Before they were PEPLUM stars

Primo Carnera and Joe Robinson in the British film A KID FOR TWO FARTHINGS (1955) directed by Carol Reed.

Both would eventually appear in PEPLUM epics: Primo was Anteus in HERCULES UNCHAINED (1959, which was his last film)  and Joe would star in several S&S films, including the infamous THOR/TAUR productions.