[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.]
Pierluigi Del Papa was born on May 2, 1938. He was well-known figure in Pisa as a boxer and film actor Italian, European light heavyweight champion between 1966 and 1971 and challenger to the world title. Known for his boxing career in which he had 62 bouts winning 44 (17 by knockout) and losing 11 with 4 ties., he expanded his audience by playing roles of some importance in some films, including two directed by Michele Lupo with Bud Spencer in the lead: “They Call Me Bulldozer” in 1978 and Bomber in 1982.
Del Papa died in Pisa, Italy on October 27, 2018, at the age of 80.
Piero’s only Spaghetti western appearance was a Buseba henchman in “O tutto o niente” (A Man Called Amen) in 1968.
Del PAPA, Piero (Pierluigi
Del Papa) [5/25/1938, Pisa, Tuscany,
Italy - 10/27/2018, Tirrenia, Pisa,
Tuscany, Italy] – boxer, film actor, Olympic boxer [1960], Italian Light
Heavyweight Champion [1962-1964], European Light Heavyweight Champion
[1966-1967, 1970-1971].
A Man Called Amen – 1968 (Buseba
henchman)
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