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Born in Cagliari, Palmara made his film debut in 1952 as character actor in drama films by eminent directors such as Luchino Visconti, Mario Monicelli and Antonio Pietrangeli, then obtained main roles in a great number of genre films, especially adventure films and peplum films., When the sword and sandals genre declined, he took part at a number of spaghetti westerns in which he is usually credited as Dick Palmer. A close friend of Sergio Leone, he was the Leone's first choice for the role of Ramon in A Fistful of Dollars; Palmara eventually chose to star in Mario Caiano's Bullets Don't Argue and the role of Ramon was played by Gian Maria Volontè.
Known For
The Stranger
(1967)
Masson
Senso
(1954)
Un Soldato (uncredited)
Hercules
(1958)
Iphitus, Son of Pelias
The Colossus of Rhodes
(1961)
Ares
Sodom and Gomorrah
(1962)
Arno
The Arena
(1974)
Rufinius
That Malicious Age
(1975)
Spanish fisherman
Attila
(1954)
Lottatore
FantastiCozzi
(2016)
(archive footage)
The Last Days of Pompeii
(1959)
Gallinus, a Praetorian Guard
Le Notti Bianche
(1957)
L'Uomo Che Gioca a Carte con la Prostituta (uncredited)
The Trojan Horse
(1961)
Ajax
Hercules Unchained
(1959)
Polinice
Full Filmography
Acting
The Queen of Sheba
(1952)
Ally of Sheba
Empty Eyes
(1953)
Marcella's Fiancé
Woman of the River
(1954)
Attila
(1954)
Lottatore
Senso
(1954)
Un Soldato (uncredited)
Forbidden
(1955)
Roland the Mighty
(1956)
Argalia
Le Notti Bianche
(1957)
L'Uomo Che Gioca a Carte con la Prostituta (uncredited)
Hercules
(1958)
Iphitus, Son of Pelias
Hercules Unchained
(1959)
Polinice
Sign of the Gladiator
(1959)
Lator
The Last Days of Pompeii
(1959)
Gallinus, a Praetorian Guard
Gastone
(1960)
manager
The Trojan Horse
(1961)
Ajax
Hercules and the Captive Women
(1961)
Astor, il Gran Visir
The Colossus of Rhodes
(1961)
Ares
Sodom and Gomorrah
(1962)
Arno
Appuntamento in Riviera
(1962)
Ingegnere De Marchi
Colussus and the Huns
(1962)
The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules
(1963)
Artafernes
Slave Girls of Sheba
(1963)
Hibrahim / Jaspar
Hercules and the Masked Rider
(1963)
Don Juan
The Ten Gladiators
(1963)
Tigelinus
Goliath and the Sins of Babylon
(1963)
Alceas
The Two Gladiators
(1964)
Commodus
Three Swords for Rome
(1964)
Massimo
Bullets Don't Argue
(1964)
Santero
3 Avengers
(1964)
False Ursus
Hercules Against Rome
(1964)
Lucio Traiano
Temple of the White Elephant
(1964)
Sandok
The Pirates of Malaysia
(1964)
Tremal-Naïk
Kindar the Invulnerable
(1965)
saymuth
Serenade for Two Spies
(1965)
Cormoran
Left Handed Johnny West
(1965)
Johnny West
Two Sons of Ringo
(1966)
Sceriffo
For One Thousand Dollars Per Day
(1966)
Steve Benson
The Handsome, The Ugly, And The Stupid
(1967)
Il bello
Argoman the Fantastic Superman
(1967)
Kurt, Main Henchman of Jenabel
The Stranger
(1967)
Masson
Poker with Pistols
(1967)
Master
Psychopath
(1968)
Maurice
Dead for a Dollar
(1968)
Frank Richards
A Rope for a Bastard
(1968)
Sheriff Alan Phillip
Tequila Joe
(1968)
Rock Mulligan
Black Jack
(1968)
Indian Joe
Execution
(1968)
Clint Clips
Shotgun
(1968)
Jack Owen
A Long Ride from Hell
(1968)
Max Freeman
Son of Black Eagle
(1968)
Alexej Andrejevich
Isabella, Duchess of the Devils
(1969)
Baron Eric von Nutter
Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera
(1969)
Il Pirata Flint
Indovina chi viene a merenda?
(1969)
Comandante Tiger
The Tigers of Mompracem
(1970)
Man Saved from Crocodiles
The Crook
(1970)
And His Name Was Holy Ghost
(1971)
Indian
Gunman of One Hundred Crosses
(1971)
Luis / Louis / Frank Damon
Panhandle 38
(1972)
Sheriff
The Arena
(1974)
Rufinius
Chains
(1974)
Giovanni
That Malicious Age
(1975)
Spanish fisherman
Holiday Hookers
(1976)
Alberto
Convoy Busters
(1978)
Corchi
The Shatterer
(1987)
28° minuto
(1991)
Police commissioner
Jesus
(2000)
Satana
Italian Kings Of B
(2003)
Self
Western all'italiana
(2004)
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen: Der Italowestern
(2006)
Self
FantastiCozzi
(2016)
(archive footage)