Romano Puppo

Romano Puppo

Known for

Acting

Born

March 25, 1933

Birthplace

Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Died

May 11, 1994 (aged 61)

Biography

Romano Puppo was an Italian stuntman and actor who found himself cast in many "tough guy" roles from the 1960's through to the 1980's. He doubled for Lee Van Cleef in his Spaghetti Western outings and was one of the pallbearers at Van Cleef's funeral. Puppo died having a heart attack while riding his motorcycle outside of Trieste, Italy in 1994.

Best known work

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1966

A Fistful of Dollars

A Fistful of Dollars

1964

Orca

Orca

1977

They Called Him Bulldozer

They Called Him Bulldozer

1978

Death Rides a Horse

Death Rides a Horse

1967

The Comics 2

The Comics 2

1991

Who's Afraid of Dracula?

Who's Afraid of Dracula?

1985

The Big Gundown

The Big Gundown

1967

Boot Hill

Boot Hill

1969

School of Thieves 2

School of Thieves 2

1987

Filmography

1991
The Comics 2
as Ladro
1990
After Death
as Zombie Leader (uncredited)
1989
Born to Fight
as Alex Bross
1989
I Won the New Year's Lottery
as Dante Mazzoleni, lo scrittore
1989
Sinbad of the Seven Seas
as Captain
1989
A Fine RomanceTV
as Alfredo (1 episode)
1988
The Commander
as Angelo
1988
The Secret of the SaharaTV
as Halimi (4 episodes)
1988
Cop Game
as Captain 'Skipper' Kirk
1988
Robowar
as Neil Corey
1987
School of Thieves 2
as Nostromo
1987
Ghoulies II
as Zampano
1985
Joan Lui
as Assassino
1985
Who's Afraid of Dracula?
as Frankenstein
1984
Good King Dagobert
as Argobal
1984
Tuareg: Desert Warrior
as Soldier
1983
Escape from the Bronx
as Trash's Father
1983
2019: After the Fall of New York
as Ratchet
1982
The Girl from Trieste
as Toni
1981
Buddy Goes West
as Slim Henchman (uncredited)
1981
The Last Shark
as Briley (uncredited)
1980
Speed Driver
as Dave
1980
Day of the Cobra
as Silvestri
1980
Contraband
as Enforcer
1980
Speed Cross
as Kurt Schmidbauer