Salvatore Baccaro

Actor

February 22, 1932 (52 years)

† December 18, 1984

Roccamandolfi, Isernia, Molise, Italy

Biography

Salvatore Baccaro (22 February 1932 – 18 December 1984) was an Italian character actor. He was recognizable for his known acromegaly and appeared in more than sixty films from 1970 to 1984. He died on 18 December 1984 aged 52 after thyroid surgery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Salvatore Baccaro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

5.0

The Soldier with Great Maneuvers

Crispino (uncredited)

Doctor Eva Marini takes up a position at an army base to investigate the sexual behavior of the Italian male soldier and soon finds out she's taken on more than she bargained for.

5.6

Salon Kitty

Neanderthal Prisoner (uncredited)

In Nazi Germany, Kitty runs a brothel where the soldiers come to 'relax'. Recording devices have been installed by a power-hungry official who plans to use the information to blackmail and usurp Hitler. One of the girls discovers the ploy and, with the madam's help, takes on the dangerous task of exposing the conspiracy.

7.7

Deep Red

Fruit Vendor (uncredited)

An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods. The two are soon drawn into a shocking web of dementia and violence.

4.2

Starcrash

Neanderthal Man

A pair of smugglers manage to pick up a castaway while running from the authorities, who turns out to be the only survivor from a secret mission to destroy a mysterious superweapon designed by the evil Count Zartharn. The smugglers are soon recruited by the Emperor to complete the mission, as well as to rescue the Emperor's son, who has gone missing.

5.4

The Arena

Winekeeper

Female gladiators fight to the death. Inspired by the story of Spartacus, follow the adventures of a bevy of slave girls who, upon finding themselves thrust into the gladiator ring, mount a vicious rebellion to fight their way to freedom.

5.1

The Beast in Heat

The Beast

In a remote village in occupied Europe, the SS pursue their inhuman treatment of captured partisans in efforts to force them to betray their comrades.... while Fraulein Krast, a sadistic biologist, concentrates her efforts on the womenfolk with refined tortures and humiliation, leaving them to the mercy of a sex-crazed half-man, half-beast she has created with experimental injections.... And as advancing Allied forces approach the village, Krast herself becomes a victim of her own fiendish rituals....

5.2

Emanuelle in America

Charlie (uncredited)

The untameable photo reporter Emanuelle travels the world documenting the sexual practices of the rich and powerful, getting dangerously close to their most disturbing and hidden schemes.

5.4

Desirable Teacher 2

Giovanni

Pierino has again flunked the exams. Therefore, his desperate parents send him to boarding school.

4.7

Sexy Sinners

Brigante (uncredited)

During the early Italian Renaissance and the Black Death epidemic, a group of young men and women, seeking refuge in a secluded villa just outside the city of Florence, shares different stories of adultery and forbidden love.

6.7

In the Pope's Eye

Corista

The Pope is disturbed by the fact that today's youth are not as spiritually inclined as they should be, and so he decides to set up a Vatican television station and entice them back into the religion of their ancestors. In order to particularly grab the wandering flock, a priest invites the comedians from "The Other Sunday," an actual comedy program on Italian television, to perform on this new channel.

4.9

Sex with a Smile

uomo baffuto (episodio "La Cavallona")

Five short comic sketches, all unrelated to each other, except that they are all expressions of Italian sexual humor.

5.7

Desirable Teacher

Flipperista

In a school where the meeting seems more complete sampling of teachers and professors stupid airhead, there is the class of Peter, repeating in life, which is the "grandfather" to the far more young companions concerning jokes and vulgarity. Even outside the school walls, in the family or in the streets of the village where he lives, Peter is not far behind and his antics continue to freewheel.

3.6

Love in 4 Easy Lessons

Salvatore, Sailor (Segment "L'armadio Di Troia")

Four stories focused on the fair sex, dealing with the most varied and improbable sentimental and non-sentimental situations.

6.0

The Grand Duel

Saloon Barkeeper

A grizzled ex-sheriff helps a man framed for murder to confront the powerful trio of brothers who want him dead.

6.8

The Most Beautiful Wife

A 16-year-old Sicilian becomes the target of a mafia hit man after refusing to go through with her prearranged marriage.

6.3

His Name Was Holy Ghost

Revolutionary

The Holy Ghost is a supernatural gunfighter dressed in white and with a dove sitting on his shoulder. With his sidekick, the Holy Ghost rescues some farmers from the fortified prison of the evil General Ubarte, then raids the castle again for gold treasure aided by some local prostitutes.

5.2

Saturday, Sunday and Friday

Gustavo, il bagnino (episodio "Sabato")

SABATO (first episode): A company receives the visit of a very very important person. This person works for a biggest Japanese society, and this encounter is decisive for the small Italian company. DOMENICA (second episode): After a hard day of job, a man returns in it's house for sleep. But a series of facts hinder this, and the poor man does not succeed to sleep. VENERDI (third episode): A famous and rich creator of sexy ballets have various problems with a dancer. She want to leave the theater and marry a Mafia man.

5.5

Mondo candido

Orco

Voltaire, a 16th century author was furious that learned members of a "civilized" society could claim that the apparent senseless violence and mayhem wrought by disasters, war, disease, man's cruelty, etc. was actually only a part of some 'greater good'. After all, God (being perfect) could not 'logically' have created anything but the 'best of all possible' universes.

5.1

Charleston

vicino di Sonny

Sonny, a New York wise guy, dreams of becoming a feared gangster. He runs errands for the mob and is rewarded by being given the control over Mulberry Street, which is a street that faces a boxing gym.

4.9

The Highschool Girl, the Devil, and the Holywater

L'uomo primitivo nell'Aldilà

An anthology film in which a guardian angel falls in love with a beautiful dancer a policeman must keep an eye on an arrested transvestite, and a dental technician sells his soul to the devil but is not satisfied with the results.