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Fortunato Arena

Date of birth: 1922-05-23

Place of birth: Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Ares Lucky , Arena Fortunata, Lucky Arena, Lucky Aras

Fortunato Arena

Biography

Fortunato Arena (23 May 1922 – 7 March 1994) was an Italian stuntman and actor who appeared in more than one hundred films from 1954 to 1989.

Movie Credits

Return of Shanghai Joe
2.6

Return of Shanghai Joe

1975-02-28

A sinister town boss called Pat Barnes has exploited almost everyone in the town. If they don't succ

Attack and Retreat
3.3

Attack and Retreat

1964-09-16

Chronicle of the unheralded and unsuccessful invasion of the Soviet Union by the Italian army during

The Last Traitor
2

The Last Traitor

1971-03-12

Wedding guests awaiting the arrival of the bride suddenly become nervous when they notice that the t

Charleston
2.2

Charleston

1974-09-10

Sonny, a New York wise guy, dreams of becoming a feared gangster. He runs errands for the mob and is

Revolt of the Praetorians
3

Revolt of the Praetorians

1964-09-04

Rome chafes under the rule of the Emperor Domitian and his Egyptian mistress, Artamne. A mysterious

The Con Artists
3.5

The Con Artists

1976-04-15

Belle Duke, in order to get revenge on her former lover Philip Bang, organize his jail break. But in

The House of Lost Souls
3.4

The House of Lost Souls

1989-01-01

A handful of young geologists are unlucky enough to be forced to stay at a rundown hotel in the midd

The Last Round
3

The Last Round

1976-12-30

Stelvio Massi's crime thriller centers on a drifter who sets out to help blue-collar workers rise up

The Conqueror of Atlantis
3.5

The Conqueror of Atlantis

1965-03-31

Curious noises in the Arabian desert signal an attack by bizarre phantom-like raiders of gold who ar

Brothers Till We Die
3.5

Brothers Till We Die

1977-08-18

Vincenzo 'hunchback' plans a robbery on a armored police van with his gang. Once the job is done, hi

Johnny Yuma
3

Johnny Yuma

1966-08-11

Infidelity, murder, and betrayal lies at the center of this violent Spaghetti western. A scheming wi

The Unholy Four
3.1

The Unholy Four

1970-03-11

A young man who has lost his memory, escapes from prison with three other convicts. The other men he

Man Who Cried for Revenge
1.9

Man Who Cried for Revenge

1968-07-28

A Civil War veteran is amnesic after being shot in the head. When he returns to his hometown, he fin

Sheriff With the Gold
3

Sheriff With the Gold

1966-12-22

A gunman teams up with a small time sheriff to rob a shipment of gold.

They Call Me Hallelujah
2.8

They Call Me Hallelujah

1971-04-08

A Yankee gunman, Hallelujah, is hired by Mexican Juarista, General Ramirez to confiscate a case of j

Two hearts, a Chapel
2.5

Two hearts, a Chapel

1975-10-02

Aristide receives a big inheritance from his mother, but when he meets a beautiful redhead at the ce

Brother Outlaw
1.9

Brother Outlaw

1971-02-19

A man is falsely charged with bank robbery, prompting his brother to break him out of prison. Togeth

The Terror of the Steppes
2

The Terror of the Steppes

1964-01-29

Tribal chief Sandra kidnaps Samira, the daughter of the powerful Yesen Khan. He hopes to exchange he

If You Want to Live... Shoot!
3

If You Want to Live... Shoot!

1968-01-07

A young cowboy, Johnny, playing in a rigged poker game is forced to shoot one of the other players.

Gunan, King of the Barbarians
2.5

Gunan, King of the Barbarians

1982-09-09

The peaceful countryside village of Solmen is savagely assaulted by wild Ungats led by bloodthirsty

The Thief of Baghdad
2.5

The Thief of Baghdad

1961-03-23

When Karim impersonates a prince Osman, he steals the heart of Amina the Sultans daughter. The real

Salvo D'Acquisto
3.6

Salvo D'Acquisto

1974-12-03

In 1943 Italy is crumbling. Salvo D'Acquisto, a Carabinieri officer is trying to maintain law and or

Quintana: Dead or Alive
2.9

Quintana: Dead or Alive

1969-06-13

Don Juan, the governor of a Mexican province, arrests Manuel, the fiancé of the beautiful heiress, V

Tequila Joe
2.4

Tequila Joe

1968-04-05

A young deputy tries to sober and revitalize a washed up, alcoholic sheriff to take down a pair of w

Django Shoots First
2.5

Django Shoots First

1966-10-28

Django's father is framed by his business partner Clusker and shot by a bounty Killer. Django inheri

$1,000 on the Black
2.5

$1,000 on the Black

1966-12-18

Johnny Liston has just been released from prison where he has wrongly served twelve years for a murd

Hate Is My God
2.3

Hate Is My God

1969-05-23

A young man returns to his village, and with the help of a black-clad stranger, seeks revenge for th

Two Sons of Trinity
2.1

Two Sons of Trinity

1972-07-27

Franco and Ciccio are two cousins ​​who, in the old West, have opened a service station, where they

Trinity Is Still My Name
3.7

Trinity Is Still My Name

1971-10-21

The two brothers Trinity and Bambino are exchanged by two federal agents and take advantage of the s

Mafia Things
2.8

Mafia Things

1971-01-30

A young man unwantedly gets caught up in an international gang war in this humorous crime farce!

Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
3

Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!

1971-09-21

Franco and Ciccio work as waiters in an inn in France. The day Ciccio officially takes French citize

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
4.3

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1966-12-22

While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a rut

Patroclooo!... e il soldato Camillone, grande grosso e frescone
1.8

Patroclooo!... e il soldato Camillone, grande grosso e frescone

1973-12-30

The thief Bruno Camillone would like to escape abroad, but he needs a false passport and identity, w

Temple of the White Elephant
3

Temple of the White Elephant

1964-03-28

In British colonial India, Lt. Dick Ramsay is charged with secretly rescuing the kidnapped daughter

Three Giants of the Roman Empire
3

Three Giants of the Roman Empire

1971-08-13

S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
1.7

S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert

1980-02-23

Lavinia Kean, a brilliant American espionage agent, combats the wiles of international criminal and

Dynamite Jack
3.6

Dynamite Jack

1961-11-03

Antoine Espérandieu, a French tenderfoot, lands in Windows Canyon, Arizona, a remote place under the

The Stranger Returns
3

The Stranger Returns

1967-08-17

The Stranger happens across a murdered postal inspector and a gang of bandits set on a prize of stol

Hercules, Samson & Ulysses
2.3

Hercules, Samson & Ulysses

1963-12-20

Two strongmen set out to hunt down a murderous sea monster. Their ship is wrecked and they end up in

Girolimoni, the Monster of Rome
3.5

Girolimoni, the Monster of Rome

1972-09-18

In Mussolini's Rome a murderer is targeting young girls. The movie explores how the fascist mind wor

Put Your Devil Into My Hell
2

Put Your Devil Into My Hell

1973-03-16

Ricciardetto is a fourteenth-century playboy who wants at all costs to sleep with the wife of the ma

Riuscirà il nostro eroe a ritrovare il più grande diamante del mondo?
2.3

Riuscirà il nostro eroe a ritrovare il più grande diamante del mondo?

1971-06-23

Jimmy Logan, a detective, tries to retrieve a diamond from the British crown stolen by the traitorou

Blood Story
1

Blood Story

1972-05-09

A prohibition-themed gangster thriller, set in the 1930s in the United States. Following a failed he

A Stranger in Town
2.5

A Stranger in Town

1967-01-13

Unknown to anybody else but himself The Stranger arrives in an abandoned town where he witnesses the

Man Called Amen
1

Man Called Amen

1972-08-11

A very unlikely trio join forces in order to rob a bank: an ex-bandit called Smith, now a cheerful r

Summer Affair
2.5

Summer Affair

1971-04-09

A very young Ornella Muti plays a rich girl who falls for an older hippie boy. Her parents don't app

Django Challenges Sartana
2.5

Django Challenges Sartana

1970-04-03

Django comes to town to discover that his brother Steve, accused of robbing a bank, has been lynched

Carthage in Flames
2.5

Carthage in Flames

1960-01-29

Historical drama depicting the last of the Punic Wars between the Roman Republic and Carthage.

Blindman
2.8

Blindman

1971-11-15

A blind, but deadly, gunman, is hired to escort fifty mail order brides to their miner husbands. His

The Great Silence
3.8

The Great Silence

1968-11-22

A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a

Django the Bastard
2.8

Django the Bastard

1969-11-08

A Confederate soldier returns from the dead to take revenge on three officers who betrayed his unit

Even Angels Eat Beans
3.2

Even Angels Eat Beans

1973-03-22

Two mismatched buddies are mistaken for mob enforcers in Depression-era America.

Young, Beautiful... Probably Rich
1.9

Young, Beautiful... Probably Rich

1982-08-31

Claudia, Rita, and Caterina are three friends who live in a conservative Italian town and lead seemi

The Teasers
2.4

The Teasers

1975-10-31

Loredana is a schoolgirl who takes advantage of her fellow students and teachers by using her innoce

They Called Him Bulldozer
3.4

They Called Him Bulldozer

1978-09-15

The "Bulldozer", a former football star, is now working as a fisherman. As a group of street-people

Tanto va la gatta al lardo...
2.4

Tanto va la gatta al lardo...

1978-05-23

Film in four episodes, inspired by the chronicle of the time: three mature sisters give themselves t

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
3.3

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

1977-02-03

A vengeful criminal targets the inspector who put him away, but the inspector survives and fakes his

Poppea's Hot Nights
1.1

Poppea's Hot Nights

1969-01-01

Poppea's Hot Nights (Italian: Le calde notti di Poppea) is a 1969 Italian comedy film set in Ancient

The Odd Squad
2.7

The Odd Squad

1982-01-01

Sicilia 1943, after the landing, between the invading Us army and the defender Italian army, a 2000

Holy God, Here Comes the Passatore!
1

Holy God, Here Comes the Passatore!

1973-01-18

Stefano Pelloni is an Italian highwaymen known as Il Passatore, loved by women but despised by lawme

It Was I
2.5

It Was I

1973-03-15

A humble Milanese window-cleaner with dreams of magazine and TV fame accuses himself of the murder o

Two Brothers in Trinity
3

Two Brothers in Trinity

1972-04-26

Charming, blithely amoral devil-may-care rogue Jesse Smith and peaceful, devout straight-arrow Mormo

Two Sons of Ringo
3

Two Sons of Ringo

1966-12-07

Another spoof from the Franco and Ciccio team in which the boys, who are running a scam pretending t

Franco and Ciccio... Robber and Cop
2.4

Franco and Ciccio... Robber and Cop

1969-11-20

A cop has a cousin who is a thief, and one day while he is chasing him he ends up in a room with a m

Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard
3.1

Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard

1969-09-19

Franco and Ciccio embark on a journey to find Pirate Flint's lost treasure, hunted by the fearsome P

Il... Belpaese
2.9

Il... Belpaese

1977-12-17

After many years working abroad, Guido comes back to Milan. His dream is to set up a clock-shop but

A Man Called Magnum
2.6

A Man Called Magnum

1977-08-07

A drug deal goes bad and the heroin is stolen. One mob boss doesn't have his drugs and the other doe

The Salamander
2.6

The Salamander

1981-04-25

An Italian policeman investigates a series of murders involving people in prominent positions. Left

Counselor at Crime
2.6

Counselor at Crime

1973-08-30

When the godson of San Francisco's crime lord asks permission to leave "the business," Don Antonio a

Killers Are Challenged
2.6

Killers Are Challenged

1966-02-24

When a trio of scientists who have discovered an alternative energy source starts dying mysteriously

A Special Cop in Action
3.1

A Special Cop in Action

1976-11-27

A school bus with young children being kidnapped. Commissario Betti will solve the case. High action

The Most Beautiful Wife
3.4

The Most Beautiful Wife

1970-03-12

A 16-year-old Sicilian becomes the target of a mafia hit man after refusing to go through with her p

Confessions of a Lady Cop
2.9

Confessions of a Lady Cop

1976-02-12

Gianna Amicucci works in the house of the head of her hometown police force and enters the academy w

Trinity and Sartana Are Coming
2.1

Trinity and Sartana Are Coming

1972-05-30

Sartana and Trinity set out on a grudging relationship hell bent for gold and comic brawls.

Man Only Cries for Love
1.6

Man Only Cries for Love

1968-07-27

Tony and some friends put together a rock band to do some concerts and earn some money. Unfortunatel

Shotgun
2.9

Shotgun

1968-03-01

In a small western town our hero Durango delivers his prisoner to the jailhouse and then goes to the

One After Another
2.9

One After Another

1968-11-13

Bespectacled pistolero Stan Ross comes to Canyon City and becomes involved with two feuding factions

Nights and Loves of Don Juan
1.6

Nights and Loves of Don Juan

1971-03-10

Film inspired on the character from "Don Juan Tenorio".

Naughty Nun
2.5

Naughty Nun

1972-03-09

To spite her father, a young woman enters a convent. However, the woman's old boyfriend shows up and

Colossus of the Arena
2

Colossus of the Arena

1962-09-13

A powerful man posing as a gladiator in Rome's fourth century discovers a plan to put the beautiful

The Return of Halleluja
2.9

The Return of Halleluja

1972-08-30

Ramirez, the general of the Mexican revolution against Maximilian who has been appointed king of Mex

Man of the East
3.3

Man of the East

1972-09-28

By his dying father's last wish Joe is sent to the Wild West to become a real guy. The dreamy young

Crime Busters
3.5

Crime Busters

1977-04-01

An attempted robbery turns to be an unexpected recruitment when two unemployed men mistakenly break

Without Family
3.7

Without Family

1972-03-30

Released from the orphanage at the age of thirty, a man dreams of finding his mother.

Crimebusters
2.5

Crimebusters

1976-06-17

Major Paolo Altieri of the Paratroopers Corps foils the kidnapping of child, but becomes the victim

Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why?
3.1

Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why?

1972-04-15

Carlo, a young photographer, is making love with his girlfriend at the beach when he witnesses a mur

Zorro, the Navarra Marquis
0

Zorro, the Navarra Marquis

1969-12-23

Zorro fights Napoleon's army to help the King of Spain.

Cry of Death
1.5

Cry of Death

1968-11-21

A range war between cattlemen and farmers comes to a head with the arrival of a Deputy Marshal and "

The Giants of Thessaly
2.4

The Giants of Thessaly

1960-12-06

In order to placate the angry gods, who have allowed Thessaly to be overrun with barbarian invaders

The Union
2.2

The Union

1972-08-29

A Sicilian worker, a member of the internal commission in a factory in Bergamasco, believes he has w

Meo Patacca
3

Meo Patacca

1972-09-27

Adapted from the mock-heroic poem in Roman dialect, tells the misadventures of the young trasteverin

Due strani papà
2.8

Due strani papà

1984-03-22

Where Are You Taking That Woman
3.5

Where Are You Taking That Woman

1966-07-28

A lady killer tracked by the police, takes refuge at a psychiatrist's home, and the doctor tells him

...e continuavano a mettere lo diavolo ne lo inferno
1.3

...e continuavano a mettere lo diavolo ne lo inferno

1973-01-01

The Bloodstained Shadow
3

The Bloodstained Shadow

1978-06-02

A schoolgirl was murdered seven years ago, and the case was never solved; now, the murderer seems to

The Conquest of Mycenae
1.9

The Conquest of Mycenae

1963-04-22

Gordon Scott plays Glaucus, the prince of Tiryns, a powerful warrior who goes undercover in Mycenae

The 5-Man Army
3.3

The 5-Man Army

1969-10-16

At the behest of local revolutionaries, a mercenary enlists four specialists in various combat style

Wanted Johnny Texas
2.5

Wanted Johnny Texas

1967-04-27

Johnny Texas is recruited by the U.S. Army to find a safe passage for a wagon train and impatient se

His Name Was Holy Ghost
2.8

His Name Was Holy Ghost

1972-03-30

The Holy Ghost is a supernatural gunfighter dressed in white and with a dove sitting on his shoulder

How We Stole the Atomic Bomb
2.6

How We Stole the Atomic Bomb

1968-01-01

Franco, an Italian fisherman, witnesses a U.S. Air Force plane crash in the Mediterranean off Egypt

Madigan's Millions
1.9

Madigan's Millions

1968-05-30

When a deported gangster dies in Italy, the U.S. Treasury Department is very interested in the one m

They Call Him Cemetery
3

They Call Him Cemetery

1971-09-23

John and George McIntire are a couple of naive brothers who travel to a lawless western town to see

Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
2

Mean Frank and Crazy Tony

1973-11-23

There's trouble in Frankie Diomede's criminal empire in Genoa. A French gangster has moved into his

In the Name of the Father
1.5

In the Name of the Father

1969-04-03

When three drifters come into the possession of stolen gold they are imprisoned then sprung by a fri

008: Operation Exterminate
2.2

008: Operation Exterminate

1965-09-03

The British Secret Service sends agent 006 to Cairo, to collaborate with an American colleague in se

Snow Job
3

Snow Job

1965-09-24

Lucio sees his holiday on the Italian Alps interrupted when he is suddenly and unwillingly involved

Bad Kids of the West
0

Bad Kids of the West

1973-12-24

A kid with a wild imagination overhears the plan of some bandits to hold up a bank. Together with a