Livio Lorenzon

Livio Lorenzon (6 May 1923 – 23 December 1971) was an Italian actor who was mainly active during the 1950s and 1960s.

Biography He played minor roles in some memorable commedia all'Italiana movies directed by the likes of Dino Risi and Mario Monicelli.

On the international stage, Lorenzon is best known for his small roles in Spaghetti Western films in the 1960s, appearing in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and The Secret Seven in 1966.

Other genres he starred in were sword and sandal films and pirate films like Queen of the Pirates and Terror on the Seas.

He had a mature manliness in his demeanor, which made him believable in many disparate roles: clad in the sandals and lorica as a Roman centurion, donning a poncho and sombrero of a desperado or even as a "tough as nails" sergeant in World War I in La Grande Guerra.

Seldom if ever cast as a protagonist, Lorenzon made up by working hectic schedules, appearing in some 75 movies between 1952 and 1969. When he did appear in movies, his voice was re-dubbed by professional voice dubbers, especially Renato Turi.

Death He died in 1971 in Latisana in his native Friuli, of cirrhosis, aged 48.

Selected filmography

Shadows Over Trieste (1952) - Carmine Human Torpedoes (1954) - Sergente (uncredited) Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno (1954) The Prince with the Red Mask (1955) - Monaldo Accadde tra le sbarre (1955) - Prisoner La catena dell'odio (1955) Storia di una minorenne (1956) El Alamein (1957) - Nardi The Dragon's Blood (1957) Slave Women of Corinth (1958) - La Spia The Day the Sky Exploded (1958) - British General Captain Falcon (1958) - Captain Manfredo Anche l'inferno trema (1958) Cavalier in Devil's Castle (1959) - Guidobaldo Fortebraccio The Son of the Red Corsair (1959) - José, pirata Goliath and the Barbarians (1959) - Igor L'arciere nero (1959) - Lodrosio The Great War (1959) - Sergente Barriferri Il terrore dell'Oklahoma (1959) - Duke Travis Il vedovo (1959) - Stucchi Attack of the Moors (1959) - Basirocco Terror of the Red Mask (1960) - Astolfo Le signore (1960) - Fabretti The Night They Killed Rasputin (1960) Knight of 100 Faces (1960) - Conte Fosco Di Vallebruna Queen of the Pirates (1960) - Pirate Chief La sceriffa (1960) - Jimmy Jesse Fury of the Pagans (1960) - Kovo Pirates of the Coast (1960) - Olonese Gastone (1960) - Captain Negri Cavalcata selvaggia (1960) Guns of the Black Witch (1961) - Guzman Revolt of the Mercenaries (1961) - Conte Keller Paroli Rome 1585 (1961) Revolt of the Mercenaries (1961) The Secret of the Black Falcon (1961) - Sergeant Rodriguez The Invincible Gladiator (1961) - Itus The Vengeance of Ursus (1961) - King Zagro (credit only) Sword in the Shadows (1961) - Capitano Mellina Pontius Pilate (1962) - Barabbas Venus Against the Son of Hercules (1962) Tharus Son of Attila (1962) - King Hatum Zorro alla corte di Spagna (1962) - Capitano Morales Gladiators 7 (1962) - Panurgus Zorro and the Three Musketeers (1963) - Porthos Goliath and the Sins of Babylon (1963) - Evandro Gli invincibili sette (1963) - Rubio Shivers in Summer (1964) - Giulio Cittelli Hercules Against Rome (1964) - Mansurio Queste pazze, pazze donne (1964) - Vismara ('Siciliani a Milano') Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules (1964) - Prefect of the court Two Escape from Sing Sing (1964) - Lemmy Tristano The Last Gun (1964) - Jess - Capobanda Samson and His Mighty Challenge (1964) Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon (1964) - Salmanassar, Brother of Assur Gladiators Seven (1964) - Nemete Il figlio di Cleopatra (1964) - Petronio La vendetta dei gladiatori (1964) - Genserico il Vandalo Challenge of the Gladiator (1965) - Commodio La Colt è la mia legge (1965) - O'Brien's Henchman Colorado Charlie (1965) - Colorado Charlie Mondo pazzo... gente matta! (1966) - Impresario with moustache Gunman Called Nebraska (1966) - Sceriffo Bert Go with God, Gringo (1966) - Don Pedro Texas, Adios (1966) - Alcalde Miguel The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) - Baker Master Stroke (1967) - Miguel Io non protesto, io amo (1967) - Barone Francesco Maria Calò Cjamango (1967) - Don Pablo 2 RRRingos no Texas (1967) - Union Captain Buckaroo: The Winchester Does Not Forgive (1967) - Lash Giurò... e li uccise ad uno ad uno... Piluk il timido (1968) - Dr. Burt Lucas Una forca per un bastardo (1968) - Foster Rita of the West (1968) - A dying man (uncredited) Don Chisciotte and Sancio Panza (1968) - Thief Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses (1968) - Artemio Di Giovanni Ace High (1968) - Paco Rosa Crisantemi per un branco di carogne (1968) Colpo sensazionale al servizio del Sifar (1968) - Professor Antinori God Will Forgive My Pistol (1969) - Ramon Ramirez Agguato sul Bosforo (1969) - Hakim I 2 magnifici fresconi (1969) - Vismara (uncredited)