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Benito Pacifico

Acting Born Mar 28, 1939 Roma, Italy 24 credits

Biography

Round-faced, high-hairlined stuntman who started as a bit part actor in Italian Westerns. He was immediately noticed for his athletic ability and given large supporting roles and even a few starring roles in some low-budget Westerns, often opposite Gordon Mitchell. Even with the demise of the Spaghetti Western genre, Pacifico stayed on and made the transition from star to character actor and stunt coordinator. Bouncing around between all the major Italian studios, Pacifico is best known in his small roles as a "thug" or "henchman" in countless Italian crime and action films, usually alongside Giovanni Cianfriglia and Nello Pazzafini, who both made similar prolific stunt / character actor careers.

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Known for

Film

The Beast in Heat

as Partisan (uncredited)
Film

Banana Joe

as Torcillo's Henchman
Film

The Great Silence

as Coachman
Film

Hitch Hike

as Highway Patrolman #1

Good & Evil

as Thug (uncredited)

All Against All

as Cafiero Henchman (uncredited)

Full filmography

  • Moses (1996) as Man 2
  • The Beast in Heat (1977) as Partisan (uncredited)
  • Banana Joe (1982) as Torcillo's Henchman
  • The Great Silence (1968) as Coachman
  • Hitch Hike (1977) as Highway Patrolman #1
  • Flatfoot in Egypt (1980) as Carmine's Henchman (Uncredited)
  • Beast in Space (1980) as Fighter in Nightclub (uncredited)
  • Nightmare City (1980) as Zombie (uncredited)
  • Bomber (1982) as Thug (uncredited)
  • A Man Called Blade (1977) as Valler Henchman
  • Year of the Gun (1991) as Alley Thug (uncredited)
  • A Dangerous Toy (1979) as Supermarket Officer (uncredited)
  • High Crime (1973) as Cafiero Henchman (uncredited)
  • The Big Racket (1976) as Factory Gunman (uncredited)
  • Rome, Armed to the Teeth (1976) as Savelli Robber
  • Violent Rome (1975) as Augusto - Supermarket Robber (uncredited)
  • Contraband (1980) as Perlante Bodyguard with SMG (uncredited)
  • Palermo – Milan One Way (1996) as Hitman in the Square (uncredited)
  • The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist (1977) as Hitman
  • Rome, the Other Face of Violence (1976) as Termini Station Robber #2 (uncredited)
  • Syndicate Sadists (1975) as Paterno Thug in Saloon (uncredited)
  • The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976) as Shelley's Henchman (uncredited)
  • Speed Driver (1980)
  • Dead Men Don't Make Shadows (1970) as Medina