Benito Stefanelli

Known for

Acting

Born

September 2, 1928

Birthplace

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Died

December 18, 1999 (aged 71)

Biography

Benito Stefanelli (2 September 1928 – 18 December 1999) was an Italian film actor, stuntman and weapons master who made over 60 appearances in film between 1955 and 1991.

Best known work

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1966

Once Upon a Time in America

1984

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968

A Fistful of Dollars

1964

For a Few Dollars More

1965

Ladyhawke

1985

Duck, You Sucker

1971

My Name Is Nobody

1973

Trinity Is Still My Name

1971

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

1975

Filmography

1991
The Pit and the Pendulum
as Executioner, Stunt Coordinator
1988
Transformations
as Vapes
1988
Phantom of Death
as Man in Restroom (uncredited)
1987
Cobra Verde
as Pedro Vicente
1987
The Barbarians
as Greyshaft, Stunt Coordinator
1986
Warbus
as Debrard (as Steve Eliot)
1985
Ladyhawke
as Bishop's Guard
1984
White Fire
Stunt Coordinator
1984
Once Upon a Time in America
Stunt Coordinator
1983
Ironmaster
as Iksay
1980
Pumaman
as Rankin - Kobras' Lieutenant
1978
Little Italy
Master at Arms
1978
The Payoff
as Improta
1978
Closed Circuit
as Rick (archive footage)
1977
Holocaust 2000
Master at Arms
1977
Macho Killers
as Sheriff
1976
Hit Squad
as Lawyer Gorniani, Stunts
1976
Crimebusters
1976
The Cop in Blue Jeans
as Shelley's Henchman
1975
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
as Mortimer, Master at Arms
1975
Violent Rome
as Supermarket Robber #1 (uncredited), Stunt Coordinator
1975
White Fang to the Rescue
as Jackson, Stunt Coordinator
1973
My Name Is Nobody
as Porteley
1973
Battle of the Amazons
as Erno, Second Assistant Director, Stunts
1972
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
as Samuel Piggott