[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.]
Nazzareno Cardinali was born in Rome on March 22, 1933, into a large family - he had four other siblings, Orlando, Isa, Maria Assunta and Luciano. Nazzareno Cardinali grew up in the Centocelle district of Rome, where he lived all his life. In 1968, in Civitavecchia, he met Alida De Simone, whom he married shortly after, and with whom he had two sons: Alessandro, born in 1969 and Massimiliano, born in 1971. Alida, who had been ill for some time, died on Christmas Eve 1984, leaving Nazzareno with his two young children. He continued to work in cinema playing roles in crime and action, and continuing to live in his beloved neighborhood that still remembers him with affection today. Nazzareno Cardinali died in 1996, taken ill while dancing in a club.
He appeared in some 30 films and television appearances between 1970-1992 as a stuntman, stunt coordinator, actor and master of arms.
Nazzareno’z appeared in four Spaghetti westerns that we are aware of was as a Mormon in 1970’s “Lo chiamavano Trinità ” (They Call Me Trinity), a saloon brawler in "Kid il monello del West" (Bad Kids of the West) and as one of Websters cowboys in " Dieci bianchi uccisi da un piccolo indiano" (Blood River) both in 1973. He also performed stunts in 1969's "La morte sull alta’collina" (Death on High Mountain).
CARDINALI, Nazzareno (aka Nazareno
Cardinali, Nathan Carlin) [3/22/1933,
Rome, Lazio, Italy – 6/8/1996, Rome, Lazio, Italy] – stunt coordinator,
stuntman, film, TV actor, married to Alida De Simone [19??-1984] (1968-1984),
father of Alessandro Cardinali [1969-
], Massimiliano Cardinali [1971-
].
Death on High
Mountain – 1969 [stunts]
They Call Me
Trinity – 1970 (Mormon)
Bad Kids of the
West – 1973 (saloon brawler)
Blood River –
1973 (Webster cowboy)
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