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The popular Georgian actor, screenwriter and film director Otar Koberidze has died at 91 year of life in Tbilisi, Georgia on March 9, 2015. Born Otar Leontyevich Koberidze on December 17, 1924 in Tiflis, Transcaucasian, U.S.S.R., he appeared in over 40 films as an actor, director and screenwriter. His only Euro-western was as Taunka-witko in 1967’s “The Falcon’s Trail”.
The popular Georgian actor, screenwriter and film director Otar Koberidze has died at 91 year of life in Tbilisi, Georgia on March 9, 2015. Born Otar Leontyevich Koberidze on December 17, 1924 in Tiflis, Transcaucasian, U.S.S.R., he appeared in over 40 films as an actor, director and screenwriter. His only Euro-western was as Taunka-witko in 1967’s “The Falcon’s Trail”.
*'''NIMOY, Leonard (Leonard Simon Nimoy)''' - 3/26/1931, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. – 2/27/2015, Bel Aire, California, U.S.A.
American actor Leonard Nimoy died today February 27th at his Bel Aire, California home of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 83. He had been diagnosed with the disease a year ago and attributed it to his smoking which he quit over 30 years-ago. Nimoy was best known as the Star Trek character Mr. Spock but appeared in many western, mostly on TV dating back to the 1950s. His lone Euro-western was in 1971’s Catlow as bounty hunter Orville Miller.





Revision as of 14:18, 27 March 2015

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...

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FRESH GRAVES

  • WALCOTT, Gregory - 1/13/1928, Wendell, North Carolina, U.S.A. - 3/20/2015, Canoga Park, California, U.S.A.

American actor Gregory Walcott, probably best remembered for his appearance in Ed Wood’s “Plan Nine from Outer Space” (1959), died at his home in Canoga Park, California of natural causes on March 20th. He was 87. Greg was born on January 13, 1928 in Wendell, North Carolina. He appeared in dozens of TV westerns and other TV series in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s. His lone Euro-western was as Bull Schmidt in Man of the East with Terence Hill in 1972. He also appeared with Clint Eastwood in several films including Joe Kidd.


  • ERCOLI, Luciano - 10/19/1929, Rome, Lazio, Italy - 3/15/2015, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Italian producer, director, screenwriter Luciano Ercoli died in Barcelona, Spain at the age of 84. Ercoli produced the two Ringo (1965) films starring Giuliano Gemma, “Long Days of Vengeance” (1967) and “The Ruthless Four” (1968). Ercoli was married to Spanish actress Nieves Navarro since 1972.


  • KOBERIDZE, Otar (Otar Leontyevich Koberidze) - 12/17/1924, Tiflis, Transcaucasian, U.S.S.R. – 3/9/2015, Tiflis, Republic of Georgia

The popular Georgian actor, screenwriter and film director Otar Koberidze has died at 91 year of life in Tbilisi, Georgia on March 9, 2015. Born Otar Leontyevich Koberidze on December 17, 1924 in Tiflis, Transcaucasian, U.S.S.R., he appeared in over 40 films as an actor, director and screenwriter. His only Euro-western was as Taunka-witko in 1967’s “The Falcon’s Trail”.


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