Vassili Karis (born Vassilis Karamesinis; 22 September 1938) is a Greek-born Italian actor, mainly active in the Spaghetti Western film genre.
Vassili Karis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vassilj Karamesinis 22 September 1938 (age 85) |
| Occupation | Actor |
Life and career edit
Born in Patras, Karis was first active in the peplum genre, in which he was credited with his birth name or with the stage name Marco Vassilli.[1] Adopted his definitive stage name, he got his first role of weight in 1966, in the Spaghetti Western film Five Giants from Texas.[1] His breakout came in the early 1970s with the role of Holy Ghost ("Spirito Santo" in Italian) in a series of western comedy films.[1][2] The decline of the western genre happened and he slowed his activities, retiring in the mid-1990s.[1]
Selected filmography edit
- 3 Avengers (1964)
- I criminali della metropoli (1965)
- An Angel for Satan (1966)
- A Stranger in Paso Bravo (1968)
- Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman (1971)
- He Was Called Holy Ghost (1971)
- His Name Was King (1971)
- Return of Sabata (1971)
- The Arena (1974)
- Cosmos: War of the Planets (1977)
- Cindy's Love Games (1978)
- Giallo a Venezia (1979)
- Scalps (1987)
- Last Platoon (1988)
- Leathernecks (1989)
- Women in Arms (1991)
References edit
- ^ a b c d Enrico Lancia, Fabio Melelli. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Attori stranieri del nostro cinema. Gremese 2006, ISBN 978-8-88440-425-1.
- ^ Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-8804572770.