Little Known Spaghetti Western Actors ~ Renzo Arbore

 [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.]

Lorenzo Giovanni Maria Antonio Domenico Arbore was born on June 24, 1937, in Foggia, Apulia, Italy. Arbore became nationally recognized as radio anchor man, together with Gianni Boncompagni, in the late 1960s, with shows such as ‘Bandiera gialla’ (1965), ‘Per voi giovani’ (1967), and ‘Alto Gradimento’ (1970), increasingly marked by his ironical approach which later became one of his brands. He debuted in Italian television with ‘Speciale per voi’ (1969–1970), which included debates about singers of that age. His first great TV success was the surreal ‘L'altra domenica (The Other Sunday), (1976–1979), in which he launched numerous comedians including Mario Marenco, Isabella Rossellini and Roberto Benigni. Also very successful were ‘Quelli della note’ (1985) and ‘Indietro tutta!’ (1988), which established Arbore as one of the most intelligent cult figures of Italian television.

In the meantime he wrote and directed the movies “Il pap'occhio” (1980) and "FF.SS." – Cioè:...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?" (1983), both surreal stories featuring numerous actors launched by him and other friends, set in his adoptive city of Naples. Arbore also played and sang on his shows, notably in ‘Quelli della Notte’ and ‘Indietro tutta!’. His music albums sold hundreds of thousand copies in Italy.

An apt amateur clarinet player, in 1991 Arbore founded the Orchestra Italiana, a group of 15 artists with the aim to popularize Neapolitan music worldwide. The orchestra has toured in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. He was also director of the Umbria Jazz festival. His last TV show was ‘Speciale per me - Meno siamo, meglio stiamo!’ on Rai Uno.

Arbore appeared in two Euro-westerns: “A Fistful of Death” in 1971 as Notary Paul J. Stark and “Showdown for a Badman” in 1971 as the sheriff.

ARBORE, Renzo (aka Lorenzo Arbore) (Lorenzo Giovanni Maria Antonio Domenico Arbore) [6/24/1937, Foggia, Apulia, Italy -     ] – director, writer, film actor, composer, singer, musician, member of Renzo Arbore e L'Orchestra Italiana [1991].

A Fistful of Death – 1971 (Notary Paul J. Stark)

Showdown for a Badman - 1971 (Greenwood sheriff)