Benito Stefanelli

Benito Stefanelli was an Italian film actor, stuntman and weapons master who made over 60 appearances in film between 1955 and 1991.

Biography and career

Stefanelli is best known in world cinema for his roles as henchmen in several of Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western films, portraying gang members in the trilogy of films A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. He played the town drunk in Wanted starring Giuliano Gemma and Serge Marquand.
In his career, Stefanelli appeared in countless other western films and he worked simultaneously as a stunt coordinator on the films that he performed in including those of Sergio Leone. A fluent English speaker, he also reportedly served as Clint Eastwood's interpreter together with Bill Thompkins on the set of A Fistful of Dollars.

Selected filmography

Ulysses – Elatos
Il terrore della maschera rossa
Messalina
La strada dei giganti
La sceriffa
L'ultimo dei vichinghi – Lorig, amico di Guntar
Capitani di ventura
The [Trojan Horse |The Trojan Horse]
Duel of the Titans – Soldato con Amulio
The Slave – Nordic blond slave
The Avenger – Nisius, Euryalus' Friend
A Queen for Caesar – Commerciante #2
Revenge of the Musketeers
Zorro and the Three Musketeers
– Fritz
L'ultima carica
Grand Canyon Massacre – Gunman
Castle of Blood – William
A Fistful of Dollars – Rubio
Per un dollaro a Tucson si muore – Charlie
Revenge of The Gladiators – Ardenzio, gladiatore
Blood for a Silver Dollar – James
For a Few Dollars More – Luke 'Hughie'
Secret Agent Super Dragon - Kirk
The Upper Hand
100.000 dollari per Lassiter – Donovan, Foreman
Ypotron – Final Countdown – Il sicario Dwan
For a Few Extra Dollars – Juko
The Big Gundown – Jess, Widow's Ranchero
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Member of Angel Eyes' Gang #1
The Hellbenders – Slim the Gambler
Wanted – Billy Baker
Gentleman Killer – Larry
Kill the Wicked!
Day of Anger – Owen White, Killer
Gunman Sent by God
A [Sky Full of Stars for a Roof] – Rick
Once Upon a Time in the West – Frank's Lieutenant
Cemetery Without Crosses – Ben Caine
The Price of Power – Sheriff Jefferson
Night of the Serpent – Pancho
Er Più – [storia d'amore e di coltello] – Alfredo Di Lorenzo
W Django! – Ibanez
Trinity Is Still My Name – Stingary Smith
Duck, You Sucker! – Soldier torturing Dr. Villega
So Sweet, So Dead – Lilly's Husband
A [Reason to Live, a Reason to Die] – Samuel Pickett un ex condannato
Le Amazzoni – Donne d'amore e di guerra – Erno
My Name Is Nobody – Porteley
War Goddess – Commander
Charleston – Niccolo Cappocello
White Fang to the Rescue – Jackson
Violent Rome – Grocery Store Robber
A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe – Mortimer
The Cop in Blue Jeans – Shelley's Henchman
Crimebusters – Rapist
Hit Squad – Gorniani, Attorney-at-Law
El Macho – Sheriff
The Payoff – Improta
The Pumaman – Rankin, Kobras' Lieutenant
La guerra del ferro – Ironmaster – Iskay
White Fire – Barbossa
Ladyhawke – Bishop's Guard
Warbus – Debrard
The Barbarians – Greyshaft
Cobra Verde – Captain Pedro Vicente
Un maledetto soldato – Andrew Teitelman
Phantom of Death – Man in Restroom
Transformations – Vapes
The [Pit and the Pendulum |The Pit and the Pendulum] – Lobo the Executioner