Pietro Martellanza
Date of birth: 1938-09-30
Place of birth: Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Peter Martell, Pietro Martellanz, Peter Martellanz, Peter Martel, Pete Martell
Biography
Italian actor, born in 1938 in the Northern Italian city of Bolzano. The handsome and charismatic Martellanza (often billed as Peter Martell) starred in over 40 films beginning in the 1960s, with his biggest successes in westerns, playing both heroes and villains. It is widely reported that in 1970, Martell was hired as the star of Enzo Barboni’s comedy western Lo chiamavano Trinità (THEY CALL ME TRINITY) but after suffering an injury was replaced by Terence Hill, who rocketed to stardom in the film. Martell died in 2010, aged 72.
Movie Credits
Tears of Kali
2004-03-26
Composed of three episodes—titled Kali, Shakti, and Devi—and linked within a narrative framework, it
Momo
1986-07-16
Momo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends
War Between the Planets
1966-07-29
Scientists try to prevent a collision between Earth and a planet that is heading for it.
The Bloody Judge
1970-02-05
In 1685 England, an overzealous Lord Chancellor condemns various rebels and "witches" to satisfy his
Forgotten Pistolero
1969-10-17
Mann is a gunman informed by a childhood friend that his father was murdered years earlier by his mo
The Cobra
1967-03-25
A disgraced treasury agent Mike Rand, who teams with his boss to halt a Red Chinese plot to destroy
Ringo: The Lone Rider
1968-02-15
A town is being terrorized by a gang of marauders led by Bill Anderson, a clever bandit boss. The to
Death Walks at Midnight
1972-11-17
Valentina, a beautiful fashion model, takes an experimental drug as part of a scientific experiment.
This Man Can't Die
1968-04-05
An undercover government agent sets out for revenge upon those responsible for the murder of his par
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
Fury of Johnny Kid
1967-03-02
Two family clans have always been enemies; they spend their time hating and killing each other. The
Date for a Murder
1967-05-17
Two friends from America come together by chance in the Italian countryside. They decide to meet in
His Name Was Pot, but They Called Him Allegria
1971-11-26
Two brothers, Ray and Pot, exercise their bank robbing talents. They rob and get robbed in rapid suc
Lola Colt
1967-10-22
A traveling "corps de ballet" is stranded in a small Western town, where the town is being terrorize
God Made Them... I Kill Them
1968-04-29
A bounty-hunter is hired by the residents of a small town on the Mexican border to stop a series of
The Long Day of the Massacre
1968-08-29
When sheriff Joe Williams is unjustly accused of the murder of a young couple, which was in reality
May God Forgive You... But I Won't
1968-08-13
While Cjamango is away from his ranch, bandits attack and kill his family. Disrupted by this tragedy
Safari Express
1976-01-05
John and Howard work in a company named Safari Express booking tourists on safaris. Their lives are
Melancholie der Engel
2009-05-01
Upon learning that his days are numbered, a man and an old friend return to an old house that connec
Patience Has a Limit, We Don't
1974-09-27
During the Civil War, Union Corporal MacDonald is entrusted with a large shipment of gold. He decid
Clattering Chastity Belts
1974-02-01
Well, who says that they were chaste and modest, the ladies and damsels of yesteryear? And even the
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula
2002-11-08
The Killer Barbies are playing at Tivoli World, a Wild West park in Spain. Komrade Irina and Komrade
Liebesgrüße aus der Lederhose 2: Zwei Kumpel auf der Alm
1974-09-13
A sequel directed again by Franz Marischka. The two Ruhrpott buddies Jupp and Erwin can't quite agre
Two Crosses in Danger Pass
1967-03-28
Judy and Alex are the only two survivors of a punishment mission ordered by the rich and ruthless Mo
The Violent Four
1968-03-29
A detective is assigned to head a manhunt for four violent bank robbers.
Desert of Fire
1971-01-29
A desert bandit leader robs a jeep and hauls off a lot of American money. He doesn't get much of a c
On the Threshold to Another World
2003-09-29
A documentary shot on the set of "Killer Barbys vs. Dracula" directed by Viktor Seastrom.
In Pursuit of Barbara
1991-09-10
In 1990, Jean Rollin was hired to transform some footage Jesús Franco had shot in 1971 into a new ju
Debris Documentar
2012-09-28
The film deals with the everyday life of a man who works on the set of the 2004 Ulli Lommel film Zom
The French Sex Murders
1972-06-15
After a French prostitute is found dead, one of her regular clients is tried and convicted for her m
My Name Is Pecos
1966-12-22
Pecos Martinez rides into Houston looking to settle an old score with gang leader Clane, who is afte
Street People
1976-03-30
A Mafia boss is enraged when he is suspected of smuggling a heroin shipment into San Francisco. He d
Possibility Zero
1969-05-17
Set in Norway and has a crack team of Allies sent to blow up an underground Nazi factory where the G
Laß jucken, Kumpel III. Teil - Maloche, Bier + Bett
1974-05-23
The trusted guys Jupp and Erwin once again turn the coal pot upside down. When they share their war
Mission Phantom
1967-05-31
A group known as Phantom are hired by an eccentric in a wheelchair to heist 4 billion dollars worth
Savage Guns
1971-11-25
Sam is wounded by the Mash Flanigan gang who enters a saloon and kills everybody in sight including
The Tough and the Mighty
1969-09-23
Based on the story of real life Sardinian bandit Graziano Mesina.
Terror-Creatures from the Grave
1965-06-23
An attorney arrives at a castle to settle the estate of its recently deceased owner. The owner's wif