Lloyd McAteer Battista (born May 14, 1937, in Cleveland, Ohio) is a retired American actor and screenwriter.
Biography Battista studied acting at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. He was active on Broadway and off-Broadway stages, appearing in productions of plays such as Sexual Perversity in Chicago and The Homecoming. His television roles ranged from the CBS soap opera Love of Life in the 1950s and the mini-series James A. Michener's Texas in 1994. He appeared in movies such as Chisum (1970), Love and Death (1975), and In Hell (2003).
He appeared in several Spaghetti Westerns including some with Tony Anthony that he wrote the screenplays for. Battista wrote the screenplay for Anthony's Treasure of the Four Crowns but did not appear in the film.
On the radio, Battista was heard between 1974 and 1982 on the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. He also wrote The Nose Knows, a guide to Los Angeles area restaurants.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1964 Flipper's New Adventure Gil 1967 God Forgives... I Don't! Cat Stevens English version, Voice, uncredited1968 Ace High Cat Stevens English version, Voice, uncredited1968 The Silent Stranger The American 1969 Boot Hill Cat Stevens English version, Voice, uncredited1969 Mission: Impossible King Selim/Prince Samandal Episode: "The Brothers"1970 Mission: Impossible Chief of Police Francisco Diaz Episode: "Flight"1970 Chisum Neemo 1970 The Virginian Embry season 9 episode 07 (Crooked corner)1971 The Love Machine Andy Parino Uncredited1971 Blindman Domingo 1972 Here's Lucy Ronnie Cumberland season 4 episode 24 (Kim Finally Cuts You-Know-Whose Apron String)1975 Love and Death Don Francisco 1975 Get Mean Sombra 1983 Last Plane Out Anastasio Somoza Debayle 1991 Driving Me Crazy Fiat Boss 1992 Round Trip to Heaven Mike 1999 Bellyfruit Mr. Vasquez 2003 In Hell General Hruschov 2006 Mothers and Daughters Art Gallery Guy (final film role)
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