Antonino ‘Nino’ Terzo was born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy
on May 22, 1923. Prior to becoming a character actor in Italian films he worked
in theater revues with such actors as Totò, Peppino De Filippo, Domenico
Modugno, Franchi and Ingrassia, Lino Banfi. He was also a singer, appearing in
several operettas.
He appeared in his first film in 1962, reinventing the
character that made him famous in vaudeville, which he developed as a
troubled soul with a huge speech impediment, which did not allow him to speak
until he inhaled and exhaled loudly.
He appeared as a supporting actor in comedy roles but his
character was a bit disruptive and monotonous, he starred in such notable films
as “The Clowns” (1970) directed by Federico Fellini, “Café Express” (1980) by
Nanni Loy and “Cinema Paradiso” (1988) by Giuseppe Tornatore, in what would be
his last film appearance, demonstrating his propensity for drama. Terzo
appeared in two Euro-western comedies with Franco & Ciccio: “The Two
Sergeants of General Custer” (1965) and “The Two Sons of Ringo” (1966).
In the first half of the 1980 had also had the
opportunity to participate in two erotic films,
“La dottoressa di campagna” and “Chiamate 6969: taxi per signora” (both 1981),
in which he did not participate in the sex scenes.
In 1992 he gave up show business because of serious health
problems. Ill for some time he died on May 8, 2005 in Marano di Napoli,
Campania, Italy, after suffering a series of four heart attacks .
Today we remember Nino Terzo on what would have been his
90
th birthday.
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Antonino ‘Nino’ Terzo was born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy
on May 22, 1923. Prior to becoming a character actor in Italian films he worked
in theater revues with such actors as Totò, Peppino De Filippo, Domenico
Modugno, Franchi and Ingrassia, Lino Banfi. He was also a singer, appearing in
several operettas.
Spaghetti Westerns Unchained
Vincenzo Pulcrano was born on May 21, 1943 in Acerra,
Campania, Italy. As Enzo Pulcrano and Paul Crain he appeared mainly in 1970
films. Among his best remembered films were “Squadra antifurto” (1976) by
Bruno Corbucci in which he played the part of Salvatore Trapani. In 1978 he
worked with Bruno Corbucci in the making of the film “Squadra antimafia” where
he played the part of Masino. He appeared in minor roles in several films such
as “I padroni della città” (1976) by Fernando Di Leo. His only starring role
was in “La banda Vallanzasca, poliziottesco” directed by Mario Bianchi in 1977.
In addition to being an actor Enzo also worked as a screenwriter in the drama
of Marcello Zeani “A pugni nudi” (1974).
Mihail Baloh was born on May 21, 1928 in Jesenice,
Slovenia. He started participating in local theatre productions after the World
War II and eventually enrolled in the AGRFT in Ljubljana, where he graduated in
1952. In 1953 he began collaboration with the Permanent Slovene Theatre in
Trieste. There he worked with the director Jože Babič who also offered him his
first major film role “Svet na Kajžarju” (1952). From 1967 he worked in
international productions on projects such as the Austrian TV comedy series “Leni”,
and in the German Winnetou films of which he appeared in three: “Frontier
Hellcat” (1964), “The Desperado Trail” (1964) and “The Half-Breed” (1966) as
well as a later Euro-western “Hellhounds of Alaska” (1972) with Doug McClure.
He continues today to work in the theatre.
