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=== FRESH GRAVES ===
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*'''BOLOGNINI, Manolo''' - 10/26/1925, Pistoia, Tuscany Italy - 12/23/2017, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Italian producer Manolo Bolgnini died of an apparent heart attack at his home Via Cassia in Rome, Italy today December 23rd. He was 92. Born in Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy on October 26, 1925, he was the brother of director Mauro Bolognini and the the producer of such films as “The Gospel According to Matthew”, “Django”, “Viva, Django”, “Texas, Adios”, “Boot Hill”, “The Forgotten Pistolero”, “Little Rita in the West”, “Keoma” and “California”.


*'''GRAY, Bruce''' - 9/7/1936, San Juan, Puerto Rico - 12/13/2017, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
*'''GRAY, Bruce''' - 9/7/1936, San Juan, Puerto Rico - 12/13/2017, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Revision as of 19:10, 23 December 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...

sorted by their last names:

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z|}

FRESH GRAVES

  • BOLOGNINI, Manolo - 10/26/1925, Pistoia, Tuscany Italy - 12/23/2017, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Italian producer Manolo Bolgnini died of an apparent heart attack at his home Via Cassia in Rome, Italy today December 23rd. He was 92. Born in Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy on October 26, 1925, he was the brother of director Mauro Bolognini and the the producer of such films as “The Gospel According to Matthew”, “Django”, “Viva, Django”, “Texas, Adios”, “Boot Hill”, “The Forgotten Pistolero”, “Little Rita in the West”, “Keoma” and “California”.


  • GRAY, Bruce - 9/7/1936, San Juan, Puerto Rico - 12/13/2017, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Canadian actor Bruce Gray, who was a prolific presence on the stage and screen with roles including an investment banker on the series “Traders” and the hapless father of the groom in the film “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” died of brain cancer on December 13th. Gray was born September 7, 1936 in San Juan Puerto Rico. to Canadian parents, who had relocated south to work in the insurance industry there. His parents decided to move back to Toronto when Gray was 13. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a master’s degree in psychology before getting into modelling and acting. He appeared as Henry Payne in the Euro-Western TV series “The Campbells” in 1990.


  • BRONEVOY, Leonid (Leonid Solomonvitch Bronevoy) - 12/17/1928, Kiev, Ukraine, U.S.S.R. - 12/9/2017, Moscow, Russia

Respected Soviet and Russian actor Leonid Bronevoi died in Moscow on December 9, 2017, at the age of 88. Born Leonid Solomonvitch Bronevoy on December 17, 1928 in Kiev, Ukrain he appeared in many Soviet films, most famously in the World War II spy thriller “Seventeen Moments of Spring”. He never played in a leading role, but was renowned as a talented supporting actor. He also was a prominent figure in Soviet and Russian theater. Bronevoi was the recipient of numerous professional and state honors, including the honorary title of People's Artist of the Soviet Union. His lone Euro-western was 1977’s “Armed and Dangerous: Times and Heroes of Bret Harte” as Piter Damfi.


  • BUNUEL, Juan Luis - 11/9/1934, Île-de-France, France - 12/7/2017, Paris, , Île-de-France, France

Artist and filmmaker Juan Luis Buñuel, eldest son of Luis Buñuel, his assistant director for a decade and other filmmakers, including Orson Welles and Louis Malle died in Paris on December 7. He was. Before cinema and sculpture, he leaned towards photography. When he was 12 years old, he was given a camera, and during his life he took photos and kept them as if he were preserving an exceptional treasure, which he exhibited at the Buñuel de Calanda Center under the title 'Friends, shootings, encounters and some nonsense'. Juan Luis, under the protection of his father, made the leap towards the direction, both fiction films and documentaries. He was Assistant director on “Viva Maria!” (1965) and “Guns for San Sebastian” (1968) and director on “The Rebellion of the Hanged” (1986).


  • REEVIS, Steve - 8/14/1962, Browning, Montana, U.S.A. - 12/7/2017, Missoula, Montana, U.S.A.

Native American actor (Blackfoot Tribe) Steve Reevis passed away December 7, 2017, at a hospital in Missoula, Montana. He was 56. Reevis was born on August 14, 1962 in Browning Montana. Among his three dozen films were the films he was featured in: "Twins," "Dances with Wolves," "Last of the Dogmen," "Fargo," and "The Longest Yard." Steve played Two Bears in 1993 Euro-western "Posse".


  • HALLYDAY, Johnny (Jean-Philippe Léo Smet) - 6/15/1943, Malesherbes, Paris, Île-de-France, France - 12/6/2017, Paris, Île-de-France, France

French singer and actor Johnny Hallyday died after a battle with lung cancer in Paris, France on December 5, 2017. He was 74. Born Jean-Philippe Léo Smet on June 15, 1943 in the Paris suburb of Malesherbes, he was known as the “French Elvis” for his massively popular recordings and acting career. Widely credited as the first French star to popularize early rock ‘n roll in France, Halladay sold more than 110 million records over his 50-year career. He sang French-language covers of American pop, starting with his 1960 debut album. His appearances soon set off near-riots, and his popularity paved the way for American rock acts to break into the French market. Hallyday reportedly gave the Jimi Hendrix Experience its first France performance, opening for him at the Paris Olympia in October, 1966. Hallyday appeared in one Euro-western: as Hud in Sergio Corbucci’s 1969 “Gli specialist” (Drop Them or I'll Shoot).


  • LOMMEL, Ulli (Ulrich Manfred Lommel) - 12/21/1944, Zielenzig, Brandenburg, Germany - 12/1/2017, Germany

German producer, director, writer, cinematographer, composer, actor Ulli Lummel died December 1st of heart failure. He would have turned 73 on December 21st. Lommel has dozens of film credits under his belt but will no doubt be best remembered by fans for his wonderfully obscure 1980 film “The Boogey Man”. Ulli worked just about up to the day he passed and leaves behind a myriad of projects for interested fans to look into. He was the voice of Predrag Ceramilac in 1963’s “Flaming Frontier” and produced and played the part of Frank Nicholson in Werner Fassbinder’s 1971 Euro-western “Whity”


  • HEERMANN, Christian - 9/11/1936, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany - 11/27/2017, German

The respected Karl May researcher Christian Heermann, born September, 11, 1936 in Chemnitz, died on November 27, 2017. Heermann was from 1993 to 2013 Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board Karl May House Hohenstein Ernstthal and for many years Chairman of the Karl May Circle of Friends Leipzig. Even in GDR times, he published the Karl May biography "The Man Who was Old Shatterhand", updated in 2002 under the title " Winnetous Blutsbruder" (Karl-May-Verlag). A settlement with the GDR authorities appeared in 1995 under the title "Old Shatterhand Rode Not on Behalf of the Working Class".


  • COLNAGHI, Ignazio - 6/16/1924, Milan, Lombardy, Italy - 11/25/2017, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Italian actor, writer and voice dubber Ignazio Colnaghi died in Milan, Italy on November 25th. He was 83. Colnaghi was born on June 16, 1924, Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Known by the stage name of Ignatius Colnigee he began his career at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan with Dario Fo and Franco Parenti, then followed them into variety shows on radio, but he preferred to devote himself early into voice dubbing. He was the voice of the cartoon characters Calimero, the black chick protagonist of the lucky carousels and the caterpillar John Little the friend of Rat Gigio. Ignazio was also the Italian voice of Fernandel in his early films and Pierre Brasseur. With Angio Zane he wrote the screenplay of the 1964 Euro-western “Okay, Sheriff” which starred Frank Senis.


  • HOWARD, Rance (Harold Rance Beckenholdt) - 11/17/1928, Oklahoma, - 11/25/2017, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Actor Rance Howard, father of director Ron Howard and Clint Howard, died on Saturday November 25, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. He was 89. Born in Oklahoma on November 17, 1928, Howard’s acting career spanned several decades. His film credits include “Chinatown” and Alexander Payne’s 2013 drama “Nebraska.” On the small screen, he appeared in several TV shows like “Seinfeld,” “Murder, She Wrote” and Ron Howard’s “Happy Days.” He appeared in only one Euro-western; 1977’s “Another Man, Another Chance” as the wagon master.


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