Remembering Piero Vida

Piero Vida was born Pietro Vida on August 5, 1938 in Venice, Veneto, Italy. He was an Italian film supporting actor, director and screenwriter. Vida appeared in over 60 films and TV appearances between 1959 and 1987. He was born in Venice, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Among his films were 8 Euro-westerns from “Payment in Blood” (1967) to “The Genius” (1975). One of Piero’s best remembered works was the part of Bestias in the film “Nel nome del padre”  (1972) by Marco Bellocchio. Vida also wrote the screenplay for the film “La vita di scorta” (1975) and directed “La vita di scorta” in 1986.

 
Vida died in Rome, Italy on October 11, 1987 at the young age of 49. Today we remember Piero Vida on what would have been his 75^th birthday.