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Roberto Messina(1934-2024)

  • Actor
  • Stunts
  • 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), Karzan, le maître de la jungle (1972) and Deux super-flics ! (1977). 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
  • Gozo - A Tough
  • 1980
Karzan, le maître de la jungle (1972)
Karzan, le maître de la jungle
3.2
  • Stunts
  • 1972
Terence Hill and Bud Spencer in Deux super-flics ! (1977)
Deux super-flics !
7.1
  • Actor
  • 1977
Sonny Boy (1989)
Sonny Boy
5.7
  • Stunts(as Robert Messina)
  • 1989

Credits

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  • Lesley-Anne Down and Michael Cavaleri in Out of Control (1993)
    Out of Control
    4.2
    • Collins (as Robert Messina)
    • 1993
  • Bersaglio sull'autostrada (1988)
    Bersaglio sull'autostrada
    4.5
    • Bodyguard #1
    • 1988
  • Les guerriers de la jungle (1984)
    Les guerriers de la jungle
    4.5
    • Mastranga's Man
    • 1984
  • Tomas Milian and Bud Spencer in Escroc, macho et gigolo (1983)
    Escroc, macho et gigolo
    5.6
    • Don Salvatore Henchman (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Salut l'ami, adieu le trésor ! (1981)
    Salut l'ami, adieu le trésor !
    7.1
    • Pirate (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, and Wesley Ivan Hurt in Popeye (1980)
    Popeye
    5.4
    • Gozo - A Tough
    • 1980
  • Star Odyssey (1979)
    Star Odyssey
    2.8
    • Boxing Match Referee (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Ian Ogilvy in Le retour du Saint (1978)
    Le retour du Saint
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Mario
    • 1979
  • Un flic explosif (1978)
    Un flic explosif
    6.2
    • Corchi's Henchman (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Non sparate sui bambini (1978)
    Non sparate sui bambini
    5.6
    • Beaumont Henchman (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Starcrash : Le Choc des étoiles (1978)
    Starcrash : Le Choc des étoiles
    4.0
    • Zarth Henchman (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Brigade anti-mafia (1978)
    Brigade anti-mafia
    5.9
    • Commissario Tozzi
    • 1978
  • Le fils du cheikh (1978)
    Le fils du cheikh
    5.2
    • 1978
  • Une poignée de salopards (1978)
    Une poignée de salopards
    6.5
    • American Prisoner (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Nico l'arnaqueur (1977)
    Nico l'arnaqueur
    6.2
    • Police Commissioner Tozzi
    • 1977

Stunts



  • Petit papa baston (1994)
    Petit papa baston
    6.0
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1994
  • Lesley-Anne Down and Michael Cavaleri in Out of Control (1993)
    Out of Control
    4.2
    • stunt coordinator (as Robert Messina)
    • 1993
  • Kelly McGillis and Peter Weller in Cat Chaser (1989)
    Cat Chaser
    5.2
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1989
  • La morsure (1989)
    La morsure
    4.9
    • stunt coordinator (as Robert Messina)
    • 1989
  • Sonny Boy (1989)
    Sonny Boy
    5.7
    • stunts (as Robert Messina)
    • 1989
  • Final Justice (1985)
    Final Justice
    2.3
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1985
  • Les guerriers de la jungle (1984)
    Les guerriers de la jungle
    4.5
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1984
  • Tomas Milian and Bud Spencer in Escroc, macho et gigolo (1983)
    Escroc, macho et gigolo
    5.6
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Salut l'ami, adieu le trésor ! (1981)
    Salut l'ami, adieu le trésor !
    7.1
    • stunt performer (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, and Wesley Ivan Hurt in Popeye (1980)
    Popeye
    5.4
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1980
  • Un flic explosif (1978)
    Un flic explosif
    6.2
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Non sparate sui bambini (1978)
    Non sparate sui bambini
    5.6
    • stunt performer (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Ian Ogilvy in Le retour du Saint (1978)
    Le retour du Saint
    6.6
    TV Series
    • stunt actor
    • 1978–1979
  • Zanna Bianca e il grande Kid (1977)
    Zanna Bianca e il grande Kid
    4.8
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1977
  • Leonard Mann and Maria Rosaria Omaggio in Antigang (1977)
    Antigang
    5.7
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1977

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Bersaglio sull'autostrada (1988)
    Bersaglio sull'autostrada
    4.5
    • assistant director
    • second unit director
    • 1988

Personal details

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

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

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