Isarco Ravaioli

Isacco Ravaioli, best known as Isarco Ravaioli (3 March 1933 – 15 February 2004), was an Italian film actor.

Life and career Born in Ravenna, Ravaioli obtained a diploma of teaching in his hometown, and he started working as a primary school teacher. Later, driven by his passion for cinema, he moved to Rome where he first attended the drama school held by Peter Scharoff, soon obtaining his first film roles, and then enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 1957. Ravaioli appeared in dozens of films until his retirement in the 1980s, mainly of adventure and peplum genre.

Selected filmography

La storia del fornaretto di Venezia (1952) La muta di Portici (1952) Francis the Smuggler (1953) - Marinaio al bar (uncredited) Capitan Fantasma (1953) - (uncredited) La figlia del forzato (1953) La schiava del peccato (1954) - (uncredited) Accadde di notte (1956) Wives and Obscurities (1956) - Giovanotto del paese Il bacio del sole (Don Vesuvio) (1958) Caporale di giornata (1958) - Soldier Rossi Bir kadin tuzagi (1958) Le confident de ces dames (1959) The Black Archer (1959) - Young conspirator La cento chilometri (1959) - Friend of Elena's Brother Bad Girls Don't Cry (1959) Perfide.... ma belle (1959) Il principe fusto (1960) The Vampire and the Ballerina (1960) - Luca The Warrior Empress (1960) Caravan petrol (1960) - Fazil's Soldier Un giorno da leoni (1961) The Valiant (1962) A Very Private Affair (1962) Vulcan, Son of Giove (1962) - Mercurius - Messenger of the Gods My Son, the Hero (1962) - Centinela 79 A.D. (1962) - Licinius The Old Testament (1962) - Giovanni La mano sul fucile (1963) Casablanca, Nest of Spies (1963) I maniaci (1964) - Eros, the Villa's Butler (segment 'Il week-end') Last Plane to Baalbeck (1964) - Franz Sandokan to the Rescue (1964) - Sitar Super rapina a Milano (1964) Squillo (1964) Heroes of Fort Worth (1965) - Lt. Webb Secret Agent 777 (1965) - Professor's Assistant Wild, Wild Planet (1966) - Quarters Sergeant War of the Planets (1966) - Hosting Victim Djurado (1966) - Marshal Ray Daller Bel Ami 2000 oder Wie verführt man einen Playboy? (1966) La morte viene dal pianeta Aytin (1967) - Norton's Communications Technician LSD - Inferno per pochi dollari (1967) - Alex Corey Wanted Johnny Texas (1967) - Sergeant Mills, Texas Rangers Danger: Diabolik (1968) - Valmont's Henchman Satanik (1968) - Max Bermuda Either All or None (1968) - Solitario Deadly Inheritance (1968) - Jules Colpo sensazionale al servizio del Sifar (1968) - Special Agent George Hansen Heads or Tails (1969) - Sheriff Quel giorno Dio non c'era (Il caso Defregger) (1969) - German Officer The Invincible Six (1970) - Giorgio Kill Django... Kill First (1971) - Doc I giardini del diavolo (1971) - Major Briggs Let's Go and Kill Sartana (1971) - Sheriff Chet Hammer La verità secondo Satana (1972) - Robert Il seme di Caino (1972) - Giovanni La rebelión de los bucaneros (1972) La vergine di Bali (1972) - Dr. Arnold Rivelazioni di uno psichiatra sul mondo perverso del sesso (1973) - Professor Strafford The Hanging Woman (1973) - Town's Mayor Mania (1974) - Lailo La linea del fiume (1976) - SS tedesco in casa del Dr. Roder Kaput Lager - Gli ultimi giorni delle SS (1977) - Lt. Keller Gli uccisori (1977) - Stephen Deadly Chase (1978) - Alberto Bonci, 'Il barone' Tough to Kill (1978) Quando l'amore è oscenità (1980) - Dr. Roberts Febbre a 40! (1980) - Robert Il trono di fuoco (1983) - Isar Il momento magico (1984) - Friend of the stripper (final film role)