Sunday, May 12, 2019

Vintage article : Renato Rossini


Vintage article on Renato Rossini. Also known as Howard Ross or Red Ross, the Italian bodybuilder was a regular in PEPLUM films. He rarely had a lead role but his supporting roles were always stand-outs including in HERCULES AGAINST THE MONGOLS (1963) pictured in the article above along with Ken Clark and Nadir Moretti.

The article had a photo of Renato in a bodybuilding competition. Same exact pose as the one below.

Renato in a Mondo movie called SEXY PROIBITISSIMO (1963) in a segment called 'Hercules Oblivious'; his bodybuilding experience came in good use for this brilliant short film. IMDb and other websites covering the PEPLUM genre have incorrectly credited Kirk Morris as the bodybuilder (below).


2 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 6, 2019 at 3:51 AM

    pretty cool

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  2. AnonymousJune 13, 2020 at 7:46 AM

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2MbAie6HG8

    I found this video saying it's Kirk Morris. Is the uploader mistaken? Either way what a body and what a scene! The cliche woman in the frame so as not to look overtly sexualising the man. Is there anywhere to watch the film online? I wonder what the rest of the film is like :)

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