[Second rôle] Ken Wood de son vrai nom Giovanni Cianfriglia

[Rex Lee]

Figure importante du western made in Italy, il est notamment dans les westerns suivants:



Killer Kid






Trois croix pour ne pas mourir






Tuez-les tous et revenez seul






Le jour du jugement

[Personne]

Je confonds ou il a eu des films en tant que vedette?

[Rex Lee]

Je confonds ou il a eu des films en tant que vedette?

On va dire en tant que co-vedette , comme dans " 2 pistolets pour un lâche " ou bien ayant un rôle un rôle important ....( Killier Kid )
Puis il a eu des rôle proches de la figuration , comme dans " Ben et Charlie ".

Hors western , il a dû être la vedette d'un ou deux films , comme " Superargo " où , tel Superman , il apparaît masqué. ( Je n'ai pas vu ces films...Juste des photos )

[Rex Lee]

Il est pas beau notre Ken Wood dans " Superargo contre Diabolikus " ? ( Nick Nostro , 1967 )

[Personne]

Il est terrible!

[Cartman]

Ah oui, c'est un gros nanar ça !

Heureusement, il y a la pétulante Loredana Nusciak pour relever le niveau

[Rex Lee]

LOREDANA et...


...MONICA ( RANDALL )

[Sartana]

Je vais faire mon empêcheur de poster en rond, mais je pense que si on a mis (et c'était juste) Aldo Sambrell en second rôle, Ken Wood se doit de l'être également. À aucun moment il n'est en haut de l'affiche sauf dans Jusqu'à la dernière goutte de sang où il est ex-aequo avec Craig Hill. Sauf que Craig Hill a quasi toujours été vedette, c'est une exception pour Ken Wood.
Je pense qu'il faudrait le rétrograder. Votre avis ?

[Personne]

Mea Culpa, je confondais avec Ken Clark! Second rôle donc!

[Breccio]

Lui, je l'ai toujours trouvé fascinant -- ce regard mauvais !
Chacune de ses apparitions est mémorable. Il faut savoir qu'il a débuté comme cascadeur -- c'était la doublure de Steve Reeves !
Le DVD Wild East de Tuez-les tous et revenez seul contient un long entretien avec lui, où il balance pas mal !
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[Rex Lee]

Et voici la filmographie-western de Giovanni Cianfriglia , ou Ken Wood , né à Rome en 1935.





Les forcenés
Ringo au pistolet d'or
Les 5 de la vendetta
2 pistolets pour un lâche
Killer Kid
Tire si tu veux vivre
Jusqu'à la dernière goutte de sang
Tuez-les tous et revenez seul
Trois croix pour ne pas mourir .

Dans les westerns ci-dessus , il a des rôles secondaires et même parfois de tout premier plan.
Ensuite, bizarrement, ses prestations se limitent à de la figuration ou presque :

Ciakmull
Le retour de Sabata
Le défi des MacKenna
Durango encaisse ou tue
Blindman
Le jour du jugement
Viva Django!
Le grand duel
Méfie-toi, Ben, Charlie veut ta peau
Bada alla tua pelle Spirito Santo
Les 5 brigands de l'Ouest
Lo chiamavano Castigo di Dio
Keoma



2 pistolets pour un lâche







Il a aussi un rôle muet dans Peur sur la ville de Verneuil :c'est lui que poursuit Belmondo dans la longue séquence du métro.


Récemment, on a pu le voir, en grande forme, en compagnie de Mimmo Palmara et du fils de Benito Stefanelli dans le documentaire d' Arte : Car ils sont sans pitié .

[Sancho Perez]

Adios Sabata



Le retour de Sabata


On m'appelle Malabar

[Trinita]

Durango encaisse ou tue

[Rex Lee]

Le Gros coup du Caméléon (1967)





Wanted Sabata (1970)

[Tom Betts]

https://www.caffeinamagazine.it/cinema/addio-anche-a-te-lutto-nel-cinema-italiano-se-ne-va-altro-attore-simbolo/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGQkMFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYkhqghBjQC7R0cTP1WojEl9HywvqDrLLwE0IR36BZyfdrhlbfRb6dZFWA_aem_iOazlBWRBjpYnFcVhYgQWA

"Goodbye to you too". Mourning in Italian cinema, another symbolic actor leaves

la Republica
October 31, 2024

Actor and stuntman Giovanni Cianfriglia, famous face of Italian action films and beloved spaghetti westerns, has passed away at the age of 89 in Anzio, the city that had given him birth on April 5, 1935. With an impressive career behind him, Cianfriglia was a central figure of Italian entertainment cinema, embodying a versatility that made him known in the detective genres, Italian westerns and peplum films, of which he was one of the main interpreters and stunt doubles in the golden years of Cinecittà.

His debut in the world of cinema took place with the film "The Labors of Hercules" (1958), where Cianfriglia lent his athletic physique as a stunt double for Steve Reeves, protagonist of the famous peplum. From that moment, his stage presence and ability to take on physically demanding roles led him to achieve a solid career both as an actor and as a stuntman. "Cianfriglia often acted under several pseudonyms, including Ken Wood and John Richmond", expedients with which he adapted to various genres and roles, winning the admiration of directors and colleagues for his professionalism.

Throughout his career, Cianfriglia shared the set with big names in Italian action cinema, such as Bud Spencer and Terence Hill, to whom he remained linked for 17 films, often playing secondary characters but of great impact in the memorable fight scenes. Among his most famous appearances are roles in iconic films such as "Even Angels Eat Beans" (1973), the films of the series "Piedone" (1973-1980), "... otherwise we get angry!" (1974), "The Two Almost Flat Superfeet" (1977), "They Call Me Bulldozer" (1978), "Odd and Even" (1978), "Watch the Pen" (1981), "Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure" (1981) and "Banana Joe" (1982).

"He shared the set with his brother Domenico, also a stuntman and actor," building a family legacy in the world of stunts, which characterized the Italian action cinema of the time. With a repertoire of 173 films shot in Italy, France and the United States, Cianfriglia collaborated with important directors such as Sergio Corbucci, Michele Lupo, Enzo G. Castellari and Umberto Lenzi, great exponents of genre cinema that exploded in Italy in those years.

Giovanni Cianfriglia was a silent protagonist of a golden age of Italian cinema, bringing the grit and physicality of the classic action hero to the screen. His roles ranged from the period films of his beginnings — such as "The Pirate of the Black Sparrowhawk" (1958), "Morgan the Pirate" (1960), "The Trojan War" (1961), "Romulus and Remus" (1961), "The Son of Spartacus" (1962) and "A Queen for Caesar" (1962) — to the spaghetti westerns of the Sixties such as "The Gunslinger Marked by God" (1968), "To the Last Blood" (1968) and "Three Crosses not to die" (1968), and to the subsequent detective films where he joined the actor Maurizio Merli, a symbol of Italian detective stories.

His long career and ability to adapt to different film genres have made him an admired figure for generations of viewers, who continue to remember him as a symbol of Italian entertainment cinema. Giovanni Cianfriglia leaves a rich legacy in the world of Italian cinema, a tribute to the versatility and passion he dedicated to each of his performances, giving fans an impressive series of films that will remain in the history of the big screen.

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