Ivano Staccioli

Ivano Staccioli (3 January 1927 – 15 July 1995) was an Italian film actor.

Careetr Staccioli made 70 appearances between 1960 and 1991, mostly in film. He is best known for his appearances in historical adventures and action or western films in the 1960s. Particularly in the early 1960s he appeared in many gladiatorial films or ancient epics. In 1965 he starred in the western Gold Train and A 008, operazione Sterminio, a spoof of the James Bond genre.

In the mid to late 1960s he was often credited as John Heston for Italian films dubbed for the American audience, particularly his westerns. He also appeared in a number of Italian giallo films, such as Death Walks at Midnight and The Flower with the Petals of Steel. Two of his last films before retiring were controversial Nazi death camp films, KZ9 and SS Girls, both directed by Bruno Mattei.

Selected filmography

Pia de' Tolomei (1958) Knight Without a Country (1959) The Nights of Lucretia Borgia (1959) - Fossombrone The Loves of Salammbo (1960) - Gell Lipstick (1960) - Dott. Mauri Cleopatra's Daughter (1960) La grande vallata (1961) Spade senza bandiera (1961) - Jester Blood Feud (1961) The Centurion (1961) - Hippolytus Ursus and the Tartar Princess (1961) - Prince Ahmed Ultimatum alla vita (1962) - Nazi soldier Il vecchio testamento (1962) Triumph of the Ten Gladiators (1963) - Gladiator Rome Against Rome (1964) - Sirion Il ribelle di Castelmonte (1964) - Duke Alberto Di Castelmonte 008: Operation Exterminate (1964) - Kemp Gold Train (1965) - Black 3 colpi di Winchester per Ringo (1966) - Daniels A... For Assassin (1966) - George Prescott The Sea Pirate (1966) - Decrees Il grande colpo di Surcouf (1966) - Decrees Two Sons of Ringo (1966) - Burt 'The Bear Trap' Kriminal (1966) - Alex Lafont Flashman (1967) - Kid Il lungo, il corto, il gatto (1967) - Il Gatto Any Gun Can Play (1967) - Il capitano Samoa, Queen of the Jungle (1968) - Pierre Moro God Made Them... I Kill Them (1968) - Judge Kincaid ...dai nemici mi guardo io! (1968) - Luis Garcia Commandos (1968) - Rodolfo - Radio Man The Nephews of Zorro (1968) - Captain Martines Lady Desire (1968) Cemetery Without Crosses (1969) - Vallee Brother La battaglia del deserto (1969) - Salter Quel giorno Dio non c'era (Il caso Defregger) (1969) - German Officer Formula 1: Nell'Inferno del Grand Prix (1970) - Jim Connors A Sword for Brando (1970) A Girl Called Jules (1970) - Professore di filosofia Le Mans, Shortcut to Hell (1970) - TV host (uncredited) Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay (1970) - Blackie Road to Salina (1970) - Linda's Husband They Call Him Cemetery (1971) - Avelin African Story (1971) - Florio The Devil Has Seven Faces (1971) - Hank And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave (1972) - Donovan Kill the Poker Player (1972) - Clinton So Sweet, So Dead (1972) - The Liar Death Walks at Midnight (1973) - Prof. Otto Wuttenberg Studio legale per una rapina (1973) - Felix Li chiamavano i tre moschettieri... invece erano quattro (1973) - Cardinal Richelieu The Flower with the Petals of Steel (1973) - Ispettore Garrano Afrika (1973) - Prof. Philip Stone Una donna per 7 bastardi (1974) - Smith Ciak si muore (1974) - Richard Hanson SS Girls (1977) - General Berger Gola profonda nera (1977) - Jose Depardieu KZ9 - Lager di sterminio (1977) - Wieker, the Camp Commander Ultimo confine (1994) - (final film role)