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Mario Novelli(1940-2016)

  • Actor
  • Stunts
  • Additional Crew
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Mario Novelli was born on 26 February 1940 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for Exorcist: The Beginning (2004), The Invincible Brothers Maciste (1964) and The Sword of the Barbarians (1982). He died on 21 August 2016.
BornFebruary 26, 1940
DiedAugust 21, 2016(76)
BornFebruary 26, 1940
DiedAugust 21, 2016(76)
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Known for

Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
Exorcist: The Beginning
5.1
  • Stunts(Dutch peasant, second unit)
  • 2004
The Invincible Brothers Maciste (1964)
The Invincible Brothers Maciste
5.3
  • Maciste the Younger(as Tony Freeman)
  • 1964
The Sword of the Barbarians (1982)
The Sword of the Barbarians
3.8
  • Nantuk(as Anthony Freeman)
  • 1982
Year of the Gun (1991)
Year of the Gun
5.6
  • Gunman
  • 1991

Credits

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Actor

  • Alex l'ariete (2000)
    Alex l'ariete
    1.8
    • 2000
  • Coppia omicida (1998)
    Coppia omicida
    4.6
    • Miccari
    • 1998
  • Ivo il tardivo (1995)
    Ivo il tardivo
    6.0
    • Operaio ENEL
    • 1995
  • Year of the Gun (1991)
    Year of the Gun
    5.6
    • Gunman
    • 1991
  • Beyond the Door III (1989)
    Beyond the Door III
    5.2
    • Engineer
    • 1989
  • Afganistan - The last war bus (L'ultimo bus di guerra) (1989)
    Afganistan - The last war bus (L'ultimo bus di guerra)
    4.3
    • Capt. Bowie (as Antony Freeman)
    • 1989
  • Due fratelli
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Giovanni
    • 1988
  • Delta Force Commando (1987)
    Delta Force Commando
    3.7
    • (as Antony Freeman)
    • 1987
  • Kamikaze
    TV Movie
    • 1986
  • Caccia al ladro d'autore (1985)
    Caccia al ladro d'autore
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Uomo della banda (uncredited)
    • 1986
  • Matthew Broderick and Michelle Pfeiffer in Ladyhawke (1985)
    Ladyhawke
    6.9
    • Fornac's Man (uncredited)
    • 1985
  • I guerrieri dell'anno 2072 (1984)
    I guerrieri dell'anno 2072
    4.8
    • Tango (as Tony Sanders)
    • 1984
  • The Throne of Fire (1983)
    The Throne of Fire
    3.5
    • Barbar (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Margaret Lee in Neapolitan Sting (1983)
    Neapolitan Sting
    6.1
    • Unknown
    • 1983
  • Vai avanti tu che mi vien da ridere (1982)
    Vai avanti tu che mi vien da ridere
    5.6
    • L'uomo che telefona nella cabina telefonica
    • 1982

Stunts

  • Jeremy Irons and Olga Kurylenko in Correspondence (2016)
    Correspondence
    6.1
    • safety supervisor
    • 2016
  • Hope Lost (2015)
    Hope Lost
    3.8
    • stunts
    • 2015
  • Si accettano miracoli (2015)
    Si accettano miracoli
    4.8
    • stunt coordinator
    • 2015
  • Alessandro Preziosi, Karin Proia, Tanja Wedhorn, Nunzia Schiano, Patrick Mölleken, and Chiara Paoli in The Homecoming (2014)
    The Homecoming
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • stunts
    • 2014
  • The Mafia Kills Only in Summer (2013)
    The Mafia Kills Only in Summer
    7.1
    • stunts
    • 2013
  • Barbora Bobulova, Giovanni Esposito, Giuliana Lojodice, Rocco Papaleo, Riccardo Scamarcio, Sarah Felberbaum, Claudia Potenza, Giampiero Schiano, and Mela Esposito in A Small Southern Enterprise (2013)
    A Small Southern Enterprise
    6.1
    • safety supervisor
    • 2013
  • Enrico Ianniello, Marco Rossetti, and Giusy Buscemi in One Step from Heaven (2011)
    One Step from Heaven
    6.8
    TV Series
    • stunts
    • 2011
  • Gabriella Pession in Capri (2006)
    Capri
    6.9
    TV Series
    • stunt coordinator
    • 2008
  • The Shadow Within (2007)
    The Shadow Within
    4.9
    • stunt coordinator
    • 2007
  • Quo Vadis, Baby? (2005)
    Quo Vadis, Baby?
    6.2
    • master of arms
    • 2005
  • Elisabetta Pellini in Balletto di guerra (2004)
    Balletto di guerra
    • master of arms
    • 2004
  • Il tramite (2004)
    Il tramite
    6.4
    • stunt coordinator
    • 2004
  • Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
    Exorcist: The Beginning
    5.1
    • stunt: Dutch peasant, second unit
    • 2004
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, and Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs of New York (2002)
    Gangs of New York
    7.5
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 2002
  • La rentrée (2001)
    La rentrée
    7.3
    • stunt coordinator
    • 2001

Additional Crew

  • Quo Vadis, Baby? (2005)
    Quo Vadis, Baby?
    6.2
    • master of arms
    • 2005

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Anthony Freeman
  • Born
    • February 26, 1940
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Died
    • August 21, 2016
  • Children
      Emiliano Novelli

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  • Trivia
    Father of stuntmen Alessandro Novelli and Emiliano Novelli.

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