Pietro Martellanza (30 September 1938 – 1 February 2010), best known as Peter Martell, was an Italian film actor who had numerous bigger roles in Spaghetti westerns. Sometimes he was credited as Pete Martell or Peter Martel.

Peter Martell
Martell in The Forgotten Pistolero (1969)
Born
Pietro Martellanza

(1938-09-30)30 September 1938
Died1 February 2010(2010-02-01) (aged 71)
NationalityItalian
Occupation(s)Actor, model, sailor, stuntman

Career

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Born in Bolzano, he started his career in cinema as a stuntman.[1] He was mainly active in the 1960s and 1970s, appearing in about 70 films.[1] After a longer break he starred in some movies again from 2002 on.

Martell was chosen as the leading actor in God Forgives... I Don't!, but the day before the first shoot he broke his foot during a fight with his girlfriend and was replaced by Terence Hill, which started Hill's successful partnership with Bud Spencer.[2][3] Martell was set to play Trinity when They Call Me Trinity (1970) was first announced, and George Eastman Bambino.[4] The two characters were later portrayed by Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, who were then a popular comic duo following the release of Western film God Forgives... I Don't!.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1963 The Commandant Giovane ufficiale
1965 La violenza e l'amore Delinquente
1966 Il pianeta errante Dubrowski
1966 Arizona Colt Rancher Uncredited
1966 My Name Is Pecos
1967 Fury of Johnny Kid Rodrigo Campos
1967 Two Crosses at Danger Pass Alex Mitchell
1967 The Cobra Mike Rand
1967 Omicidio per appuntamento Car mechanic
1967 Come rubare un quintale di diamanti in Russia Alain
1967 Lola Colt Rod Strater
1968 Ringo the Lone Rider Dan Blake / Capt. Bly / Ringo
1968 Bandits in Milan The Protector
1968 Long Days of Hate Tony Guy
1968 God Made Them... I Kill Them Don Luis del la Vega / Rod Douglas
1968 May God Forgive You... But I Won't Jack Smart
1968 Il lungo giorno del massacro Joe Williams
1969 Probabilità zero Sam the Brit
1969 The Tough and the Mighty Antonio Masala
1969 The Forgotten Pistolero Rafael Garcia
1970 The Bloody Judge Barnaby
1970 The Unholy Four Silver
1971 Desert of Fire Bill
1971 Il suo nome era Pot Kid 'Pot' Potter / Allegria / Cheerful
1971 Savage Guns Peter Martell Uncredited
1972 The French Sex Murders Antoine Gottvalles
1972 Death Walks at Midnight Stefano
1974 Die Stoßburg Kasimir
1974 Laß jucken, Kumpel 3. Teil – Maloche, Bier und Bett Mario
1974 Liebesgrüße aus der Lederhose II. Teil: Zwei Kumpel auf der Alm
1974 La pazienza ha un limite... noi no! 'Pupo' Bill McDonald
1976 Street People Pano
1976 Safari Express Howard Spring
1986 Momo Grauer Herr Uncredited
1987 Tenerezza
2002 Killer Barbys vs. Dracula False Dracula
2004 Tears of Kali Lars Eriksson (segment "Poona, India 1983")
2009 Melancholie der Engel Heinrich

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cinema: morto Peter Martell, il Terence Hill sudtirolese". Ticino News. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  2. ^ Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.
  3. ^ "Intervista a Terence Hill". TerenceHill.it. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  4. ^ Hughes 2006, p. 232.

Works cited

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  • Hughes, Howard (2006). Once Upon a Time in the Italian West. I B Tauris. ISBN 0857730452.
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