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Benito Pacifico

Benito Pacifico

Acting·1939–2008·44 films

Round-faced, high-hairlined stuntman who started as a bit part actor in Italian Westerns. He was immediately noticed for his athletic ability and given large supporting roles and even a few starring roles in some low-budget Westerns, often opposite Gordon Mitchell. Even with the demise of the Spaghetti Western genre, Pacifico stayed on and made the transition from star to character actor and stunt coordinator. Bouncing around between all the major Italian studios, Pacifico is best known in his small roles as a "thug" or "henchman" in countless Italian crime and action films, usually alongside

Filmography

Banana Joe
Banana Joe (1982)Torcillo's Henchman
The Great Silence
The Great Silence (1968)Coachman
Bomber
Bomber (1982)Thug (uncredited)
Nightmare City
Nightmare City (1980)Zombie (uncredited)
Flatfoot in Egypt
Flatfoot in Egypt (1980)Carmine's Henchman (Uncredited)
Palermo – Milan One Way
Palermo – Milan One Way (1996)Hitman in the Square (uncredited)
Hitch Hike
Hitch Hike (1977)Highway Patrolman #1
The Beast in Heat
The Beast in Heat (1977)Partisan (uncredited)
Rome, Armed to the Teeth
Rome, Armed to the Teeth (1976)Savelli Robber
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist (1977)Hitman
Year of the Gun
Year of the Gun (1991)Alley Thug (uncredited)
Contraband
Contraband (1980)Perlante Bodyguard with SMG (uncredited)
The Cop in Blue Jeans
The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976)Shelley's Henchman (uncredited)
Crime on the Highway
Crime on the Highway (1982)Marcello Taruscio (uncredited)
Free Hand for a Tough Cop
Free Hand for a Tough Cop (1976)Tomati Thug
High Crime
High Crime (1973)Cafiero Henchman (uncredited)
The Big Racket
The Big Racket (1976)Factory Gunman (uncredited)
A Man Called Blade
A Man Called Blade (1977)Valler Henchman
Syndicate Sadists
Syndicate Sadists (1975)Paterno Thug in Saloon (uncredited)
Violent Rome
Violent Rome (1975)Augusto - Supermarket Robber (uncredited)
Little Italy
Little Italy (1978)Fake Priest (uncredited)
Destruction Force
Destruction Force (1977)scagnozzo di Lanza
The Heroin Busters
The Heroin Busters (1977)Genoese Assassin
Beast in Space
Beast in Space (1980)Fighter in Nightclub (uncredited)
A Dangerous Toy
A Dangerous Toy (1979)Supermarket Officer (uncredited)
Weapons of Death
Weapons of Death (1977)Santoro Henchman
Day of the Cobra
Day of the Cobra (1980)Warehouse Worker (uncredited)
One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana!
One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana! (1970)Paco Sanchez (as Dennis Colt)
Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End
Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End (1970)Stinky (as Dennis Colt)
Coffin Full of Dollars
Coffin Full of Dollars (1971)Ramirez
Dead Men Don't Make Shadows
Dead Men Don't Make Shadows (1970)Medina
Rome, the Other Face of Violence
Rome, the Other Face of Violence (1976)Termini Station Robber #2 (uncredited)
Colt in the Hand of the Devil
Colt in the Hand of the Devil (1973)Warner henchman (uncredited)
Savage Guns
Savage Guns (1971)Hernandes
The Tough and the Mighty
The Tough and the Mighty (1969)Coffin Bearer (uncredited)
Sartana and His Shadow of Death
Sartana and His Shadow of Death (1969)Babyface Randall
Adios Compañeros
Adios Compañeros (1971)Buck O'Sullivan
Four Came to Kill Sartana
Four Came to Kill Sartana (1969)Silky
Speed Driver
Speed Driver (1980)
His Name Was Pot, but They Called Him Allegria
His Name Was Pot, but They Called Him Allegria (1971)Steve
Once Upon a Time in the Wild, Wild West
Once Upon a Time in the Wild, Wild West (1973)Joe
Death Played the Flute
Death Played the Flute (1972)Outlaw
The Electric Chair
The Electric Chair (1969)
Down with Your Hands... You Scum!
Down with Your Hands... You Scum! (1971)Manuel Sanchez