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Fortunato Arena(1922-1994)

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Fortunato Arena was born on 23 May 1922 in Calabria, Italy. He was an actor, known for Crime Busters (1977), A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (1967) and Brothers Till We Die (1977). He died on 7 March 1994.
BornMay 23, 1922
DiedMarch 7, 1994(71)
BornMay 23, 1922
DiedMarch 7, 1994(71)
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Terence Hill and Bud Spencer in Crime Busters (1977)
Crime Busters
7.1
  • Bouncer at Bowling
  • 1977
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (1967)
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
6.3
  • Poker player
  • 1967
Brothers Till We Die (1977)
Brothers Till We Die
6.5
  • Male Nurse
  • 1977
Gunan, King of the Barbarians (1982)
Gunan, King of the Barbarians
3.5
  • Mevian(as Lucky Aras)
  • 1982

Credits

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Actor

  • House of Lost Souls (1989)
    House of Lost Souls
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Nardi
    • 1989
  • Le bon roi Dagobert (1984)
    Le bon roi Dagobert
    4.4
    • Man in Tavern (uncredited)
    • 1984
  • Due strani papà (1984)
    Due strani papà
    6.1
    • Uomo al tavolo da poker (uncredited)
    • 1984
  • Giovani, belle... probabilmente ricche (1982)
    Giovani, belle... probabilmente ricche
    4.6
    • Edicolante (uncredited)
    • 1982
  • Gunan, King of the Barbarians (1982)
    Gunan, King of the Barbarians
    3.5
    • Mevian (as Lucky Aras)
    • 1982
  • Ciao nemico (1982)
    Ciao nemico
    4.8
    • Santoni
    • 1982
  • Anthony Quinn, Sybil Danning, Christopher Lee, Claudia Cardinale, Franco Nero, and Eli Wallach in The Salamander (1981)
    The Salamander
    5.6
    • General Pantaleone
    • 1981
  • Une saison dans la vie de Fedor Dostoïevski (1981)
    Une saison dans la vie de Fedor Dostoïevski
    TV Movie
    • 1981
  • Kenn' ich, weiß ich, war ich schon!
    4.3
    • Don Erminio (as Arena Fortunata)
    • 1981
  • S.H.E: Security Hazards Expert (1980)
    S.H.E: Security Hazards Expert
    4.7
    • Paesano
    • 1980
  • Malcolm McDowell in Caligula (1979)
    Caligula
    5.4
    • Roman (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • George Peppard, Capucine, George Hamilton, Horst Buchholz, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and Anny Duperey in From Hell to Victory (1979)
    From Hell to Victory
    5.3
    • Soldato Anziano (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Ian Ogilvy in Return of the Saint (1978)
    Return of the Saint
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Peasant
    • 1979
  • Grease Rock (1979)
    Grease Rock
    4.8
    • 1979
  • Pugni, dollari e spinaci (1978)
    Pugni, dollari e spinaci
    4.0
    • Gangster (uncredited)
    • 1978

Stunts

  • Gunan, King of the Barbarians (1982)
    Gunan, King of the Barbarians
    3.5
    • stunt actor
    • 1982
  • S.H.E: Security Hazards Expert (1980)
    S.H.E: Security Hazards Expert
    4.7
    • stunt actor (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Pugni, dollari e spinaci (1978)
    Pugni, dollari e spinaci
    4.0
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Bud Spencer in Lo chiamavano Bulldozer (1978)
    Lo chiamavano Bulldozer
    6.7
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Ian Ogilvy in Return of the Saint (1978)
    Return of the Saint
    6.7
    TV Series
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1978–1979
  • Brothers Till We Die (1977)
    Brothers Till We Die
    6.5
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • A Man Called Magnum (1977)
    A Man Called Magnum
    5.9
    • stunt actor (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Terence Hill and Bud Spencer in Crime Busters (1977)
    Crime Busters
    7.1
    • stunt performer
    • 1977
  • The Rascal's Gang (1977)
    The Rascal's Gang
    5.9
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • The Last Round (1976)
    The Last Round
    6.1
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • A Special Cop in Action (1976)
    A Special Cop in Action
    6.6
    • stunt actor (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Poliziotti violenti (1976)
    Poliziotti violenti
    6.2
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Anthony Quinn and Adriano Celentano in The Con Artists (1976)
    The Con Artists
    7.3
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • The Legend of Sea Wolf (1975)
    The Legend of Sea Wolf
    5.2
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Watch Out, We're Mad (1974)
    Watch Out, We're Mad
    7.3
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1974

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Lucky Aras
  • Born
    • May 23, 1922
    • Calabria, Italy
  • Died
    • March 7, 1994

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  • Trivia
    Father of actor Ettore Arena.

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