"Luca Pedersoli Luca Pedersoli (born 16 March 1971 in Gavardo) is an Italian rally driver. He scored a World Rally Championship (WRC) point when he finished in tenth place on the 2012 Rally d'Italia Sardegna. Pedersoli competed in enduro motorcycling, winning four regional championships and one national championship between 1989 and 1995. He began rallying in 1996, making his WRC debut on the Monte Carlo Rally in 1998 in a Fiat Cinquecento. He also competed on his home round - Rallye Sanremo - later that year, this time in a Renault Mégane. In 1999 he entered Monte Carlo in a"
"married to Lori Hill ""née"" Zwicklbauer. He has two sons, Jess (born 1969) and Ross (1973-1990). Ross was killed in a car accident in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in the winter of 1990, while Terence was preparing to film ""Lucky Luke"" (1991) on the Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico. He has directed several films as well as several television productions: Terence Hill Terence Hill (born Mario Girotti; 29 March 1939) is an Italian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. Hill started his career as a child actor and went on to multiple starring roles in action and comedy"
"(""Il Gattopardo"", 1963). In 1964, he returned to Germany and there appeared in a series of Heimatfilme, adventure and western films, based on novels by German author Karl May. In 1967, he returned to Italy to act in ""God Forgives... I Don't!"". His film ""Django, Prepare a Coffin"" was shot in 1968, by director Ferdinando Baldi; it co-starred Horst Frank and George Eastman (and would be featured, much later, at the 64th Venice Film Festival, in 2007). Also in 1968, Hill changed his name from Mario Girotti to Terence Hill, a name made up by the film producers; he had"
"Trinità"" (""They Call Me Trinity"", 1970) and ""Il mio nome è Nessuno"" (""My Name Is Nobody"", 1973), co-starring Henry Fonda. His film ""Django, Prepare a Coffin"", shot in 1968 by director Ferdinando Baldi, and co-starring Horst Frank and George Eastman, was featured at the 64th Venice Film Festival in 2007. Hill, whose stage name was the product of a publicity stunt by film producers, also went on to a successful television career in Italy. Hill was born on 29 March 1939 in Venice, Italy. Hill's mother, Hildegard Girotti (née Thieme), was a German, from Dresden; his father, Girolamo Girotti, was"
"them to be too Italian-sounding for a Western movie: Pedersoli chose Bud Spencer, with Bud inspired by Budweiser beer and Spencer by the actor Spencer Tracy. While Hill's characters were agile and youthful, Spencer always played the ""phlegmatic, grumpy strong-arm man with a blessed, naive child's laughter and a golden heart"". Overall, Hill and Spencer worked together on over 20 films, including (named using their most common U.S. titles) ""God Forgives... I Don't!"" (1967), ""Ace High"" (1968), ""Boot Hill"" (1969), ""They Call Me Trinity"" (1970), ""Trinity Is Still My Name"" (1971), ""All the Way, Boys"" (1972), ""Watch Out, We're Mad"""
"film features an international cast including the American Burt Lancaster, the Frenchman Alain Delon , the Italian Claudia Cardinale (who is dubbed in the Italian version by Solvejg D'Assunta because her native tongue was Sicilian and French) and Terence Hill (Mario Girotti). In the Italian-language version, Lancaster's lines are dubbed into Italian by Corrado Gaipa; while in the 161-minute U.S English dubbed version, Lancaster's original voice work is heard. When Visconti was told by producers that they needed to cast a star in order to help to ensure that they'd earn enough money to justify the big budget, the director's"
"cooperates typically have conflicting motivations. In 1968, the wave of Spaghetti Westerns reached its crest, comprising one-third of the Italian film production, only to collapse to one-tenth in 1969. However, the considerable box office success of Enzo Barboni's ""They Call Me Trinity"" and the pyramidal one of its follow-up ""Trinity Is Still My Name"" gave Italian filmmakers a new model to emulate. The main characters were played by Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, who had already cooperated as hero pair in the ""old style"" Spaghetti Westerns ""God Forgives... I Don't!"", ""Boot Hill"" and ""Ace High"" directed by Giuseppe Colizzi. The"
"Enzo Barboni Enzo Barboni (July 7, 1922 – March 23, 2002), sometimes credited by his pseudonym E.B. Clucher, was an Italian film director, cinematographer and screenwriter, best known for his slapstick comedies starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. Barboni was born in Rome. He began to work in film at a very young age, serving as a war correspondent on Eastern Front of World War II, and starting work as a camera operator in 1942. In 1961 he advanced to a career as cinematographer, working several times with director Sergio Corbucci and gaining a high reputation. He made his directorial"
"Peter Martell Pietro Martellanza (30 September 1938 – 1 February 2010), best known as Peter Martell, was an Italian film actor, best known for his roles in Spaghetti westerns. Sometimes he was credited as Pete Martell or Peter Martel. Born in Bolzano, he started his career in cinema as a stuntman. He was mainly active in the 1960s and 1970s, appearing in about 70 films. Martell was chosen as the leading actor in ""God Forgives... I Don't!"", but the day before the first shoot he broke his foot during a fight with his girlfriend and was replaced by Terence Hill,"
"in movies as well as Bill Cosby in the television series ""The Cosby Show"". In addition, he has done the voice over in commercials and TV dramas with great success. From his relationship with his ex-wife Rita Savagnone who is a voice-over actress, he had a son Claudio, who is also an actor as well as his granddaughter Alessia Amendola, who is a voice actress. Amendola died of throat cancer in Rome on September 3rd 2001 at the age of 71. Ferruccio Amendola Ferruccio Amendola (July 22, 1930 – September 3, 2001) was an Italian actor and voice actor who"
"Together with Scarpelli, he worked on a total of 120 Italian movies. These include some of the most famous of all, such as Sergio Leone's ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"", Mario Monicelli's ""I soliti ignoti"" and many Totò movies. He also worked on some scripts on his own, such as that of Pietro Germi's ""Divorzio all'italiana"". As an actor, he took part to ""La terrazza"" by Ettore Scola (screenplay by Age & Scarpelli, of course) and ""Ecce Bombo"" by Nanni Moretti. He died in Rome in 2005. Agenore Incrocci Agenore Incrocci (4 July 1919 – 15 November 2005),"
"to choose from a list of twenty names and picked the one with his mother's initials. There is a persistent rumour that he took his last name, ""Hill"", from his wife's maiden name, but this is incorrect, for it was Zwicklbauer. In the following years, he starred in many action and Spaghetti Westerns, together with longtime colleague and friend Bud Spencer. The pair made a large number of Italian Westerns and other films together, and were notable for their comedy films, successful not only in Italy, but also abroad. Many of these have alternate titles, depending upon the country and"
"distributor. Possibly their most famous film is the 1971 western ""They Call Me Trinity"" and the 1972 sequel ""Trinity Is Still My Name"". Hill has stated in interviews that ""My Name Is Nobody"" (1973), in which he co-starred with Henry Fonda, is his personal favorite of all his films. His first American films were ""Mr. Billion"" and ""March or Die"" (both 1977), after which he divided his time between Italy and the United States. Hill later went on to a television career in Italy; in 2000, he landed the leading role in the Italian television series ""Don Matteo"" (2000–), about"
"to meet untimely and unnatural deaths. He reportedly lost his temper when he first saw the movie, but later joked, ""I'm happy for the producer. And I'd be even happier if I had a share of the takings."" <br> Giulio Andreotti Giulio Andreotti (; 14 January 1919 – 6 May 2013) was an Italian politician and statesman who served as the 41st Prime Minister of Italy and leader of the Christian Democracy party; he was the sixth longest-serving Prime Minister since the Italian Unification and the second longest-serving post-war Prime Minister, after Silvio Berlusconi. Andreotti is widely considered the most"
"Pope"". Bertorelli died on 26 May 2017, at the age of 69, after a long illness. Toni Bertorelli Toni Bertorelli (18 March 1948 – 26 May 2017) was an Italian actor. He performed in over sixty films. Bertorelli was born in Barge, Italy. Bertorelli began his acting career in 1969 working with his friend Carlo Cecchi. He starred in early 1980s movies, but gained more popularity in the 1990s, starring in Mario Martone's ""Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician"" and Marco Tullio Giordana's ""Who Killed Pasolini?"" During the 2000s, Bertorelli worked with directors like Nanni Moretti, Marco Bellocchio and Mel Gibson."
"of films with Michael Coby (pseudonym of Antonio Cantafora), Terence Hill lookalike. One of these films ""Convoy Buddies"" was picked up for American release by Film Ventures International where producer Edward L. Montoro changed Smith's name to Bob Spencer and Cantafora's name to Terrance Hall. Smith sued successfully arguing that the only thing an actor has is his name and if that's taken away, he has nothing. The judicial system agreed with him and ruled against FVI who paid Smith damages and court costs. In 1977, Smith moved to Hollywood, making appearances in such films as ""21 Hours at Munich"""
"over more than 60 years with most of the well-known European actresses and actors of classic cinema and with some famous names of the Cinema of Italy like Roberto Rossellini, Carlo Ponti, Federico Fellini, Mario Bava, Sergio Corbucci, Michelangelo Antonioni. He also made his appearance in films under the direction of Veit Harlan, Artur Brauner, Jesús ""Jess"" Franco, René Clement, Michael Curtiz, Richard Fleischer, Jean-Pierre Mocky and many others. (Jesus Franco alone co-starred him in no less than 18 films). Today he lives withdrawn near Rome. In 2009 the German film production company Anolis published a Collector`s Edition of Mario"
"on 2 December 2015, at the age of 90. Gabriele Ferzetti Gabriele Ferzetti (born Pasquale Ferzetti; 17 March 1925 – 2 December 2015) was an Italian actor with more than 160 credits across film, television, and stage. His career was at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s. Ferzetti's first leading role was in the film ""Lo Zappatore"" (1950). He portrayed Puccini twice in the films ""Puccini"" (1953) and ""Casa Ricordi"" (1954). He made his international breakthrough in Michelangelo Antonioni's once controversial ""L'Avventura"" (1960) as an oversexed, restless playboy. After a series of romantic performances, he acquired a reputation in"
"of Winnetou""), which earned devastating criticism from the fans, since the character had died in the movie ""Winnetou III"" and now suddenly returned to life. Again, this did not originate from writings by Karl May. Brice tried to escape the Winnetou character in a 1976 TV series, ""Star Maidens"", and in several movies for the big screen, playing ""Zorro"" in the Italian ""Zorro contro Maciste"" (1963). He also worked with Terence Hill (still called ""Mario Girotti"" at the time) in ""Shots in Threequarter Time"" (1965), with Lex Barker in a non-Karl May film ""The Hell of Manitoba"" ( ""A Place"
"This collaboration produced numerous hits, but when Hill and Spencer's careers started to wane, so did Barboni's. In 1994 he wanted to direct ""Troublemakers"", which was to be the ""swan song"" of the duo, but Terence Hill insisted on directing instead. The next year Barboni tried to revive the formula with ""Sons of Trinity"", which proved to be a disaster at the box-office. After this disappointment, Barboni retired. He died in Rome, 5 months before his 80th birthday. Enzo Barboni Enzo Barboni (July 7, 1922 – March 23, 2002), sometimes credited by his pseudonym E.B. Clucher, was an Italian film"
"the Italian dubbed version of ""The Benny Hill Show"". He was the father of voice actor Maurizio Fiorentini (born 1963) and he was married to actress Eliana Lupo (who was 27 years younger than him) until his death in 2014. Fiorentini passed away in Rome after battling an illness on the evening of 11 December 2014 at the age of 80. Sergio Fiorentini Sergio Fiorentini (July 29, 1934 – December 11, 2014) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Fiorentini was best known for his portrayal of characters in Italian crime dramas and films as well as dubbing Gene Hackman"
"included the Trinity character and not Bambino but producer Italo Zingarelli suggested the inclusion of Barboni's character. When the film was first announced, Peter Martell was set to play Trinity and George Eastman as Bambino. The two characters were later portrayed by Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, who were then a popular comic duo following the release of Western film ""God Forgives...I Don't"" in October 1967 in Italy, where they would were cast as comedic and violent characters. Both Hill and Spencer did their own stunts in the film with the rest of the supporting cast being portrayed predominantly by"
"March 2016 at the age of 89. Riccardo Garrone (actor) Riccardo Garrone (1 November 1926 – 14 March 2016) was an Italian actor, voice actor and director. He appeared in more than 140 films from 1949 until 2014. Garrone began his acting career in 1949 and attended the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts. He made his debut in the film ""Adam and Eve"" directed by Mario Mattoli. He also worked in several theatre productions alongside other actors such as Vittorio Gassman, Diana Torrieri and Elena Zareschi. Garrone often portrayed characters with persuasive, polite personalities in a variety of"
"Toni Bertorelli Toni Bertorelli (18 March 1948 – 26 May 2017) was an Italian actor. He performed in over sixty films. Bertorelli was born in Barge, Italy. Bertorelli began his acting career in 1969 working with his friend Carlo Cecchi. He starred in early 1980s movies, but gained more popularity in the 1990s, starring in Mario Martone's ""Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician"" and Marco Tullio Giordana's ""Who Killed Pasolini?"" During the 2000s, Bertorelli worked with directors like Nanni Moretti, Marco Bellocchio and Mel Gibson. In 2016, he played the role of Cardinal Caltanissetta in Paolo Sorrentino's short series ""The Young"
"the 1980s, he made frequent stage collaborations with Antonella Steni and he made more appearances on television. One of his most popular television roles was on ""Un medico in famiglia"" in which he portrayed Nicola Solari. He also had a recurring role on ""Amico mio"" starring Massimo Dapporto. Garrone also worked occasionally as a voice actor and dubber. He often dubbed characters in animated films. He was internationally renowned for providing the Italian voice of Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear in ""Toy Story 3"". Garrone was the younger brother of director Sergio Garrone. He retired in 2014. Garrone died in Milan on 14"
"... his heart gave out"". CBS News reported Caserta's saying: ""he went out pretty peacefully, for a goodfella"". She said Hill had recently suffered a heart attack before his death and died of complications after a long history of heart problems associated with smoking. Hill's family was present when he died. Ray Liotta, who portrayed Hill in ""Goodfellas"", on Hill's death: ""Although I played Henry Hill in the movie ""Goodfellas"", I only met him a few short times so I can't say I knew him but I do know he lived a complicated life. Liotta added: ""My heart goes out"
"survive his tumultuous political career while his various detractors have died. A montage shows the murders of various people connected to Andreotti, including journalist Mino Pecorelli, Carabinieri general Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, bankers Michele Sindona and Roberto Calvi, and former prime minister Aldo Moro. The story of Giulio Andreotti, a seven-time prime minister of Italy notorious for his alleged ties to the Mafia. The narration spans the period from Andreotti's seventh election in 1992, to his failed bid for the presidency of the Italian Republic, to the Tangentopoli bribe scandal, until his trial in 1995. In 2008, the film score"
"16, 2016, at the age of 85. Cecil Howard Cecil Howard ( 1931 – December 16, 2016) was an adult film director whose aliases have included Howard Winters, Ward Summers, and Umberto Corleone. Prior to beginning his career in pornography, he worked as an art director at book publishing company Lancer Books for several years. He began his career in pornography as a photographer and investor for softcore films made by his childhood friend Armand Weston, then went on to produce for established hardcore directors such as Henri Pachard and Chuck Vincent, before finally going on to direct many of"
"all previous Italian Westerns except ""For A Few Dollars More"". The film was released in the United States and United Kingdom in 1971. As of 2004, ""They Call Me Trinity"" was the 22nd most successful Italian film, one position below ""The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly"". Following the popularity of the film, derivative films were released such as ""Two Sons of Trinity"" and the ""Carambola"" which featured Spencer and Hill lookalikes Michael Coby and Paul L. Smith. Other films also started with the ""They Call Me..."" title, including ""They Call Me Hallelujah"", ""They Call Me Cemetery"", and ""They Call"
"in 1959 but didn't make another appearance until he used his new name of Tony Kendall in ""Brennus, Enemy of Rome"" (1963) one of the sword and sandal craze of films popular in the early 1960s. Kendall is most famous for his various teamings with Brad Harris, with the two predating Terence Hill and Bud Spencer as a popular and prolific action team. In the derivative world of the European cinema of the 1960s, Kendall and Harris first teamed up in two sauerkraut western films ""inspired"" by the successful German Karl May Winnetou series with Harris as a Lex Barker"
"""This is a generic actor that in more twenty years of work has never spoken a word."" Later he appeared in a number of films in supporting roles, working with, among others, Damiano Damiani, Fernando Di Leo, Tinto Brass and Steno; his last appearance was in 1980, in ""Arrivano i gatti"" by Carlo Vanzina. Aldo Valletti Aldo Valletti (1930-1992) was an Italian film actor best known for the role of President Curval in ""Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom"", directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Aldo Valletti was born 1930 in Rome. His first appearance in cinema, not credited, dates"
"Corbucci in ""The Great Silence"", Valerio Zurlini in ""Violent Summer"" and ""The Desert of the Tartars"", Ettore Scola in ""La terrazza"", Bernardo Bertolucci in ""The Conformist"", and Dino Risi in ""The Easy Life"". Throughout the 1970s, Trintignant starred in numerous films, and in 1983 he made his first English language feature film, ""Under Fire"". Following this, he starred in François Truffaut's final film, ""Confidentially Yours,"" and reprised his best-known role in the sequel """". In 1994, he starred in Krzysztof Kieślowski's last film, """". Though he takes an occasional film role, he has, as of late, been focusing essentially on"
"death, he was the president of Fiorentina. His son Vittorio Cecchi Gori is also a film producer. Mario Cecchi Gori Mario Cecchi Gori (; 21 March 1920, in Brescia – 5 November 1993, in Rome) was an Italian film producer and owner of companies. He produced over 200 films, notably with Damiano Damiani, Dino Risi (""The Easy Life"", ""I Mostri"") and Ettore Scola. Gabriele Salvatores' film ""Mediterraneo"" won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. With ""Lamerica"", directed by Gianni Amelio, he received the Best Film Award at European Film Awards in 1994. """" (1995, directed by Michael Radford) was"