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Roberto Messina(1934-2024)

  • Stunts
  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Roberto Messina was born on 2 January 1934 in Casablanca, Morocco. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Popeye (1980), Crime Busters (1977) and Karzan, il favoloso uomo della jungla (1972). He died on 9 January 2024.
BornJanuary 2, 1934
DiedJanuary 9, 2024(90)
BornJanuary 2, 1934
DiedJanuary 9, 2024(90)
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Known for

Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, and Wesley Ivan Hurt in Popeye (1980)
Popeye
5.4
  • Stunts(uncredited)
  • 1980
Terence Hill and Bud Spencer in Crime Busters (1977)
Crime Busters
7.1
  • Stunts
  • 1977
Karzan, il favoloso uomo della jungla (1972)
Karzan, il favoloso uomo della jungla
3.0
  • Stunts
  • 1972
Freddie of the Jungle (1981)
Freddie of the Jungle
4.6
  • Stunts
  • 1981

Credits

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Stunts

  • Troublemakers (1994)
    Troublemakers
    6.0
    • stunts
    • 1994
  • Lesley-Anne Down and Michael Cavaleri in Over the Line (1993)
    Over the Line
    4.1
    • stunt coordinator
    • stunt actor (as Robert Messina, uncredited)
    • 1993
  • Kelly McGillis and Peter Weller in Cat Chaser (1989)
    Cat Chaser
    5.2
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1989
  • Curse II: The Bite (1989)
    Curse II: The Bite
    4.9
    • stunt coordinator (as Robert Messina)
    • 1989
  • David Carradine, Michael Boston, and Paul L. Smith in Sonny Boy (1989)
    Sonny Boy
    5.8
    • stunts (as Robert Messina)
    • 1989
  • Moving Target (1988)
    Moving Target
    4.6
    • stunt actor (uncredited)
    • 1988
  • Terence Hill and Bud Spencer in Miami Supercops (1985)
    Miami Supercops
    6.1
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1985
  • Final Justice (1985)
    Final Justice
    2.4
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1985
  • Jungle Warriors (1984)
    Jungle Warriors
    4.5
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1984
  • Tomas Milian and Bud Spencer in Thieves and Robbers (1983)
    Thieves and Robbers
    5.6
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Freddie of the Jungle (1981)
    Freddie of the Jungle
    4.6
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1981
  • Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981)
    Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure
    7.1
    • stunt performer (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, and Wesley Ivan Hurt in Popeye (1980)
    Popeye
    5.4
    • stunt coordinator
    • stunt actor (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Malisa Longo in Star Odyssey (1979)
    Star Odyssey
    2.9
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Torino centrale del vizio (1979)
    Torino centrale del vizio
    3.8
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1979

Actor

  • Lesley-Anne Down and Michael Cavaleri in Over the Line (1993)
    Over the Line
    4.1
    • Collins (as Robert Messina)
    • 1993
  • Moving Target (1988)
    Moving Target
    4.6
    • Bodyguard #1
    • 1988
  • Jungle Warriors (1984)
    Jungle Warriors
    4.5
    • Mastranga's Man
    • 1984
  • Tomas Milian and Bud Spencer in Thieves and Robbers (1983)
    Thieves and Robbers
    5.6
    • Don Salvatore Henchman (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981)
    Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure
    7.1
    • Pirate (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, and Wesley Ivan Hurt in Popeye (1980)
    Popeye
    5.4
    • Gozo - A Tough
    • 1980
  • Malisa Longo in Star Odyssey (1979)
    Star Odyssey
    2.9
    • Boxing Match Referee (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Ian Ogilvy in Return of the Saint (1978)
    Return of the Saint
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Mario
    • 1979
  • The Iron Commissioner (1978)
    The Iron Commissioner
    5.9
    • 1978
  • Convoy Busters (1978)
    Convoy Busters
    6.3
    • Corchi's Henchman (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Non sparate sui bambini (1978)
    Non sparate sui bambini
    5.6
    • Beaumont Henchman (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Marjoe Gortner and Caroline Munro in Starcrash (1978)
    Starcrash
    4.0
    • Zarth Henchman (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Little Italy (1978)
    Little Italy
    5.8
    • Commissario Tozzi
    • 1978
  • Il figlio dello sceicco (1978)
    Il figlio dello sceicco
    5.1
    • 1978
  • The Inglorious Bastards (1978)
    The Inglorious Bastards
    6.5
    • American Prisoner (uncredited)
    • 1978

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Moving Target (1988)
    Moving Target
    4.6
    • assistant director
    • second unit director
    • 1988

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Red Buchanan
  • Born
    • January 2, 1934
    • Casablanca, Morocco
  • Died
    • January 9, 2024

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Mustached Italian actor and stuntman, particularly fit for gangster or henchman characters.

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