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 30 September 1938 |
| Died | 1 February 2010 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, model, sailor, stuntman |
Career
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
| 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 | Due croci a 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, il cavaliere solitario | 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 | Chuck Moll | 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 | Falso Dracula | |
| 2004 | Tears of Kali | Lars Eriksson | (segment "Poona, India 1983") |
| 2009 | Melancholie der Engel | Heinrich |
References
Works cited
- Hughes, Howard (2006). Once Upon a Time in the Italian West. I B Tauris. ISBN 0857730452.