Biography

Ivano Staccioli was born on January 3, 1927 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. He was an actor, known for La donna di cuori (1969), La figlia del capitano (1965) and The Devil with Seven Faces (1971). He died on July 15, 1995 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

He also appeared in a number of Italian giallo films, such as "Death Walks at Midnight" and "The Flower with the Petals of Steel". Two of his last films before retiring were controversial Nazi death camp films, "KZ9" and "SS Girls", both directed by Bruno Mattei.

In 1965 he starred in the western "Gold Train" and "A 008, operazione Sterminio", a spoof of the James Bond genre.

He is best known for his appearances in historical adventures and action or western films in the 1960s. Particularly in the early 1960s he appeared in many gladiatorial films or ancient epics.

In the mid to late 1960s he was often credited as John Heston for Italian films dubbed for the American audience, particularly his westerns.

Ivano Staccioli was an Italian film actor. He made 70 appearances between 1960 and 1991, mostly in film.