Benito Pacifico
Biography
Round-faced, high-hairlined stuntman who started as a bit part actor in Italian Westerns. He was immediately noticed for his athletic ability and given large supporting roles and even a few starring roles in some low-budget Westerns, often opposite Gordon Mitchell. Even with the demise of the Spaghetti Western genre, Pacifico stayed on and made the transition from star to character actor and stunt coordinator. Bouncing around between all the major Italian studios, Pacifico is best known in his small roles as a "thug" or "henchman" in countless Italian crime and action films, usually alongside Giovanni Cianfriglia and Nello Pazzafini, who both made similar prolific stunt / character actor careers.
Filmography
Palermo – Milan One Way
1996
as Hitman in the Square (uncredited)
Year of the Gun
1991
as Alley Thug (uncredited)
Crime on the Highway
1982
as Marcello Taruscio (uncredited)
Bomber
1982
as Thug (uncredited)
Banana Joe
1982
as Torcillo's Henchman
Nightmare City
1980
as Zombie (uncredited)
Speed Driver
1980
Day of the Cobra
1980
as Warehouse Worker (uncredited)
Contraband
1980
as Perlante Bodyguard with SMG (uncredited)
Beast in Space
1980
as Fighter in Nightclub (uncredited)
Flatfoot in Egypt
1980
as Carmine's Henchman (Uncredited)
A Dangerous Toy
1979
as Supermarket Officer (uncredited)
Little Italy
1978
as Fake Priest (uncredited)
A Man Called Blade
1977
as Valler Henchman
The Heroin Busters
1977
as Genoese Assassin
The Beast in Heat
1977
as Partisan (uncredited)
Hitch Hike
1977
as Highway Patrolman #1
Destruction Force
1977
as scagnozzo di Lanza
Weapons of Death
1977
as Santoro Henchman
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
1977
as Hitman
Rome, Armed to the Teeth
1976
as Savelli Robber
Free Hand for a Tough Cop
1976
as Tomati Thug
The Big Racket
1976
as Factory Gunman (uncredited)
Rome, the Other Face of Violence
1976
as Termini Station Robber #2 (uncredited)