Nello Pazzafini


Giovanni "Nello" Pazzafini was an Italian actor who appeared in a very large number of Peplum movies, Spaghetti Westerns and Poliziotteschi.

Life and career

Born in Rome from parents originally from Ferrara, at a young age, Pazzafini was a footballer and in 1958, he attended the first school for stunt men opened in Italy. Initially an often uncredited stunt performer in peplum films, starting from mid-1960s, he gradually got bigger roles, specializing in villain characters.

Partial filmography

The Trojan Horse The Triumph of Robin Hood Hercules and the Black Pirates 3 Avengers Wanted Seven Pistols for a Massacre Run, Man, Run Bootleggers They Call Him Cemetery The Magnificent Dare Devil Blood and Bullets The Mafia Triangle Banana Joe