Salvatore Puntillo

Salvatore Puntillo (27 July 1935 – 14 July 2024) was an Italian film, stage and television actor.

Life and career Born in Rende, in the province of Cosenza, Puntillo left his law studies to enroll at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. A character actor, during his career he alternated auteur films and genre films, being mainly active in the commedia sexy all'italiana sub-genre. On stage, he is best known for the play Francesco e il re, which he performed alongside Nando Gazzolo. He died from a heart attack in Rome, on 14 July 2024, at the age of 88.

Selected filmography A Stranger in Town (1967) Faustina (1968) The Seducers (1969) The Hassled Hooker (1972) Gang War in Naples (1972) The Weapon, the Hour & the Motive (1972) Forbidden Decameron (1972) House of 1000 Pleasures (1973) Il figlioccio del padrino (1973) Il figlio della sepolta viva (1974) What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974) Gambling City (1975) Deep Red (1975) The Sex Machine (1975) Four of the Apocalypse (1975) Sins in the Country (1976) Sex Diary (1976) Bloody Payroll (1976) Sette note in nero (1977) Mannaja (1977) Gangbuster (1977) Stato interessante (1977) Father of the Godfathers (1978) The Yes Man (1991) Law of Courage (1994) Mollo tutto (1995) A Cold, Cold Winter (1996) Li chiamarono... briganti! (1999)