- Was offered a major role in For Your Eyes Only (1981) but passed.
- He played mostly villainous characters, most famously as the principal villains in the first two Sergio Leone / Clint Eastwood collaborations, A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and For a Few Dollars More (1965).
- Died in Greece while filming Theodoros Angelopoulos 's film Ulysses' Gaze (1995), and was replaced by Erland Josephson.
- Member of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) until 1977.
- Companion of Italian actress Carla Gravina for almost 10 years, they met when they played Romeo and Juliet in the theatre in 1960. The two had a daughter Giovanna Gravina born in the early 1960s.
- Supporter of Milan F.C.
- Companion of actress Angelica Ippolito from 1977 until his death in 1994.
- Brother of actor Claudio Camaso.
- Was considered to play the lead role in The Yes Man (1991), but turned it down.
- Was considered for the role of Spiro in Lamerica (1994).
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