Rik Battaglia

Rik Battaglia (byname of Caterino Bertaglia; 18 February 1927 – 27 March 2015) was an Italian film actor.

Career Battaglia appeared in a number of historical and peplum films, such as The Mighty Crusaders (1958, Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia), Hannibal (1959, Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, Edgar G. Ulmer), Caesar the Conqueror (1962, Tanio Boccia), and A Queen for Caesar (1962, Piero Pierotti). He was also seen in the Hollywood adventure Raw Wind in Eden (1958, Richard Wilson). He also played in Esther and the King (1960), From a Roman Balcony (1960, by Mauro Bolognini) and in the biblical epic Sodom and Gomorrah (1962, by Robert Aldrich).

Battaglia appeared in adventure films such as Attack of the Moors (1959, Mario Costa), The Conqueror of the Orient (1960, Tanio Boccia), The Lion of St. Mark (1963, Luigi Capuano) and Sandokan the Great (1963, Umberto Lenzi), and horror films such as Nightmare Castle (1965, Mario Caiano).

He became a regular in the Karl May films, and in Spaghetti Westerns and adventure films. Some of these included Old Shatterhand (1963), The Pyramid of the Sun God (1965), Legacy of the Incas (1965), Winnetou and Old Firehand (1966), Black Jack (1968), The Valley of Death (1968), Duck, You Sucker! (1971), The Call of the Wild (1972), White Fang (1973), Challenge to White Fang (1974) and A Man Called Blade (1977). His other films included 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1971), Treasure Island (1972, as Captain Smollett), the Agatha Christie adaptation Ten Little Indians (1974), the Sergio Leone co-produced western A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (1975), and Vincente Minnelli's A Matter of Time (1976). Battaglia also appeared in Deported Women of the SS Special Section (1976), Sister Emanuelle (1977), I Am the Law (1977), Return of the 38 Gang (1977), Zappatore (1980) and Don Bosco (1988). His last feature film was Buck ai confini del cielo (1991) he retired from films in 1999.

Selected filmography

The River Girl (1954) - Gino Lodi Rice Girl (1956) - Gianni Liane, Jungle Goddess (1956) - Crewman (uncredited) Roland the Mighty (1956) - Roland Engaged to Death (1957) - Carlo (1957) - Ibrahim The Mighty Crusaders (1958) - Rinaldo d'Este Raw Wind in Eden (1958) - Gavino Adorabili e bugiarde (1958) - Giorgio Pitagora (1958) - Joschi Türk Prisoner of the Volga (1959) - Lt. Lisenko Caterina Sforza, la leonessa di Romagna (1959) Attack of the Moors (1959) - Roland, Count of Besançon Hannibal (1959) - Hasdrubal The Conqueror of the Orient (1960) - Nadir From a Roman Balcony (1960) - Carpiti Esther and the King (1960) - Simon Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete (1960) - Demetrio Don't Bother to Knock (1961) - Giulio

Caesar the Conqueror (1962) - Vercingetorix Sodom and Gomorrah (1962) - Melchior A Queen for Caesar (1962) - Lucius Septimius (1963) - Conrad von Berthold The Lion of St. Mark (1963) - Jandolo Sandokan the Great (1963) - Sambigliong Son of the Circus (1963) - Steffi Old Shatterhand (1964) - Dixon The Shoot (1964) - Nirwan Freddy in the Wild West (1964) - Steve Perkins The Treasure of the Aztecs (1965) - Capt. Lazoro Verdoja The Pyramid of the Sun God (1965) - Captain Lazaro Verdoja The Adventurer of Tortuga (1965) - Pedro Valverde Nightmare Castle (1965) - David Legacy of the Incas (1965) - Antonio Perillo The Desperado Trail (1965) - Rollins Winnetou and Old Firehand (1966) - Capt. Mendoza Bitter Fruit (1967) - Sebastian (1967) - Drummer Long Days of Hate (1968) - Vic Graham Radhapura - Endstation der Verdammten (1968) - Manuel The Longest Hunt (1968) - Capt. Norton Black Jack (1968) - Skinner The Valley of Death (1968) - Murdock La battaglia del deserto (1969) - Bob Chapaqua's Gold (1970) - Murphy Hey Amigo! A Toast to Your Death (1970) - Barnett La grande scrofa nera (1971) 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1971) - Mercante Duck, You Sucker! (1971) - Santerna Deadly Trackers (1972) - Montana Treasure Island (1972) - Captain Smollett The Call of the Wild (1972) - Dutch Harry Canterbury n° 2 - Nuove storie d'amore del '300 (1973) - Averagus La isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo (1973) - Finch White Fang (1973) - Jim Hall Ten Little Indians (1974) - Vendedor Legend of the Sea Wolf (1975) A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (1975) - Captain Blue Belle (1976) - Superintendent Una vita venduta (1976) A Matter of Time (1976) - Nina's Father Deported Women of the SS Special Section (1976) - Dr. Schubert Il mondo dei sensi di Emy Wong (1977) Sister Emanuelle (1977) - Catsabriaga Mannaja (1977) - Gerald Merton I Am the Law (1977) - Antonio Capecelatro Return of the 38 Gang (1977) - Police Commissioner The Greatest Battle (1978) - French Partisan The New Godfathers (1979) - Don Calogero Avallone Napoli... la camorra sfida, la città risponde (1979) - Dott. Rampone Lo scugnizzo (1979) Zappatore (1980) - Don Andrea Amitrano La tua vita per mio figlio (1980) - Don Calogero Bomber (1982) Giuramento (1982) - Frank Geraci Liberté, égalité, choucroute (1985) - De La Fayette White Slave (1985) - Catherine's Father (uncredited) Il pentito (1985) Detective School Dropouts (1986) - Don Zanetti Giuro che ti amo (1986) Don Bosco (1988) - Michele Cavour La ragazza del metrò (1989) - Andrea Diva Futura - L'avventura dell'amore (1989) Omicidio a luci blu (1991) - Bill Buck ai confini del cielo (1991) - Bauman Rodjen kao ratnik (1994) - Bogie