I would guess Ivan Scratuglia has the most credits. Omar Capuano also has a ton of credits.
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[quote=“Chris_Casey, post:19, topic:705”]Ooo…that is a dangerous book to have in hand, amigo. LOTS of errors and untruths.
Hope you don’t take it for the SW Bible![/quote][quote=“Tom B., post:21, topic:705”]I would guess Ivan Scratuglia has the most credits.[/quote]
Well I guess that proves Brother Chris_Casey’s point. Weisser only has Ivan Scratuglia down for 2 (!) films but he’s in at least a zontatrillion … so how many do you reckon Brother Tom B. ? (More than 50?)
It might well be enough to knock Fernando of the top spot I reckon.
Oh - and I don’t really hold Weisser’s book up as the bible … but when we’re talking about Rosalba Neri I can obviously only keep one book in hand - the other of course I need for typing. Praise the Lord.
[quote=“Chris_Casey, post:19, topic:705”]Ooo…that is a dangerous book to have in hand, amigo. LOTS of errors and untruths.
Hope you don’t take it for the SW Bible![/quote]
Actually Chris I do look upon this book as just like the bible.
It’s a great book but you shouldn’t believe everything you read in it. 
[quote=“Phil H, post:23, topic:705”]Actually Chris I do look upon this book as just like the bible.
It’s a great book but you shouldn’t believe everything you read in it. ;)[/quote]
Heh heh heh!
[quote=“Chris_Casey, post:19, topic:705”]Ooo…that is a dangerous book to have in hand, amigo. LOTS of errors and untruths.
Hope you don’t take it for the SW Bible![/quote]I haven’t read the book but according to what I’ve read about it I believe that the whole book (and Weisser too) is a big joke. Full of errors, films that doesn’t exist and plain lying too.
OH Geez! Where to begin. I got this book when it came out. Had to special order it (a hardback edition that cost me more money than i care to remember!). On one hand, it is quite a useful book to have, but it is littered with an almost unbelievable amount of mistakes. Wrong plot descriptions; wrong character/actor names; some actors are listed several times, (as different people, when in fact it was just different psuedonyms they had used). Then there’s stuff like, three different mentions of Peter Lee Lawrence’s death, all suggesting a different time period. At one point it says he killed himself shortly after completing one film, when in fact he made several more after it! The list really is endless…
[quote=“Yodlaf Peterson, post:27, topic:705”]check this
http://www.lovelockandload.net/forum/index.php?topic=244.0[/quote]
Ha, ha, ha, unbelievable!!!
[quote=“Yodlaf Peterson, post:27, topic:705”]check this
http://www.lovelockandload.net/forum/index.php?topic=244.0[/quote]
Yeah, they really don’t like him very much do they.
And you can see why!
However, It is still the easiest to use A-Z guide there is so far and can be helpful for cross referencing purposes. You just have to tread carefully and double check any information in it.
I looked in my files and I have Scratuglia listed for 57 Spaghetti western roles. 11 as Giovanni Scratuglia and 42 as Ivan Scratuglia, 2 as Ivan Scratt, 1 as Ivan Scrat and 1 as Ivan Stratton totaling 57.
I thought the article on Weisser was a bit too easy on the guy. I don’t thing he saw 30 percent of the films he wrote about he just used Unitalian books, clippings and other information he could find. He thinks Daniele Vargas is a female when in fact it’s Dan Vargas’ proper name who played the main protagonist in CEMETERY WITHOUT CROSSES and Good Jim in THE STRANGER RETURNS. By the way he never did return any of the posters, stills and lobby cards I supplied him for the book. He claimed they were destroyed in a hurricane. The book is only good for a quick reference and then you are on your own to find out any further information.
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Omero Cappana has 58 credits probably many as a stuntman so take your pick Scratuglia or Capanna.
[quote=“Yodlaf Peterson, post:27, topic:705”]check this
http://www.lovelockandload.net/forum/index.php?topic=244.0[/quote]
Very amusing read! And i did have some of those Asian Trash Cinema digests that were mentioned. They were (as said) just as mistake ridden, and Weisser seemed obsessed with making out that a couple of the actors were gay for some reason. In fact he didn’t seem to even like the genre much which begged the question as to why he would bother. Unfortunately it seems a common thing with a lot of books. I recently read one about Hammer films allegedly written by a “lifelong fan” and it was littered with mistakes too. Back to Weisser’s spaghetti book though…if i had taken half those reviews seriously i wouldn’t have sought out and seen some very good films!
Fernando Sancho have made 53, at least in Shobary’s list.
[quote=“Silence, post:33, topic:705”]Fernando Sancho have made 53, at least in Shobary’s list.[/quote]we have listed 61 films in the database.
I have him down for at least 66 titles in my data base under his real name and alternates he appeared under.
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Could someone explain what Scratuglia’s role in Spaghs was? I swear, his name has been written with a big print in the intro credits of every spagh I’ve watched lately but I never seem to spot him. Did he do stunts/some other minor roles no one pays attention to?
I really love him as the French gambler Four Aces in Son of Django 
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Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia … I have vague memories of him being discussed before … as far as I remember, there was some legal stipulation that an actor with his union credentials had to be included in every Italian production - I really can’t remember the specific details, but it’s likely that, Mister Scratuglia didn’t appear in all the films in which he’s credited.
For instance - He’s credited on Italian wikipedia as appearing in 21 film productions in 1967 alone and about 50 approx’ in 1968 … then he quits, around 1970, with nervous exhaustion no doubt !?
Even the mighty Fernando Sancho only managed about 12/14 per year.
Maybe someone more knowledgeable can jump in ?
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This seems very likely.
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He’s a character actor and is usually a henchman, farmer or townsman in the films he actually appears. Remember he was a CSC alumni so often his name is used for tax credits and he never appears in the actual film he’s credited in. The Man from Oklahoma – 1964 (Randy)
Django – 1965 (Klan member)
Why Kill Again? – 1965 (López henchman) [as Johnny Hunter]
The Avenger – 1966 (Dick)
Cisco – 1966 (Challenge henchman)
El Rojo – 1966 (Lasky henchman)
5 Giants from Texas – 1966 (Gonzalez henchman)
Go with God, Gringo – 1966 (deputy)
A Golden Sheriff – 1966 (Harry) [as Ivan Scratt/Scott]
Dynamite Jim – 1966 (Reyes’ henchman)
The Hellbenders – 1966 (Denton saloon gambler)
Kill or be Killed – 1966 [as Ivan Giovanni Scratuglia]
Long Days of Revenge – 1966 (corporal)
Ringo, It’s Massacre Time – 1966 (Sheriff Sam Carroll)
A Stranger in Town – 1966 (Aguila henchmen) [as Ivan Scott]
Sugar Colt – 1966 (Sergeant Preston)
Thompson 1880 – 1966 (gambler)
The Tramplers – 1966 (Adrian Cordeen) [as Ivan Andrews]
The Two Sons of Ringo – 1966 (Jack the Repeater) [as Ivan G. Scratt)
Ballad of a Gunman – 1967 (Martinez)
Beyond the Law – 1967 [as Ivan G. Scratuglia]
Black Tigress – 1967 (John)
Cjamango – 1967
A Colt in the Hand of the Devil – 1967 (soldier) [as Ivan G. Scratuglia]
Don’t Wait Django… Shoot! – 1967 (Johnny) [as Ivan Giovanni Scratuglia]
Face to Face – 1967 (Taylor henchman)
The Handsome, the Ugly and the Stupid – 1967 (sergeant) [as Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia]
Kill and Pray – 1967
Killer Caliber .32 – 1967 (Poker player) [as Ivan G. Stratt]
Last of the Badmen – 1967 (gold guard) [as Ivan G. Scrat]
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die – 1967 [as Giovanni Scratuglia]
Pray to God and Dig Your Grave - 1967 (lieutenant)
The Ruthless Four – 1967 (telegrapher)
The Son of Django – 1967 (Four Aces/’The French’) [as Ivan Scratt]
This Man Can’t Die – 1967
The Two Faces of the Dollar – 1967 (Sergeant Brown)
Vengeance – 1967 (Manolo) [as Ivan G. Scrat]
Viva Django! – 1967 (Peter/Ted/Pat O’Connor)
Wanted – 1967 (Gold transport guard)
And for a Roof a Sky Full of Stars – 1968 (Pratt henchman)
And Now… Make Your Peace With God – 1968 (Dan) [as Ivano Scratuglia]
Black Jack – 1968 (Rodrigo)
Dead for a Dollar – 1968 (Sheriff Dawson) [as Ivan G. Scratuglia]
Execution – 1968
Gatling Gun – 1968 (Tarpas’ henchman)
Go for Broke – 1968
God Made Them, I Kill Them – 1968 (de la Vega/Douglas henchman) [as Ivan Giovanni
Scratuglia\]
God May Forgive You, Not Me – 1968 (Dick Smart henchman)
Gun Shy Piluk – 1968 (Doc Lucius Regan/Reed) [as Ivan Giovanni Scratuglia]
Hate Your Neighbor – 1968 (Ramirez)
I Came, I Saw, I Shot – 1968 (deputy)
A Long Ride from Hell – 1968 (cowboy)
A Man Called Amen – 1968 (Buseba henchman)
No Graves on Boot Hill – 1968 (Francisco Ortega)
Once Upon a Time in the West – 1968 (Sheriff’s deputy)
A Pistol for 100 Coffins – 1968 [as Ivan G. Scratuglia]
Revenge for Revenge – 1968 (Jeb)
Saguaro – 1968 (Hernando Lopez)
Stranger Say Your Prayers – 1968
The Taste of Vengeance – 1968 (William Douglas)
Tequila Joe – 1968 Man carrying sign at funeral [as Ivan G. Scratuglia]
Three Silver Dollars – 1968 (deputy sheriff) [as Ivan G. Scratuglia]
A Long Ride from Hell – 1968 (ranch hand)
A Man Called Amen – 1968 (Buseba henchman)
God Will Forgive My Pistol – 1969 (deputy)
Durango is Coming, Pay or Die - 1970
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Thanks, Tom 