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*'''GREENE, James (James Thomas Nolan)''' - 12/1/1926, Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S.A. - 11/9/2018, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
*'''MacGREGOR, Eduardo (Eduardo Ferrer MacGregor)''' - 3/10/19??, Spain - 12/16/2018, Mexico


James Greene, a character actor with an illustrious stage career perhaps best known for his four-year stint on TV’s “The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd,” died on November 9, 2018 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 91. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on December 1, 1926. He graduated from Emerson College in 1950 and made his Broadway debut in 1951 in Romeo and Juliet starring Olivia de Havilland. His films include Road to Perdition, Patch Adams, The Hustler, The Lincoln Conspiracy, The Missouri Breaks, and The Philadelphia Experiment II. His most recent television appearances were in “Parks and Recreation” as Councilman Milton, “Modern Family,” “Cold Case,and “Las Vegas.” Frank appeared as Frank McLowery in the 1971 Euro-western ‘Doc’ starring Stacy Keach and Faye Dunaway.
The National Association of Interpreters (ANDI) informed through its social networks that the Spanish actor Eduardo MacGregor died on December 16, 2018. The actor developed his career in Mexico as a dubbing actor in productions such as Oz, El Poder , Carancho and El Álamo. He also ventured into films such as The Stone Book (1969), Christ 70 (1970), Blue Demon, Spies Destroyer (1968), The World of the Dead (1970) and The Jeremias (2015). This actor also worked with director Luis Buñuel , in Simón en el Desierto , in which Silvia Pinal, Enrique Álvarez Félix and Claudio Book also participated in 1965. MacGregor played Judge Thompson in 1995’s Euro-western “Sons of Trinity”.




*'''LAI, Francis (Francis Albert Lai)''' - 4/26/1932, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France - 11/7/2018, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
*'''RAKI, Laya (Brunhilde Marie Jons)''' - 7/27/1927, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - 12/21/2018, Hollywood, California, U.S.A.


France’s Culture Ministry says French composer Francis Lai who won an Oscar for his iconic movie score in “Love Story,” has died. He was 86. Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi, who led nationwide tributes to Lai, who died on Wednesday, said he hopes to name “an emblematic place of our city” after the self-taught music legend who was born in the city in 1932. Lai started as an accordionist but quickly rose through the ranks as a composer, writing songs for singers including Edith Piaf and Yves Montand. Lai also composed “A Man and a Woman” for 1966’s Academy Award-winning movie of the same name. It featured the well-known musical jingle “Ddabadabada.” Lai’s success culminated with his 1970 Academy Award for the score of “Love Story,” one of the most enduring romantic movies of all time. Its main song “Where Do I Begin?” boasts household recognition even among those unfamiliar with the movie, thanks to popular vocal renditions by Andy Williams and Shirley Bassey. Lai composed three scores for Euro-westerns: "In the Dust of the Sun" (1971), "The Legend of Frenchie King" (1971), "Another Man, Another Chance" (1977).
Laya Raki Randell-Wood passed away peacefully in the evening of December 21, 2018, in Hollywood, California. She was born Brunhilde Marie Jorns in Hamburg, Germany on July 27, 1927. Her mother left when Laya was only five years old. Her father remarried soon thereafter. He worked with the circus, where Laya learned acrobatics at a very young age, and performed in several circus acts. In her late teens, she partnered with fellow acrobat, Ricardo U. Partnerin, performing a 2-person dance/acrobatic act. From there, she learned ballet and other forms of dance. She developed a passion for dance, and was best known for her exotic dances. She performed throughout Europe and Italy in the 1940’s to 1950. She adopted the screen name, ‘Laya Raki’, at the suggestion of her manager. In 1954, she got a major part in the movie, ‘The Seekers’, (released in the U.S. as, 'Land of Fury’), as the exotic Moari dancer, alongside actor Jack Hawkins. It was shot in New Zealand, and was a big hit, bringing Laya into the spotlight. In 1955 Laya went to London to continue her acting career. Her roles in British films and TV productions made her an international star. She met and married actor Ron Randell in September 1957. They decided to move to the U.S. in the 1960’s, working between New York City and Los Angeles. Laya appeared in the popular TV series, ‘I Spy’, and other shows over the years in Los Angeles. Laya appeared as the gypsy girl alongside Randell in the Euro-western “Savage Pampas” 1966.




*'''de LUNA, Alvaro (Álvaro de Luna Blanco)''' - 4/10/1935, Madrid, Madrid, Spain - 11/2/2018, Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
*'''GIBBONS, Sandy (Sanford Gibbons)''' - 9/5/1933, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A. - 12/29/2018, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.


Prolific film, TV, stage actor Álvaro de Luna died of liver cancer today November 2, 2018. He was 83. Born in Madrid on April 10, 1935, he studied medicine and he was aroused for a desire to become an actor.. He started as a voice dubber, which gave him the opportunity to work in Hollywood. He dubbed tapes of westerns in productions by the Italian Dino de Laurentiis and action scenes for Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis in the Spartacus, by Stanley Kubrick (1960), and for Anthony Quinn in the Barabbas, by Richard Fleischer (1962). After five years as a professional in this field outside of Spain (France, North Africa, Yugoslavia and Italy), De Luna devoted himself entirely to interpreting, especially on television and Spanish cinemas. In the decade of the 1960 he acted in films like Objetivo: Las estrellas (1963); The Mask of Scaramouche (1963), Aventuras del Oeste (1965), by Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent; Las que tienen que sevir (1967); Gunmen of the Rio Grande (1965) and Navajo Joe (1966). In the seventies and eighties his film career became more discontinuous, with collaborations with Mariano Ozores or Jaime de Armiñán, among others. However, popularity came first through television: the Curro Jiménez series captivated Spanish homes with those noble bandits that hid the Serranía de Ronda in Spain occupied by the French. His career also came to the theater, where he highlights his role in the adaptation of The Son of the Bride with Tina Sáinz.
Sandy Gibbons, a popular Phoenix, Arizona actor and media personality for decades, died Saturday, December 29, 2018. He was 85. Born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 15, 1933 he was usually billed as Sanford Gibbons and was a successful actor, with 33 film and television credits  including roles in “Tombstone,” “Tin Cup” and “Used Cars.” He never really stopped acting, playing a reporter in the 2018 film “Warning: No Trespassing.” As Sandy Gibbons he appeared as the horse dealer in the 1987 Terence Hill modern day Euro-western: “They Call Me Renegade”.




*'''GILDAS, Philippe (Philippe Lepretre)''' - 11/12/1935, Auray, Morbihan, France - 10/28/2018, Paris, Île-de-France, France
*'''MARKS, Richard''' 11/10/1943, New York City, New York, U.S.A. - 12/31/2018, U.S.A.


The French journalist and host Philippe Gildas has died at the age of 82, it was announced Sunday morning October 28, 2018 by his former sidekick, Antoine de Caunes. He died during the night of Saturday to Sunday following a bout with cancer. According to Europe 1, where he worked for a long time, he had been hospitalized for seven weeks in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. A man of radio and television, he was one of the first to mix journalism and entertainment in France, notably at the helm of Canal +'s flagship program "Nulle Part Ailleurs". Philippe Leprêtre was born November 12, 1935 in Auray in Morbihan. At the end of the 1950s, he was a student of classics at the Sorbonne, he understood that he was not made for professors and turned to journalism on the advice of Jean Yanne. Born Philippe Lepretre in Aury, Morbihan, France on November 12, 1935.  He quickly chose a pseudonym one night when he was forced to take to the airwaves to plug a hole. It would be Gildas, the first name of his eldest son. He created the morning drive, a slice of information that accompanied the listener while awakening on his way to work, and would be one of the pillars, to RTL and Europe 1. In 1969. Gildas was a producer on the 1990-1993 Euro-western TV series ‘The New Zorro’ starring Duncan Regher.
Richard Marks, four-time Oscar-Nominated film editor, Died on December 31, 2018 at 75. Born on November 10, 1943, in New York City, Marks was nominated along with Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg and Lisa Fruchtman for Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979) — contracted for six months, he spent three years on that project, much of that time in the Philippines — and for the Brooks classics Terms of Endearment (1983), Broadcast News (1987) and As Good as It Gets (1997). He was sound editor on the 1971 Euro-western ‘Doc’ starring Stacy Keach and Faye Dunawway.




*'''LIVANOVA, Marina''' - 5/30/1952, Gorky, Russia, U.S.S.S.R. - 10/28/2018, Moscow, Russia
*'''MARTINEZ, Patrice''' - 6/12/1963, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A. - 12/25/2018, Burbank, California, U.S.A.


Marina Livanova died in Moscow, Russia on Sunday, October, 28, 2018. She was 66. She was born on May 30, 1952 in Gorky, Russia, U.S.S.R. and graduated from the faculty of history and English of the GGPI named after Gorky, in 1978 - the acting faculty of the Higher Theater School named after BV Shchukin with a red diploma. She first worked at the Leningrad State Academic Comedy Theater at the invitation of Pyotr Naumovich Fomenko, and then at the Arkady Raikin Theater. She then came to television in 1986, and in 1997 she was recognized as one of the the Best Leading Ladies in Russia. Marina Livanova became the founder and the first host of Radio Rendezvous. Livanova appeared as Fifi/Coco in the Euro-western TV series ‘The Alaska Kid’ (1993)
American film, TV actress died in Burbank, California on December 25, 2018. She was 55. Martinez was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on June 12, 1963 and will be remembered for her leading role in “The Three Amigos” (1986) as Carmen but most of all as Victoria Escalante on the 1990-1993 TV series “The New Zorro” starring Duncan Regehr. Patrice also appeared as Kish-Kao-Ko in 1998 German TV film Winnetous Rückkehr with Pierre Brice.




*'''Del PAPA, Piero (Pierluigi Del Papa)''' - 8/25/1938, Pisa, Tuscany Italy - 10/27/2018, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
*'''MONTEROS, Rosenda (Rosa Méndez Leza)''' - 8/31/1935, Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico - 12/29/2019, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico


Pierluigi Del Papa was born in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy on August 25, 1938, he was a former Olympic boxer, Italian light heavyweight champion [1962-1964], European Italian light heavyweight champion [1966-1967, 1970-1971]. After his sports career was over he acted in a two-part movie along with Bud Spencer in 'Lo chiamavano Bulldozer', and in 'Bomber'. Del Papa in 'Lo chiamavano Bulldozer' interpreted the role of the barber Osvaldo. He appeared in only one Euro-western as a gunfighter in “Man Called Amen” (1968). Piero died in Pisa today October 27, 2018. He was 80 years-old.  
Mexican film, TV and theater actress Rosenda Monteros died in Mexico City on December 29, 2018. She was 83. Born Rosa Méndez Leza in Vera Cruz, Mexico on August 31, 1935. Known in Mexico mainly for her theater work, in 1990 she received the recognition of the Mexican Association of Theater Critics for the record of 263 theater performances, and in 2003 she won the Best Actress award in Classic Theater of the Golden Age. To the rest of the world she’ll be remembered for her role as the Mexican peasant girl, Petra in 1960’s “The Magnificent Seven”. She would go on to appear in 48 films and TV series. She appeared in three Euro-westerns: “Les Indiens” (TV) – 1966 as Wany; “Savage Pampas” – 1966 as Rucu and “My Friend Winnetou” (TV) – 1980 as Hehaka Win.




*'''KARACHENTSOV, Nikolay (Nicolai Petrovich Karachentsov)''' -10/27/1944, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R. - 10/26/2018, Moscow, Russia
*'''ECKEMYR, Agneta (Agneta Marie-Anne Eckemyr)''' - 7/2/1950, Karlsborg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden – 12/29/2018, New York City, New York, U.S.A.


Russian theater, film, TV actor Nikolai Karachentsov died in Moscow on Friday October 26, 2018, one day before his 74th birthday, his son Alexei Karachentsov told TASS. Karachentsov was one of the most popular Russian actors. He acted in tens of films, such as "Elder Son," "Dog in the Manger," "White Dew," "The Trust That Went Bust" and "A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines.".
Swedish model, film actress and fashion designer Agneta Eckemyr died in her New York City apartment on December 29, 2018 of Alzheimer’s disease. She was 68 years old. Born in Karlsborg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden on July 2, 1950. Initially a model, her looks took her into film and television roles. She was photographed by Life Magazine appearing opposite the five semi-finalist actors for the role of James Bond in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service." Shortly after appearing in the 1974 Disney family film production "The Island at the Top of the World," Eckemyr appeared on the front cover and within the October 1975 edition of Playboy magazine, as a Playboy Playmate. After retirement from being an actress, she turned her talents to clothing design. Her most recent designs are featured at Älskling (Swedish for Darling), on Columbus Avenue, New York City; a block from where she died in an apartment overlooking Central Park. Agneta appeared in two Euro-westerns: “And for a Roof a Sky Full of Stars” – 1968 (the dead stagecoach passenger shown in the opening scene of the film), “Blindman” – 1971 (Pilar)
 
 
*'''RING, Børge''' - 2/17/1921, Ribe, Denmark - 12/27/2018, Overlangel, Holland
 
Beloved Danish animator, comic artist and musician Børge Ring has passed away in Overlangel, Holland on December 27, 2018. He was 97. Born in Ribe, Denmark on  February 7, 1921, he was best known for directing the Oscar-winning short “Anna and Bella” (1984) and the Oscar-nominated “Oh My Darling” (1978), Ring also worked on an impressive list of animated features, such as “Heavy Metal”, “The Smurfs and the Magic Flute”, “We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story” and two Euro-western animated features “Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons” and “Asterix in America”
 
 
*'''GIULIANI, Luigi''' - 7/18/1940, San Giuliano Terme, Tuscany, Italy - 12/21/2018, Rome, Lazio, Italy
 
Italian actor and model Lugi Giuliani died in Rome, Italy on December 21st.  He was 78. Born on July 18, 1940 in San Giuliano Terme, Tuscany, Italy, he appeared in fourteen films from 1961 to 1966 sometimes under the aliases of Jim Reed and Louis McJulian. He’s bet remember for his appearance with Sophia Loren in “Boccaccio ‘70”, After his film career ended he was employed by Giorgio Armani as a model and spokesperson. He appeared in two Euro-westerns: “The Golden Sheriff” (1966) (Arizona Roy) using the alias Luis McJulian and “The Ruthless Colt of the Gringo” 1966 (Sol Lester) using the alias Jim Reed.
 
 
*'''PALNER, Henning''' - 7/18/1932, Helsingør, Denmark - 12/20/2018, Mindebog, Denmark
 
Danish theater, film, radio, TV actor Henning Palner died in Mindebog on December 20, 2018. He was 86. Palner participated in film successes such as "Komtessen" in 1961, "Vil du se min smukke navle" in 1978 and "Solkongen" in 2005. Also the television series "Huset på Christianshavn", "Gøngehøvdingen" and "Bryggeren". Most of his acting career revolved around the theater which began in 1956 when he was admitted to Royal Danish Theater School. Palner's distinct deep voice was by many in audiobooks. Where he has spoken in over 200 titles, as well as having toured the country with talks about his life on the boards. Palner was at one time married to actresses Yvonne Ingdal and Beatrice Palner. He appeared as Oscar Wilde in the 1965 television western ‘Wilde west’.





Revision as of 15:12, 19 January 2019

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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FRESH GRAVES

  • MacGREGOR, Eduardo (Eduardo Ferrer MacGregor) - 3/10/19??, Spain - 12/16/2018, Mexico

The National Association of Interpreters (ANDI) informed through its social networks that the Spanish actor Eduardo MacGregor died on December 16, 2018. The actor developed his career in Mexico as a dubbing actor in productions such as Oz, El Poder , Carancho and El Álamo. He also ventured into films such as The Stone Book (1969), Christ 70 (1970), Blue Demon, Spies Destroyer (1968), The World of the Dead (1970) and The Jeremias (2015). This actor also worked with director Luis Buñuel , in Simón en el Desierto , in which Silvia Pinal, Enrique Álvarez Félix and Claudio Book also participated in 1965. MacGregor played Judge Thompson in 1995’s Euro-western “Sons of Trinity”.


  • RAKI, Laya (Brunhilde Marie Jons) - 7/27/1927, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - 12/21/2018, Hollywood, California, U.S.A.

Laya Raki Randell-Wood passed away peacefully in the evening of December 21, 2018, in Hollywood, California. She was born Brunhilde Marie Jorns in Hamburg, Germany on July 27, 1927. Her mother left when Laya was only five years old. Her father remarried soon thereafter. He worked with the circus, where Laya learned acrobatics at a very young age, and performed in several circus acts. In her late teens, she partnered with fellow acrobat, Ricardo U. Partnerin, performing a 2-person dance/acrobatic act. From there, she learned ballet and other forms of dance. She developed a passion for dance, and was best known for her exotic dances. She performed throughout Europe and Italy in the 1940’s to 1950. She adopted the screen name, ‘Laya Raki’, at the suggestion of her manager. In 1954, she got a major part in the movie, ‘The Seekers’, (released in the U.S. as, 'Land of Fury’), as the exotic Moari dancer, alongside actor Jack Hawkins. It was shot in New Zealand, and was a big hit, bringing Laya into the spotlight. In 1955 Laya went to London to continue her acting career. Her roles in British films and TV productions made her an international star. She met and married actor Ron Randell in September 1957. They decided to move to the U.S. in the 1960’s, working between New York City and Los Angeles. Laya appeared in the popular TV series, ‘I Spy’, and other shows over the years in Los Angeles. Laya appeared as the gypsy girl alongside Randell in the Euro-western “Savage Pampas” 1966.


  • GIBBONS, Sandy (Sanford Gibbons) - 9/5/1933, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A. - 12/29/2018, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.

Sandy Gibbons, a popular Phoenix, Arizona actor and media personality for decades, died Saturday, December 29, 2018. He was 85. Born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 15, 1933 he was usually billed as Sanford Gibbons and was a successful actor, with 33 film and television credits including roles in “Tombstone,” “Tin Cup” and “Used Cars.” He never really stopped acting, playing a reporter in the 2018 film “Warning: No Trespassing.” As Sandy Gibbons he appeared as the horse dealer in the 1987 Terence Hill modern day Euro-western: “They Call Me Renegade”.


  • MARKS, Richard 11/10/1943, New York City, New York, U.S.A. - 12/31/2018, U.S.A.

Richard Marks, four-time Oscar-Nominated film editor, Died on December 31, 2018 at 75. Born on November 10, 1943, in New York City, Marks was nominated along with Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg and Lisa Fruchtman for Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979) — contracted for six months, he spent three years on that project, much of that time in the Philippines — and for the Brooks classics Terms of Endearment (1983), Broadcast News (1987) and As Good as It Gets (1997). He was sound editor on the 1971 Euro-western ‘Doc’ starring Stacy Keach and Faye Dunawway.


  • MARTINEZ, Patrice - 6/12/1963, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A. - 12/25/2018, Burbank, California, U.S.A.

American film, TV actress died in Burbank, California on December 25, 2018. She was 55. Martinez was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on June 12, 1963 and will be remembered for her leading role in “The Three Amigos” (1986) as Carmen but most of all as Victoria Escalante on the 1990-1993 TV series “The New Zorro” starring Duncan Regehr. Patrice also appeared as Kish-Kao-Ko in 1998 German TV film Winnetous Rückkehr with Pierre Brice.


  • MONTEROS, Rosenda (Rosa Méndez Leza) - 8/31/1935, Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico - 12/29/2019, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico

Mexican film, TV and theater actress Rosenda Monteros died in Mexico City on December 29, 2018. She was 83. Born Rosa Méndez Leza in Vera Cruz, Mexico on August 31, 1935. Known in Mexico mainly for her theater work, in 1990 she received the recognition of the Mexican Association of Theater Critics for the record of 263 theater performances, and in 2003 she won the Best Actress award in Classic Theater of the Golden Age. To the rest of the world she’ll be remembered for her role as the Mexican peasant girl, Petra in 1960’s “The Magnificent Seven”. She would go on to appear in 48 films and TV series. She appeared in three Euro-westerns: “Les Indiens” (TV) – 1966 as Wany; “Savage Pampas” – 1966 as Rucu and “My Friend Winnetou” (TV) – 1980 as Hehaka Win.


  • ECKEMYR, Agneta (Agneta Marie-Anne Eckemyr) - 7/2/1950, Karlsborg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden – 12/29/2018, New York City, New York, U.S.A.

Swedish model, film actress and fashion designer Agneta Eckemyr died in her New York City apartment on December 29, 2018 of Alzheimer’s disease. She was 68 years old. Born in Karlsborg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden on July 2, 1950. Initially a model, her looks took her into film and television roles. She was photographed by Life Magazine appearing opposite the five semi-finalist actors for the role of James Bond in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service." Shortly after appearing in the 1974 Disney family film production "The Island at the Top of the World," Eckemyr appeared on the front cover and within the October 1975 edition of Playboy magazine, as a Playboy Playmate. After retirement from being an actress, she turned her talents to clothing design. Her most recent designs are featured at Älskling (Swedish for Darling), on Columbus Avenue, New York City; a block from where she died in an apartment overlooking Central Park. Agneta appeared in two Euro-westerns: “And for a Roof a Sky Full of Stars” – 1968 (the dead stagecoach passenger shown in the opening scene of the film), “Blindman” – 1971 (Pilar)


  • RING, Børge - 2/17/1921, Ribe, Denmark - 12/27/2018, Overlangel, Holland

Beloved Danish animator, comic artist and musician Børge Ring has passed away in Overlangel, Holland on December 27, 2018. He was 97. Born in Ribe, Denmark on February 7, 1921, he was best known for directing the Oscar-winning short “Anna and Bella” (1984) and the Oscar-nominated “Oh My Darling” (1978), Ring also worked on an impressive list of animated features, such as “Heavy Metal”, “The Smurfs and the Magic Flute”, “We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story” and two Euro-western animated features “Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons” and “Asterix in America”


  • GIULIANI, Luigi - 7/18/1940, San Giuliano Terme, Tuscany, Italy - 12/21/2018, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Italian actor and model Lugi Giuliani died in Rome, Italy on December 21st. He was 78. Born on July 18, 1940 in San Giuliano Terme, Tuscany, Italy, he appeared in fourteen films from 1961 to 1966 sometimes under the aliases of Jim Reed and Louis McJulian. He’s bet remember for his appearance with Sophia Loren in “Boccaccio ‘70”, After his film career ended he was employed by Giorgio Armani as a model and spokesperson. He appeared in two Euro-westerns: “The Golden Sheriff” (1966) (Arizona Roy) using the alias Luis McJulian and “The Ruthless Colt of the Gringo” 1966 (Sol Lester) using the alias Jim Reed.


  • PALNER, Henning - 7/18/1932, Helsingør, Denmark - 12/20/2018, Mindebog, Denmark

Danish theater, film, radio, TV actor Henning Palner died in Mindebog on December 20, 2018. He was 86. Palner participated in film successes such as "Komtessen" in 1961, "Vil du se min smukke navle" in 1978 and "Solkongen" in 2005. Also the television series "Huset på Christianshavn", "Gøngehøvdingen" and "Bryggeren". Most of his acting career revolved around the theater which began in 1956 when he was admitted to Royal Danish Theater School. Palner's distinct deep voice was by many in audiobooks. Where he has spoken in over 200 titles, as well as having toured the country with talks about his life on the boards. Palner was at one time married to actresses Yvonne Ingdal and Beatrice Palner. He appeared as Oscar Wilde in the 1965 television western ‘Wilde west’.


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