- Born
- Died
- Birth nameGiovanni Lombardo Radice
- Nickname
- John Morghen
- Height5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
- Giovanni Lombardo Radice achieved substantial cult favorite status by portraying a handful of memorably sick, sleazy, and eccentric characters who are gruesomely killed in numerous 1980s Italian splatter pictures. He was usually credited in these movies under the pseudonym John Morghen.
Born on September 23, 1954 in Rome, Italy, Lombardo Radice first began acting on stage at age seventeen. He made his film debut as David Hess' passive and pathetic friend in Ruggero Deodato's "The House on the Edge of the Park". He was impressive as a deranged Vietnam veteran in Antonio Margheriti's "Cannibal Apocalypse", as a twitchy degenerate village idiot/pervert in Lucio Fulci's extremely gory "City of the Living Dead", a vicious drug-crazed racist madman in Umberto Lenzi's "Cannibal Ferox", and a flamboyant homosexual in Michele Soavi's "Stagefright".
Lombardo Radice was briefly glimpsed as Simon Legree in a stage production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" that was featured in Martin Scorsese's "Gangs of New York", and had a small part as a priest in The Omen (2006).
Outside of acting, Lombardo Radice directed and translated both English and French language plays, penned screenplays, and directed operas.
- IMDb mini biography by: woodyanders
- SpouseAlessandra Panelli(1989 - April 27, 2023) (his death, 1 child)
- Despite his continual appearances in gruesome movies in the 70s and 80s, he actually hates horror films and doesn't understand how people enjoy them. Because of this, he rarely views his work afterward.
- He created his stage name John Morghen by taking a very common American first name (John) and using his grandmother's maiden name as his last name (Morghen). His family practically disowned him when they discovered he was using his noble family name to create incredibly horrible and violent films.
- Lombardo Radice died on 27 April 2023, at the age of 68, the same day as his Cannibal Apocalypse co-star Ramiro Oliveros.
- In several interviews, he reportedly stated that he wished he had never portrayed Mike Logan in Cannibal Ferox, criticizing the movie for being both fascist and racist and abusive towards animals.
- Often referred to as the "Perennial Victim" due to his continuing appearances in horror films where his character meets a bloody demise.
- Horror movies never were my cup of tea. I'm more into thrillers (if they are good).
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