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
- The Comics as camionista "manesco"
- Cellini: A Violent Life as Captain
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
- The Final Executioner as Sentry
- Tuareg: Desert Warrior as Mubalak
1983
- Hercules ... (Stunts)
- Escape from the Bronx as Rebel / Disinfestor (uncredited)
- The Seven Magnificent Gladiators as Festo (as Jody Wanger)
- Thor the Conqueror as Maneater Chief (uncredited)
- 2019: After the Fall of New York as Panther - Race Participant (uncredited)
- Ironmaster as Vood Henchman
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
- In the Name of the Pope King as Un giudice de la Sacra Consulta
- The Criminals Attack. The Police Respond as Fake Funeral Agent (uncredited)
1976
- Keoma as Caldwell's Henchman (uncredited)
- Soldier of Fortune as D'Anjou (uncredited)
- The Big Racket as Rudy's Enforcer
- Free Hand for a Tough Cop as Club Bouncer
- The Last Round as Rico henchman
1975
- The Night Caller as Marcucci
- The Climber as Gianni - Aldo's Crew
- Violent Rome as Restaurant Robber #1 (uncredited)
- Killer Cop as Hitman
- 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
- Mean Frank and Crazy Tony as Annunziata Henchman (uncredited)
- High Crime as Hitman (uncredited)
- The Magnificent Dare Devil
1972
- The Italian Connection as Peppiniello (uncredited)
- The Grand Duel as Bounty Hunter
- Hector the Mighty as Gang (uncredited)
- Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? as The Challenger
- Sentence of God
- Where the Bullets Fly
- Return of the Holy Ghost as Garibaldino
- You're Jinxed, Friend, You've Met Sacramento as Murdock Henchman
- Gunmen and the Holy Ghost as Il Garibaldino
1971
- Return of Sabata as Irishman Henchman with Hat (uncredited)
- Viva! Django as Jeff's Henchman
- Three Giants of the Roman Empire as soldato nella taverna
1970
- Adiós, Sabata as Austrian Agent (uncredited)
- The Unholy Four as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
- Challenge of McKenna
1968
- Kill Them All and Come Back Alone as Blade
- No Graves on Boot Hill as Reno
- If You Want to Live... Shoot! as Stark / Stack
- Superargo and the Faceless Giants as Superargo
- Gunman Sent by God as Roy Elroy
- Bury Them Deep as Billy 'The Gun'
1967
- Killer Kid as Ramirez
- Rita the Field Marshal as German Soldier (uncredited)
- The Devil's Man as The Professor
- Massacre Mania as Inspector Griffith (as Ken Wood)
- Golden Chameleon as Sgherro di Guglielmo
1966
- Ringo and His Golden Pistol as Sebastian, l'indiano
- The Hired Killer as (uncredited)
- Superargo vs Diabolicus as Superargo
- Five for Revenge as Indios
1965
- The Tramplers as Unknown (as Alfred Raichlin)
- The Relentless Four as Deputy (uncredited)
- Hercules the Avenger as Anteo
1964
- Castle of Blood as Herbert the Gardener
- Revenge of The Gladiators as Gladiator Fulvio
- Temple of the White Elephant as Krishna
1963
- Sandokan the Great as Kalamba
1962
- A Queen for Caesar as Commerciante #1 (uncredited)