Rik Battaglia

Rik Battaglia

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1927-02-18
Deathday: 2015-03-27 (88 years old)

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Biography

Rik Battaglia (byname of Caterino Bertaglia; 18 February 1927 – 27 March 2015) was an Italian film actor. He was born at Corbola, near Rovigo, Veneto.

He mainly used the stage name of Rik Battaglia although alternate names he used for his films included Rick Austin, Riccardo Battaglia and Rick Battaglia. He would go on to appear in over 100 films from the 1955 to 1999. He went to sea at the age of 17 and worked on a freighter. He was discovered in a bar and producer Carlo Ponti hired him on the spot and signed to his first film in 1955's The River Girl, directed by Mario Soldati and opposite Sophia Loren, playing a cigarette smuggler who has a tempestuous love affair with a young and sexy Sophia Loren (Ponti's wife). He then played the title role in Pietro Francisci's 1956 historical movie Roland the Mighty.

He then took two years of drama classes and appeared in a number of historical and peplum films, such as The Mighty Crusaders (1958, Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia), Hannibal (1959, Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, Edgar G. Ulmer), Caesar the Conqueror (1962, Tanio Boccia), and A Queen for Caesar (1962, Piero Pierotti). He was also seen in the Hollywood adventure Raw Wind in Eden (1958, Richard Wilson). He also played in Esther and the King (1960), From a Roman Balcony (1960, by Mauro Bolognini) and in the biblical epic Sodom and Gomorrah (1962, by Robert Aldrich).

Battaglia appeared in adventure films such as Attack of the Moors (1959, Mario Costa), The Conqueror of the Orient (1960, Tanio Boccia), The Lion of St. Mark (1963, Luigi Capuano) and Sandokan the Great (1963, Umberto Lenzi), and horror films such as Nightmare Castle (1965, Mario Caiano).

He became a regular in the Karl May films, and in Spaghetti Westerns and adventure films. Some of these included Old Shatterhand (1963), The Pyramid of the Sun God (1965), Legacy of the Incas (1965), Winnetou and Old Firehand (1966), Black Jack (1968), The Valley of Death (1968), Duck, You Sucker! (1971), The Call of the Wild (1972), White Fang (1973), Challenge to White Fang (1974) and A Man Called Blade (1977). His other films included 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1971), Treasure Island (1972, as Captain Smollett), the Agatha Christie adaptation Ten Little Indians (1974), the Sergio Leone co-produced western A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (1975), and Vincente Minnelli's A Matter of Time (1976). Battaglia also appeared in Deported Women of the SS Special Section (1976), Suor Emanuelle (1977), Il prefetto di ferro (1977), Return of the 38 Gang (1977), Zappatore (1980) and Don Bosco (1988). His last feature film was Buck ai confini del cielo (1991) he retired from films in 1999.

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Filmography

all 87

Movies 85

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TV Shows 2

Self
Winnetou darf nicht sterben

Winnetou darf nicht sterben (2007)

Movie
Küster
Pumuckls Abenteuer

Pumuckls Abenteuer (1999)

TV
Bogie
Born to Be a Warrior

Born to Be a Warrior (1994)

Movie
Actor
The Flesh and the Devil

The Flesh and the Devil (1992)

Movie
Bill
Murder in Blue Light

Murder in Blue Light (1991)

Movie
Bauman
Buck at the Edge of Heaven

Buck at the Edge of Heaven (1991)

Movie
6.36
Andrea
La ragazza del metrò

La ragazza del metrò (1989)

Movie
Signor Jones
Cuore in gola

Cuore in gola (1988)

Movie
Marchese Michele Cavour
Don Bosco

Don Bosco (1988)

Movie
Don Zanetti
Detective School Dropouts

Detective School Dropouts (1986)

Movie
Don Vito
Giuro che ti amo

Giuro che ti amo (1986)

Movie
Colonnello Carabinieri
The Repenter

The Repenter (1985)

Movie
La Fayette
Liberté, égalité, choucroute

Liberté, égalité, choucroute (1985)

Movie
Rik Battaglia
Bomber

Bomber (1982)

Movie
6
Frank Geraci
Giuramento

Giuramento (1982)

Movie
Don Calogero
La tua vita per mio figlio

La tua vita per mio figlio (1980)

Movie
Lo scugnizzo

Lo scugnizzo (1979)

Movie
Don Calogero Avallone
The New Godfathers

The New Godfathers (1979)

Movie
Dott. Rampone
Naples... The Camorra Challenges, the City Hits Back

Naples... The Camorra Challenges, the City Hits Back (1979)

Movie
American commando
The Biggest Battle

The Biggest Battle (1978)

Movie
Capecelatro
I Am the Law

I Am the Law (1977)

Movie
Gerald Merton - Mannaja's father
A Man Called Blade

A Man Called Blade (1977)

Movie
6
Monica's Father
Sister Emanuelle

Sister Emanuelle (1977)

Movie
The Last Madame Butterfly

The Last Madame Butterfly (1977)

Movie
Police Commissioner
Gangsters

Gangsters (1977)

Movie
Dr. Schubert
Deported Women of the SS Special Section

Deported Women of the SS Special Section (1976)

Movie
Nina's Father
A Matter of Time

A Matter of Time (1976)

Movie
A Sold Life

A Sold Life (1976)

Movie
Superintendent
Annie

Annie (1976)

Movie
Captain
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot (1975)

Movie
6
Johnson
Legend of the Sea Wolf

Legend of the Sea Wolf (1975)

Movie
Rick Battaglia/Vendedor
And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None (1974)

Movie
Jim Hall, scagnozzo di Smith
White Fang

White Fang (1973)

Movie
Finch
Mysterious Island

Mysterious Island (1973)

TV
Finch
The Mysterious Island

The Mysterious Island (1973)

Movie
5
Averagus
Tales of Canterbury

Tales of Canterbury (1973)

Movie
Dutch Harry
The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild (1972)

Movie
Captain Smollett
Treasure Island

Treasure Island (1972)

Movie
Montana
Deadly Trackers

Deadly Trackers (1972)

Movie
Barnett
Hey Amigo! A Toast to Your Death

Hey Amigo! A Toast to Your Death (1971)

Movie
Santerna
Duck, You Sucker

Duck, You Sucker (1971)

Movie
4.75
Mercante
'Tis Pity She's a Whore

'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1971)

Movie
The Big Black Sow

The Big Black Sow (1971)

Movie
Murphy
Chapaqua's Gold

Chapaqua's Gold (1970)

Movie
Bob
Desert Assault

Desert Assault (1969)

Movie
Murdock
The Valley of Death

The Valley of Death (1968)

Movie
Skinner
Black Jack

Black Jack (1968)

Movie
Capt. Norton
Shoot, Gringo... Shoot!

Shoot, Gringo... Shoot! (1968)

Movie
Manuel
Radhapura – Endstation der Verdammten

Radhapura – Endstation der Verdammten (1968)

Movie
Vic Graham
This Man Can't Die

This Man Can't Die (1968)

Movie
Drummer
Target Frankie

Target Frankie (1967)

Movie
Sebastian
Bitter Fruit

Bitter Fruit (1967)

Movie
Captain Mendoza
Thunder at the Border

Thunder at the Border (1966)

Movie
4.33
Rollins
The Desperado Trail

The Desperado Trail (1965)

Movie
4.33
Antonio Perillo
Legacy of the Incas

Legacy of the Incas (1965)

Movie
David
Nightmare Castle

Nightmare Castle (1965)

Movie
Pedro Valverde
Adventurer of Tortuga

Adventurer of Tortuga (1965)

Movie
Captain Lazaro Verdoja
Pyramid of the Sun God

Pyramid of the Sun God (1965)

Movie
Capt. Lazoro Verdoja
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande

Mercenaries of the Rio Grande (1965)

Movie
Steve Perkins
In the Wild West

In the Wild West (1964)

Movie
Nirwan
Yellow Devil

Yellow Devil (1964)

Movie
4.2
Dixon
Old Shatterhand

Old Shatterhand (1964)

Movie
Jandolo
The Lion of St. Mark

The Lion of St. Mark (1963)

Movie
Sambigliong
Sandokan the Great

Sandokan the Great (1963)

Movie
Soldato austriaco (uncredited)
The Shortest Day

The Shortest Day (1963)

Movie
Lucius
A Queen for Caesar

A Queen for Caesar (1962)

Movie
Melchor
Sodom and Gomorrah

Sodom and Gomorrah (1962)

Movie
Vercingetorix
Caesar The Conqueror

Caesar The Conqueror (1962)

Movie
Liane, Daughter of the Jungle

Liane, Daughter of the Jungle (1961)

Movie
Nadir
Conqueror of the Orient

Conqueror of the Orient (1961)

Movie
Guilio
Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock (1961)

Movie
Demetrio
The Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete

The Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete (1960)

Movie
Simon
Esther and the King

Esther and the King (1960)

Movie
Carpiti
From a Roman Balcony

From a Roman Balcony (1960)

Movie
Hasdrubal
Hannibal

Hannibal (1959)

Movie
6
Roland, Count of Besançon
Attack of the Moors

Attack of the Moors (1959)

Movie
Lt. Lisenko
Prisoner of the Volga

Prisoner of the Volga (1959)

Movie
Joschi Türk
Nackt, wie Gott sie schuf

Nackt, wie Gott sie schuf (1958)

Movie
Gavino
Raw Wind in Eden

Raw Wind in Eden (1958)

Movie
Giorgio Pitagora
Adorable and Lying

Adorable and Lying (1958)

Movie
Rinaldo d'Este
The Mighty Crusaders

The Mighty Crusaders (1957)

Movie
Ibrahim
Jungle Girl and the Slaver

Jungle Girl and the Slaver (1957)

Movie
Carlo
Engaged to Death

Engaged to Death (1957)

Movie
Orlando / Roland
Roland the Mighty

Roland the Mighty (1956)

Movie
Gianni
Rice Girl

Rice Girl (1956)

Movie
Gino Lodi
L'ultimo amante

L'ultimo amante (1955)

Movie
Gino Lodi
Woman of the River

Woman of the River (1954)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1927-02-18

Deathday
2015-03-27 (88 years old)

Birth Name
Caterino Bertaglia

Birth Place
Corbola, Italy

Citizenships
Kingdom of Italy, Italy

Also Known As
Rick Battaglia, Carl Mann


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