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German actress and politician Solvi Stubing died in Rome today at the age of 76. Born in Berlin on January 1, 1941 she became very popular in Italy after a series of TV beer commercials. She also appeared in Playboy and Playman while appearing in over 30 films including three Euro-westerns: “The Sheriff Won’t Shoot” (1965), “Garringo” (1969) and “Blindman” (1971). She then left show business and entered politics. She was named a member of the Commission of European Women. | German actress and politician Solvi Stubing died in Rome today at the age of 76. Born in Berlin on January 1, 1941 she became very popular in Italy after a series of TV beer commercials. She also appeared in Playboy and Playman while appearing in over 30 films including three Euro-westerns: “The Sheriff Won’t Shoot” (1965), “Garringo” (1969) and “Blindman” (1971). She then left show business and entered politics. She was named a member of the Commission of European Women. | ||
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C.O. “Doc” Erickson, veteran executive producer and production manager for films like “Chinatown” and “Groundhog Day,” died June 28 at age 93 due to heart complications, according to his reps. Born in Kankakee, Illinois on December 17, 1923, Erickson had over forty years’ experience in the film industry, serving as production manager for films like “Blade Runner,” “Urban Cowboy,” and five Alfred Hitchcock films including “Vertigo” and “Rear Window.” It was through Hitchcock that Erickson got his start in Hollywood, working at Paramount in the 1950s before leaving to serve as associate producer on John Huston’s “The Misfits” in 1961. Erickson was associate producer of the Euro-western “Man in the Wilderness” (1971) starring Richard Harris and John Huston. | C.O. “Doc” Erickson, veteran executive producer and production manager for films like “Chinatown” and “Groundhog Day,” died June 28 at age 93 due to heart complications, according to his reps. Born in Kankakee, Illinois on December 17, 1923, Erickson had over forty years’ experience in the film industry, serving as production manager for films like “Blade Runner,” “Urban Cowboy,” and five Alfred Hitchcock films including “Vertigo” and “Rear Window.” It was through Hitchcock that Erickson got his start in Hollywood, working at Paramount in the 1950s before leaving to serve as associate producer on John Huston’s “The Misfits” in 1961. Erickson was associate producer of the Euro-western “Man in the Wilderness” (1971) starring Richard Harris and John Huston. | ||
Revision as of 13:07, 25 July 2017
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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Martin Landau, the all-purpose actor who showcased his versatility as a master of disguise on the Mission: Impossible TV series and as a broken-down Bela Lugosi in his Oscar-winning performance in Ed Wood, has died. He died at UCLA Medical Center in Westwood, California on Saturday afternoon July 15th. He was 89. Landau was born in Brooklyn on June 20, 1928. At age 17, he landed a job as a cartoonist for the New York Daily News, but he turned down a promotion and quit five years later to pursue acting. Landau worked as director, teacher and executive director at the Actors Studio West. He has been credited with helping to guide the talents of Huston, Warren Oates and Harry Dean Stanton in addition to Nicholson. Landau appeared in a number of TV westerns and western films but only one Euro-Western as ‘The Colonel’ in 1971’s “A Town Called Hell.”
Spanish singer, theater, film, radio and TV actress Paquita Rico died in Seville, Spain on Sunday July 9, 2017. She was 87. Born in Seville on October 13, 1929. As a young woman she enrolled in Adelita Domingo's singing and dancing school and participated in the Spanish ballet with actresses and singers Carmen Sevilla and Ana Esmeralda until a scout, José Brageli, took her to the company of Pepe Pinto, with whom she toured in Spain. She entered films in 1948 and went on to appear in over 35 films and television series. Paquita was also a well known singer who appeared on radio and television. She was married to bullfighter Juan Ordoñez, 'Juan de la Palma' until his death and later businessman Guillermo Arsenio Arocha Fernández, who died in 2002. Rico appeared in only one Euro-western “Savage Guns” (1962) as Franchea.
Italian model and actress Elsa Martinelli died in Rome today, July 8, 2017. She was 82. She was born Elisa Tia in Grosseto, Tuscany on January 30, 1935. She was discovered in 1953 by fashion designer Robert Capucci, who introduced her to the world of fashion. Elsa became a model and began playing small roles in films. In 1956, Elsa won the Silver Bear for Best Actress as the 6th Berlin International Film Festival for playing the title role in Mario Monicelli's Donatella. She went on to star in many more films, including 1693's The VIPs and 1968's Candy, as he divided her time between Europe and the United Stated throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Elsa's last English-speaking role was as Carla the Agent in 1992's Once Upon A Crime, and her most recent appearance was in the 2006 European TV series, Orgoglio, as the Duchessa di Monteforte. Elsa was married twice, first to Count Franco Mancinelli Scotti di San Vito, and secondly to Paris Match photographer and furniture designer, Willy Rizzo, in 1968. Her only Euro-western was as the star of “The Belle Starr Story” (1968) co-starring Robert Woods and George Eastman.
Italian voice dubber and actor Manlio De Angelis died in Rome, Italy on July 3, 2017. He was 82. Manlio was the son of voice dubber Gualtiero De Angelis and the father of dubbers Vittorio De Angelis and Eleanora De Angelis. Manlio will best be remembered as the voice of Joe Pesci but he also dubbed over 20 Euro westerns including “Blood for a Silver Dollar” 1965, “Django” (1966), “The Big Gundown” (1967) “Viva Dango” (1968), “Trinity is STILL My Name” (1971), “Man of the East” (1973) and “Keoma” (1976).
Italian comedic actor and author Paolo Villagio died July 3rd in Rome. He was 84. Born in Genoa, Italy on December 30, 1932 and throughout his long career interpreted various roles such as Professor Kranz and Gioandomenico Fracchia. But he will be always remembered for the role of Ragioniere Ugo Fantozzi, a character who was always at the wrong end of the stick and faced numerous humiliations. Villaggio is also the author of eight books related to the Fantozzi character. He appeared in three Euro-westerns: “The Four of the Pater Noster” (1969), “What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution” (1972) and “Don’t Touch the White Woman!” (1973).
German actress and politician Solvi Stubing died in Rome today at the age of 76. Born in Berlin on January 1, 1941 she became very popular in Italy after a series of TV beer commercials. She also appeared in Playboy and Playman while appearing in over 30 films including three Euro-westerns: “The Sheriff Won’t Shoot” (1965), “Garringo” (1969) and “Blindman” (1971). She then left show business and entered politics. She was named a member of the Commission of European Women.
C.O. “Doc” Erickson, veteran executive producer and production manager for films like “Chinatown” and “Groundhog Day,” died June 28 at age 93 due to heart complications, according to his reps. Born in Kankakee, Illinois on December 17, 1923, Erickson had over forty years’ experience in the film industry, serving as production manager for films like “Blade Runner,” “Urban Cowboy,” and five Alfred Hitchcock films including “Vertigo” and “Rear Window.” It was through Hitchcock that Erickson got his start in Hollywood, working at Paramount in the 1950s before leaving to serve as associate producer on John Huston’s “The Misfits” in 1961. Erickson was associate producer of the Euro-western “Man in the Wilderness” (1971) starring Richard Harris and John Huston.
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