Personal Info
Birth date
1928-07-25 (96 Years)
Day of death
2016-06-10
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Cagliari, Italy
Also known as
Domenico "Mimmo" Palmara
Dick Palmer
Миммо Пальмара
Mimmo Palmara
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Filmography
The Odyssey
8.8
Overview:
Odysseus' journey, told in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. After fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus spends years trying to return home to Itaka.That Malicious Age
6.5
Overview:
Gardener Napoleone takes a job in a southern-Italian villa and quickly finds himself embroiled in a menage-a-trois with Paola and her mother, which soon leads to sex, death and mayhem.The Colossus of Rhodes
5.974
Overview:
While on holiday in Rhodes, Athenian war hero Darios becomes involved in two different plots to overthrow the tyrannical king, one from Rhodian patriots and the other from sinister Phoenician agents.The Arena
5.4
Overview:
Female gladiators fight to the death. Inspired by the story of Spartacus, follow the adventures of a bevy of slave girls who, upon finding themselves thrust into the gladiator ring, mount a vicious rebellion to fight their way to freedom.Sodom and Gomorrah
5.4
Overview:
Lot leads his people to a fertile valley adjacent to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, hotbeds of vice and corruption ruled by the merciless Queen Bera. When Lot orders a dam to be busted in order to prevent the destruction of the cities by the attacking Helamites, the queen, in gratitude, allows Lot's people to settle in Sodom. Soon, however, the veneer of civilization begins crumbling as Lot and the Hebrews become corrupted by the Sodomites.The Last Days of Pompeii
6.2
Overview:
Glaucus, a demobilized centurion returns home to Pompeii to find his father murdered by a gang of black-hooded Christian robbers that terrorizes the city and he decides to investigate the matter while the nearby volcano threatens to erupt.Le Notti Bianche
7.451
Overview:
A middle-aged man meets a young woman who is waiting on a canal bridge for her lover's return.Senso
7.236
Overview:
A troubled and neurotic Italian Countess betrays her entire country for a self-destructive love affair with an Austrian Lieutenant.Hercules
5.039
Overview:
In this melange of characters and events from separate mythological stories, Hercules, demigod and superman, arrives in the ancient Greek kingdom of Iolcus to tutor Iphitus, son of king Pelias; immediately on arrival, he falls in love with the king's delectable, briefly clad daughter Iole. Before he can win her, he must succeed in a series of quests, in the course of which he teams up with Jason, true heir of Iolcus, whom he accompanies on the famous voyage of the Argonauts.Hercules Unchained
4.936
Overview:
En route to Thebes for an important diplomatic mission, Hercules drinks from a magic spring and loses his memory. He spends most of the movie in the pleasure gardens of Queen Omphale of Lydia. While young Ulysses tries to help him regain his memory, political tensions escalate in Thebes, and Hercules' new wife Iole finds herself in mortal danger.Attila
5.3
Overview:
Attila, the leader of the barbarian Huns and called by the Romans "The Scourge of God", sweeps onto the Italian peninsula, defeating all of the armies of Rome, until he and his men reach the gates of the city itself.Sign of the Gladiator
4.7
Overview:
Zenobia, Queen of Palmira, revolts against Rome and defeats the Roman troops, but she makes a big mistake when she falls in love with enemy officer Marco Valerio.The Stranger
6.806
Overview:
Meursault is a man who feels utterly isolated from everyone and everything around him. This alienation results in sudden, inexplicable bursts of violence, culminating in murder.The Pirates of Malaysia
5
Overview:
Filmed in Singapore it tells the story of Sandokan who is a Malaysian rebel who, with a group of renegades, goes up against a British General who is trying to force the King to resign.Execution
4.1
Overview:
Clips, a bounty killer, is after one John Coler, who has fooled him, keeping all of a loot he should have shared with him. He finally catches his prey only to discover that the man is a Coler all right but not the expected one.Hercules and the Captive Women
4.3
Overview:
King Androcles of Thebes commands a ship in search of a threat to Greece, predicted by an atmospheric oracle. Hercules is part of the crew, but the strongman falls overboard in a thick fog. Washed ashore, he saves a young Ismene from Proteus, an evil, shape-shifting creature. Ismene takes Hercules to Atlantis, where he discovers that her mother, Queen Antinea, has captured Androcles. Hercules schemes to rescue him and thwart Antinea's dream of world conquest.The Trojan Horse
5.7
Overview:
Trojan hero Aeneas battles to save his city from the Greeks, but once Troy falls, he leads the 600 survivors to Italy and founds the city of Rome.A Long Ride from Hell
5.2
Overview:
Mike Sturges and his younger brother, Roy, are sentenced to Yuma Penitentiary on a trumped-up train robbery charge. Both endure cruel treatment before Mike escapes to extract revenge on their enemies.Argoman the Fantastic Superman
5.1
Overview:
Argoman is practically invincible with powers beyond the scope of mortal man. Who is Sir Reginald Hoover, he seems to know what mission Argoman is involved with? Will Jenabell become the Queen of the World and achieve her wishes to outsmart Argoman?Hercules and the Masked Rider
3.333
Overview:
In 16th century Spain, Don Francisco reluctantly betroths his daughter, Blanca, to the arrogant Don Ramiro in order to preserve the lands in the family estate. Then Don Juan, Don Francisco's nephew and Blanca's true love, returns from the war in Flanders. Don Juan dons a mask and joins with a gypsy band led by Estella to fight against the forces of Don Ramiro.Two Sons of Ringo
5.9
Overview:
Another spoof from the Franco and Ciccio team in which the boys, who are running a scam pretending to be bounty hunters, are 'persuaded' to help a real bounty hunter discover a treasure by claiming to be the heirs of a deceased lawman.The Ten Gladiators
4.5
Overview:
Roccia and a band of fellow gladiators join forces with a patrician named Glaucus Valerius to replace Nero, (and his evil henchman, Tigelinus), with a new emperor: Servius Galba. During the course of this bloody struggle, the gladiators lose their mentor and trainer - Resius - and then must rescue Lidia, Resius' beautiful niece, from death on the cross.Hercules Against Rome
5.2
Overview:
Hercules comes from Greece to Ravenna, Italy, because a friend from childhood days has sent for him: Hercules should help the Roman Emperor who is in danger because of an intrigue lead by the leader of the pretorian guards.3 Avengers
6.8
Overview:
Ursus and his sword-wielding companions run head-on against a usurper of a throne.Violent Rome
6.1
Overview:
A detective sick and tired of the rampant crime and violence in his city, and constantly at odds with his superiors, is finally kicked out of the department for a "questionable" shooting of a vicious criminal. However, he is soon approached by a representative for a group of citizens who themselves are fed up with what they see as criminals going unpunished, and they make him an offer he may very well not refuse.Isabella, Duchess of the Devils
6.4
Overview:
An Alsacian Baron massacres the family of a French Duke, and takes his lands and his title. Isabella, the Duke's baby child, escapes the massacre, is raised by gypsies, and comes back twenty years later to exact revenge.FantastiCozzi
6
Overview:
A feature-length documentary about the life and career of Italian director Luigi Cozzi and his obsession with Science Fiction and Fantasy.Convoy Busters
5.4
Overview:
In Rome, a vagrant finds the body of a teen girl, her throat professional slashed. Police inspector Olmi uses his brutal and violent methods to follow a trail that leads him toward high government officials. When his methods leave an innocent bystander dead, the corrupt officials have an excuse to get Olmi transferred to a coastal town where the pace is slow and he has time for a romantic dalliance. Soon, Olmi discovers that fishing isn't the only local occupation, and out comes his gun and his ruthless tactics of investigation.Woman of the River
5.8
Overview:
When peasant girl Nives is deserted by smuggler Gino Lodi, she betrays him to the police. Police officer Enzo Cinti, who loves Nives, traces her to the Po River cane-fields, where she is working as a cutter to support herself and an infant son, and warns her that Gino has escaped from prison and is seeking revenge. She rejects his offer to protect her. Gino finds Nives, mourning the drowning death of their son. He surrenders himself to the police and then walks at Nives' side in the funeral procession.Acting
2016FantastiCozzi as (archive footage)
2006Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern as Self
2004Western all'italiana as Unknown
2003Italian Kings Of B as Self
2000Jesus as Satana
199128° minuto as Police commissioner
1987The Shatterer as Unknown
1978Convoy Busters as Mr. Corchi
1976Holiday Hookers as Alberto
1975Violent Rome as Police Commissioner De Julis (uncredited)
1975That Malicious Age as Spanish fisherman
1974Chains as Giovanni
1974The Arena as Rufinius
1973Door Into Darkness (1 Episode) as The Neighbor
1972Panhandle 38 as Sheriff
1971And His Name Was Holy Ghost as Indian
1971Gunman of One Hundred Crosses as Luis / Louis / Frank Damon
1970The Tigers of Mompracem as Man Saved from Crocodiles
1970The Crook as Unknown
1969Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard as Il Pirata Flint
1969Isabella, Duchess of the Devils as Baron Eric von Nutter
1969Guess Who's Coming for a Snack? as Comandante Tiger
1968Black Jack as Indian Joe
1968Son of Black Eagle as Alexej Andrejevich
1968Dead for a Dollar as Frank Richards
1968Execution as Clint Clips
1968Psychopath as Maurice
1968A Long Ride from Hell as Max Freeman
1968Tequila Joe as Rock Mulligan
1968A Rope for a Bastard as Sheriff Alan Phillip
1968The Odyssey (8 Episodes) as Achille
1968Shotgun as Jack Owen
1967The Stranger as Masson
1967The Handsome, The Ugly, And The Stupid as Il bello
1967Poker with Pistols as Master
1967Argoman the Fantastic Superman as Kurt, Main Henchman of Jenabel
1966Two Sons of Ringo as Sceriffo
1966For One Thousand Dollars Per Day as Steve Benson
1965Left Handed Johnny West as Johnny West
1965Serenade for Two Spies as Cormoran
1965Kindar the Invulnerable as saymuth
1964Three Swords for Rome as Massimo
19643 Avengers as False Ursus
1964The Pirates of Malaysia as Tremal-Naïk
1964Bullets Don't Argue as Santero
1964The Two Gladiators as Commodus
1964Hercules Against Rome as Lucio Traiano
1964Temple of the White Elephant as Sandok
1963The Ten Gladiators as Tigelinus
1963Goliath and the Sins of Babylon as Alceas
1963Hercules and the Masked Rider as Don Juan
1963The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules as Artafernes
1963Slave Girls of Sheba as Hibrahim / Jaspar
1962Sodom and Gomorrah as Arno
1962Appuntamento in Riviera as Ingegnere De Marchi
1962Colussus and the Huns as Unknown
1961The Trojan Horse as Ajax
1961Hercules and the Captive Women as Astor, il Gran Visir
1961The Colossus of Rhodes as Ares
1960Gastone as manager
1959The Last Days of Pompeii as Gallinus, a Praetorian Guard
1959Caterina Sforza, the lioness of Romagna as Unknown
1959Sign of the Gladiator as Lator
1959Hercules Unchained as Polinice
1958Hercules as Iphitus, Son of Pelias
1957Le Notti Bianche as L'Uomo Che Gioca a Carte con la Prostituta (uncredited)
1956Roland the Mighty as Argalia
1955Forbidden as Unknown
1954Senso as Un Soldato (uncredited)
1954Woman of the River as Unknown
1954Attila as Lottatore
1953Empty Eyes as Marcella's Fiancé
1952The Queen of Sheba as Ally of Sheba