Osiride Pevarello

Biography

Osiride Pevarello (Italy, 1920-2016) was an Italian actor whose career unfolded mostly in Italian cinema during the 1960s and 1970s, when the Italian western and the sword-and-sandal epic were at their most prolific. His name appears in casts of both genres, usually in supporting roles or uncredited bit parts.

In the mid-1960s he began appearing in gladiator and Roman films, such as Gladiators Seven (1964) and The Triumph of Hercules (1964). He soon moved into the Italian western, with titles like Adiós gringo (1965) and Face to Face (1967), often playing gang members, blacksmiths or tavern patrons. He also took part in the Trinity films and in Federico Fellini's Fellini Satyricon (1969), where he is credited as a soldier.

During the 1970s he kept alternating between westerns, police comedies and popular genre cinema, maintaining a steady presence in large ensemble casts. His last recorded appearance was in Senso '45 (2002). He died in 2016. His legacy is that of a working character actor in popular Italian film, remembered mainly through the western and peplum catalogue.

Key films

• Adiós gringo (1965): a gang member in a western of the period, in a supporting part.
• Face to Face (1967): the blacksmith of Willow Creek in Sergio Leone's western.
• Fellini Satyricon (1969): the soldier who kills the emperor in Fellini's adaptation.
• The Five Man Army (1969): a full-bearded singing Mexican, a minor figure in the western.
• Caligula (1979): plays a giant in the production about the Roman emperor.