Lloyd Battista

Lloyd McAteer Battista (born May 14, 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American former actor and screenwriter.

Biography

Battista studied acting at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. He was active on Broadway and off-Broadway stages, appearing in productions of plays such as Sexual Perversity in Chicago and The Homecoming. His television roles ranged from the CBS soap opera Love of Life in the 1950s and the mini-series James A. Michener's Texas in 1994. He appeared in movies such as Chisum (1970), Love and Death (1975), and In Hell (2003).

He appeared in several spaghetti westerns including some with Tony Anthony that he wrote the screenplays for. Battista wrote the screenplay for Anthony's Treasure of the Four Crowns but did not appear in the film.

On the radio, Battista was heard between 1974 and 1982 on the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. He also wrote The Nose Knows, a guide to Los Angeles area restaurants.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1964	Flipper's New Adventure	Gil
1967	God Forgives... I Don't!	Cat Stevens	English version, Voice, uncredited
1968	Ace High	Cat Stevens	English version, Voice, uncredited
1968	The Silent Stranger	The American
1969	Boot Hill	Cat Stevens	English version, Voice, uncredited
1970	Chisum	Neemo
1971	The Love Machine	Andy Parino	Uncredited
1971	Blindman	Domingo
1975	Love and Death	Don Francisco
1975	Get Mean	Sombra
1983	Last Plane Out	Anastasio Somoza Debayle
1991	Driving Me Crazy	Fiat Boss
1992	Round Trip to Heaven	Mike
1999	Bellyfruit	Mr. Vasquez
2003	In Hell	General Hruschov
2006	Mothers and Daughters	Art Gallery Guy	(final film role)

External links

• Lloyd Battista at IMDb