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*'''MOSCHIN, Gastone ( | *'''MOSCHIN, Gastone (Gastine Domenico Moschin)''' - 6/8/1929, San Giovanni Lupatoto, Veneto, Italy - 9/4/2017, Terni, Umbri, Italy | ||
Italian actor of theater, stage and TV Gastone Moschin died today in Santa Maria di Terni Hopsital in Terni, Italy. He was 88. During his cinema career Moschin alternated between character roles and, more rarely, leading roles, such as in “Seven Times Seven” and “Caliber 9”. His most famous role is that of Rambaldo Melandri in the Amici miei film series (1975–1985). He won two Nastro d'Argento Awards for Best Supporting Actor, in 1967 for Pietro Germi's “The Birds, the Bees and the Italians” and in 1986 for Nanni Loy's “Amici miei – Atto III”. Moschin was also well known for the role of Don Fanucci in Francis Ford Coppola's “The Godfather Part II”. Gaston appeared in two Euro-westerns: “Face to Face” 1967 as a gunman and “Drop Them or I’ll Shoot” (1968) as Deputy Sheriff Gideon. | Italian actor of theater, stage and TV Gastone Moschin died today in Santa Maria di Terni Hopsital in Terni, Italy. He was 88. During his cinema career Moschin alternated between character roles and, more rarely, leading roles, such as in “Seven Times Seven” and “Caliber 9”. His most famous role is that of Rambaldo Melandri in the Amici miei film series (1975–1985). He won two Nastro d'Argento Awards for Best Supporting Actor, in 1967 for Pietro Germi's “The Birds, the Bees and the Italians” and in 1986 for Nanni Loy's “Amici miei – Atto III”. Moschin was also well known for the role of Don Fanucci in Francis Ford Coppola's “The Godfather Part II”. Gaston appeared in two Euro-westerns: “Face to Face” 1967 as a gunman and “Drop Them or I’ll Shoot” (1968) as Deputy Sheriff Gideon. | ||
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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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Italian actor of theater, stage and TV Gastone Moschin died today in Santa Maria di Terni Hopsital in Terni, Italy. He was 88. During his cinema career Moschin alternated between character roles and, more rarely, leading roles, such as in “Seven Times Seven” and “Caliber 9”. His most famous role is that of Rambaldo Melandri in the Amici miei film series (1975–1985). He won two Nastro d'Argento Awards for Best Supporting Actor, in 1967 for Pietro Germi's “The Birds, the Bees and the Italians” and in 1986 for Nanni Loy's “Amici miei – Atto III”. Moschin was also well known for the role of Don Fanucci in Francis Ford Coppola's “The Godfather Part II”. Gaston appeared in two Euro-westerns: “Face to Face” 1967 as a gunman and “Drop Them or I’ll Shoot” (1968) as Deputy Sheriff Gideon.
Film director and writer Egon Günther has died at 90 years of age. He died on Thursday August 31, 2017 in Potsdam after a long, communicated by the family. Günther was born in Schneeberg On March 30, 1927 in the Erzgebirge and was known in the GDR with films like "Lotte in Weimar" or "Der Dritte". After discussions with the GDR leadership he worked in the west from the end of the seventies. In addition to his film work, Günther also worked as a writer. He filmed his last book "The Bride" with Veronica Ferres in the title role (1999). Once again the film about Johann Wolfgang Goethe - this time around the relationship of the poet prince with the simple flower girl Christiane Vulpius, once beloved and later wife of Goethe. Egon was a screenwriter on the 1967 DEFA western “Chingachgook: The Great Snake” starring Gojko Mitic and appeared on screen as an actor in 1979’s “Blue Hawk playing the part of Archie.
The Weimar actor, director and author Hans Lucke is dead. According to today's press, the 90-year-old died in the night from Saturday to Sunday. He said that he had "gone gently" after a long illness, says his wife, the musicologist Irina Lucke-Kaminiarz. Lucke was born in Dresden in 1927. After his dramatic studies, which had been interrupted by war and captivity, he had engagements in Görlitz and Dresden as well as at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. After 1970, he worked as a freelance author and actor, from 1973 to 1977 he was a director at Rostock's Volkstheater, where he also wrote prose works and television shows, and appeared in numerous television shows and films. Lucke played Colonel Bowie in the 1974 Euro-western “Kit & Co.” based on the Jack London story and starring Dean Reed.
The legendary voice dubber Mario Milita died today August 22, 2017 at the age of 94. He was born in Cori, Latina, Italy on June 26, 1923 and was known by TV fans as being the Italian voice of iconic animated characters such as Fred Flinstone, Homer Simpson, and Holly and Benji's narrator. Milita was the Italian voice of Tunet Vila in 1965's "Return of Ringo", Steffen Zacharias in "Return of Sabata" and James Whitmore in 1972' “Chato’s Land” starring Charles Bronson.
There are only a few German ladies who can be called Film Divas. Margot Hielscher was one of them. She began as a costume designer in the pre-World War II period and was discovered by a director and immediately signed to "The Heart of the Queen" (1940). In the Second World War she was one of the most popular German actresses, playing in 60 films and about 200 TV productions. Her passion for music was discovered by the Berlin woman in the post-war period, when she repeatedly presented singing inserts for American soldiers. In 1957 and 58 Margot Hielscher represented the FRG at the Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne - the present Eurovision Song Contest - where she finished 4th and 7th. The red-haired talent was also as a presenter. In the 1960s, she moderated her own TV program "Visiting Margot Hielscher", where she welcomed over 700 celebrities. Margot appeared in only one Euro-western: “Johnny Saves Nebrador” (1953) as Marina starring Hans Albers.
Spanish actress Terele Pávez died in the La Paz Hospital in Madrid Spain of a stroke at the age of 78. Pávez won a Goya Award in 2014 as a supporting actress in the film “The Witches of Zugarramurdi”, by Álex de la Iglesia. Her last film role was in another De la Iglesia movie, “El bar”, which premiered this year. Her artistic surname came from the second of her maternal grandmother, Emma Silva Pavez, of Chilean origin, and used to differentiate herself from her sisters. Terele was the granddaughter and great-granddaughter of the composers Manuel Penella Moreno and Manuel Penella Raga, she was sister of actresses Enma Penella and Elisa Montés, and the aunt of Emma Ozores. She appeared in one Euro-western, “800 Bullets” as Rocio the grandmother of Carlos who goes to Ft. Bravo to find his famous grandfather Julián Torralba played by Sancho Gracia.
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