RIP Giovanni Ukmar

 

Westerns…All’Italiana!

By Tom Betts

July 12, 2026

 

Italian actor, stuntman, stunt coordinator, master of arms Giovanni Ukmar died in Rome on July 10th he had just turned 86 two weeks earlier. Giovanni was born in Pisa, Tuscany n June 26, 1940. He and his five brothers: Franco, Giancarlo, Sergio, Bruno and Clemente were some of the best and most active stuntmen and supporting actors in Italian films in the 1960s and 1970s. Giovanni alone appeared in around 140 films between 1959 and 2000. If an Ukmar was seen or credited in a film most likely one or more were also present. Ukmar was married to Ileana and has three children Massimiliano, Cristiano and Serena.

UKMAR, Giovanni

Born: 6/26/1940, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

Died: 7/10/2026, Rome, Lazio, Italy

 

Giovanni Ukmar’s westerns – stuntman, actor:  

The Colt is My Law - 1965 (O'Brien henchman)

Fort Yuma Gold – 1966 (saloon patron) [stunts]

Johnny Yuma – 1966 (brawler) [stunts]

Seven Dollars to Kill – 1966 (saloon bouncer)

Two Sons of Ringo – 1966 (henchman)

Zorro the Rebel – 1966 (brawler) [stunts]

Beyond the Law – 1967 (shoot out victim) [stunts]

The Great Silence – 1967 (outlaw) [stunts]

Last of the Badmen - 1967 (Mendoza henchman)

Ciccio Forgives…I Don’t! – 1968 (brawler)

God Made Them, I Kill Them – 1968 (welcoming committee)

The Longest Hunt – 1968 (brawler)

No Graves on Boot Hill – 1968 (Fletcher henchman) [stunts]

Boot Hill – 1969 (miner)

Death on High Mountain – 1969 (brawler)

The 5-Man Army – 1969 (Mexican soldier)

The Forgotten Pistolero – 1969 (Francisco henchman) [stunts]

God Will Forgive My Pistol – 1969 (Clayton henchman)

Night of the Serpent – 1969 (Hernandez soldier)

No Room to Die – 1969 (Fargo henchman) [stunts]

The Stranger’s Gundown – 1969 (Murdock henchman)

Arizona Returns – 1970 (saloon patron)

Have a Nice Funeral My Friend – 1970 (casino brawler) [stunts]

Shango – 1970 (Martinez soldier)

Kill Django… Kill First – 1971 (saloon brawler)

Paid in Blood – 1971 (Shannon henchman)

Trinity Is STILL My Name! - 1971 (Parker henchman) [stunts]

Two Sons of Trinity – 1971 (Chan henchman)

The Ballad of Ben and Charlie – 1972 (brawler)

Beyond the Frontiers of Hate - 1972 (brawler)

Alleluia and Sartana, Sons of God - 1972 (McGregor henchman) [stunts]

God is My Colt .45 – 1972 (Collins’ henchman)

Now They Call Him Sacramento - 1972 (saloon patron) [stunts]

They Call Me Providence – 1972 (James’ henchman)

They Still Call Me Amen – 1972 (saloon brawler)

Trinity & Sartana Those Sons of Bitches – 1972 (McGregor henchman)

Hallelujah to Vera Cruz – 1973 (Don Felipe henchman) [stunts]

The Man Called Invincible – 1973 (party guard)

The Three Musketeers of the West – 1973 (gangster)

Return of Shanghai Joe - 1974 (peasant)

White Fang and the Gold Diggers – 1974 (Taft henchman)

Keoma – 1975 (Caldwell henchman)

White Fang and the Hunter – 1975 (Ferguson henchman)

Zorro – 1975 (dungeon guard)

A Man Called Blade – 1977 (Valler henchman)

E continuano a mangiare fagioli - 2027