Little Known Spaghetti Western Actors ~ Gianni Di Segni

[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.]

Gianni Di Segni was an Italian actor and stunt performer known for his prolific career in supporting and often uncredited roles across more than a hundred films from the 1950s to the 1980s. He appeared in several internationally acclaimed productions, including “Ben-Hur” (1959), “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” (1966), “Deep Red” (1975), and “Amarcord” (1973), as well as numerous spaghetti westerns such as “Day of Anger” (1967) and “The Grand Duel” (1972).

Born Giacomo Di Segni on November 30, 1919, in Rome, Italy, he first achieved success as an amateur boxer in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, winning gold at the 1949 European Light Heavyweight Championships and the 1951 European Heavyweight Championships while also competing in the 1948 London Olympics and the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. After retiring from boxing, he transitioned to the film industry, where he also occasionally worked in stunts and production roles before his death on March 7, 1986, in Rome

Gianni Di Segni appeared in thirteen Spaghetti western films and two television appearances: “Sfida a Rio Bravo” (Gunmen of the Rio Grande) as a lynch mob member and “Sansone e il Tesoro degli Incas” (Lost Treasure of the Aztecs) as a saloon rowdy both in 1964, “Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo” (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) as deputy at first hanging, and “Uno straniero a Sacramento” (A Stranger in Sacramento) as a Barnett henchman both in 1965, “Arizona Colt” (The Man from Nowhere) as a townsman in 1966, “Cjamango) as an El Tigre henchman, “I giorni dell’ira” (Day of Anger) as Miller, “Non cantare, spara” (Don’t Sing Shoot!) (TV) as a saloon brawler and stuntman and “Preparati la bara!” (Viva Django!) as a Joe/Django/ Trinity/ Cassidy henchman all in 1967, “Spara, Gringo, spara” (The Longest Hunt) as a saloon patron and stuntman and “Uno dopo l’altro” (One After the Other) as a townsman both in 1968, ““Tierra brutal” (Savage Guns) as a poker room drunk in 1971, “Il grande duello” (The Grand Duel) as a deputy and “Così Sia” (They Called Him Amen) as a saloon patron in 1972 and in the 1985 TV series Sogni e bisogni” as John Wayne [Season 1, episode 6 “Ladri”]

Di SEGNI, Gianni (Giacomo Di Segni) [11/30/1919, Rome, Lazio, Italy – 3/7/1986, Rome, Lazio, Italy] – Olympic boxer [1952], professional boxer, production manager, film, TV actor.

Gunmen of the Rio Grande – 1964 (lynch mob member)

Lost Treasure of the Aztecs – 1964 (saloon rowdy)

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - 1966 (deputy at first hanging)

A Stranger in Sacramento – 1965 (Barnett henchman)

The Man from Nowhere – 1966 (townsman)

Cjamango – 1967 (El Tigre henchman)

Day of Anger – 1967 (Miller)

Don’t Sing Shoot! (TV) – 1967 (saloon brawler) [stunts]

Viva Django – 1967 (Joe/Django/Trinity/Cassidy henchman)

The Longest Hunt – 1968 (saloon patron) [stunts]

One After the Other – 1968 (townsman)

Savage Guns – 1971 (poker room drunk)

The Grand Duel – 1972 (deputy)

They Called Him Amen – 1972 (saloon patron)

Sogni e bisogni (TV) – 1985 (John Wayne) [Season 1, episode 6 “Ladri”]