Rik Battaglia


Rik Battaglia was an Italian film actor.

Career

Battaglia appeared in a number of historical and peplum films, such as The [Mighty Crusaders (film)|The Mighty Crusaders], Hannibal, Caesar the Conqueror, and A Queen for Caesar. He was also seen in the Hollywood adventure Raw Wind in Eden. He also played in Esther and the King, From a Roman Balcony and in the biblical epic Sodom and Gomorrah.
Battaglia appeared in adventure films such as Attack of the Moors, The Conqueror of the Orient, The Lion of St. Mark and Sandokan the Great, and horror films such as Nightmare Castle.
He became a regular in the Karl May films, and in Spaghetti Westerns and adventure films. Some of these included Old Shatterhand , The [Pyramid of the Sun God], Legacy of the Incas, Winnetou and Old Firehand, Black Jack, The [Valley of Death (film)|The Valley of Death], Duck, You Sucker!, The [Call of the Wild (1972 film)|The Call of the Wild], White Fang, Challenge to White Fang and A Man Called Blade. His other films included 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Treasure Island, the Agatha Christie adaptation Ten [Little Indians (1974 film)|Ten Little Indians], the Sergio Leone co-produced western A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe, and Vincente Minnelli's A [Matter of Time (film)|A Matter of Time]. Battaglia also appeared in Deported Women of the SS Special Section, Sister Emanuelle, I Am the Law, Return of the 38 Gang, Zappatore and Don Bosco. His last feature film was Buck ai confini del cielo he retired from films in 1999.

Selected filmography