Romano Puppo

Romano Puppo
Born 25 March 1933 (1933-03-25)
Rome, Italy
Died 11 May 1994 (1994-05-12) (aged 61)
Trieste, Italy
Occupation Actor

Romano Puppo ( 25 March 1933 – 11 May 1994) was an Italian stuntman and film and television actor.

Life and career

Born in Rome, Puppo debuted in 1961 in the Mauro Bolognini's drama Careless, and after a number of very minor roles he soon became a regular of Italian genre cinema in roles of henchmen and villains.[1] Mainly active in Spaghetti Westerns and Poliziotteschi films, he was also cast as the Paolo Villaggio's antagonist in a number of comedies.[1] He served as Lee Van Cleef's stunt double in a number of films, and was one of his pallbearers in 1989.

Puppo died in a motor scooter accident while having a heart attack, aged 61.[1]

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884402697.
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