Tullio Moneta Explained

Tullio Moneta (9 May 1937 – 31 March 2022) was an Italian actor and mercenary. He acted in 15 films between 1970 and 1990, starring in the feature film The Lion's Share. He also played a role in the Afrikaans language film Aanslag op Kariba (which means attack on (the) Kariba (dam)) in 1973, produced by Brigadiers Films. He was, together with Mike Hoare, the military advisor for the film The Wild Geese (1978).^[1]

In November 1981 Moneta was second-in-command to Mike Hoare when the latter led the 1981 Seychelles coup d'état attempt at Mahe Airport in the Seychelles and was sentenced to five years in prison; he was released soon after.^{[2] [3]}

Moneta latterly lived in Durban, South Africa. He died on 31 March 2022, at the age of 84.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tullio Moneta: il mercenario-attore che ispirò "I quattro dell'Oca Selvaggia". Tullio Moneta: the mercenary-actor who inspired "The Four of the Wild Goose". Conoscere La Storia. Italian. Menichini. Giulio. 12 July 2020. 15 August 2021.
2. Web site: T.D.P.. Dugdale-Pointon. Mike Hoare (Congo Mercenary) 1920-???. History of War. 30 September 2005.
3. Web site: July 30, 1982. South Africa Sentences Mercenary to 10 Years. UPI. The New York Times.
4. https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/macerata/cronaca/tullio-moneta-1.7526868/ Tullio Moneta morto, addio all'uomo dalle mille vite