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Benito Pacifico

Benito Pacifico

Acting

Born March 28, 1939 · Roma, Italy

Biography

Round-faced, high-hairlined stuntman who started as a bit part actor in Italian Westerns. He was immediately noticed for his athletic ability and given large supporting roles and even a few starring roles in some low-budget Westerns, often opposite Gordon Mitchell. Even with the demise of the Spaghetti Western genre, Pacifico stayed on and made the transition from star to character actor and stunt coordinator. Bouncing around between all the major Italian studios, Pacifico is best known in his small roles as a "thug" or "henchman" in countless Italian crime and action films, usually alongside…

Known For · 40 titles

The Great Silence

The Great Silence

1968
Moses

Moses

1996
The Beast in Heat

The Beast in Heat

1977
Hitch Hike

Hitch Hike

1977
Banana Joe

Banana Joe

1982
Flatfoot in Egypt

Flatfoot in Egypt

1980
Nightmare City

Nightmare City

1980
Year of the Gun

Year of the Gun

1991
Contraband

Contraband

1980
Palermo – Milan One Way

Palermo – Milan One Way

1996
Beast in Space

Beast in Space

1980
Bomber

Bomber

1982
Adios Compañeros

Adios Compañeros

1971
High Crime

High Crime

1973
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

1977
His Name Was Pot, but They Called Him Allegria

His Name Was Pot, but They Called Him Allegria

1971
Weapons of Death

Weapons of Death

1977
The Cop in Blue Jeans

The Cop in Blue Jeans

1976
Little Italy

Little Italy

1978
A Man Called Blade

A Man Called Blade

1977
Rome, Armed to the Teeth

Rome, Armed to the Teeth

1976
Day of the Cobra

Day of the Cobra

1980
Violent Rome

Violent Rome

1975
Syndicate Sadists

Syndicate Sadists

1975
The Big Racket

The Big Racket

1976
Free Hand for a Tough Cop

Free Hand for a Tough Cop

1976
The Heroin Busters

The Heroin Busters

1977
Rome, the Other Face of Violence

Rome, the Other Face of Violence

1976
Colt in the Hand of the Devil

Colt in the Hand of the Devil

1973
One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana!

One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana!

1970
Savage Guns

Savage Guns

1971
Destruction Force

Destruction Force

1977
Crime on the Highway

Crime on the Highway

1982
The Tough and the Mighty

The Tough and the Mighty

1969
A Dangerous Toy

A Dangerous Toy

1979
Coffin Full of Dollars

Coffin Full of Dollars

1971
Dead Men Don't Make Shadows

Dead Men Don't Make Shadows

1970
Sartana and His Shadow of Death

Sartana and His Shadow of Death

1969
Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End

Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End

1970
The Electric Chair

The Electric Chair

1969