[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.]
Ivan Basta was born in Zabreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia on January 13, 1940. He was a film character actor. He appeared in 34 films beginning with a role as a gypsy in the 1961 film “Drakut il vendicatore” (Drakut the Avenger) directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Burt Nelson and Mario Petri. His last documented film appearance was in the 1969 action film “Zorro alla corte d’Inghilterra” (Zorro at the Court of England) directed by Franco Montemurro and starring Spyros Fokas and Dada Gallotti where he plays a guard in the hanging scene.
Basta started out in small roles in Italian films made in Yugoslavia and apparently moved to Italy in 1962 to pursue his career. There he achieved some success but only receiving small roles in crowd scenes and as gang members, etc.
Of the 34 films of record that he appeared in six were Spaghetti westerns where he usually played supporting roles as a henchman.
What happened to him after 1969 is unknown. Maybe he became disenchanted with how his career was going and returned to Croatia.
BASTA,
Ivan [1/13/1940, Zagreb, Yugoslavia -
] – film actor.
Blood
for a Silver Dollar – 1965 (sergeant)
Django
– 1965 (Rodriguez henchman)
7
Magnificent Pistols for Timothy – 1965 (Stranton henchman)
Ringo
and His Golden Pistol – 1966 (Perez henchman)
A
Rope for a Bastard – 1967 (Foster henchman)
Revenge
for Revenge – 1968 (Bower henchman)
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