2009Nominee
Best Performance
Melancholie der Engel
Pietro Martellanza
Actor
Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
September 30, 1938
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1976Nominee
Best Performance
Street People
1986Nominee
Best Performance
Momo
Career Highlights
1970Highlight
Best Performance
The Bloody Judge
1969Highlight
Best Performance
Forgotten Pistolero
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Melancholie der Engel
Street People
The Bloody Judge