[These daily posts will cover little known actors or
people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees
of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can
add would be appreciated.]
Vincenzo De Palo was born on February 7, 1913, in
Terlizzi, Bari, Apulia, Italy. He was an Italian character actor who appeared in
many films as a background actor in crowd scenes as a townsman, saloon patron,
trial and hanging observer and attendee at dances and fiestas.
The IMDb gives him 20 film credits between 1959 and 1974
but he appeared in many more films than he received credits.
I can find no biographical information on him other than
he died in Rome on April 20, 1982, Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was 69 years old.
Vincenzo De Palo appeared in forty-nine Spaghetti
westerns: “I magnifici tre” (The Magnificent Three) as a villager, “El séptimo
de caballeria” (Charge of the 7th” as a townsman, “Sansone e il
Tesoro degli Incas” (Lost Treasure of the Azrecs) as a saloon patron “ I
magnifici brutos del West) (The Magnificent Brutes of the West) saloon patron, “Due
Mafiosi nel Far West” (Two Mafiamen in the Far West) as a saloon patron all in
1964, “I due sergenti del generale Custer” (The Two Sergeants of General Custer)
as a saloon patron in 1965, “ Django spara per primo” (Django Shoots First) as
a dance attendee, “Per pochi dollari ancora” (Fort Yuma Gold) as a saloon
patron, “Vayas con dios, gringo!” (Go With God Gringo) as a fiesta attendee, “Uno
sceriffo tutto d’oro” (A Golden Sheriff) as a drunken Mexican, “I crudely” (The
Hellbenders) as a funeral guest, “Arizona Colt” (The Man from Nowhere) as a
townsman, “Uno straniero a Paso Bravo” (A Stranger in Paso Bravo) as Acombar/Akenbar
henchman, “Sugar Colt” as a saloon patron, “Sette donne per i MacGregor” (Up
the MacGregors) as a store customer, as
a store customer, “Zorro il ribelle” (Zorro the Rebel” as a saloon patron all
in 1966, “Bandidos” as a street vendor, “Lola Colt” (Black Tigress) as a
townsman, “Da uomo a uomo” (Death Rides a Horse) as a saloon patron, “Killer
calibre .32” as a saloon patron, “Il magnifico Texano” (The Magnificent Texan) as
the man on trial, “Un uomo e uomo colt” (A Man a Colt) as a saloon patron, “7
Winchester per un massacre” (Payment in Blood) as a Durango protestor, “7
pistole per un massacre” (7 Pistols for a Massacre) as a stagecoach guard, “10.000
dollari per un massacre” ($10,000 Blood Money) as a saloon patron, and “Wanted”
as a Lloyd henchman all in 1967, “Uno di più all'inferno” (Full House for the
Devil) as Mac, “Un buco in fronte” (A Hole in the Forehead) as a padre, “Spara,
Gringo, spara” (The Longest Hunt) as a saloon patron, “I nipoti di Zorro” (The
Nephews of Zorro) as a dragged peon I nipoti di Zorro” (The Nephews of Zorro)
as a dragged peon, “Il pisotlero segnato de Dio” (Two Pistols and a Coward) as
a saloon patron and “Joko invoca Dio… e muori” (Vengeance) as a saloon patron
all in 1968, “La collina degli stivali” (Boot Hill) as a miner in 1969, “La
belva” (The Beast) as a townsman, “Sledge” (A Man Called Sledge) as a prisoner,
and “Lo chiamavano Trinità” (They Call Me Trinity) as a Mormon all in 1970, “Amico,
stammi lontano almeno un palmo” (Ballad of Ben and Charlie) as a saloon patron,
“Lo chiamavano King” (His Name was King) as Jason, “È tornato Sabata... hai
chiuso un'altra volta” (Return of Sabata) as a roulette gambler, “I due figli
dei Trinità” (Two Sons of Trinity) as a monk and “Quel maledetto giorno della
resa dei conti” (Vendetta at Dawn) as a townsman all in 1971, “Jesse e Lester:
due fratelli in un posto chiamoto Trinita” (Jesse and Lester Two Brothers in a
Place Called Trinity) as the gold transport foreman, “E poi lo chiamarono il
Magnifico” (Man of the East) as a saloon patron, “El retorno de Clint el
solitario” (Return of Clint the Stranger) as Ben, “Il West ti va stretto,
amico... è arrivato Alleluja” (The Return of Hallelujah) as the undertaker, “La
vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza?” (They Call Me Providence) as a
townsman, “Trinità e Sartana figli di...” (Trinity & Sartana Those Sons of
Bitches) as a cantina barman all in 1972, “Il mio nome è Shangai Joe” (Shanghai
Joe) as a bank employee, “Zanna Bianca” (White Fang) as a saloon patron both in
1973 and “Giubbe rosse” (Red Coat) as a saloon patron in 1974.
De PALO, Vincenzo [2/7/1913, Terlizzi, Bari, Apulia,
Italy – 4/20/1982, Rome, Lazio, Italy] – film actor.
The Magnificent Three – 1961 (villager)
Charge of the 7th – 1964 (townsman)
Lost Treasure of the Aztecs – 1964 (saloon patron)
The Magnificent Brutes of the West – 1964 (saloon patron)
Two Mafiamen in the Far West – 1964 (saloon patron)
The Two Sergeants of General Custer – 1965 (saloon
patron)
Django Shoots First – 1966 (man at dance)
Fort Yuma Gold - 1966 (saloon patron)
Go With God Gringo – 1966 (man at fiesta)
A Golden Sheriff – 1966 (drunken Mexican)
The Hellbenders – 1966 (funeral guest)
The Man from Nowhere – 1966 (townsman)
A Stranger in Paso Bravo – 1966 (Acombar/Akenbar
henchman)
Sugar Colt - 1966 (saloon patron)
Up the MacGregors – 1966 (store customer)
Zorro the Rebel – 1966 (saloon patron)
Bandidos – 1967 (street vendor)
Black Tigress – 1967 (townsman)
Death Rides a Horse – 1967 (saloon patron)
Killer Caliber .32 - 1967 (saloon patron)
The Magnificent Texan – 1967 (man on trial)
A Man, a Colt – 1967 (saloon patron)
Payment in Blood – 1967 (Durango protestor)
7 Pistols for a Massacre – 1967 (stagecoach guard)
$10,000 Blood Money – 1967 (saloon patron)
Wanted – 1967 (Lloyd henchman)
Full House for the Devil – 1968 (Mac)
A Hole in the Forehead – 1968 (padre)
The Longest Hunt – 1968 (saloon patron)
The Nephews of Zorro – 1968 (dragged peon)
Two Pistols and a Coward – 1968 (saloon patron)
Vengeance – 1968 (saloon patron)
Boot Hill - 1969 (miner)
The Beast – 1970 (townsman)
A Man Called Sledge – 1970 (prisoner)
They Call Me Trinity – 1970 (Mormon)
Ballad of Ben and Charlie – 1971 (saloon patron)
His Name was King – 1971 (Jason)
Return of Sabata – 1971 (roulette gambler)
Two Sons of Trinity – 1971 (monk)
Vendetta at Dawn – 1971 (townsman)
Jesse and Lester Two Brothers in a Place Called Trinity –
1972 (gold transport foreman)
Man of the East – 1972 (saloon patron)
The Return of Clint the Stranger – 1972 (Ben)
The Return of Hallelujah – 1972 (undertaker)
They Call Me Providence – 1972 (townsman)
Trinity & Sartana Those Sons of Bitches - 1972
(cantina barman)
Shanghai Joe – 1973 (bank employee)
White Fang – 1973 (saloon patron)
Red Coat – 1974 (saloon patron)
