About
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.
Known for
Street PeopleMovie • 1976
Melancholie der EngelMovie • 2009
MomoMovie • 1986
The Bloody JudgeMovie • 1970
Forgotten PistoleroMovie • 1969
War Between the PlanetsMovie • 1966
The French Sex MurdersMovie • 1972
Terror-Creatures from the GraveMovie • 1965
Death Walks at MidnightMovie • 1972
My Name Is PecosMovie • 1966
Tears of KaliMovie • 2004
The Violent FourMovie • 1968
MasksMovie • 2011