Daniele Vargas

Vargas with Ilona Staller in L'ingenua (1975)

Daniele Vargas, stage name of Daniele Pitani (April 20, 1922 – 1992) was an Italian film actor.

Life and career

Born in Bologna, after attending the high school together with Pier Paolo Pasolini, Daniele Vargas enrolled the Faculty of Medicine of the Bologna University.^[1][2] After the graduation, in 1957 he moved to Rome to follow his passion for cinema.^[1]

He began to appear in small roles in costume films and sword-and-sandals at the end of 50's, and became in a short time one of the most active character actors, specializing in roles of villain.^[1]

Selected filmography

• Hercules Unchained (1959) - Amphiaraus
• Caltiki – The Immortal Monster (1959) - Bob
• The Giant of Marathon (1959) - Darius I, King of Persia
• Fury of the Pagans (1960) - Napur
• A Difficult Life (1961) - Marquis Capperoni
• The Thief of Bagdad (1961) - Gamal
• March on Rome (1962) - "Sua Excelencia"
• Sodom and Gomorrah (1962) - Segur
• Torpedo Bay (1963) - Brauzzi
• Il Successo (1963) - Consouler
• Samson and the Sea Beast (1963) - Murad
• Hercules Against Rome (1964)
• Terror of the Steppes (1964)
• Goliath at the Conquest of Damascus (1965)
• The Revenge of Spartacus (1965)
• Kiss Kiss...Bang Bang (1966)
• The Spy Who Loved Flowers (1966)
• Seasons of Our Love (1966)
• Electra One (1967)
• Wanted (1967)
• Spirits of the Dead (1968)
• Son of Django (1968)
• Cemetery Without Crosses (1969)
• Bridge Over the Elbe (1969)
• Zorro in the Court of England (1970)
• The Devil Has Seven Faces (1972)
• The Arena (1974) - Timarchus
• The Voyage (1974) - Don Liborio, Lawyer
• Playing the Field (1974) - The President
• Eyeball (1975)
• The Sensuous Nurse (1975)
• Silence the Witness (1974)
• Eyeball (1975)
• Oh, Serafina! (1976)
• Sex with a Smile II (1976)
• Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978)
• Being Twenty (1978)
• Saturday, Sunday and Friday (1979)
• Il lupo e l'agnello (1980)
• Prickly Pears (1981)
• Ski Mistress (1981)
• Spaghetti a mezzanotte (1981)

References

1. Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 2003.
2. Massimo Giraldi; Enrico Lancia; Fabio Melelli. 100 caratteristi del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 2006.

External links

• Daniele Vargas at the Internet Movie Database