Romano Puppo

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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.597

Gender

Male

Birthday

25-Mar-1933

Age

(91 years old)

Place of Birth

Rome, Italy

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Romano Puppo

Biography

Romano Puppo was an Italian stuntman and actor who found himself cast in many "tough guy" roles from the 1960's through to the 1980's. He doubled for Lee Van Cleef in his Spaghetti Western outings and was one of the pallbearers at Van Cleef's funeral. Puppo died having a heart attack while riding his motorcycle outside of Trieste, Italy in 1994.


Credits

Speed Cross Speed Cross (1980) Character: Kurt Schmidbauer
Undercover cop Fabio Testi infiltrates the world of motocross racing.
L'altra faccia del padrino L'altra faccia del padrino (1973) Character: Uomo del padrino
The Godfather Don Vito Monreale knows, by chance, the Italian-American singer Nick Bouillon. Since the two are alike, Don Vito decided to exploit this similarity in his favour.
Ming, ragazzi! Ming, ragazzi! (1973) Character: Football Player
A skinny troublemaker and his good-natured, bemuscled sidekick find trouble in Hong Kong.
Agente 3S3, massacro al sole Agente 3S3, massacro al sole (1966) Character: Man on Plane #2
The island paradise of San Felipe has undergone a revolution! The charismatic General Siqueiros has assumed control! Those assisting him though have an agenda far beyond a simple dictatorship of a inconsequential banana republic! They’re scheming to put the entire world at their mercy through the mad scientist Karlesten’s efforts to develop a deadly missile-carried gas! And only one man can stop him! Walter Ross, Agent 3S3! And he not only has a license to kill, but also a license to spank!
La via della droga La via della droga (1977) Character: Enforcer
Drug use in the city of Rome is at an all-time high. Children score from dealers in front of their schools, mules waltz straight through airport security, and Interpol's main man, Mike Hamilton, is at his wits' end. Fed up to the back teeth with the local police force's incompetence, his only hope is to rely on one of his own men, Fabio, an officer so deep undercover that no-one but Hamilton knows who he really is. Even as Fabio gains the trust of cartel leader Gianni, however, the dealers are edging ever closer to the truth, and when his cover is blown, the hunter becomes the hunted as Fabio finds himself alone in a desperate fight to survive.
Cinque figli di cane Cinque figli di cane (1969) Character: N/A
A group of gangsters escape from prison and attempt to destroy a rival organisation holed up in a convent in Mexico.
Africa Express Africa Express (1975) Character: N/A
John Baxter is a freewheeling trader of goods in Africa with a pet chimpanzee and one dream: to save enough money to buy a gas station in Detroit.
Afyon oppio Afyon oppio (1972) Character: N/A
A small time hood smuggles drugs from Turkey to Italy in an effort to make it into the big time, but along the way everyone has to have their cut.
Cop Game - Giochi di poliziotto Cop Game - Giochi di poliziotto (1991) Character: Captain 'Skipper' Kirk
In the final days of the Vietnam War, someone is killing the officers of the elite Cobra Force. Two undercover M.P.'s are assigned to the case. The trail leads from the streets of Saigon to the war zone.
2019 - Dopo la caduta di New York 2019 - Dopo la caduta di New York (1983) Character: Ratchet
After a nuclear war society breaks down into two groups, the evil Euraks, and the rebel Federation. A mercenary named Parsifal is hired by the Federation to infiltrate New York City, which is controlled by the Euraks, to rescue the only fertile woman left on Earth.
Cipolla Colt Cipolla Colt (1975) Character: 'Nerone' Foster
Onion Jack has bought a piece of land on which to settle, but the property is still in possession of the orphans of the original owner and is coveted by the local oil baron.
Joan Lui - ma un giorno nel paese arrivo io di lunedì Joan Lui - ma un giorno nel paese arrivo io di lunedì (1985) Character: Assassino
In a world ravaged by violence, and other serious social problems, Joan - a character that alludes to Christ (which represents the return to Earth) arrives to Italy by train and preaching for the salvation of mankind, condemning the hypocrisy and hedonism.
La resa dei conti La resa dei conti (1967) Character: Rocky
Unofficial lawman John Corbett hunts down Cuchillo Sanchez, a Mexican peasant accused of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl.
Los Amigos Los Amigos (1973) Character: Bull, Morton's Goon
Two friends help Sam Houston work for Texas statehood. Johnny Ears and his deaf-mute sidekick Erastus "Deaf" Smith go after a Mexican general under orders from Germany to agitate the populace.
Three Tough Guys Three Tough Guys (1974) Character: Hood
Isaac Hayes plays as Lee in his feature film debut, as Father Charlie and himself solve a bank robbery mystery that stretches across the city. After Lee is removed from the force due to $1,000,000 being stolen from the bank Father Charlie helps him to gain revenge for the loss of one of his friends.
L'avvocato della mala L'avvocato della mala (1977) Character: Peseti Henchman
Mario Gastaldi, a lawyer with no clients and no money, agrees to be a negotiator in a deal on stolen paintings, between the boss Peseti and the engineer Farnese, who plots kidnappings unsuspectedly. After he cashed from Farnese three hundred millions of lire to deliver to Peseti, Mario lets money be robbed by four pickpockets, which he is naturally in cahoots with and which he will share out it with. Money cannot be used since it comes from a kidnapping and it was marked. The lawyer will be able to make the boss get arrested.
Occhio alla penna Occhio alla penna (1981) Character: Slim Henchman (uncredited)
Trinity series star Bud Spencer returns to the Wild West in director Michele Lupo's comic tale of an outlaw drifter, Buddy, who is mistaken for a doctor after his Indian companion inadvertently steals a bag of surgical instruments. When a band of murderous outlaws attempts to overrun the small town Buddy is passing through, the presumed medico shows that his true talent is cracking skulls. Music is composed by Ennio Morricone.
L'ultimo squalo L'ultimo squalo (1981) Character: Briley (uncredited)
When a 35-foot great white shark begins to wreak havoc on a seaside town, the mayor, not wanting to endanger his gubernatorial campaign, declines to act, so a local shark hunter and horror author band together to stop the beast.
Anda muchacho, spara! Anda muchacho, spara! (1971) Character: Newman
Roy runs away from the labor camp of Santa Lucia with Emiliano, a New Mexico rancher, both imprisoned unjustly for three powerful American bankers, to seize the gold mine that had Emiliano. During flight, the landowner dies and in his last moments asked Roy to recover the mine and save Jessica, daughter of his former foreman.
Dio, sei proprio un padreterno! Dio, sei proprio un padreterno! (1973) Character: Assassin
There's trouble in Frankie Diomede's criminal empire in Genoa. A French gangster has moved into his territory, so he flies home to take care of business. He promptly has himself arrested so that he'll have the perfect alibi when the bodies start piling up. But it turns out his enemies have enough juice to keep him in prison, his associates start dying and the attempts on his life start. Cue Tony Breda, a wannabe wiseguy, who has a plan to spring Frankie from jail.
Gli uomini dal passo pesante Gli uomini dal passo pesante (1965) Character: Paine Cordeen
After the war of secession, the aging Cordeen, who owns thousands of acres in Texas, rules his numerous and quarrelsome sons with an iron hand. He sends them out to deal with the threat of the representatives from the North. However, not all the sons share their father's unlimited hatred for the Northerners and they find it increasingly difficult to obey his despotic commands. To add to the family's unrest, a prodigal son decides to return to the fold, provoking two other sons to down tools and leave. Cordeen, outraged, pursues them and tries to kill them. An absurd family feud ensues, prolonged by the participation of the entire Cordeen family.
Little Rita nel West Little Rita nel West (1967) Character: Zorro
Little Rita has a dream: she dreams of a better world and she believes that all the evil in the world originates from gold. So she has decided to blow up all the gold she can put her hands on. In her mission she is assisted by the Indian Chief Bisonte Seduto and by her friend Francis. Little Rita kills Ringo and Django, but she is taken prisoner by the Mexican bandit Sancho who wants to steal her gold. Black Star rescues her and seems determined to help her, but does he?
Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (1966) Character: Member of Angel Eyes' Gang (uncredited)
While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.
Il giorno del cobra Il giorno del cobra (1980) Character: Silvestri
An American narcotics agent is murdered in Italy. The head of the department decides to hire Larry Stanziani, 'The Cobra'. Larry, a former agent and now a third-rate private detective, uses the opportunity to get even with an old enemy, but soon he finds out he's facing a relentless organization
El clan de los inmorales El clan de los inmorales (1975) Character: Juan
An action drama about an assassin who is ordered to kill an old friend and the repercussions when he refuses. At the same time, although it has nothing to do with the plot, there seems to be a relentless undercurrent of sadism and masochism with a homosexual aura.
La ragazza di Trieste La ragazza di Trieste (1982) Character: Toni
A middle-aged artist (Ben Gazarra) sketching on the beach witnesses a young woman (Ornella Muti) being rescued from drowning. He loans her a blanket. Later she returns the blanket and they have sex several times, but she always leaves right afterward, leaving the man to wonder who she is and where she goes. Things become more complicated as he begins to fall in love with her, and after his regular girlfriend (Mimsy Farmer), with whom he has a curiously open relationship, returns. He eventually begins to realize his mysterious new lover may be very much insane.
Fracchia contro Dracula Fracchia contro Dracula (1985) Character: Frankenstein
Fracchia is desperate: he has to sell a house with at least five bathrooms within three days or his boss will fire him. Incredibly, he and his pal Filini manage to find the perfect house, a castle in Transylvania owned by some count Vlad... things get even worse when they meet the Count and his sister, who has a crush on Fracchia and decides to marry him!
Sinbad of the Seven Seas Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989) Character: Captain
Sinbad returns from the sea to find his country subjected to the will of two unscrupulous sorcerers.
Gli esecutori Gli esecutori (1976) Character: Fortunate
A Mafia boss is enraged when he is suspected of smuggling a heroin shipment into San Francisco. He dispatches his nephew, a hotshot Anglo-Sicilian lawyer, to identify the real culprit. The lawyer also enlists the aid of his best friend, a grand prix driver with an adventurous streak.
Interno di un convento Interno di un convento (1978) Character: N/A
A zealous, handsome priest, who is the confessor for a convent full of women, encourages the equally zealous abbess of the institution to enforce strict rules on these unfortunate women. At the same time, a particularly disturbed nun manages to poison herself and many of the other novitiates in yet another scandal which is covered up by church authorities.
Nato per combattere Nato per combattere (1989) Character: Alex Bross
Vietnam War veteran Sam Wood is a survivor of a vicious prison camp where he was brutally and painfully tortured before finally managing to escape. Then he returns to rescue his friends.
Colpo in canna Colpo in canna (1975) Character: Man in the Tavern (uncredited)
An air hostess gets involved in Naples, against her will, in the in-fighting amongst rival gangs.
Scuola di ladri - Parte seconda Scuola di ladri - Parte seconda (1987) Character: Nostromo
In this second episode Dalmazio and Egisto come, respectively, from the prison and the insane asylum. They risk a second arrest for their awkwardness so they return from their "uncle" who is willing to help them.
Le Bon Roi Dagobert Le Bon Roi Dagobert (1984) Character: Argobal
King's Dagobert I intestinal and sexual problems loom large as he survives an attack on his royal caravan then barely makes it to Rome to personally give thanks to the Pope. After he arrives at the Vatican, he becomes involved in the battle between two contenders for the papacy and has to face the machinations of a ruthless Byzantine princess.
Robowar - Robot da guerra Robowar - Robot da guerra (1988) Character: Neil Corey
A group of commandos heads into the jungles of Venezuela on a highly classified mission and encounters a robotic killing machine.
Lo chiamavano Bulldozer Lo chiamavano Bulldozer (1978) Character: American Soldier (uncredited)
The "Bulldozer", a former football star, is now working as a fisherman. As a group of street-people arranges a football match against the local Armybase, he is asked to be their trainer. His boat was damaged by a submarine and he currently has no work, so he agrees.
La collina degli stivali La collina degli stivali (1969) Character: Bösewicht, Joes Mörder
Victims of oppressive town boss Honey are offered help by an unusual alliance of gunmen and circus performers
I giorni dell'ira I giorni dell'ira (1967) Character: Hart Perkins
A scruffy garbage boy becomes the pupil of famed gunfighter Talby, and the stage for confrontation is set when the gunman overruns the boy's town through violence and corruption.
California California (1977) Character: Gary Luke
At the end of the Civil War, a Union soldier is released from prison and travels with a fellow prisoner to Missouri where his travelling companion is shot and hung for horse stealing. California decides to take the dead companion's belongings to his family's ranch, where he falls in love with his friend's sister. But then the "ghosts" of the war return in an unexpected way haunting him again.
Commandos Commandos (1968) Character: Dino
Sgt. Sullivan puts together a group of Italian-Americans into disguise as Italian soldiers in order to infiltrate a North African camp held by the Italians. After the soldiers have knifed the Italians in their beds, they find a hooker living at the camp. Sullivan's commandos are to hold this camp and its weaponry until an American battalion arrives, all the while these Italian-Americans pretend to be Italian soldiers, often hosting the enemy. Lt. Valli is a young, "green," by-the-book officer who constantly argues with Sgt. Sullivan, who tells his superior that he has no idea what he is doing. One man on the base, probably a touch from Argento, is an entomologist who is needlessly killed. Things go terribly wrong after that.
Da uomo a uomo Da uomo a uomo (1967) Character: Deputy Sheriff
Bill Meceita, a boy whose family was murdered in front of him by a gang, sets out 15 years later to exact revenge. On his journey, he finds himself continually sparring and occasionally cooperating with Ryan, a gunfighter on his own quest for vengeance, who knows more than he says about Bill's tragedy.
Da uomo a uomo Da uomo a uomo (1967) Character: Vice sceriffo
Bill Meceita, a boy whose family was murdered in front of him by a gang, sets out 15 years later to exact revenge. On his journey, he finds himself continually sparring and occasionally cooperating with Ryan, a gunfighter on his own quest for vengeance, who knows more than he says about Bill's tragedy.
Ehi amico... c'è Sabata. Hai chiuso! Ehi amico... c'è Sabata. Hai chiuso! (1969) Character: Rocky Bendato
Several pillars of society have robbed an Army safe containing $100,000 so they can buy the land upon which the coming railroad will be built. But they haven't reckoned on the presence of the master gunslinger, Sabata.
Le avventure e gli amori di Scaramouche Le avventure e gli amori di Scaramouche (1976) Character: N/A
The adventures of a cad in Napoleonic times.
Ho vinto la lotteria di Capodanno Ho vinto la lotteria di Capodanno (1989) Character: Dante Mazzoleni, lo scrittore
Ciottoli is a journalist with absolutely no prospective for his career, with a lot of debts and a mobster that want him died. Unexpectedly he win the national lottery (almost Eur 2.5 Mln) and try to remain unanimous hiding the winner ticker into his typewriter. Ironically his director order to him to write an article on the mysterious winner. When he is back home he discovers all his furniture has been confiscate and will go on a public auction. He will try desperately to buy back the worthless typewriter while all his previous problems still follows him, especially the mobster...
Der Commander Der Commander (1988) Character: Angelo
Lewis Collins is back to leading mercenaries on the move in Southeast Asia. This time the cast is unusually good including Lee Van Cleef, Brett Halsey (Cop Game), Romano Puppo (Robowar), Mike Monty (Raiders of Atlantis), Bobby Rhodes (The Great Alligator), etc. Anyway, Van Cleef has Collins go on some random mission to locate a disc with all sorts of valuable crazy intelligence data on it. It just happens that Donald Pleasence, a random government official, hires another mercenary-for-hire Manfred Lehman to tag along and make sure the data ends up in the right hands. Van Cleef isn't taking any chances, and since he is crooked and murders Collins's other bosses quickly, he places Romano Puppo in the group as well to make sure the operation runs smoothly. Collins may not be too expressive but at least he seems to figure out quickly who's out to get him, so the mission continues with lots of double-crosses, twists and turns, and of course lots of explosions!
Speed Driver Speed Driver (1980) Character: Dave
Rudi is forced into racing for a kingpin drug dealer, but after the murder of his brother he swears revenge.
I giorni della violenza I giorni della violenza (1967) Character: Clell
During the last months of the Civil War, Joe's brother is killed unjustly by Clifford, a captain in the Northen army. Joe decides to join a group of Southerners determined to resist till the end. Joe is considered an outlaw and a reward is posted for his capture. When the war ends, Joe returns to the farm where he used to work only to find Christine, the owner's daughter and his sweetheart, engaged to the hated Captain Clifford.
Una colt, in pugno al diavolo Una colt, in pugno al diavolo (1967) Character: Soldier (uncredited)
Pat Scotty is hired to eliminate a gang of Mexican bandits led by El Condor. Scotty craftily earns the trust of the bandits, enabling him to trap them all, but in the meantime, genuine friendship and respect have developed between him and El Condor.
Un uomo da rispettare Un uomo da rispettare (1972) Character: Miller's Lieutenant
A master thief, just out of prison, concocts a risky final score that would net him over a million dollars.
Trinità e Sartana figli di… Trinità e Sartana figli di… (1972) Character: Captain Bill McCorney
Sartana and Trinity set out on a grudging relationship hell bent for gold and comic brawls.
Fuga dal Bronx Fuga dal Bronx (1983) Character: Trash's Father
A ragtag group of people have to fight extermination squads amid their ruined city.
Il cittadino si ribella Il cittadino si ribella (1974) Character: Hood
Carlo Antonelli, an engineer from Genoa, gets mugged and decides to take justice into his own hands. At first the muggers seem to get the upper hand, but then he's helped by Tommy, a young robber who takes his side.
Il cittadino si ribella Il cittadino si ribella (1974) Character: Ringleader
Carlo Antonelli, an engineer from Genoa, gets mugged and decides to take justice into his own hands. At first the muggers seem to get the upper hand, but then he's helped by Tommy, a young robber who takes his side.
Ciakmull - L'uomo della vendetta Ciakmull - L'uomo della vendetta (1970) Character: Burt
A young man who has lost his memory, escapes from prison with three other convicts. The other men help him find back bits of his past, until they arrive at a village where two warring families recognize him. Apparently he has a reputation for being a fast gun, and he has been paid to kill a man - who says he is his father. His younger brother is jealous of the attention the prodigal son receives, and things come to a dramatic end.
Il bianco, il giallo, il nero Il bianco, il giallo, il nero (1975) Character: Kady
The White, the Yellow, and the Black (Italian: Il bianco, il giallo, il nero, also known as Shoot First… Ask Questions Later) is a 1975 Spaghetti Western comedy film. It is the last spaghetti western directed by Sergio Corbucci. Differently from his previous western films, this is openly parodic.
Le comiche 2 Le comiche 2 (1991) Character: Ladro
A poster worker must remove the poster of the original movie, when the figures of Renato and Paolo suddenly moves and leaves the poster driving an ambulance dressed as nurses.
After Death - Oltre la morte After Death - Oltre la morte (1990) Character: Zombie Leader (uncredited)
A woman goes back to the island where her parents were killed. They had been working on a cure for cancer and accidentally raised the dead by angering a voodoo priest. With the woman is a group of mercenaries and they meet up with some other researchers. They raise the dead again and all hell breaks loose
Luca il contrabbandiere Luca il contrabbandiere (1980) Character: Enforcer
Cigarette smugglers in Naples run into problems with cocaine operations being set up by a rival smuggler.
Amore, piombo e furore Amore, piombo e furore (1978) Character: Zeb / Zeb's brother
Gunslinger Clayton Drumm is about to be hanged when he is given a chance to live if he agrees to murder Matthew, a miner who has steadfastly refused to sell his land to the railroad company. Matthew’s refusal is a major obstacle to the railroad’s plans for expansion.
Al di là della legge Al di là della legge (1968) Character: N/A
A thief takes the job as a town sheriff in order to rob a silver shipment before his ex-partner can grab it.
Il fiume del grande caimano Il fiume del grande caimano (1979) Character: Peter
Tourists on a tropical island anger an island god, who turns himself into a giant alligator and stalks them.
Ghoulies II Ghoulies II (1987) Character: Zampano
Ghoulies II picks up a short time after the first movie, a few of the little nasties stow away on an amusement park ride and bring big bucks to a dying fair. The creatures are mad after an attempt to kill them, so the creatures go on a rampage through the fairgrounds, ultimately leading to an explosive conclusion!
Le colt cantarono la morte e fu... tempo di massacro Le colt cantarono la morte e fu... tempo di massacro (1966) Character: Tall Scott Henchman
In 1866 New Mexico, Tom Corbett is a prospector who is called back to his hometown in Laramie Town, Texas at the bequest of a old family friend. Tom arrives in the town to see it under the control of a ruthless and greedy gangster named Jason Scott, who's psychotic and murder-crazed son, Junior Scott, runs it with fear with a posse of thugs who kill anyone who protests their business tactics. Tom finds his brother Jeff, a drunkard looked after by their family maid Mercedes. Tom then tries to persuade Jeff to help him take down the sadistic Scotts so the town can rest easy in peace and harmony again.
Tuareg - Il guerriero del deserto Tuareg - Il guerriero del deserto (1984) Character: Soldier
In a desolate section of the Sahara once ruled by the French, two thirsty men stumble into the camp of a Tuareg warrior where they're given water and shelter. Soldiers from the new Arab government now arrive by Jeep and demand the two men be turned over to them. The warrior refuses, citing the sacred laws of hospitality. The soldiers shoot dead one of the men and carry off the other - a political foe of the new government. The warrior mounts his camel and rides off to rescue his kidnapped guest.
The Big Game The Big Game (1973) Character: Alberto
Two soldiers of fortune are hired by an inventor to protect him and his invention, a radar-like machine that is capable of controlling armies and forcing them to fight.
Il grande racket Il grande racket (1976) Character: Doringo
Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles a criminal gang terrorizing a sleepy Italian town, extorting cash from the local merchants. With the threat of violence, no one dares to act, except for a restaurant owner who is forced by Palmieri to tell the truth.



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