Highly respected stuntman and actor Sergio Smacchi died
in Rome on February 22, 2026. Born in Rome on April 5, 1940, Smacchi appeared
in well over 100 films as both an actor and stuntman and in many cases both in
the same film. His first film was in 1964’s “Anthar l'invincibile” as an actor
and performing stunts. He was part of the stunt group Il team di Musumeci
Greco. Sergio would continue his career up until his final film in 2005 “Romanzo
Criminale” where again he was both an actor and performed stunts.
Smacchi worked on 21 films with Terrence Hill and Bud Spencer as well as the 33 Spaghetti westerns listed below.
“Zorro il ribelle” (Zorro the Rebel) as a wedding guest
in 1966, “Ballata per un pistolero” (Ballad of a Gunman) as a saloon brawler, “Non
cantare, spara” (Don’t Sing Shoot) (TV) [stunts], and “Straniero… fatti il
segno della croce!” (Stranger Say Your Prayers(Stranger Say Your Prayers) as
man outside Jefferson Bank all in 1967, “Spara, Gringo, spara” (The Longest
Hunt) as a saloon patron, [stunts] in 1968, “Il pistolero dell’Ave Maria” (The
Forgotten Pistolero) [stunts], “Ciakmull,
l’uomo della vendetta” (The Unholy Four) as a gambler both in 1969, “C’e
Sartana... vendi la pistola e comprati la barer!” (Fistful of Lead) as a
Mantas’ henchman, “Un uomo chiamato Apocalisse Joe” (A Man Called Apocalypse
Joe) as a Berg henchman, “Lo chiamavano Trinità...” (They Call Me Trinity) as a
Mescal henchman, “I vendicatore dell’Ave Maria” (The Twilight Avengers) as a
saloon patron all in 1970, “Amico, stammi lontano almeno un palmo” (The Ballad
of Ben and Charlie) [stunts] 1971 [stunts], “Uomo avvisato mezzo ammazzato…parola
di Spirito Santo” (Blazing Guns) as a soldier, [stunts], “Testa t’ammazzo,
croce... sei morto... Mi chimavano Alleluja” (Guns for Dollars) as a Krantz
henchman [stunts], “Lo chiamavano King” (His Name was King) as a smuggler,
[stunts], “Il venditore di morte” (The Price of Death) as a miner, “...continuavano
a chiamarlo Trinità” (Trinity is STILL My Name) as a Parker henchman), “I due
figli dei Trinità” (Two Sons of Trinity) as Django all in 1971, “Alleluia e
Sartana, figli di… Dio!” (Alleluia and Sartana, Sons of God) as a brawler, “Jesse
e Lester: due fratelli in un posto chiamoto Trinita” (Jesse and Lester, Two
Brothers in a Place Called Trinity) as a saloon brawler, “…e il terzo giorno
arrivò il Corvo” (On the Third Day Arrived the Crow) as a Sloane brother, “Il
West ti va stretto, amico... è arrivato Alleluja” (The Return of Hallelujah) as
a Drake henchman, “Scansati... a Trinità arriva Eldorado” (Stay Away from
Trinity When He Comes to Eldorado), “Trinità e Sartana figli di...” (Trinity
& Sartana Those Sons of Bitches) as an ‘El Tigre’/Tiger henchman, “Tutti
fratelli nel west… per parte di padre” (Where the Bullets Fly) as a General
Cagoso/Colonel Hotshot henchman all in 1972, “Storia di karatè, pugni e fagioli”
(Karate, Fists and Beans) as a Chinese eatery dinner, [stunts], and “Lo
chiamavano Tresette… giocava sempre col morto” (The Man Called Invincible) as a
monk [stunts] both in 1973. “Il ritorno di zanna bianca” (Challenge to White
Fang) as a Beauty Smith henchman, “Di Tressette ce n’è uno, tutti gli altri son
nessuno” (The Crazy Bunch) as ‘Pimple Nose’ Stryker both in 1974, “La
Spacconata” (White Fang and the Gold Diggers) as Garrick, “Zanna Bianca alla
riscossa” (White Fang to the Rescue) as Benjamin ‘Ben’ Dover) both in 1974, “Occhio
alla penna (Buddy Goes West) as a
Colorado Slim henchman, [stunts] in 1981 and “Thunder” (Thunder Warrior) in
1983.
