Giancarlo Prete
Acting
Biography
Giancarlo Prete was an Italian actor. After he worked in the cinema as stuntman, Prete went to Alessandro Fersen's acting school (where he later returned as a teacher) and began to act in many films and in television serials, sometimes credited under the name Timothy Brent or Philip Garner. In the following years Prete worked as dubbing director and acted only in television productions (including the Space: 1999 episode "The Troubled Spirit" as Dr. Dan Mateo). He was married to Elizabeth Jacinto and had a son named Alessandro, who is also an actor. Giancarlo Prete died on 9 March 2001 of a brain tumor at the age of 58.
Known For
The crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon from orbit into deep space.
Space: 1999
Follow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.
Return of the Saint
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the extended Henry and Jastrow families navigate thevpersonal, social and political impacts of World War II, including the Holocaust, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Pacific theater.
War and Remembrance
Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day. Together, with the thief Philippe Gaston, they must try to overthrow the corrupt Bishop and in doing so break the spell.
Ladyhawke
Adventure comedy directed by Bruno Corbucci.
Messalina, Messalina!
Dart Jr. hires three untrustworthy men to help him rob a pretty female doctor who's smuggling gold for a Mexican dictator.
The Three Musketeers of the West
A ragtag group of people have to fight extermination squads amid their ruined city.
Escape from the Bronx
A police captain arranges the release of a criminally insane prisoner, who soon winds up dead. When the District Attorney takes on the case, he uncovers corruption in the department and vows to take down the man who's responsible.
Confessions of a Police Captain
In the Nazi occupied city of Rome, an assault on an SS brigade draws retaliation from the military governship. "Massacre in Rome" is the true story of how this partisan attack led to the mass execution of Italian nationals under the orders of SS-Lieutenant Colonel Kappler.
Massacre in Rome
La Califfa's husband was killed during the strikes so she takes the side of the strikers. Her conflict with the plant owner Doverdo gradually turns into a love relationship.
Lady Caliph
When a 35-foot great white shark begins to wreak havoc on a seaside town, the mayor, not wanting to endanger his gubernatorial campaign, declines to act, so a local shark hunter and horror author band together to stop the beast.
The Last Shark
The adventures of a cad in Napoleonic times.
The Loves and Times of Scaramouche
Two bumbling private detectives get themselves hired to find a missing person. They find themselves in the middle of a mob war when it turns out that the missing person is somebody the mob wants to stay missing.
Detective School Dropouts
A soldier attacks his corrupt superior officer and is court marshalled but before he can be sent to a firing squad he escapes...
The Last Blood
A retired ex-criminal, the notorious Mister X, must clear his name when an up-and-comer commits a heinous copycat crime.
Avenger X
A famous skier, his mistress and a ski instructor rob a bank in the Alps and hide the loot in a crevasse.
Snow Job
Inspector Tellini investigates serial crimes where victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open with a sharp knife.
The Black Belly of the Tarantula
A pimp named Horny Hector operates a brothel on property coveted by Cardinal Giove. The Cardinal comes up with a plan to force Hector into selling him the land by kidnapping Helen, triggering a small gang war.
Hector the Mighty
Gloria Fontanesi is a girl who works as a factory worker but carries within her a great passion: dancing! Success comes one night, when due to a delay by Renato Zero, the stage is finally hers.
Baila Guapa
After professional stickup man Mario Corda is jailed, his young, ambitious partner -- who covets both Corda's life and his wife -- cuts loose, leaving a trail of dead bodies in his wake.