Ray Lovelock

Raymond Lovelock (19 June 1950 – 10 November 2017) was an Italian actor and musician, best known for his roles in genre films.

Early life Lovelock was born in Rome on 19 June 1950. His mother was Italian and his father was English. They met during the Allied occupation of Italy in World War II. While at college, he supplemented his income as an extra in movies and TV commercials. He also performed in a rock band with longtime friend and actor Tomas Milian, where he was discovered by a talent agent.

Career

Acting career Lovelock played his first credited movie part in the Spaghetti Western Se sei vivo spara (1967), directed by Giulio Questi and starring Milian. His breakthrough role came the following year in the crime thriller Bandits in Milan, as bank robber Donato 'Tuccio' Lopez. The film was a hit with critics and won several awards. He then established himself as both a reliable character actor and a leading man in Italian films and television, working steadily from the late 1960s.

Among his more notable film roles are Fiddler on the Roof (where he played Fyedka, a Russian Christian farmer who marries a Jewish girl named Chava, against the wishes of Chava's father; 1971), Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (1974), Almost Human (1974), Violent Rome (1975), Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976), The Cassandra Crossing (1976), and The Last House on the Beach (1978). Later in his career he worked mostly in television, including a guest role on Mia And Me (2014).

Music career In Italy, he released 10 singles, which included the main theme song of Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man. He also released two singles in Japan, one of which "Koi Wa Kaze" reached #34 on the Japanese Oricon chart in 1970. His album, "All about Raymond Lovelock" also charted that year and peaked at #19.

Personal life An avid football fan, Lovelock was a member of ItalianAttori, a celebrity team that held charity matches.

Death He died in Trevi on 10 November 2017, at the age of 67 of cancer.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes1967 Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! Evan Templer 1968 Seven Times Seven Mildred's Lover Uncredited Bandits in Milan Donato 'Tuccio' Lopez 1969 Plagio Guido Rabbit in the Pit Brian Oh, Grandmother's Dead Carlo Alberto Ghia L'amica Claudio Nervi 1970 Queens of Evil David 1971 Oasis of Fear Dick Butler Fiddler on the Roof Fyedka 1973 One Russian Summer Yuri Un modo di essere donna Vasco 1974 Emergency Squad Micheli The King is the Best Mayor Sancho Almost Human Carmine Let Sleeping Corpses Lie George Meaning 1975 Autopsy Riccardo Violent Rome Biondi La moglie vergine Giovannino Arrighini 1976 Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man Antonio Meet Him and Die Massimo Torlani The Cassandra Crossing Tom 1977 The Virgo, the Taurus and the Capricorn Patrizio Marchi Gangbuster Avvocato Mario Gastali 1978 The Greatest Battle Lt. John Foster The Last House on the Beach Aldo Being Twenty Rico 1979 L'anello matrimoniale Mario From Hell to Victory Jim Rosson Scusi lei è normale? Franco Astuti Play Motel Roberto 1980 L'ebreo fascista Oberdan Rossi 1984 Murder Rock George Webb 1988 Mak P 100 Commandante Di Carlo1998 La vuelta de El Coyote Edmond Greene 1999 Una vita non violenta Blind guitar player Uncredited2000 Il fratello minore Anna's Father 2000 Primetime Murder Adam 2012 The World of Hemingway Old Ernest Hemingway2013 Midday Demons Von Galen 2015 Barbara ed Io 2016 My Father Jack avv. Pontecorvo

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