Giovanni Cianfriglia
Born: 1935-04-05 in Anzio, Lazio, Italy
Died: 2024-10-30
Known For: Acting
Biography
Giovanni Cianfriglia (born 5 April 1935) is an Italian film actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films since 1958. Born in Anzio, Cianfriglia debuted as the body double of Steve Reeves in Hercules, then he started appearing, often uncredited, as a stuntman in dozens of genre films. Since the second half of the sixties he starred in several adventure films and Spaghetti Westerns in leading roles using the stage name Ken Wood. Source: Article "Giovanni Cianfriglia" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
2006
2001
- Vajont ... (Stunts)
2000
- Alex the Ram as Uomo di Barra
1994
- Bandits: Love and Liberty as Zi Peppe
- First Action Hero as Carmelo
1991
- Year of the Gun as Alley Thug (uncredited)
1990
- Cellini: A Violent Life as Captain
- The Comics as camionista "manesco"
1988
- The Last Temptation of Christ as Roman Soldier (uncredited)
1987
- The Barbarians as Ghedo - Strongman
- I picari as (uncredited)
- Rent-a-Cop as Bodyguard (uncredited)
- Urban Warriors as Walker (archive footage) (uncredited)
1985
- Ladyhawke as Fornac's Man (uncredited)
1984
- Tuareg: Desert Warrior as Mubalak
- The Final Executioner as Sentry
1983
- 2019: After the Fall of New York as Panther - Race Participant (uncredited)
- Ironmaster as Vood Henchman
- The Seven Magnificent Gladiators as Festo (as Jody Wanger)
- Hercules ... (Stunts)
- Escape from the Bronx as Rebel / Disinfestor (uncredited)
- Thor the Conqueror as Maneater Chief (uncredited)
1982
- Banana Joe as Torcillo's Henchman
- Bomber as Thug (uncredited)
- Gunan, King of the Barbarians as Nameless (as John Richmond)
- Crime on the Highway as Tony's Henchman (uncredited)
1981
- Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure as Hood (uncredited)
1980
- Why Did You Pick On Me? as Alien
- Flatfoot in Egypt as Don Carmine's Bodyguard (uncredited)
1979
- The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid as Soldier
- From Corleone to Brooklyn as Bogus Ambulanceman
- L'importante è non farsi notare as Punk (uncredited)
1978
- Return of the Saint as Henchman
- They Called Him Bulldozer as Soldier #4 (uncredited)
- The Biggest Battle as British Commando
- Odds and Evens as Gangster at Car Race
1977
- Crime Busters as Racket in Bowling Alley
- The Criminals Attack. The Police Respond as Fake Funeral Agent (uncredited)
- In the Name of the Pope King as Un giudice de la Sacra Consulta
1976
- Keoma as Caldwell's Henchman (uncredited)
- Soldier of Fortune as D'Anjou (uncredited)
- The Last Round as Rico henchman
- Free Hand for a Tough Cop as Club Bouncer
- The Big Racket as Rudy's Enforcer
1975
- The Night Caller as Marcucci
- Killer Cop as Hitman
- The Climber as Gianni - Aldo's Crew
- Violent Rome as Restaurant Robber #1 (uncredited)
- Who Breaks... Pays as Brusio
1974
- Watch Out, We're Mad as Boxer (uncredited)
- Super Stooges vs the Wonder Women as Philones' Henchman
- Blood River as Village Indian (uncredited)
1973
- High Crime as Hitman (uncredited)
- Mean Frank and Crazy Tony as Annunziata Henchman (uncredited)
- The Magnificent Dare Devil
1972
- The Grand Duel as Bounty Hunter
- Sentence of God
- Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? as The Challenger
- The Italian Connection as Peppiniello (uncredited)
- Where the Bullets Fly
- Gunmen and the Holy Ghost as Il Garibaldino
- Hector the Mighty as Gang (uncredited)
- Return of the Holy Ghost as Garibaldino
- You're Jinxed, Friend, You've Met Sacramento as Murdock Henchman
1971
- Return of Sabata as Irishman Henchman with Hat (uncredited)
- Viva! Django as Jeff's Henchman
- Scipio the African as Messenger #2 (uncredited)
- Three Giants of the Roman Empire as soldato nella taverna
1970
- The Unholy Four as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
- Adiós, Sabata as Austrian Agent (uncredited)
- Challenge of McKenna
1968
- Kill Them All and Come Back Alone as Blade
- Gunman Sent by God as Roy Elroy
- No Graves on Boot Hill as Reno
- If You Want to Live... Shoot! as Stark / Stack
- Bury Them Deep as Billy 'The Gun'
- Superargo and the Faceless Giants as Superargo
1967
- Killer Kid as Ramirez
- The Devil's Man as The Professor
- Rita the Field Marshal as German Soldier (uncredited)
- Massacre Mania as Inspector Griffith (as Ken Wood)
- Golden Chameleon as Sgherro di Guglielmo
1966
- Five for Revenge as Indios
- Superargo vs Diabolicus as Superargo
- The Hired Killer as (uncredited)
- Ringo and His Golden Pistol as Sebastian, l'indiano
1965
- The Tramplers as Unknown (as Alfred Raichlin)
- Hercules the Avenger as Anteo
- The Relentless Four as Deputy (uncredited)
1964
- Castle of Blood as Herbert the Gardener
- Temple of the White Elephant as Krishna
- Revenge of The Gladiators as Gladiator Fulvio
1963
- Sandokan the Great as Kalamba
1962
- A Queen for Caesar as Commerciante #1 (uncredited)