Cemetery with crosses - legends lost but remembered

KÜLOWThis page is our personal hall of fame. A reminder to us all that even though considered a B-genre, Spaghetti Westerns were full of great characters, played by great people. Many have passed away, and while we are young growing up re-watching all these classics, many more will probably leave us. May they be remembered. What follows, is a work-in-progress, a growing list of legends who have passed away...

sorted by their last names: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z|} FRESH GRAVES ANGULO, Álex (Alejandro Angulo León) - 4/12/1953, Erandio, Vizcaya, Spain – 7/20/2014, Fuenmayor. La Rioa, Spain Spanish actor Álex Angulo died Sunday afternoon July 20th in a road accident on AP-68 in the town of Fuenmayor. He was 61. The accident occurred at five-thirty in the afternoon, at mile 114.3 of the highway, which corresponds to Fuenmayor, in regard to Logroño. In the State of La Rioja. The native of the town of Bilbao Erandio, was a very familiar face to both Spanish viewers for his roles on the small screen, and his appearance in the Euro-western “Limoncello” (2007) as Jackson. MIHIC-JOLIC, Vera - 1933, Sarajeva, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Yugoslavia - 7/13/2014, Sarajeva, Bosnia & Herzegovina Longtime Bosnian filmmaker Vera Mihic-Jolić has died. Association of Filmmakers of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced her passing on July 16th. Vera was 81. Vera had been involved in film production for over thirty years. On dozens of films, she worked in production as the principal organizer and leader of production. She was also involved in the production of some of the most famous Bosnian films. She was production manager on the 1967 Euro-western “The Golden Sling”. Vera was awarded a lifetime achievement award in 2012. GARNER, James (James Scott Baumgarner) 4/7/1928, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A. – 7/19/2014, Brentwood, California, U.S.A. James Garner known for his portrayal of the fast drawing but cowardly gambler Bret Maverick passed away on Saturday July 19, 2014. Garner was an American treasure and succeeded in both TV and films. Considered a man's man on the screen Garner was a pussycat according to his wife, daughter and his many friends. Jim is remember for his portrayal of Bret Maverick on the long running TV series 'Maverick' [1957-1962] and 'The Rockford Files' [1974-1980] also for such film roles as "The Great Escape" [1963], "Grand Prix" [1966], "Duel at Diablo" [1966], "Support Your Local Sheriff" [1969], "Support Your Local Gunfighter" [1971], "Victor Victoria" [1982] and "Space Cowboy" [2000]. Garner replaced Tommy Lee Jones as Captain Woodrow Call in "The Streets of Laredo" [1999]. He made only one Euro-western "A Man Called Sledge" [1970] as outlaw leader Luther Sledge. An American Icon we won't see the likes of again. SCHONHERR, Dietmar (Dietmar Otto von Schönleiten) 5/17/1926, Innsbruck, Austria – 7/18/2014, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain Actor, presenter and author Dietmar Schönherr died during the night Friday July 18th at the age of 88 on the Spanish island of Ibiza, where he had lived during the last few years. Known to a wide audience of Austrians from 1966 for his starring role in the first and to date the most popular German science fiction television series "Space Patrol - the Fantastic Adventures of the Spaceship Orion". Later Schönherr hosted, among others, with his wife Vivi Bach [1939-2013] the TV show "Make a Wish" since 1973, the first talk show on German television "The later the evening." He appeared in over 100 movies and hundreds of television productions, countless theaters, and worked as a voice actor, writer and director. Dietmar was involved in several Euro-westerns as a German voice dubber. Among the westerns he was involved in were: "Old Shatterhand" (1963) as the German voice of Gustavo Rojo, "Black Eagle of Santa Fe" (1965) as theGerman voice of Joachim Hansen. He appeared in the TV western "By Way of the Stars" (1992) playing the role of Friedrich Brunneck. ROLF, Tom 12/31/1931, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden - 6/14/2014, France. Tom Rolf, who shared a best editing Oscar for his work on 1983 astronaut epic “The Right Stuff” and also edited “Taxi Driver,” “New York, New York,” “Black Sunday,” “Heaven’s Gate,” “Nine ½ Weeks,” “The Hunting Party”, “The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing”, “Heat” and “The Horse Whisperer,” among many other films, has died. He was 82. He received a Career Achievement Award from the American Cinema Editors in 2003. CANUTT, Tap (Edward Clay Canutt) - 8/7/1932, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. – 6/6/2014, Santa Clarita, California, U.S.A. Actor and stuntman Tap Canutt has died. Tap born Edward Clay Canutt was the son of legendary stuntman Yakima Canutt and brother of stuntman Joe Canutt. The exact date of Tap’s passing is unknown but occurred either the end of May or early June 2014. Tap was last living in Santa Clarita, California. Tap was an second unit director on "El Condor" (1969). THORNE, Ken (Kenneth R. Thorne) - 1/26/1924, East Dereham, Norfolk, England, U.K. - 7/9/2014, West Hills, California, U.S.A. British composer Ken Thorne passed away on July 9th. The composer scored numerous features and television movies and shows over a career spanning more than four decades, including the sequels Superman II and Superman III directed by Richard Lester and starring Christopher Reeve. He received an Academy Award for his adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s music for the 1966 film version of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Ken also composed the scores for the Euro-westerns: “A Talent for Loving” and “Hannie Caulder”. DI SILVERIO, Vittoria (Maria Vittoria Ghirighini) - 7/3/1907, Ostia, Rome, Lazio, Italy - 5/18/2014, Rome, Lazio, Italy Italian character actress and matriarch of the Gambini family of actors, Vittoria Di Silverio died in Rome, Italy on May 18th, 2014. Her death was just made public recently. Di Silverio was born in Ostia, Rome, Italy on July 3, 1907. She is the mother of actor, master of arms and stuntman Biagio Gambini aka Rodolfo Valadier [1926-1986], the grandmother of stuntwoman, actress and singer Donatella Gambini [1953- ] and the aunt of actress Francesca Romana Coluzzi [1943-2009] and actor Luciano Catenacci [1933-1990].Her career began as a stage actress in 1917. This was followed by many appearances on Italian television from the mid-1950s until the early 1980s. During this time she would appear in around 10 films from 1957 to 1979. Among her film appearances was one Euro-western “A Man, a Colt” (1967) as Marta. GEARY Lois (Lois Ann Geary) 7/25/1929, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. - 6/28/2014, Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A. American actress Lois Geary died on Saturday June 28, 2014 at her home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Born Lois Ann Geary on July 25, 1929 in Fort Wayne, Indiana she was the second of six children. After living in Cincinnati, Ohio for 23 years she moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1961. Here she became a fixture in the arts community, appearing in countless local stage productions and several films including “Silverado” (1985) and the Terence Hill Euro-western TV series “Doc West” and its sequel “Triggerman” (2008) as Grandma Melody Mitchell.