Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Who Are Those Guys? ~ Luigi Ciavarro



Luigi Ciavarro was an Italian stunt coordinator, stuntman and film actor. By his filmography he appeared in sixteen Euro-westerns from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. According to the IMDb he first appeared on film in 1961’ “The Trojan Horse” starring Steve Reeves and directed by Euro-western director Giorgio Ferroni. His last credited role was in 1974’ “Super Stooges vs the Wonder Women” starring Nick Jordan (Aldo Canti) and directed by another Euro-western director Al Bradley (Alfonso Brescia). He may be best remembered as one of Angel Eyes/ Sentenza’s henchmen in “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”.

He was also credited using the alias Luis Chavarro and worked behind the scenes as a stunt coordinator, fight coordinator and as a master of arms.

Probably born in Italy during the early 1930s he disappeared after the mid-1970s and his whereabouts is unknown.


CIAVARRO, Luigi (aka Louis Chavarro, Luis Chavarro, Giggetto Ciavarro) [Italian] – stunt coordinator, stuntman, master of arms, film actor.
The Return of Clay Stone - 1964
Three Dollars of Lead – 1964 (Morrison henchman) [as Luis Chavarro]
Colorado Charlie – 1965 (Pete) [as Luis Chavarro] [stunt coordinator]
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1965 (member of Sentenza/Angel Eyes' gang)
The Man from Nowhere – 1966 (saloon patron)
Day of Anger – 1967 (Perkins henchman)
Kill and Pray – 1967 (Ferguson henchman)
Seven Pistols for a Massacre – 1967 (Little Tucson Deputy)
The Son of Django – 1967 (Eyepatch) [as Luis Chavarro]
And for a Roof a Sky Full of Stars – 1968 (Pratt henchman)
Cemetery Without Crosses – 1968 (Corey)
Once Upon a Time in the West – 1968 (Flagstone Deputy Sheriff)
Two Pistols and a Coward – 1968 (posse member) [stunt coordinator]
Sabata – 1969 (Clayton brother)
The Beast – 1970 (Deputy Williams) [as Luis Chavarro] [master of arms]
Bullet for a Stranger – 1971 (brawler)

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