Fortunato Arena

Fortunato Arena
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Born	3 May 1922 Catanzaro, Italy
Died	7 March 1994(1994-03-07) (aged 71) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1954–1989

Fortunato Arena (23 May 1922 – 7 March 1994) was an Italian stuntman and actor who appeared in more than one hundred films from 1954 to 1989.

Selected filmography

• Theodora, Slave Empress (1954) – Una guardia (uncredited)
• Ben-Hur (1959) – Soldier (uncredited)
• The Giant of Marathon (1959) – Mate (uncredited)
• Carthage in Flames (1960) – Soldier on Hiram's Ship (uncredited)
• The Cossacks (1960) – Cossack (uncredited)
• Tough Guys (1960) – Un gangster (uncredited)
• Five Branded Women (1960) – Un partigiano alla rasatura (uncredited)
• The Giants of Thessaly (1960) – Argonaut (uncredited)
• The Thief of Baghdad (1961) – Prison Guards' Captain (uncredited)
• Don Camillo: Monsignor (1961) – Truck Driver (uncredited)
• Dynamite Jack (1961)
• Totò Diabolicus (1962) – Private Guard (uncredited)
• Samson Against the Sheik (1962) – Fighter (uncredited)
• Colossus of the Arena (1962) – Gladiator (uncredited)
• I Am Semiramis (1963) – Captain of the Guard (uncredited)
• Torpedo Bay (1963) – Italian Marine
• Hercules, Samson and Ulysses (1963) – Eriphos
• Hercules vs. Moloch (1963) – Gladiator Instructor
• Terror of the Steppes (1964) – Soldato di Sandar Khan (uncredited)
• Thunder of Battle (1964) – Domestico (uncredited)
• The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules (1964) – One of Maciste's Accomplices (uncredited)
• Temple of the White Elephant (1964) – Sect Member (uncredited)
• Gladiators Seven (1964) – Gladiator (uncredited)
• Hero of Rome (1964) – Etruscan Soldier
• Maciste in King Solomon's Mines (1964) – Prisoner in the Mines (uncredited)
• Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules (1964) – Bearded Soldier / Attacker (uncredited)
• The Triumph of Hercules (1964) – Archer (uncredited)
• The Two Gladiators (1964)
• The Secret Invasion (1964) – Sailor Firing Signal Rocket (uncredited)
• Attack and Retreat (1964) – Italian Soldier (uncredited)
• The Revenge of Spartacus (1964) – Roman Mercenary (uncredited)
• I pirati della Malesia (1964) – English Officer (uncredited)
• Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators (1964) – Prison Warden (uncredited)
• Revenge of The Gladiators (1964) – Guard (uncredited)
• The Magnificent Gladiator (1964) – Gladiator (uncredited)
• Erik, the Viking (1965) – Thormann
• Conqueror of Atlantis (1965) – Golden Ghost Man (uncredited)
• Maciste, the Avenger of the Mayans (1965) – Manur warrior
• Treasure of the Petrified Forest (1965) – Nibelung Warrior (uncredited)
• Blood for a Silver Dollar (1965) – Juez
• Captain from Toledo (1965) – Spanish Grande (uncredited)
• 008: Operation Exterminate (1965) – Kemp's Henchman
• The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) – Pope's Bodyguard (uncredited)
• Slalom (1965) – Thug with Knife (uncredited)
• Bob Fleming... Mission Casablanca (1966) – Brawler (uncredited)
• The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen (1966) – Servant de Romeo
• Due mafiosi contro Al Capone (1966) – Minasi's Henchman #1
• Seven Dollars on the Red (1966) – Prisoner (uncredited)
• An Angel for Satan (1966) – Tavern Customer (uncredited)
• Per un pugno di canzoni (1966) – Gangster
• Ringo and His Golden Pistol (1966) – Perez Henchman (uncredited)
• Killer's Carnival (1966) – Taxi Driver (Rome segment) (uncredited)
• Johnny Yuma (1966) – Poker Player (uncredited)
• For a Few Dollars Less (1966) – Poker Player (uncredited)
• Missione apocalisse (1966) – Francis
• Jim Golden Poker (1966) – Dallas, Gang Boss (uncredited)
• The Hills Run Red (1966)
• Sugar Colt (1966) – Man in Saloon (uncredited)
• Django Shoots First (1966) – Cluster Gunman (uncredited)
• Navajo Joe (1966) – Townsman (uncredited)
• Two Sons of Ringo (1966) – Indio's Right Hand (uncredited)
• Superargo Versus Diabolicus (1966) – Pirate in Speedboat (uncredited)
• Sheriff with the Gold (1966) – Vargas
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) – 1st Sombrero Onlooker at Tuco's 1st Hanging (uncredited)
• Un dollaro tra i denti (1967) – Captain Cordoba
• Snow Devils (1967) – Snow Devil (uncredited)
• How We Stole the Atomic Bomb (1967)
• Up the MacGregors! (1967) – Bandit (uncredited)
• Wanted (1967) – Poorland Barman (uncredited)
• Wanted Johnny Texas (1967) – O'Connor's Gunman (uncredited)
• The Million Dollar Countdown (1967)
• The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid (1967) – Mexican
• The Stranger Returns (1967) – En Plein Henchman at Water Trough
• Killer Kid (1967) – José (uncredited)
• Two Faces of the Dollar (1967) – Mexican Bandit (uncredited)
• A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (1967) – Poker player
• If You Want to Live... Shoot! (1968) – Lookout
• Kommissar X – Drei blaue Panther (1968) – Second Killer with Harpoon (uncredited)
• Vengeance Is My Forgiveness (1968) – Bandit brought to Sheriff (uncredited)
• Una forca per un bastardo (1968) – Ciudadano
• I Live for Your Death (1968) – Gambler (uncredited)
• Long Days of Hate (1968) – Carl
• Psychopath (1968) – Little John from Tunisia (uncredited)
• Madigan's Millions (1968) – Partoni
• Donne... botte e bersaglieri (1968) – Gangster (uncredited)
• Man Who Cried for Revenge (1968) – Crazy Joe
• Chiedi Perdono a Dio... Non a Me (1968) – Man carrying a corpse on his back (uncredited)
• Day After Tomorrow (1968) – Trent
• If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death (1968) – Tampico Gang Member (uncredited)
• Il lungo giorno del massacro (1968) – Green (uncredited)
• The Longest Hunt (1968) – Sheriff
• Cry of Death (1968)
• The Great Silence (1968) – Outlaw (uncredited)
• Time and Place for Killing (1968) – Mulligan Henchman #1
• I quattro del pater noster (1969) – Uomo di scorta alla diligenza
• Hate Is My God (1969) – Sheriff Henchman
• The Five Man Army (1969) – Execution Squad Commander (uncredited)
• Tarzana, the Wild Girl (1969)
• Texas Calibre 38 (1969) – Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)
• Sabata (1969) – Henchman at Ranch (uncredited)
• Django the Bastard (1969) – Murdok Henchman (uncredited)
• Zorro marchese di Navarra (1969) – French Sergeant
• Poppea's Hot Nights (1969) – Soldier Cila
• Quintana: Dead or Alive (1969) – Prison Warden (uncredited)
• Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera (1969) – Timoniere
• Franco e Ciccio... Ladro e Guardia (1969)
• Sartana the Gravedigger (1969)
• The Unholy Four (1970) – Asylum Warden (uncredited)
• The Most Beautiful Wife (1970)
• Shango (1970) – Martinez Soldier (uncredited)
• Django Defies Sartana (1970) – Bandit (uncredited)
• Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin (1970) – Old man (uncredited)
• Adiós, Sabata (1970)
• Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay (1970) – Casino Troublemaker (uncredited)
• They Call Me Trinity (1970) – Barman (uncredited)
• The Statue (1971) – Customs officer (uncredited)
• Cose di Cosa Nostra (1971) – Un picciotto di Manzano
• Brother Outlaw (1971) – Jackson
• Here's Django... Pay or Die! (1971) – Poker player (uncredited)
• Nights and Loves of Don Juan (1971) – One of Aiscia's Wardens (uncredited)
• L'arciere di fuoco (1971) – Un villager (uncredited)
• The Last Traitor (1971) – Judge Stump
• They Call Me Hallelujah (1971) – Sheriff of Yucca
• Summer Affair (1971) – Truck Driver
• Tara Pokì (1971) – Alphonso
• Riuscirà il nostro eroe a ritrovare il più grande diamante del mondo? (1971) – Brett
• Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead (1971) – Coachman
• Il ritorno del gladiatore più forte del mondo (1971) – A Soldier with Caio Appio (uncredited)
• Return of Sabata (1971) – Saloon Owner (uncredited)
• The Price of Death (1971) – Hangman (uncredited)
• Armiamoci e partite! (1971) – German Soldier
• They Call Him Cemetery (1971) – Ambusher (uncredited)
• W Django! (1971) – Townsman (uncredited)
• Trinity Is Still My Name (1971) – Parker Henchman
• Blindman (1971) – Mexican Officer
• Ripped Off (1972)
• Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972) – Assisi Inhabitant (uncredited)
• His Name Was Holy Ghost (1972) – Colonel
• Without Family (1972) – prof. Pampardella
• Seminò morte... lo chiamavano il Castigo di Dio! (1972) – Card Player (não creditado)
• Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why? (1972) – Don Salvatore Aniello
• Il sindacalista (1972) – Worker (uncredited)
• Two Brothers in Trinity (1972) – Outlaw (uncredited)
• Spirito Santo e le 5 magnifiche canaglie (1972) – 1st killer
• Bada alla tua pelle Spirito Santo! (1972) – Suomi's Father
• Blood Story (1972) – Sam
• Trinità e Sartana figli di... (1972) – Sheriff (uncredited)
• Two Sons of Trinity (1972) – Jack Gordon
• Man Called Amen (1972) – Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)
• Naughty Nun (1972) – (uncredited)
• Return of Halleluja (1972) – Sheriff with Fishes
• Man of the East (1972) – Danny Dillman
• Metti lo diavolo tuo ne lo mio inferno (1972) – Buoncostume Mayor
• The Assassin of Rome (1972) – Caccavallo
• Meo Patacca (1972)
• Holy God, Here Comes the Passatore! (1973) – servitore di villa Casadei
• Sono stato io! (1973) – Carcerato (uncredited)
• Even Angels Eat Beans (1973) – Policeman
• Man Called Invincible (1973) – Tangarango (uncredited)
• Counselor at Crime (1973) – Uomo di Garofalo
• Mean Frank and Crazy Tony (1973) – Prison Warden (uncredited)
• Corte marziale (1973) – Farmer (uncredited)
• Bad Kids of the West (1973) – Sheriff
• Patroclooo!... e il soldato Camillone, grande grosso e frescone (1973) – Padre di Tamara
• ...e continuavano a mettere lo diavolo ne lo inferno (1973) – Podestà
• Cry of a Prostitute (1974) – Killer (uncredited)
• Without Family (1972) – prof. Pampardella
• Seminò morte... lo chiamavano il Castigo di Dio! (1972) – Card Player (não creditado)
• Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why? (1972) – Don Salvatore Aniello
• Il sindacalista (1972) – Worker (uncredited)
• Two Brothers in Trinity (1972) – Outlaw (uncredited)
• Spirito Santo e le 5 magnifiche canaglie (1972) – 1st killer
• Bada alla tua pelle Spirito Santo! (1972) – Suomi's Father
• Blood Story (1972) – Sam
• Trinità e Sartana figli di... (1972) – Sheriff (uncredited)
• Two Sons of Trinity (1972) – Jack Gordon
• Man Called Amen (1972) – Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)
• Naughty Nun (1972) – (uncredited)
• Return of Halleluja (1972) – Sheriff with Fishes
• Man of the East (1972) – Danny Dillman
• Metti lo diavolo tuo ne lo mio inferno (1972) – Buoncostume Mayor
• The Assassin of Rome (1972) – Caccavallo
• Meo Patacca (1972)
• Holy God, Here Comes the Passatore! (1973) – servitore di villa Casadei
• Sono stato io! (1973) – Carcerato (uncredited)
• Even Angels Eat Beans (1973) – Policeman
• Man Called Invincible (1973) – Tangarango (uncredited)
• Counselor at Crime (1973) – Uomo di Garofalo
• Mean Frank and Crazy Tony (1973) – Prison Warden (uncredited)
• Corte marziale (1973) – Farmer (uncredited)
• Bad Kids of the West (1973) – Sheriff
• Patroclooo!... e il soldato Camillone, grande grosso e frescone (1973) – Padre di Tamara
• ...e continuavano a mettere lo diavolo ne lo inferno (1973) – Podestà
• Bread and Chocolate (1974) – Shantytowner (uncredited)
• Di Tresette ce n'è uno, tutti gli altri son nessuno (1974) – Frisco Joe Henchman (uncredited)
• The Godfather Squad (1974) – Leader of Attackers at Parking Lot
• Charleston (1974) – Peluso, Chestnut Seller
• Return of Shanghai Joe (1975) – Sheriff Wilson
• Silent Action (1975) – Man Draging Body of Scanni (uncredited)
• Salvo D'Acquisto (1975)
• La peccatrice (1975) – Old Miner
• Due cuori, una cappella (1975) – Vigile urbano (uncredited)
• La liceale (1975) – Policeman (uncredited)
• The Diamond Peddlers (1976) – Cashier
• Confessions of a Lady Cop (1976) – Man Falling Into the Fountain (uncredited)
• The Con Artists (1976) – Philip's Accomplice
• Crimebusters (1976) – Mobster (uncredited)
• A Special Cop in Action (1976) – Morel
• The Last Round (1976) – Rico Henchman (uncredited)
• The Lady Medic (1976) – Worker (uncredited)
• The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist (1977) – Large Jail Hood
• Destruction Force (1977) – Il tassinaro
• Crime Busters (1977) – Bouncer at Bowling
• Kakkientruppen (1977) – Soldier 'Marlene'
• A Man Called Magnum (1977) – Bank Robber
• Swindle (1977) – Porter (uncredited)
• Il... Belpaese (1977) – The Restaurateur (uncredited)
• The Bloodstained Shadow (1978) – Antonio, Innkeeper (uncredited)
• Brothers Till We Die (1978) – Male Nurse
• They Called Him Bulldozer (1978) – Osvaldo's Thug #2 (uncredited)
• Pugni, dollari e spinaci (1978) – Gangster (uncredited)
• Brillantina Rock (1979)
• From Hell to Victory (1979) – Soldato Anziano (uncredited)
• Calígula (1979) – Roman (uncredited)
• S*H*E (1980) – Paesano
• Kenn' ich, weiß ich, war ich schon! (1981) – Don Erminio
• The Salamander (1981) – General Pantaleone
• Ciao nemico (1982) – Santoni
• Gunan, King of the Barbarians (1982) – Mevian
• Giovani, belle... probabilmente ricche (1982) – Edicolante (uncredited)
• Due strani papà (1984) – Uomo al tavolo da poker (uncredited)
• Good King Dagobert (1984) – Man in Tavern (uncredited)

External links

• Fortunato Arena at IMDb