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The Swiss actor Lukas Ammann, who reached cult status with his role as a detective "Graf Yoster", is dead. The 104-year-old Ammann died in his Munich apartment on May 4th, his close confidant Annemarie von Kienlin told the German press agency. The series "Graf Yoster Gives Itself the Honor" with Ammann in the title role was first broadcast 50 years ago. They ran from 1967 to 1976, were shot 76 episodes - the first 24 episodes still black and white, then in color. "The series was a street sweep," Ammann recalled later. He enthused the audience. And was one of the first crime series on German television. Ammann appeared in one Euro-western "Day of Anger" (1967) as Judge Cutcher/Cutchell. | The Swiss actor Lukas Ammann, who reached cult status with his role as a detective "Graf Yoster", is dead. The 104-year-old Ammann died in his Munich apartment on May 4th, his close confidant Annemarie von Kienlin told the German press agency. The series "Graf Yoster Gives Itself the Honor" with Ammann in the title role was first broadcast 50 years ago. They ran from 1967 to 1976, were shot 76 episodes - the first 24 episodes still black and white, then in color. "The series was a street sweep," Ammann recalled later. He enthused the audience. And was one of the first crime series on German television. Ammann appeared in one Euro-western "Day of Anger" (1967) as Judge Cutcher/Cutchell. | ||
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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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Russian born actor Oleg Vidov, who appeared in some 50 films since 1960 died from cancer at his Westlake Village, California home today May 16, 2017. He starred in such films as the Euro-westerns “The Headless Horseman” and “Tecumseh” both in 1972, and “Moscow, My Love”. He worked with world-acclaimed film directors, including Sergei Bondarchuk “Waterloo”. Even before moving to the United States in 1985, he appeared in many foreign films. While in the U.S., he played in many Hollywood productions, with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mickey Rourke, Warren Beattly and other Hollywood stars. Born in Moscow on June 11, 1943 Vidov would have been 74 next month.
American character actor of the small and big screen Powers Boothe, died Sunday May 14th in Los Angeles. He was 68. His talents weren’t only limited to genre material. He played former mayor Lamar Wyatt on 26 episodes of the country drama “Nashville,” as well as Judge “Wall” Hatflied on the Euro-western TV mini-series “Hatfields & McCoys.” Prior to that, he played saloon owner Cy Tolliver on “Deadwood” and Vice President Daniels on “24”, but Boothe will probably best be remembered as Curly Bill Brocius in the 1993 western “Tombstone” and his memorable line to Kurt Russell’s Wyatt Earp character as they left Tombstone, “Well… bye!”.
Edwin Sherin, TV and Pulitzer Prize-Winning theater director, died in Nova Scotia, Canada on May 5th. He was 87. Sharin graduated from Brown University and later joined the armed forces and served during the Korean War. Following his success in theater, Sherin went on to direct such films as 1971's Valdez is Coming with Burt Lancaster and My Old Man's Place with Michael Moriarty. His television directing credits include Hill Street Blues, Moonlighting and L.A. Law. He notably also served as a longtime director and executive producer on Law & Order. Sherin was married to actress Jane Alexander.
French film and TV actor Victor Lanoux died in Royan, Charente-Maritime, France on May 4th. He was 80. Lanoux had been in poor health since suffering a stroke in 2007. After his assiduous debut on stage in the 1960s, he had revealed himself to the greatest number in the cinema, alongside Jean Gabin in L'Affaire Dominici by Claude Bernard-Aubert (1973), Adieu poulet (1975) by Pierre Granier-Deferre, Cousin, cousin (1975) by Jean-Charles Tacchella, two films that had earned him a César nomination, and Yves Robert's An Elephant (1976). From 1998 to 2014, his role as a second-hand dealer, appreciated by millions of viewers, had made him an inescapable face of the small screen. He appeared as Charles de Vigois in the Euro-western TV film Louisiana in 1984.
Israeli actress Daliah Lavi died at her home in Asheville, North Carolina on May 3rd. She was 74. Born Daliah Lewinbuk on October 12, 1942 in Moshav Shavei Zion, Palestine (now Israel). She began training as a dancer and bit part actress before she abruptly halted her career to serve with the Israeli army. Lavi was a star in Europe long before she made a dent in Hollywood in the late 1960s. Daliah pursued sex symbol status via spy spoofs, erotic thrillers, tongue-in-cheek comedies and rugged adventures. In retrospect, however, she fell quite short of her pedestal amid the large crowd of sexy luminaries at the time. Decked out in tight mini-skirts, thigh-high go-go boots and a helmet of black hair, Daliah fit in perfectly with the times, a swinging chick of the psychedelic 60s. Her last film was Catlow (1971) with Yul Brynner and she quickly abandoned films. Ms. Lavi pursued a singing career back in Europe with little fanfare and only recently has been glimpsed on German television in the 90s. Besides Catlow, Lavi also appeared as Paloma in the 1964 German western Apache’s Last Battle.
The Swiss actor Lukas Ammann, who reached cult status with his role as a detective "Graf Yoster", is dead. The 104-year-old Ammann died in his Munich apartment on May 4th, his close confidant Annemarie von Kienlin told the German press agency. The series "Graf Yoster Gives Itself the Honor" with Ammann in the title role was first broadcast 50 years ago. They ran from 1967 to 1976, were shot 76 episodes - the first 24 episodes still black and white, then in color. "The series was a street sweep," Ammann recalled later. He enthused the audience. And was one of the first crime series on German television. Ammann appeared in one Euro-western "Day of Anger" (1967) as Judge Cutcher/Cutchell.
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