Giovanni Lombardo Radice
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| Born | 23 September 1954 Rome, Italy |
Giovanni Lombardo Radice (born September 23, 1954) is an Italian film actor, better know to audiences as John Morghen.
Radice is mostly famous for the gruesome death scenes his characters fall victim to in films such as Cannibal Ferox. In an interview on the old Living-Dead.com horror site, Radice stated that he wished he had never portrayed Mike Logan in the aforementioned film. He has fond memories of Lucio Fulci and is described as 'wonderful' by Fulci's daughter, Antonella.
Radice is labeled the 'Nastiest Man In The World' - Mostly due to his horrorific death sequences in a number of Italian exploitation films.
He created his stage name John Morghen by taking the anglicized form of his first name (Giovanni becomes John) and using his grandmother's maiden name as his last name (Morghen). His family practically disowned him when they discovered he was using his family name to create incredibly violent films.
[edit] Selected Filmography
- The Omen (2006)
- La Chiesa (The Church), (1989)
- Un Delitto poco comune (The Phantom Of Death), (1988)
- Deliria (Stagefright), (1987)
- Cannibal Ferox (1981)
- The House on the Edge of the Park (1980)
- Apocalypse domani (Cannibal Apocalypse), (1980)
- City of the Living Dead (Gates of Hell), (1980)
