Pietro Martellanza
Actor
Biography
Italian actor, born in 1938 in the Northern Italian city of Bolzano. The handsome and charismatic Martellanza (often billed as Peter Martell) starred in over 40 films beginning in the 1960s, with his biggest successes in westerns, playing both heroes and villains. It is widely reported that in 1970, Martell was hired as the star of Enzo Barboni’s comedy western Lo chiamavano Trinità (THEY CALL ME TRINITY) but after suffering an injury was replaced by Terence Hill, who rocketed to stardom in the film. Martell died in 2010, aged 72.
Filmography
Death Walks at Midnight
as Stefano 1972
Melancholie der Engel
as Heinrich 2009
The Bloody Judge
as Barnaby (as Peter Martell) 1970
The Violent Four
as The Protector 1968
Terror-Creatures from the Grave
as Morgan - Assistant (uncredited) 1965
Forgotten Pistolero
as Rafael Garcia 1969
War Between the Planets
as Dubrowski 1966
The French Sex Murders
as Antoine Gottvalles 1972
Street People
as Pano 1976
Tears of Kali
as Lars Eriksson 2004
My Name Is Pecos
1966
This Man Can't Die
as Tony Guy 1968
The Unholy Four
as Silver 1970
May God Forgive You... But I Won't
as Jack Smart 1968
Fury of Johnny Kid
as Lodorigo Campos 1967
God Made Them... I Kill Them
as Don Luis del la Vega / Rod Douglas 1968