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
- Rent-a-Cop as Bodyguard (uncredited)
- I picari as (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
- The Seven Magnificent Gladiators as Festo (as Jody Wanger)
- Hercules ... (Stunts)
- Thor the Conqueror as Maneater Chief (uncredited)
- Ironmaster as Vood Henchman
- 2019: After the Fall of New York as Panther - Race Participant (uncredited)
- Escape from the Bronx as Rebel / Disinfestor (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
- Flatfoot in Egypt as Don Carmine's Bodyguard (uncredited)
- Why Did You Pick On Me? as Alien
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)
- Free Hand for a Tough Cop as Club Bouncer
- The Big Racket as Rudy's Enforcer
- The Last Round as Rico henchman
1975
- The Night Caller as Marcucci
- Killer Cop as Hitman
- Violent Rome as Restaurant Robber #1 (uncredited)
- The Climber as Gianni - Aldo's Crew
- 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 Grand Duel as Bounty Hunter
- The Italian Connection as Peppiniello (uncredited)
- Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? as The Challenger
- You're Jinxed, Friend, You've Met Sacramento as Murdock Henchman
- Sentence of God
- Hector the Mighty as Gang (uncredited)
- Where the Bullets Fly
- Return of the Holy Ghost as Garibaldino
- 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
- Bury Them Deep as Billy 'The Gun'
- Superargo and the Faceless Giants as Superargo
- If You Want to Live... Shoot! as Stark / Stack
- No Graves on Boot Hill as Reno
- Gunman Sent by God as Roy Elroy
1967
- Killer Kid as Ramirez
- Rita the Field Marshal as German Soldier (uncredited)
- Massacre Mania as Inspector Griffith (as Ken Wood)
- The Devil's Man as The Professor
- Golden Chameleon as Sgherro di Guglielmo
1966
- The Hired Killer as (uncredited)
- Five for Revenge as Indios
- Ringo and His Golden Pistol as Sebastian, l'indiano
- Superargo vs Diabolicus as Superargo
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
- 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)