[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]

Milano Caiano was an Italian character actor. His only film credit and only Spaghetti western role was in 1974’s “Che botte ragazzi!” (The Return of Shanghai Joe) directed by Mario Caiano which leads me to believe he was a relative of the director.

CAIANO, Milano [Italian] – film actor.

The Return of Shanghai Joe - 1974

 

Wirral Globe

By Jamie Bowman

July 17, 2024

Director Alex Cox, from Bebington, found fame in the 1980s with Repo Man, starring Harry Dean Stanton and Emilio Estevez and Sid and Nancy, featuring Gary Oldman.

The former Wirral Grammar School pupil then went on to make a series of independent films as well as becoming the much-loved presenter of BBC Two's cult movie series, Moviedrome, from 1988-1994.

Now approaching his 70th birthday, Cox, who lives in Oregon, is looking to partly fund a new project via Kickstarter and is asking fans for their help.

Cox said: "I'm hoping I can ask you to join me on this journey which I'm calling 'My Last Movie'.

"It's a Western adaptation of of Nicolai Gogol's Dead Souls which I want to shoot this November in Almeria, Southern Spain and in the Saguaro Desert outside Tuscon, Arizona.

"It's the story of the mysterious Strindler who pays top dollar for the names of dead Mexicans and the use to which he puts them.

"You remember Mel Brooks - the author of Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein? He thought Dead Sould was the greatest book he ever read. He said: 'It was a revelation. I had never read anything like it, It was a life changing gift and I still read it once a year to remind myself of what great comic writing can be'.

"I can't promise you great comic writing like Dead Souls or a masterpiece like Blazing Saddles but I will do my best."

So far, the Kickstarter has received over £97,000 with around 750 backers behind the project.

"The more we raise the more we can shoot, and the better the finished film will be," added Cox.

To donate to the project go to: kickstarter.com/projects/alexcoxfilms/my-last-movie

Frank Silvera (actor) would have been 110 today but died in 1970.

 

Spanish model and actress Teresa Gimpera died in Barcelona, Spain on July 23rd she was 87. Born on September 21, 1936, in Igualada, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. In 1965 she debuted as an actress in the film ' Fata Morgana', by Vicente Aranda, and during the 1960s and 1970s she participated in other films filmed in Spain, France and Italy. She was married to American actor Craig Hill [1926-2014] from 1990-2014. In 1984, she began a career as a businesswoman and founded the Gimpera Models School in Barcelona, while only occasionally returning to acting. The Catalan government awarded her de Sant Jordi (St. Geroge’s Cross) in 2017. Gimpera appeared in four Spaghetti westerns: “Wanted” (1967) as Evelyn Baker), “Kidnapping! Paga o uccidiamo tuo figlio” ($20,000 for Seven) in 1968 as Jane, “Les pétroleuses” (The Legend of Frenchie King) in 1971 as Caroline and “Campa carogna... la taglia cresce” (Those Dirty Dogs) in 1973 as Melissa Adams.

 

Italian stuntman, stunt coordinator, actor and member of the Dell’Acqua circus family died in Rome on July 22. He had just turned 85 two weeks ago. Born in Campobasso, Molise, Italy on April 8, 1938, he started his entertainment career as a circus acrobat and then entered films as a stuntman and then character actor. He was the brother of Alberto and older brother to Roberto, Fernanda and Ottaviano. Having worked in the circus as a youngster along with his brothers, Arnaldo began his film career in the early 60's with appearances in a few peplums. He then worked steadily in stunt roles and behind the scenes as a stunt coordinator for the next 40 years. Unlike brother Alberto, the majority of Arnaldo's film appearances were uncredited bit parts. He was often credited as Aldo Dell’Acqua.

Arnaldo Dell’Acqua’s westerns – actor:

Death at Owell Rock – 1966 (Lester henchman)

Days of Vengeance – 1967 (soldier)

Poker With Pistols – 1967 (guard at Masters’ ranch)

7 Pistols for a Massacre – 1967 (drummer) [as Aldo Dell’Acqua]

Turn… I’ll Kill You – 1967 (Davis brother)

Two R-R-Ringos from Texas – 1967 (Sentenza Jane henchman)

Wanted – 1967 (saloon patron)

The Man Who Cried for Revenge – 1968 (Jack’s henchman [as Aldo Dell’ Acqua]

No Graves on Boot Hill – 1968 (Fletcher henchman)

Boot Hill – 1969 (Fisher henchmen) [as Aldo Dell’ Acqua]

Death on High Mountain – 1969 (brawler)

Sartana the Gravedigger – 1969 (Baxter Red henchman)

The Stranger’s Gundown – 1969 (dynamite game player)

The Unholy Four – 1969 (saloon brawler)

Shango – 1970 (rebel soldier)

They Call Me Trinity – 1970 (Mormon)

The Ballad of Ben and Charlie – 1971 (brawler)

Bullet for a Stranger – 1971 (brawler)

Django… Adios! – 1971 (Holy Ghost/Spirito Santo henchman)

Guns for Dollars – 1971 – (laundry worker)

Trinity is STILL My Name – 1971 (saloon patron) [as Aldo Dell’Acqua] [stunts]

Alleluia and Sartana, Sons of God – 1972 (McGregor brother) [as Aldo Dell’ Acqua]

Man of the East – 1972 (saloon brawler) [as Aldo Dell’ Acqua]

They Call Me Providence – 1972 (James’ henchman)

Trinity & Sartana Those Sons of Bitches – 1972 (Joe) [as Aldo Dell’Acqua]

Another Try, Eh Providence? – 1973 (saloon patron) [as Aldo Dell’ Acqua]

Chino – 1973 (cowboy)

Karate, Fists and Beans – 1973 (duck hunter)

The Man Called Invincible – 1973 (monk)

The Crazy Adventures of Len and Coby – 1974 (bandit)

Red Coat – 1974 (trapper)

The White, the Yellow, the Black – 1974 (soldier) [as Aldo Dell'Acqua]

Keoma – 1975 (Caldwell henchman)

Zorro – 1975 (Huerta guard)

California – 1977 (soldier shot by Whitaker)

A Man Called Blade – 1977 (Valler henchman)

Silver Saddle – 1977 (saloon employee)

Buddy Goes West – 1981 (Colorado Slim henchmen) [stunts] [as Aldo Dell’Acqua]

Django Strikes Again – 1987 [stunt coordinator]

Buck at the Edge of Heaven – 1991 (Cotton)

 

[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]

André Cagnard was a novelist, writer, SFX, stuntman, master of arms, theater, film, TV actor. He was born in Avignon, Vaucluse, France on March 21, 1953. During his film career he doubled actors, set the staging of the stunts and prepared special effects. He was also a fencing master who specialized in horse riding and fencing.

His only western was in 1973’s “Touche pas à la femme blanche” (Don’t Touch the White Woman!) where he was the stunt coordinator.

CAGNARD, André [3/21/1953, Avignon, Vaucluse, France –    ] – novelist, writer, SFX, stuntman, master of arms, theater, film, TV actor, married to ? father of jouster William Cagnard.

Don’t Touch the White Woman! – 1973 [stunt coordinator]