
Salvatore Billa
Born: 1943-03-31
Place of Birth: Catania, Sicily, Italy
Biography
Salvatore Billa was born in Catania, Sicily, Italy on March 31, 1943. He was an Italian actor and stuntman, and was very active during the seventies and eighties. From the early 1960s until the early 2000s, he appeared in more than 100 films, alternating from a mere extra to important supporting roles. Among these were the films "Once Upon a Time in America" directed by Sergio Leone, "Ginger and Fred" directed by Federico Fellini, “Squadra antifurto” directed by Rosario Trapanese, “I guappi” directed by Don Carluccio Trepalle and “L'uomo delle stele” directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. Billa also worked in television, participating in some TV dramas, with his most famous role as that of the Camorra boss Salvatore Gym in the miniseries “Naso di cane”. Billa appeared in several westerns from “Beyond the Law” (1967) to “Court Martial” (1973). Salvatore died on May 22, 2006 in Rome at the age of 63.
Known For

The Godfather Part III

Once Upon a Time in America

Gangs of New York

The Boss

National Lampoon's European Vacation

Street People

The Repenter

Savage Three

Romeo and Juliet

The Payoff

The Invisible Ones

The Shatterer

Hit Squad

Blindman

Gegè Bellavita

The Gun

Trastevere

The Miser

Blood Brothers

The Bible: In the Beginning...

Blood and Diamonds

Grand Prix

Rulers of the City

Ironmaster

Ginger and Fred

From Corleone to Brooklyn

Li chiamarono... briganti!

Beyond the Law

Werewolf Woman

Contraband

Circle of Fear

Loaded Guns

Destruction Force

The Star Maker

And the Ship Sails On

Italian Sex

The Big Racket

Adiós, Sabata

Magnum Cop

The Voice of the Moon

Fantozzi to the Rescue

Django Challenges Sartana

Shoot First, Die Later

The Unholy Four

Excellent Cadavers

Year of the Gun

The Heroin Busters

The Son of the Sheik

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

I Am the Law

La prova d'amore

Young, Violent, Dangerous

Kidnap Syndicate

Free Hand for a Tough Cop

Count Tacchia

The Persian Lamb Coat

The Second Wedding Night

Brothers Till We Die

The Black Hand

My Darling, My Dearest

Corleone

Tre colonne in cronaca

Magnificat

Fear in the City

Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold

A Man Called Magnum

Tomato

Calling All Police Cars

The Girl in Room 2A

Il bambino e il poliziotto

Gunmen and the Holy Ghost

Manhunt in the City

The Hawk and the Dove

Io e Dio

Sotto a chi tocca!

Fear in the City

24 Hours... Not a Minute More
