Salvatore Puntillo

Salvatore Puntillo (27 July 1935 – 14 July 2024) was an Italian film, stage and television actor.

Life and career
Born in Rende, in the province of Cosenza, Puntillo left his law studies to enroll at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. A character actor, during his career he alternated auteur films and genre films, being mainly active in the commedia sexy all'italiana sub-genre. On stage, he is best known for the play Francesco e il re, which he performed alongside Nando Gazzolo. He died in Rome of hearth attack on 14 July 2024, a few days before his 89th birthday.

Selected filmography

 * A Stranger in Town (1967)
 * Faustina (1968)
 * The Seducers (1969)
 * The Hassled Hooker (1972)
 * Gang War in Naples (1972)
 * House of 1,000 Pleasures (1972)
 * The Weapon, the Hour & the Motive (1972)
 * Forbidden Decameron (1972)
 * Il figlioccio del padrino (1973)
 * Il figlio della sepolta viva (1974)
 * What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974)
 * Gambling City (1975)
 * Deep Red (1975)
 * The Sex Machine (1975)
 * Four of the Apocalypse (1975)
 * Peccatori di provincia (1976)
 * Il letto in piazza (1976)
 * Bloody Payroll (1976)
 * Sette note in nero (1977)
 * Mannaja (1977)
 * Gangbuster (1977)
 * Stato interessante (1977)
 * Father of the Godfathers (1978)
 * The Yes Man (1991)
 * Law of Courage (1994)
 * Mollo tutto (1995)
 * A Cold, Cold Winter (1996)
 * Li chiamarono... briganti! (1999)