Fortunato Arena

Italian stuntman and actor

Fortunato Arena

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.^[1]

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)
Come rubammo la bomba atomica (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) - Assissi 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)
La bella Antonia, prima monica e poi dimonia (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)
La bella Antonia, prima monica e poi dimonia (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)
La dottoressa del distretto militare (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
Squadra antitruffa (1977) - Porter (uncredited)
Il... Belpaese (1977) - The Restaurateur (uncredited)
The Bloodstained Shadow (1978) - Antonio, Innkeeper (uncredited)
Brothers Till We Die (1978) - Male Nurse
Lo chiamavano 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)