Vassili Karis
Vassili Karis | |
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| Born | Vassilj Karamesinis 22 September 1938 (age 85) |
| Occupation | Actor |
Vassili Karis (born Vassilis Karamesinis; 22 September 1938) is a Greek-born Italian actor, mainly active in the Spaghetti Western film genre.
Life and career[edit]
Born in Patras, Karis was first active in the peplum genre, in which he was credited with his birth name or with the stage name Marco Vassilli.[1] Adopted his definitive stage name, he got his first role of weight in 1966, in the Spaghetti Western film Five Giants from Texas.[1] His breakout came in the early 1970s with the role of Holy Ghost ("Spirito Santo" in Italian) in a series of western comedy films.[1][2] The decline of the western genre happened and he slowed his activities, retiring in the mid-1990s.[1]
Selected filmography[edit]
- 3 Avengers (1964)
- I criminali della metropoli (1965)
- An Angel for Satan (1966)
- A Stranger in Paso Bravo (1968)
- Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman (1971)
- He Was Called Holy Ghost (1971)
- His Name Was King (1971)
- Return of Sabata (1971)
- The Arena (1974)
- Cosmos: War of the Planets (1977)
- Cindy's Love Games (1978)
- Giallo a Venezia (1979)
- Scalps (1987)
- Last Platoon (1988)
- Leathernecks (1989)
- Women in Arms (1991)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Enrico Lancia, Fabio Melelli. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Attori stranieri del nostro cinema. Gremese 2006, ISBN 978-8-88440-425-1.
- ^ Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-8804572770.
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