – Soldier torturing Dr. Villega (deleted scene)
* ''[[So Sweet, So Dead]]'' (1972) - Lilly's Husband
* ''[[So Sweet, So Dead]]'' (1972) – Lilly's Husband
* ''[[A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die]]'' (1972) - Samuel Pickett un ex condannato
* ''[[A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die]]'' (1972) – Samuel Pickett un ex condannato
* ''Le Amazzoni - Donne d'amore e di guerra'' (1973) - Erno
* ''Le Amazzoni – Donne d'amore e di guerra'' (1973) – Erno
* ''[[My Name Is Nobody]]'' (1973) - Porteley
* ''[[My Name Is Nobody]]'' (1973) – Porteley
* ''[[War Goddess]]'' (1973) - Commander
* ''[[War Goddess]]'' (1973) – Commander
* ''Charleston'' (1974) - Niccolo Cappocello (uncredited)
* ''Charleston'' (1974) – Niccolo Cappocello (uncredited)
* ''[[White Fang to the Rescue]]'' (1974) - Jackson
* ''[[White Fang to the Rescue]]'' (1974) – Jackson
* ''[[Violent Rome]]'' (1975) - Grocery Store Robber (uncredited)
* ''[[Violent Rome]]'' (1975) – Grocery Store Robber (uncredited)
* ''[[A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe]]'' (1975) - Mortimer
* ''[[A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe]]'' (1975) – Mortimer
* ''[[The Cop in Blue Jeans]]'' (1976) - Shelley's Henchman
* ''[[The Cop in Blue Jeans]]'' (1976) – Shelley's Henchman
* ''[[Crimebusters (film)|Crimebusters]]'' (1976) - Rapist (uncredited)
* ''[[Crimebusters (film)|Crimebusters]]'' (1976) – Rapist (uncredited)
* ''[[Hit Squad (film)|Hit Squad]]'' (1976) - Gorniani - attorney-at-law
* ''[[Hit Squad (film)|Hit Squad]]'' (1976) – Gorniani, Attorney-at-Law
* ''[[El Macho]]'' (1977) - Sheriff
* ''[[El Macho]]'' (1977) – Sheriff
* ''[[The Payoff (1978 film)|The Payoff]]'' (1978) - Improta
* ''[[The Payoff (1978 film)|The Payoff]]'' (1978) – Improta
* ''[[The Pumaman]]'' (1980) - Rankin, Kobras' Lieutenant
* ''[[The Pumaman]]'' (1980) – Rankin, Kobras' Lieutenant
* ''La guerra del ferro - Ironmaster'' (1983) - Iskay
* ''La guerra del ferro – Ironmaster'' (1983) – Iskay
* ''[[White Fire]]'' (1985) - Barbossa (uncredited)
* ''[[White Fire (film)|White Fire]]'' (1985) – Barbossa (uncredited)
* ''[[Ladyhawke (film)|Ladyhawke]]'' (1985) - Bishop's Guard (uncredited)
* ''[[Ladyhawke (film)|Ladyhawke]]'' (1985) – Bishop's Guard (uncredited)
* ''[[Warbus]]'' (1986) - Debrard (uncredited)
* ''[[Warbus]]'' (1986) – Debrard (uncredited)
* ''[[The Barbarians (1987 film)|The Barbarians]]'' (1987) - Greyshaft (uncredited)
* ''[[The Barbarians (1987 film)|The Barbarians]]'' (1987) – Greyshaft (uncredited)
* ''[[Cobra Verde]]'' (1987) - Captain Pedro Vicente
* ''[[Cobra Verde]]'' (1987) – Captain Pedro Vicente
* ''Un maledetto soldato'' (1988) - Andrew Teitelman (uncredited)
* ''Un maledetto soldato'' (1988) – Andrew Teitelman (uncredited)
* ''[[Phantom of Death]]'' (1988) - Man in Restroom (uncredited)
* ''[[Phantom of Death]]'' (1988) – Man in Restroom (uncredited)
* ''Transformations'' (1988) - Vapes
* ''Transformations'' (1988) – Vapes
* ''[[The Pit and the Pendulum (1991 film)|The Pit and the Pendulum]]'' (1991) - Executioner (final film role)
* ''[[The Pit and the Pendulum (1991 film)|The Pit and the Pendulum]]'' (1991) – Executioner (final film role)
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Latest revision as of 13:47, 30 September 2024

Benito Stefanelli
Stefanelli in Day of Anger (1967)
Born2 September 1928
Rome, Italy
Died18 December 1999 (age 71)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Actor, Stuntman

Benito Stefanelli (2 September 1928 – 18 December 1999) was an Italian film actor, stuntman and weapons master who made over 60 appearances in film between 1955 and 1991.

Biography and career

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Stefanelli is best known in world cinema for his roles as henchmen in several of Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western films, portraying gang members in the trilogy of films A Fistful of Dollars (1964),[1] For a Few Dollars More (1965),[2] and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966).[3] He played the town drunk in Wanted (1967) starring Giuliano Gemma and Serge Marquand.[4]

In his career, Stefanelli appeared in countless other western films and he worked simultaneously as a stunt coordinator (particularly during the 1960s and early 1970s) on the films that he performed in including those of Sergio Leone. A fluent English speaker, he also reportedly served as Clint Eastwood's interpreter together with Bill Thompkins on the set of A Fistful of Dollars.[5][6]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Lupi, Gordiano (22 August 2018). "Per un pugno di dollari (Film, 1964)". Futuro Europa (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Stasera in tv su Rai 3 alle 20,30 Per qualche dollaro in più di Sergio Leone, con Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef e Gian Maria Volonté". Taxidrivers.it (in Italian). 11 August 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. ^ Ferraro, Pietro (18 August 2018). "Stasera in tv: "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo" su Rai 3". Cineblog (in Italian). Triboo Media S.r.l. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. ^ Forsley, Christopher (28 May 2015). "'Wanted' Is a Spaghetti Western That Will Leave You Wanting". PopMatters. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  5. ^ Armour, Philip (1 June 2011). 100 Greatest Western Movies of All Time: Including Five You've Never Heard Of. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 66. ISBN 9780762769377.
  6. ^ Cox, Alex (7 August 2008). "Lucky man". New Statesman. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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