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Pietro Martellanza

Also Known As: Peter Martell, Pietro Martellanz, Peter Martellanz

Birth Date

September 30, 1938

Death Date

February 1, 2010

(passed away at 71)

Place of Birth

Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

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Biography

Italian actor, born in 1938 in the Northern Italian city of Bolzano. The handsome and charismatic Martellanza (often billed as Peter Martell) starred in over 40 films beginning in the 1960s, with his biggest successes in westerns, playing both heroes and villains. It is widely reported that in 1970, Martell was hired as the star of Enzo Barboni’s comedy western Lo chiamavano Trinità (THEY CALL ME TRINITY) but after suffering an injury was replaced by Terence Hill, who rocketed to stardom in the film. Martell died in 2010, aged 72.

Pietro Martellanza

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The Violent Four

Melancholie der Engel

Momo

Street People

Safari Express

The Bloody Judge

The Unholy Four

Forgotten Pistolero

Killer Barbys vs. Dracula

The French Sex Murders

Tears of Kali

His Name Was Pot, but They Called Him Allegria

This Man Can't Die

Clattering Chastity Belts

War Between the Planets

Two Crosses in Danger Pass

Death Walks at Midnight

Mission Phantom

Terror-Creatures from the Grave

May God Forgive You... But I Won't