Antonio Basile's imposing stature and craggy features made him the ideal choice for the roles of tough guys - the type who does not bother with roundabout phrases to settle accounts. Antonio's career as brutish second fiddle varied according to the Italian popular cinema of the 1960s and 1970s, from sword and sandal movies to spaghetti westerns to violent crime thrillers. He was also a stuntman in this kind of unpretentious entertainment.