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.
Filmography25 titles
Dead for a Dollar
White Nights
Temple of the White Elephant
Senso
Left Handed Johnny West
Black Jack
Serenade for Two Spies
Bullets Don't Argue
FantastiCozzi
The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules
The Colossus of Rhodes
Convoy Busters
The Two Gladiators
Goliath and the Sins of Babylon
The Arena
The Pirates of Malaysia
Sodom and Gomorrah
A Long Ride from Hell
Argoman the Fantastic Superman
Hercules Unchained
Hercules
Hercules and the Masked Rider
Sign of the Gladiator
Hercules and the Captive Women
Execution