Riccardo Pizzuti

Riccardo Pizzuti
Pizzuti in 2018
Born	(1934-05-28) 28 May 1934 (age 91) Cetraro, Calabria, Italy
Occupation(s)	Actor, stuntman

Riccardo Pizzuti (born 28 May 1934) ^[1] is an Italian actor and stuntman. He is known for playing gunfighter Morton Clayton in the 1972 film Man of the East . ^[2] He appeared in They Call Me Trinity , ^[3] and its sequel Trinity Is Still My Name . He often appeared in films featuring the actors Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, usually cast as a villain. ^{[1] [4]} He has also been credited as Rick Piper and Peter Whiteman. ^{[1] [4]}

Partial filmography

• The Vengeance of Ursus (1961) – Fighter (uncredited)
• Agenti Segreti Contro: I tre nemici (1962) – Train Thug (uncredited)
• The Secret Mark of D'Artagnan (1962) – Officer (uncredited)
• A Queen for Caesar (1962) – Soldier (uncredited)
• D'Artagnan contro i 3 moschettieri (1963) – Tavern Fight Soldier (uncredited)
• The Black Duke (1963) – Soldier (uncredited)
• Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators (1964) – Roman Senator and Commander (uncredited)
• Revenge of The Gladiators (1964) – Gladiator (uncredited)
• Fire Over Rome (1965)
• Blood for a Silver Dollar (1965) – Soldier (uncredited)
• L'avventuriero della Tortuga (1965) – Pirate
• Degueyo (1966) – Tom (uncredited)
• Arizona Colt (1966) – Watch Henchman
• Fort Yuma Gold (1966) – Corporal Wilson
• Sugar Colt (1966) – Man in Saloon (uncredited)
• Django Shoots First (1966) – Cluster Henchman (uncredited)
• Blood at Sundown (1966) – Fighter in Bar (uncredited)
• Long Days of Vengeance (1967) – Bystander/Cobb Henchman (uncredited)
• Up the MacGregors! (1967) – Bandit
• Wanted (1967) – Mathias
• The Magnificent Texan (1967) – Jimmy Stark
• Any Gun Can Play (1967) – Paco
• Gunman Sent by God (1968) – Coleman Henchman (uncredited)
• Vengeance (1968) – Mendoza's Henchman (uncredited)
• Garter Colt (1968)
• May God Forgive You... But I Won't (1968) – Bearded Bounty Hunter (uncredited)
• Ace High (1968) – Harold Henchman
• Zorro the Fox (1968) – Don Julio
• The Nephews of Zorro (1968) – Lanciere
• The Battle of El Alamein (1969) – Jailbird (uncredited)
• God Will Forgive My Pistol (1969) – Pedro Ramirez (uncredited)
• The Specialists (1969) – Brawler (uncredited)
• The Price of Power (1969) – Deputy (uncredited)
• Quintana: Dead or Alive (1969) – Soldier (uncredited)
• Fighters from Ave Maria (1970) – Parker's Henchman (uncredited)
• Apocalypse Joe (1970) – Berg Henchman
• They Call Me Trinity (1970) ^[1] – Jeff
• Day of Judgment (1971) – Man Killed at Waterfalls
• W Django! (1971) – Thompson
• Trinity Is Still My Name (1971) ^[1] – Chief of the Dallas Gunmen
• Lady Frankenstein (1971) ^[4] – The Creature
• It Can Be Done Amigo (1972) ^[1] – Franciscus Gang Member (uncredited)
• Man of the East (1972) ^[1] – Morton Clayton
• ... All the Way, Boys! (1972) – Naso
• Even Angels Eat Beans (1973) ^[1] – The Cobra
• Battle of the Amazons (1973) – Medonte
• The Magnificent Dare Devil (1973) – Brauner's Driver (uncredited)
• Super Stooges vs. the Wonder Women (1974) – Philones
• Charleston (1974) – Maloney's Henchman
• Two Missionaries (1974) ^[1] – Menendez's Henchman #1 (uncredited)
• White Fang to the Rescue (1974) – Dog Trainer
• Flatfoot in Hong Kong (1975) ^[1] – Accardo's Thug (uncredited)
• Soldier of Fortune (1976) ^[1] – Villeforte (uncredited)
• Keoma (1976) – Caldwell Gang Member #1
• Crime Busters (1977) – Fred's Henchman
• They Called Him Bulldozer (1978) ^[1] – Soldier #1 (uncredited)
• Odds and Evens (1978) ^[1] – Mancino
• The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid (1979) ^[1] – Airman
• Flatfoot in Egypt (1980) ^[1] – Salvatore Coppola
• Everything Happens to Me (1980) ^[1] – First Woodcutter
• Buddy Goes West (1981) ^[1] – Colorado Sim
• Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981) ^[1] – Hood (uncredited)
• Odd Squad (1981) – Soldier Dario Tognon
• Count Tacchia (1982) – Tomegaux
• Go for It (1983) ^[1] – Mr. Spider
• Rush (1983) – Steel
• Speaking of the Devil (1991) ^[1] – Joe the Taxi Driver
• Sons of Trinity (1995) – Gunslinger

References

1. "Riccardo Pizzuti". Bud Spencer & Terence Hill Style. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2022– via Wayback Machine.
2. Weisser, Thomas (11 March 2014). Spaghetti Westerns--the Good, the Bad and the Violent: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography of 558 Eurowesterns and Their Personnel, 1961-1977. McFarland. p. 259. ISBN   9781476611693 – via Google Books.
3. Cox, Alex (21 October 2010). 10,000 Ways to Die: A Director's Take on the Spaghetti Western. Oldcastle Books. p. 346. ISBN   9781842434024 – via Google Books.
4. Curti, Roberto (7 September 2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979. McFarland. p. 36. ISBN   9781476664699 – via Google Books.

External links

• Riccardo Pizzuti at IMDb
• Riccardo Pizzuti at the TCM Movie Database
• Rotten Tomatoes profile