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Riccardo Pizzuti
Rick Piper, Richard Pizzuti
Nato il 28.04.1934 a Rom
Biografia

Riccardo Pizzuti was born on 28.04.1934 in Rome. After his childhood, he first worked for his father as an electrician. In 1951 he went to Venezuela for three years.

Beginnings in film

After his return, the stuntman Pasquale Basile brought him into the film business in the mid-50s. He remained true to this after his military service. In the 1960s he appeared as a stuntmen in the modern genre films such as the sword-and-sandal-films and later the spaghetti-western. In 1962 he appeared in "Cleopatra" (Cleopatra), 1964 in "Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators" (Spartacus e i dieci gladiatori), 1965 in "Blood for a Silver Dollar" (Un dollaro bucato) and 1967 in "Any Gun Can Play" (Vado... l'ammazzo e torno). In the late 1960s he joined Giorgio Ubaldi's stunt team.

First roles alongside Bud Spencer and Terence Hill

His first role in a Spencer/Hill film was 1968 in Ace High (I quattro dell'Ave Maria). In contrast to his later roles, however, he can only be seen very briefly here. But he got one of Bud's fist right away. With his next appearances in They call me Trinity (Lo chiamavano Trinità) and Trinity is STILL my name (...continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità) in the early 70s Riccardo Pizzuti become one of the most famous faces of the Bud Spencer and Terence Hill movies and, although he certainly did not belong to the famous actors at the side of the two, he contributed a certain part to the success of the movies. His role is basically always that of the right hand of the top villain and so it is he who always gets the fists of the two heroes in the first front. In the film Why did you pick on me? (Chissà perché... capitano tutte a me) you can even see Riccardo Pizzuti fighting alongside Bud Spencer. It is also interesting that Riccardo Pizzuti has often appeared in Bud Spencer solo films during his career, but is only involved in one Terence Hill solo project. But in Man of the East (...e poi lo chiamarono il Magnifico) he played the top villain and got one of his biggest roles. Riccardo Pizzuti made his 20th and final appearance in the Spencer/Hill universe in 1990 at Bud Spencer's side in his solo adventure Speaking with the devil. (Un piede in paradiso). In 1995 he was once again a gunslinger in Enzo Barboni's last film "Sons of Trinity" (Trinità & Bambino... e adesso tocca a noi!). Riccardo Pizzuti then retired from the acting business.

Dark times

In the mid-1980s, Pizzuti got into trouble with the Italian judiciary. He was accused of involvement in money laundering in connection with drug trafficking. Although Pizzuti asserted his innocence, he must go to jail. The judgment is annulled in 1988 and converted into an acquittal. Pizzuti turned his back on his homeland with bitterness and moved to France.

Back in the public eye

Twenty years later, Pizzuti was interviewed for the documentary They called him Spencer. In summer 2017 he was therefore invited to the premiere of the film in Munich. There he was warmly welcomed by the fans and so he accepted the invitation to the Spencer/Hill-Festival 2017 in Templin a little later. Here he presented himself in top form and in good spirits and was celebrated by 1000 enthusiastic fans.

Riccardo Pizzuti now lives in St. Jean near Toulouse in France.

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Filmografia
No. Anno Titolo Ruolo Doppiato da Immagine
1. 1968 I quattro dell'Ave Maria Handlanger von Drake  
2. 1970 Lo chiamavano Trinità... Jeff  
3. 1971 ... continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità einer der 3 Gauner am Anfang des Films  
4. 1971 Si può fare... amigo Schläger  
5. 1972 ... e poi lo chiamarono il Magnifico Morton Clayton Michele Gammino 
6. 1972 ... Più forte ragazzi! Schlagender Wirt  
7. 1972 Anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli „Die Natter”  
8. 1974 Porgi l'altra guancia Silberpappel  
9. 1975 Piedone a Hong Kong Schläger  
10. 1975 Il soldato di ventura Villefort, Französischer Ritter  
11. 1977 I due superpiedi quasi piatti einer von Freds Leuten  
12. 1978 Lo chiamavano Bulldozer Amerikanischer Soldat  
13. 1978 Pari e dispari Mack  
14. 1979 Uno sceriffo extraterrestre poco extra e molto terrestre Soldat  
15. 1980 Piedone d'Egitto Salvatore Coppola  
16. 1980 Chissà perché... capitano tutte a me Holzfäller  
17. 1981 Occhio alla penna Colorado Slim Luciano De Ambrosis 
18. 1981 Chi trova un amico trova un tesoro Schläger von Frisco Joe  
19. 1983 Nati con la camicia Dr. Spider Manlio De Angelis 
20. 1990 Un piede in paradiso Joe Grant, rivalisierender Taxifahrer  
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Maestro d'armi
No. Anno Titolo Commenti
1 1990 Un piede in paradisoStunt co-ordinator
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