.Westerns...All'Italiana!

Saturday, May 24, 2025

From the WAI! vault

Little Known Western actors ~ Alessandro Borgese

[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.]

Alessandro Borgese is the son of stuntman, actor Sal Borgese and actress Kim McKay. He was born in Rome on February 10, 1967. He’s been active in films since he was a small child and his father took him on location.

He’s still active in films as an assistant director, stunt coordinator and stuntman. He founded Team Borgese which specializes in stunts seen in many action films.

Alessandro has appeared in threes Spaghetti westerns as a stuntman, and stunt coordinator: “Una nuvola di polvere... un grido di morte... arriva Sartana” (Gunman in Town) in 1970, “Botte di Natale” (Troublemakers) in 1994 and the recent “Django” television series.

BORGESE, Alessandro [2/10/1967, Rome, Lazio, Italy - ] – assistant director, screenwriter, stunt coordinator, stuntman, actor, son of actor Sal Borgese (Giuseppe Salvatore Borgese) [1937- ] actress Kim McKay, founded Stunt Team Borgese.

Gunman in Town – 1970 [stunts] [most likely scene deleted]

Troublemakers – 1994 [stunts]

Django (TV) – 2022-2023 [stunt coordinator, stunts]

New Terence Hill documentary “Terence Hill: Pazifist und Cowboy”

“Terence Hill: Pazifist und Cowboy”

(Terence Hill” Pacifist and Cowboy)

(2024)

Director: Reinhard Joksch

52 minutes

Most people know him as a rascal, as Bud Spencer's eloquent film partner: Terence Hill, whose real name is Mario Matteo Girotti. With their action comedies, the film duo has created a myth that continues to inspire millions of people around the world to this day. But the private person Terence Hill stands in stark contrast to the roles he embodies - modest, publicity-shy and shaped by firm, Christian values. Nevertheless, he led a restless life, just like his characters: it was often uncertain where they came from and where they were going. Hill is a cosmopolitan and has an Italian, German and American passport. He is a person who loves nature and solitude and a pacifist who has abhorred weapons and violence all his life. His cinematic oeuvre includes far more than the 17 films with Bud Spencer: He was in front of the camera in many other productions. The portrait "Terence Hill: Pacifist and Cowboy" returns to the most important stations and places of his life that shaped the man and artist. Rome, Lommatzsch, Gubbio, the Tabernas desert in Spain and Stockbridge in Massachusetts are key places. Stories from friends, colleagues and companions create a multifaceted mosaic that condenses into an astonishing, surprising and impressive picture of Terence Hill as a person.

Broadcast times:

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 10:45 pm - arte

Fri, June 13, 2025 - 4:35 pm - arte

Sat, June 21, 2025 - 06:15 pm - arte

Sun, 29.06.2025 - 8:15 pm - MDR TV

Spaghetti Western Locations for “The Forgotten Pistolero”

We continue our search for film locations for "The Forgotten Pistolero". Thomas removes a small derringer from the chest and puts in his coat pocket. While Thomas smokes a cigar Ignacio sits patiently in a nearby chair.

According to Leonard Mann all the interior shots were filmed in Rome.

For a more detailed view of this site and other Spaghetti Western locations please visit my friend Yoshi Yasuda’s location site: http://y-yasuda.net/film-location.htm and Captain Douglas Film Locations http://www.western-locations-spain.com/

Special Birthdays

Mart Hulswit (actor) is 85 today.

Jaako Talaskivi (actor) would have been 80 today but died in 1998.

John C. Reilly (actor) is 60 today.

Friday, May 23, 2025

Little Known Western actors ~ Francesco Corso

Francesco Corso is/was an Italian character actor. He appeared in only five films from 1970-1978 and then as a cameraman in 2013. He was sometimes billed as Franco Corson or Frankie Corso.

All of his film appearances were in Spaghetti westerns: “Arrivano Django e Sartana… è la fine” (Django and Sartana are Coming… It’s the End) in 1970, “Il suo nome era Pot” (His Name Was Pot... They Called Him Allegria) in 1971, “Posate le pistole reverend” (Pistol Packin’ Preacher) in 1971 as one of Solvey’s/Garvey’s henchmen, “Scansati... a Trinità arriva Eldorado” (Stay Away from Trinity When He Comes to Eldorado) in 1972 as a brawler, “C’era una volta questo pazzo pazzo west” (Once Upon a Time in the Wild, Wild West) in 1973 as a saloon brawler and again as a saloon brawler in 1978’s “Porno erotico western” (Porno-Erotic Western).

I can find no biographical information on him.

CORSO, Francesco (aka Frankie Coursy, Franco Corso) [Italian] – film actor, cameraman.

Django and Sartana are Coming… It’s the End – 1970 [as Franco Corso]

His Name Was Pot... They Called Him Allegria - 1971 [as Frankie Coursy]

Pistol Packin’ Preacher – 1971 (Solvey/Garvey henchman)

Stay Away from Trinity When He Comes to Eldorado – 1972 (brawler) [as Franco

Corso]

Once Upon a Time in the Wild, Wild West – 1973 (saloon brawler) [as Franco Corso]

Porno-Erotic Western – 1978 (saloon brawler) [as Franco Corso]