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Home/People/Giovanni Cianfriglia
Giovanni Cianfriglia profile photo
Born
Apr 5, 1935Died: Oct 30, 2024
Lived 89 years
Place of Birth
Anzio, Lazio, Italy
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

90
Movies
1
TV Shows
Also Known As
Ken Wood
Giovanni Cianfrilla
Giovanni Gianfriglia
Phil Karson
Alfred Raichlin
+2 more
IMDb Profile

Giovanni Cianfriglia

Acting

Biography
Giovanni Cianfriglia (born 5 April 1935) is an Italian film actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films since 1958. Born in Anzio, Cianfriglia debuted as the body double of Steve Reeves in Hercules, then he started appearing, often uncredited, as a stuntman in dozens of genre films. Since the second half of the sixties he starred in several adventure films and Spaghetti Westerns in leading roles using the stage name Ken Wood. Source: Article "Giovanni Cianfriglia" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern

as Self
2006
Alex the Ram poster

Alex the Ram

as Uomo di Barra
2000
Bandits: Love and Liberty poster

Bandits: Love and Liberty

as Zi Peppe
1994
First Action Hero poster

First Action Hero

as Carmelo
1994
Year of the Gun poster

Year of the Gun

as Alley Thug (uncredited)
1991
The Comics poster

The Comics

as camionista "manesco"
1990
Cellini: A Violent Life poster

Cellini: A Violent Life

as Captain
1990
The Last Temptation of Christ poster

The Last Temptation of Christ

as Roman Soldier (uncredited)
1988
Urban Warriors poster

Urban Warriors

as Walker (archive footage) (uncredited)
1987
I picari poster

I picari

as (uncredited)
1987
Rent-a-Cop poster

Rent-a-Cop

as Bodyguard (uncredited)
1987
The Barbarians poster

The Barbarians

as Ghedo - Strongman
1987
Ladyhawke poster

Ladyhawke

as Fornac's Man (uncredited)
1985
Tuareg: Desert Warrior poster

Tuareg: Desert Warrior

as Mubalak
1984
The Final Executioner poster

The Final Executioner

as Sentry
1984
Escape from the Bronx poster

Escape from the Bronx

as Rebel / Disinfestor (uncredited)
1983
The Seven Magnificent Gladiators poster

The Seven Magnificent Gladiators

as Festo (as Jody Wanger)
1983
2019: After the Fall of New York poster

2019: After the Fall of New York

as Panther - Race Participant (uncredited)
1983
Ironmaster poster

Ironmaster

as Vood Henchman
1983
Thor the Conqueror poster

Thor the Conqueror

as Maneater Chief (uncredited)
1983