Peter Martell
Peter Martell | |
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 Martell in The Forgotten Pistolero (1969) | |
| Born | Pietro Martellanza 30 September 1938 |
| Died | 1 February 2010 (aged 71) |
| Occupation | Actor |
Pietro Martellanza (30 September 1938 – 1 February 2010), best known as Peter Martell, was an Italian film actor, best known for his roles in Spaghetti westerns. Sometimes he was credited as Pete Martell or Peter Martel.
Born in Bolzano, he started his career in cinema as a stuntman.[1] He was mainly active in the 1960s and 1970s, appearing in about 70 films.[1]
Martell was chosen as the leading actor in God Forgives... I Don't!, but the day before the first shoot he broke his foot during a fight with his girlfriend and was replaced by Terence Hill, who so started his successful partnership with Bud Spencer.[2][3]
Selected filmography
- The Cobra (1967)
- My Name Is Pecos (1967)
- Lola Colt (1967)
- Due croci a Danger Pass (1967)
- Long Days of Hate (1968)
- May God Forgive You... But I Won't (1968)
- Fury of Johnny Kid (1968)
- Ringo, il cavaliere solitario (1968)
- Bandits in Milan (1968)
- God Made Them... I Kill Them (1968)
- The Forgotten Pistolero (1969)
- The Tough and the Mighty (1969)
- Chuck Moll (1970)
- The Bloody Judge (1970)
- Death Walks at Midnight (1972)
- The French Sex Murders (1972)
- Street People (1976)
- Safari Express (1976)
- Tears of Kali (2004)
- Melancholie der Engel (2009)
References
- ^ a b "Cinema: morto Peter Martell, il Terence Hill sudtirolese". Ticino News. Retrieved 12 December 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Marco Giusti. Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 88-04-57277-9.
- ^ "Intervista a Terence Hill". TerenceHill.it. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
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