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Rik Battaglia
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Battaglia in The River Girl (1954)
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Caterino Bertaglia
18 February 1927 |
| Died | 27 March 2015 (aged 88) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954–1999 |
Rik Battaglia (born Caterino Bertaglia) was an Italian film actor. He was born in Corbola, Italy, on February 18, 1927. He became famous using the name Rik Battaglia. He also sometimes used names like Rick Austin or Riccardo Battaglia. Rik Battaglia acted in over 100 movies between 1955 and 1999.
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Rik Battaglia's Acting Career
Rik Battaglia started his acting career in the mid-1950s. He first became well-known for his role in the 1956 historical movie Roland the Mighty. In this film, he played the main character, Roland.
Early Films and Historical Epics
After studying drama for two years, Battaglia appeared in many historical films. These movies often told stories from ancient times. He acted in The Mighty Crusaders (1958) and Hannibal (1959). He also appeared in Caesar the Conqueror (1962) and A Queen for Caesar (1962).
Battaglia also starred in the Hollywood adventure film Raw Wind in Eden (1958). He was part of the cast for the biblical epic Sodom and Gomorrah (1962).
Adventure and Western Movies
Rik Battaglia was known for his roles in adventure films. These included Attack of the Moors (1959) and The Conqueror of the Orient (1960). He also appeared in The Lion of St. Mark (1963) and Sandokan the Great (1963).
Later, he became a regular in Karl May films, which were popular adventure movies. He also starred in many Spaghetti Westerns. These were Western films made in Italy. Some of his famous Westerns include Old Shatterhand (1963) and Duck, You Sucker! (1971).
Other notable films from this period are The Call of the Wild (1972) and White Fang (1973). Rik Battaglia continued acting until 1999. His last feature film was Buck ai confini del cielo in 1991.
Selected Filmography
- The River Girl (1954) - Gino Lodi
- Rice Girl (1956) - Gianni
- Liane, Jungle Goddess (1956) - Crewman (uncredited)
- Roland the Mighty (1956) - Orlando / Roland
- Engaged to Death (1957) - Carlo
- Liane, die weiße Sklavin (1957) - Ibrahim
- The Mighty Crusaders (1958) - Rinaldo d'Este
- Raw Wind in Eden (1958) - Gavino
- Adorabili e bugiarde (1958) - Giorgio Pitagora
- Nackt wie Gott sie schuf (1958) - Joschi Türk
- Prisoner of the Volga (1959) - Lt. Lisenko
- Caterina Sforza, la leonessa di Romagna (1959)
- Attack of the Moors (1959) - Roland, Count of Besançon
- Hannibal (1959) - Hasdrubal
- The Conqueror of the Orient (1960) - Nadir
- From a Roman Balcony (1960) - Carpiti
- Esther and the King (1960) - Simon
- Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete (1960) - Demetrio
- Don't Bother to Knock (1961) - Guilio
- Liane, die Tochter des Dschungels (1961)
- Caesar the Conqueror (1962) - Vercingetorix
- Sodom and Gomorrah (1962) - Melchior
- A Queen for Caesar (1962) - Lucio Settimio
- Rocambole (1963) - Conrad von Berthold
- The Lion of St. Mark (1963, Luigi Capuano) - Jandolo
- Sandokan the Great (1963) - Sambigliong
- Son of the Circus (1963) - Steffi
- Old Shatterhand (1964) - Dixon
- The Shoot (1964) - Nirwan
- Freddy in the Wild West (1964) - Steve Perkins
- The Treasure of the Aztecs (1965) - Capt. Lazoro Verdoja
- The Pyramid of the Sun God (1965) - Captain Lazaro Verdoja
- The Adventurer of Tortuga (1965) - Pedro Valverde
- Nightmare Castle (1965, Mario Caiano) - David
- Legacy of the Incas (1965) - Antonio Perillo
- The Desperado Trail (1965) - Rollins
- Winnetou and Old Firehand (1966) - Capt. Mendoza
- Bitter Fruit (1967) - Sebastian
- Feuer frei auf Frankie (1967) - Drummer
- Long Days of Hate (1968) - Vic Graham
- Radhapura - Endstation der Verdammten (1968) - Manuel
- The Longest Hunt (1968) - Capt. Norton
- Black Jack (1968) - Skinner
- The Valley of Death (1968) - Murdock
- La battaglia del deserto (1969) - Bob
- Chapaqua's Gold (1970) - Murphy
- Hey Amigo! A Toast to Your Death (1970) - Barnett
- La grande scrofa nera (1971)
- Duck, You Sucker! (1971) - Santerna
- Deadly Trackers (1972) - Montana
- Treasure Island (1972) - Captain Smollett
- The Call of the Wild (1972) - Dutch Harry
- Canterbury n° 2 - Nuove storie d'amore del '300 (1973) - Averagus
- La isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo (1973) - Finch
- White Fang (1973) - Jim Hall
- Ten Little Indians (1974) - Vendedor
- Legend of the Sea Wolf (1975)
- A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (1975) - Captain
- Blue Belle (1976) - Superintendent
- Una vita venduta (1976)
- A Matter of Time (1976) - Nina's Father
- Deported Women of the SS Special Section (1976) - Dr. Schubert
- Il mondo dei sensi di Emy Wong (1977)
- Suor Emanuelle (1977) - Catsabriaga
- Mannaja (1977) - Gerald Merton
- Il prefetto di ferro (1977) - Antonio Capecelatro
- Return of the 38 Gang (1977) - Police Commissioner
- The Greatest Battle (1978) - French Partisan
- The New Godfathers (1979) - Don Calogero Avallone
- Napoli... la camorra sfida, la città risponde (1979) - Dott. Rampone
- Lo scugnizzo (1979)
- Zappatore (1980) - Don Andrea Amitrano
- La tua vita per mio figlio (1980) - Don Calogero
- Bomber (1982)
- Giuramento (1982) - Frank Geraci
- Liberté, égalité, choucroute (1985) - De La Fayette
- White Slave (1985) - Catherine's Father (uncredited)
- Il pentito (1985)
- Detective School Dropouts (1986) - Don Zanetti
- Giuro che ti amo (1986)
- Don Bosco (1988) - Michele Cavour
- La ragazza del metrò (1989) - Andrea
- Diva Futura - L'avventura dell'amore (1989)
- Omicidio a luci blu (1991) - Bill
- Buck ai confini del cielo (1991) - Bauman
- Rodjen kao ratnik (1994) - Bogie
