Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Little Known Spaghetti Western Actors ~ Mario Donen

[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.]


 Mario Donen was an Italian character actor who appeared in nine films between 1965 and 1974 and an appearance in one episode of the 1969 TV series ‘La donna di cuori’. He was born in Carpenedolo, Brescia, Italy on April 9, 1935, and passed away at the age of 85 on October 31, 2020, in Desenzano del Garda, Brescia, Italy. I can find no other biographical information on him.

Mario Donen appeared in one Spaghetti western as a firing squad officer in 1967’s “7 Winchester per un massacre” (Payment in Blood)

DONEN, Mario (Mario Papotti) [4/9/1935, Carpenedolo, Brescia, Italy – 10/31/2020, Desenzano del Garda, Brescia, Italy] – film, TV actor.

Payment in Blood – 1967 (firing squad officer)

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