Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 31, 1943
Died
May 22, 2006
Place of Birth
Catania, Sicily, Italy
Credits
85 titles
Salvatore Billa
Biography
Salvatore Billa was born in Catania, Sicily, Italy on March 31, 1943. He was an Italian actor and stuntman, and was very active during the seventies and eighties. From the early 1960s until the early 2000s, he appeared in more than 100 films, alternating from a mere extra to important supporting roles. Among these were the films "Once Upon a Time in America" directed by Sergio Leone, "Ginger and Fred" directed by Federico Fellini, “Squadra antifurto” directed by Rosario Trapanese, “I guappi” directed by Don Carluccio Trepalle and “L'uomo delle stele” directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. Billa also worked in television, participating in some TV dramas, with his most famous role as that of the Camorra boss Salvatore Gym in the miniseries “Naso di cane”. Billa appeared in several westerns from “Beyond the Law” (1967) to “Court Martial” (1973). Salvatore died on May 22, 2006 in Rome at the age of 63.
Known For
Filmography
The Second Wedding Night
Gangs of New York
Native (uncredited)
White Uno
Excellent Cadavers
Initiation Mafioso
Li chiamarono... briganti!
Soldier
The Star Maker
Prince
Magnificat
Circle of Fear
Interpol Agent
Year of the Gun
Cop
The Godfather Part III
Lucchesi Guard (uncredited)
Fantozzi to the Rescue
Mafioso
The Miser
Tomato
Tre colonne in cronaca
Un arabo
The Voice of the Moon
(uncredited)
Il bambino e il poliziotto
Carmelo Privitera
The Invisible Ones
The Shatterer
Ginger and Fred
Clark Gable
The Repenter
fratello di Vanni Ragusa
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Policeman (uncredited)
Once Upon a Time in America
Beefy's Thug (uncredited)
And the Ship Sails On
Cameriere (uncredited)
Ironmaster
Favoriti e vincenti
Saverio
Count Tacchia
My Darling, My Dearest
Fear in the City
Il ladro siciliano
The Hawk and the Dove
Contraband
Marsigliese Thug
The Persian Lamb Coat
uno dei ladri
Gegè Bellavita
Man hiring staff
From Corleone to Brooklyn
Giuseppe Caruso
Corleone
Carmelo
The Gun
ispettore di Polizia
Blood and Diamonds
Tony's Henchman
The Payoff
Cliente del bar
The Son of the Sheik
amico di Luigi
Magnum Cop
I Am the Law
Dino
Brothers Till We Die
Hitman
The Heroin Busters
Narcotics Agent
A Man Called Magnum
Club Bouncer
Destruction Force
Minone
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
Salvatore
Rulers of the City
Luigi's Bagman
Hit Squad
Rosario Trapanese
Fear in the City
Maria Esposito's Lover (uncredited)
Young, Violent, Dangerous
Forger
Free Hand for a Tough Cop
Tomati Thug