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Diana Douglas, ex-wife of actor Kirk Douglas and mother of Michael Douglas died of septic poisoning at the actors home in Woodland Hills, California. She was 92. Born in Devonshire Bermuda in 1923 she was married to Kirk from 1943-1951. She appeared in several western films and TV series including the The Indian Fighter (1955). Her only Euro-western was 1977's Another Man, Another Chance, playing the role of Mary's mother. | Diana Douglas, ex-wife of actor Kirk Douglas and mother of Michael Douglas died of septic poisoning at the actors home in Woodland Hills, California. She was 92. Born in Devonshire Bermuda in 1923 she was married to Kirk from 1943-1951. She appeared in several western films and TV series including the The Indian Fighter (1955). Her only Euro-western was 1977's Another Man, Another Chance, playing the role of Mary's mother. | ||
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Slovakian actor Ivan Palúch died on July 3rd of a sudden lung disease at the age of 75. He was one of the country’s leading actors in the 1960s before the Communist regime banded his opposition to their by banning him from acting. He fled the country and appeared in international co-productions among which were three Euro-westerns: A Canyon Full of Gold (1971) Escape from Gold Country (TV) (1977) and Cesta na jihozápad (1989). On his 75th birthday June 20th he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award. | |||
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French actor Pierre Brice, known to all western fans as Winnetou, died in a Paris hospital today June 6th of pneumonia. He was 86 years old. Brice was born Pierre Louis Baron de Bris on February 6, 1929 in Brest, Brittany, France, became famous in Germany as "Winnetou". The novel hero of Karl May was the role of his life. In the 1960s he played him a total of eleven times. His first appearance was born in1962’s "Treasure of Silver Lake". Ten million people saw the film in Germany alone. The film series ended in 1968. In his native France Brice was hardly known. The connection to Germany was tight, not only because of its many fans, his wife Hella comes from Bavaria. | French actor Pierre Brice, known to all western fans as Winnetou, died in a Paris hospital today June 6th of pneumonia. He was 86 years old. Brice was born Pierre Louis Baron de Bris on February 6, 1929 in Brest, Brittany, France, became famous in Germany as "Winnetou". The novel hero of Karl May was the role of his life. In the 1960s he played him a total of eleven times. His first appearance was born in1962’s "Treasure of Silver Lake". Ten million people saw the film in Germany alone. The film series ended in 1968. In his native France Brice was hardly known. The connection to Germany was tight, not only because of its many fans, his wife Hella comes from Bavaria. | ||
Revision as of 19:26, 5 July 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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Diana Douglas, ex-wife of actor Kirk Douglas and mother of Michael Douglas died of septic poisoning at the actors home in Woodland Hills, California. She was 92. Born in Devonshire Bermuda in 1923 she was married to Kirk from 1943-1951. She appeared in several western films and TV series including the The Indian Fighter (1955). Her only Euro-western was 1977's Another Man, Another Chance, playing the role of Mary's mother.
Slovakian actor Ivan Palúch died on July 3rd of a sudden lung disease at the age of 75. He was one of the country’s leading actors in the 1960s before the Communist regime banded his opposition to their by banning him from acting. He fled the country and appeared in international co-productions among which were three Euro-westerns: A Canyon Full of Gold (1971) Escape from Gold Country (TV) (1977) and Cesta na jihozápad (1989). On his 75th birthday June 20th he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Jacques Sernas, the Lithuanian born French actor, died in Rome today July 3rd, a few weeks short of his 90th birthday. Born Jurgis Bernard Šernas on July 30, 1925 Sernas escaped with his family to France after his father had taken part in the 1918 Lithuanian Act of Independence. He became an actor after WWII and appeared in over 100 films and TV appearances from 1947 – 2006. He appeared in La Dolce Vita in 1960. His only Euro-western appearances was as Major Saunders along with Giuliana Gemma in 1966’s Fort Yuma Gold.
Italian director and screenwriter Sergio Sollima has died in Rome at age of 94, Sollima is known and loved by all fans of Western movies and those who remember the great success of his Sandokan TV series with Kabir Bedi in the 1970s. Often referred to as the other Sergio, he directed and wrote the screenplays for “The Big Gundown” (1966), “Face to Face” and “Run, Man, Run” (both 1967).
Czechoslovakian actor and longtime member of the Slovak National Theatre (SND) Ladislav Chudík died on June 29th at the age 91 years. He was born May 27, 1924 in the municipality Hronec, Czechoslovakia. Chudik worked for The Slovak government under President Milan Čiča from 12 December 1989 to 28 February 1990 as Minister of Culture. In 1999 he received an award for lifetime achievement. Ladislav appeared in the 1977 Czech TV western ‘Escape from Gold Country’ as Dowseta.
German television director Dietrich Haugk died on June 28th. Haugk who directed many German television thrillers and written teleplays, was 90 years of age. He directed the first and the last “Derrick”: The director Dietrich Haugk, the other German TV thrillers as “The Old Man” or the “metropolitan area” is staged, died on Sunday. Dietrich directed the TV Euro-western; ‘Destry reitet wieder’ which was televised in 1966.
Italian sex symbol, Laura Antonelli died of an apparent heart attack, over the weekend at her home in Ladispoli, Italy, a suburb of Rome. She was 73. Laura’s body was discovered this morning by her caretaker. Born Laura Antonaz on November 28, 1941 in Pola, Istria, Italy. She had appeared in commercials and had several uncredited roles before her breakthrough role in Malizia (1973). She went on to appear in a number of erotic and art films. Her only Euro-western film was a Ria, James Garner’s woman in A Man Called Sledge (1971).
French actor and voice dubber Guy Piérauld died in France on June 16th at the age of 89. Born Guy Louis di Piro on October 5, 1924 in Lyon, Rhône, France, for forty years he was the voice of Bugs Bunny and also Woody Woodpecker and Kiri the Clown. Besides his dubbing he also was a stage actor and film and television actor. Guy was the French voice of Billy the Kid in the 1984 Lucky Luke TV series. He was a voice of an unknown actor in God Forgives… I Don’t (1966) and appeared in the 1971 Euro-western television series Aubrac City.
Spanish voice actor Claudi Garcia died in Barcelona on June 16, 2015 he was 79 years-old. Garcia was married to voice actress Nuria Domènech. Claudi has 34 pages of films that he dubbed on the Spanish Actors Dubbing database and 15 pages on the Catalan Spanish voice actors site. One of the major Spanish voice actors of all time. He was the Spanish voice of Lee Van Cleef in El Condor, Klaus Kinski in His Name was King LQ Jones in The Hunting Party and Geoffrey Lewis in Renegade (aka Blueberry). I have almost three dozen credits for his dubbing in my database.
British actor Sir Christopher Lee died in Chelsea, London, England on Sunday June 7th, he was 93. Who doesn't know Christopher Lee, he was active since the late 1940s and continued until his passing. Lee was best known for his role as Dracula in the 1960s Hammer films but younger audiences know him from Lord of the Rings series. He played Bailey in 1971's Hannie Caulder, his only Euro-western.
French actor Pierre Brice, known to all western fans as Winnetou, died in a Paris hospital today June 6th of pneumonia. He was 86 years old. Brice was born Pierre Louis Baron de Bris on February 6, 1929 in Brest, Brittany, France, became famous in Germany as "Winnetou". The novel hero of Karl May was the role of his life. In the 1960s he played him a total of eleven times. His first appearance was born in1962’s "Treasure of Silver Lake". Ten million people saw the film in Germany alone. The film series ended in 1968. In his native France Brice was hardly known. The connection to Germany was tight, not only because of its many fans, his wife Hella comes from Bavaria.
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