Salvatore Basile

Salvatore Basile

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Naples, Italy
May 18, 1940

Biography

Salvatore Basile Ferrara (Naples, May 18, 1940 – Cartagena de Indias, January 26, 2026), better known as Salvo Basile, was an Italian film and television actor and producer, who became a naturalized Colombian citizen, a country where he lived from 1968 until his death.

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Salvatore Basile 1
Salvatore Basile 2

Representative Works

Cannibal Holocaust
Cannibal Holocaust
6.3
/ Italian
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
8.3
/ Italian
Collateral Damage
Collateral Damage
5.8
/ English
The Mission
The Mission
7.4
/ English
Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera
6.7
/ English
Banana Joe
Banana Joe
6.7
/ Italian
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure
6.9
/ Italian
The Two Missionaries
The Two Missionaries
6.5
/ Italian
La médium del venerable
La médium del venerable
No Rating Yet
/ Spanish
El Cielo
El Cielo
No Rating Yet
/ Spanish
Cobra Verde
Cobra Verde
6.9
/ German
Buddy Goes West
Buddy Goes West
6.2
/ Italian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Cannibal Holocaust
1980Nominee

Best Performance

Cannibal Holocaust

Once Upon a Time in the West
1968Winner

Best Performance

Once Upon a Time in the West

Collateral Damage
2002Nominee

Best Performance

Collateral Damage

Career Highlights

The Mission
1986Highlight

Best Director

The Mission

Love in the Time of Cholera
2007Highlight

Best Performance

Love in the Time of Cholera

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