Giancarlo Prete

Actor

February 5, 1943 (58 years)

† March 9, 2001

Roma, Lazio, Italy

Biography

Giancarlo Prete was an Italian actor. After he worked in the cinema as stuntman, Prete went to Alessandro Fersen's acting school (where he later returned as a teacher) and began to act in many films and in television serials, sometimes credited under the name Timothy Brent or Philip Garner. In the following years Prete worked as dubbing director and acted only in television productions (including the Space: 1999 episode "The Troubled Spirit" as Dr. Dan Mateo). He was married to Elizabeth Jaci…

Filmography

7.1

Space: 1999

Dan Mateo

The crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon from orbit into deep space.

7.9

War and Remembrance

Dr. Castelnuovo

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the extended Henry and Jastrow families navigate the personal, social and political impacts of World War II, including the Holocaust, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Pacific theater.

7.0

Return of the Saint

Boldini

Follow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.

7.0

Ladyhawke

Fornac

Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day. Together, with the thief Philippe Gaston, they must try to overthrow the corrupt Bishop and in doing so break the spell.

6.7

Street Law

Tommy

Carlo Antonelli, an engineer from Genoa, gets mugged and decides to take justice into his own hands. At first the muggers seem to get the upper hand, but then he's helped by Tommy, a young robber who takes his side.

4.2

Messalina, Messalina!

Gaius Silius

Adventure comedy directed by Bruno Corbucci.

6.3

Massacre in Rome

Paolo

In the Nazi occupied city of Rome, an assault on an SS brigade draws retaliation from the military governship. "Massacre in Rome" is the true story of how this partisan attack led to the mass execution of Italian nationals under the orders of SS-Lieutenant Colonel Kappler.

4.1

Satanik

Orange Tie Henchman

A youth potion transforms an old crone into a ravishing beauty. Unfortunately, her new-found gorgeousness forces the heroine to form a pact with the Devil.

5.5

Lady Caliph

L'amant d'Irene

La Califfa's husband was killed during the strikes so she takes the side of the strikers. Her conflict with the plant owner Doverdo gradually turns into a love relationship.

5.5

The Last Shark

Bob Martin (as Timothy Brent)

When a 35-foot great white shark begins to wreak havoc on a seaside town, the mayor, not wanting to endanger his gubernatorial campaign, declines to act, so a local shark hunter and horror author band together to stop the beast.

6.1

The Black Belly of the Tarantula

Mario

Inspector Tellini investigates serial crimes where victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open with a sharp knife.

4.3

The New Barbarians

Scorpion

Two mercenaries help wandering caravans fight off an evil and aimless band of white-clad bikers after the nuclear holocaust.

5.8

Snow Job

Donato

A famous skier, his mistress and a ski instructor rob a bank in the Alps and hide the loot in a crevasse.

5.0

The Long Night

Vito

Two Milanese girls meet in a toilet where a distracted bourgeois forgets a valuable ring. They take it and go in search of someone to sell it to, helped by a southern taxi driver.

3.7

Winged Devils

Pettarini

The real-life courage and audacity of aeronautic acrobats whose ground life is often as exciting as flight maneuvers.

6.8

Confessions of a Police Captain

Giampaolo Rizzo

A police captain arranges the release of a criminally insane prisoner, who soon winds up dead. When the District Attorney takes on the case, he uncovers corruption in the department and vows to take down the man who's responsible.

5.1

The Assisi Underground

Col. Gay

This film sheds light on the role of the Catholic Church and the people of Assisi in rescuing Italian Jews from the Nazis in 1943.

4.9

Escape from the Bronx

Strike

A ragtag group of people have to fight extermination squads amid their ruined city.

6.9

Detective School Dropouts

Two bumbling private detectives get themselves hired to find a missing person. They find themselves in the middle of a mob war when it turns out that the missing person is somebody the mob wants to stay missing.

6.0

Hector the Mighty

Patroclo

A pimp named Horny Hector operates a brothel on property coveted by Cardinal Giove. The Cardinal comes up with a plan to force Hector into selling him the land by kidnapping Helen, triggering a small gang war.