Nazzareno Zamperla

Nazzareno Zamperla (25 April 1937 – 19 March 2020) was an Italian actor and stuntman.

Career Born in Treviso into a circus family, Zamperla came to Rome in 1949 and worked primarily in the 1950s and 1960s as a stunt performer. His focus was on the sword and sandal films. In the 1960s and 1970s, he transitioned into appearances as an actor in front of the camera, and his focus shifted to Spaghetti Western productions, where he was also known under the name of Nick Anderson, while also continuing working behind the camera as a gun master. Zamperla's brother Rinaldo has also appeared in movies.

Filmography

La Strada (1954) – Man Restraining Zampano from Attacking (uncredited) The Knight of the Black Sword (1956) – Soldier (uncredited) Il Conte di Matera (1958) – Marco The Pirate of the Black Hawk (1958) – Pirato con Ambassadore Francesa (uncredited) Ben-Hur (1959) – Roman Soldier with a Bow on Galley (uncredited) Slave of Rome (1961) – Roman Soldier Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis (1961) – Man in Tavern Fight (uncredited) Samson Against the Sheik (1962) – Fighter (uncredited) Zorro alla corte di Spagna (de) (1962) – Paquito Gladiators 7 (1962) – Vargas Tiger of the Seven Seas (1962) – Rick Zorro and the Three Musketeers (1963) – D'Artagnan Samson and the Slave Queen (1963) – Sadoch Sandokan the Great (1963) – Hirangù The Triumph of Hercules (1964) – Thief Pirates of Malaysia (1964) – Durango Adventures of the Bengal Lancers (1964) – Sgt. John Foster The Magnificent Gladiator (1964) – Orestes / Horatius Jungle Adventurer (1965) – Sitama's Man #1 A Pistol for Ringo (1965) – Sancho's gang member Blood for a Silver Dollar (1965) – Phil O'Hara Seven Rebel Gladiators (1965) Seven Guns for the MacGregors (1966) – Peter MacGregor Kiss Kiss...Bang Bang (1966) – (uncredited) Sugar Colt (1966) – Soldier Up the MacGregors! (1967) – Peter MacGregor Seven Pistols for a Massacre (1967) – Tom, Peggy's Brother Your Turn to Die (1967) – Flash Seven Times Seven (1968) – Bananas Le bal des voyous (1968) Boot Hill (1969) – Franz – Acrobat Le tigri di Mompracem (1970) – (uncredited) Long Live Robin Hood (1971) – One of Robin's Men Lover of the Great Bear (1971) – Smuggler (uncredited) Those Dirty Dogs (1973) – Soldier (uncredited) Tony Arzenta (1973) – Man of Cutitta (uncredited) Three Tough Guys (1974) – Snake's henchman Street Law (1974) – Beard The White, the Yellow, and the Black (1975) – Sgt. Donovan Cry, Onion! (1975) – Oblò – 'Monocle' La madama (1976) California (1977) – Brother of Northern Soldier (uncredited) A Man on His Knees (1979) Buddy Goes West (1981) – Slim Henchman (uncredited) Banana Joe (1982) – Hitman (uncredited) Thunder Warrior (1983) – Thomas's Friend Rolf (1984) – Bearded mercenary