Great sleuthing Vashbul, and thanks, I would not have gotten invested in this if the subject wasn’t so interesting.
I am somewhat relieved at seeing the name Traina. That means he wasn’t British, or Jewish, he was Italian, as was Belmondo’s father/ Seeing Traina at different angles in that article he for me resembles Belmondo. For me it was a distinctive latin look, possibly a sort of Romanesque nose, more promenient in Belmondo because it was broken when he was a boxer.
Looking at Traina’s obit, he reminds me of Belmondo even in old age;.
Someone should contact Peter Mark Richman and give him the correct answer. That way he can give an informed answer the next time it comes up and not be such a grump.
(And to let him know that we not only didn’t let it rest but actually managed to ferret out the answer. ;))
(Props to Richman though for at least taking the time and trouble to respond. Many others wouldn’t.)
Awesome work! It was fun watching the thread zeroing in on the answer, then to have a doper actually pull the physical evidence. I tell ya, it should be a movie.