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*'''BODOIN, Jacques (Jacques Louis Maurice Bodoin)''' - 3/26/1921, Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France - 3/8/2019, Dieulefit, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
*'''SMERCZAK, Ron (Ronald Smerczak)''' - 3/7/1949, Blackpool, England, U.K. - 5/13/2019, Johannesburg, South Africa


French actor and singer Jacques Bodoin died in Dieulefit, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France on March 8, 2019 only 18 days before his 98th birthday. Born in Dieulefit, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France on March 26, 1921 Bodoin was famous from the 1950s to the 1980s for his sketches, his participation in television and radio, his appearances in the cinema and dubbing, including of the character of Pollux with the accent "british" in "The magic carousel", Jacques Bodoin made his debut in 1945 with the “Companions of Music”. He was the dean of the songwriters, who brought a great modernity to the art of songwriting, "Jacques Mailhot, director of the Théâtre des Deux Ânes, told AFP.  Bodoin  had been a famous theater player until the 1980s. Bodoin was married to actress Micheline Dax who passed away in 2014 at the age of 90. Dax was the French voice of Calamity Jane in the 1971 French animated film “Lucky Luke: Daisy Town” while Jacques Bodoin was the French voice of Clem.
Veteran, British-born South African actor Ron Smerczak has died from a heart attack on May 12, 2019. He was 69. Born in Blackpool, England on March 7, 1949, Ron Smerczak's decades-long career on South African television ranged from roles in SABC productions like Shaka Zulu, John Ross, Generations and Isidingo, e.tv's Rhythm City, to kykNET's (DStv 144) Villa Rosa, Jongo on BET (DStv 129) and many more. He also appeared in international series filmed in South Africa and Cape Town like Warrior and Strike Back on M-Net (Dstv 101), and Black Sails that was shown on History (DStv 186). Ron appeared in two Euro-westerns: “Trigger Fast” 1994 as (Sergeant Tring) and “Hooded Angels” 2002 (as Packer).




*'''LOUSSIER, Jacques''' -  10/26/1934, Angers, Pays de la Loire, France - 3/5/2018, France
*'''BONESCHI, Giampiero''' 1/31/1927, Milan, Lombardy, Italy - 5/12/2019, Segrate, Lombardy, Italy


French composer and pianist Jacques Loussier, a great architect of the rapprochement between jazz and classical music, died Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at the age of 84, the news was confirmed by his wife Elizabeth. Loussier was born on October 26, 1934 in Angers, France. "Jacques Loussier had this idea of genius at the time to adapt Bach in jazz, and he was successful all over the world. The music of Johann Sebastian Bach swings a lot and it is maybe our first jazzman", told Pascal Anquetil, a journalist at Jazz Magazine. In addition to the work of Johann Sebastian Bach, he had also adapted other great masters of classical music such as Vivaldi, Ravel, Satie, Debussy and Schumann. He also created a recording studio in Miraval, in the south of France, where worked Pink Floyd and The Cure. His lone Euro-western credit was as composer on the 1966 West German TV film ‘Geronimo und die Räuber’.
Italian composer, arranger, keyboardist, conductor and producer Giampiero Boneschi died in Segrate, Lombardy Itay on May 12, 2019. He was 92. Boneschi was born on January 31, 1927 in Milan, Italy. He’s probably best known for his early ventures in electronic music, being one of the first Italian artists who started using synthesizers in the early 1970's. He was married to  singer Nuccia Bongiovanni and had two daughters Danila and Mila. After Nuccia died in 1970 he married writer producer Fatma Ruffini and had another daughter author Valentina Boneschi. Giampiero composed the score for one animated Euro-western; 1964’s “West and Soda”.


*'''PERRY, Luke (Coy Luther Perry III)''' - 10/11/1966, Mansfield, Ohio, U.S.A. - 3/4/2019, Burbank, California, U.S.A.]


American producer, director, writer, film and TV actor Luke Perry died March 4, 2019 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, California, from complications of a stroke he suffered last week. He was 52. Born Coy Luther Perry III in Mansfield, Ohio on  October 11, 1966. Luke had a prolific acting career on TV and in movies -- getting his start in the early '80s -- and became a household name on '90210.' After that, his career exploded. Most recently he's had a starring role as Archie's dad on CW's hit show, "Riverdale." Perry also filmed a role in Quentin Tarantino's upcoming Charles Manson movie, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." He appeared in a number of TV westerns including two TV Euro-westerns: “Johnson County War” 2002 as Harry Hammett and was a voice actor on the 1997-1998 animated TV series ‘The Legend of Calamity Jane’.
*'''TERRON, José (José Terrón Peñaranda)''' - 7/5/1939, Madrid, Madrid, Spain - 5/12/2019, Madrid, Madrid, Spain


José Terrón hijo son of José Terrón Peñaranda, who we called ‘Shorty” for many years until we found out his identity posted the following on Facebook on Sunday May 12, 2019; “Quiero que sepas que alli donde estes siempre me has demostrado que eras un luchador nunca mejor dicho siempre has sido un referente en tu profesion pero sobre todo como padre luchando por la vida eres y seras un ejemplo para mi


*'''LOVE, Lucretia (Lucretia Hickerson)''' - 3/25/1941, Borger, Texas, U.S.A. - 1/9/2019, Seychelles Island
Te quiero papa JOSE TERRON PEÑARANDA alli donde estes❤” along with two photos of his father.


American model, actress, singer Lucretia Love died at her Seychelles Island home off the coast of Africa on January 9, 2019. She was 78. Born Lucretia Hickerson in Borger, Texas on March 25, 1941 she first came to the attention of legendary Austin, Texas entertainer Cactus Pryor and sold chicken on his television show. She then became Lucretia Love, a superstar of the stage and screen. Often credited under the name Lucrezia Love she appeared in thirty-six films. Her first professional film work was the 1965 Italian romantic comedy, “Love Italian Style”. Love appeared in four Euro-westerns: “Go with God, Gringo” (1966) as Carmen;
Translated it says; “I want you to know that wherever you are you have always shown me that you were a fighter never better said you have always been a reference in your profession but especially as a father fighting for life you are and you will be an example for me
“A Colt in the Hand of the Devil” (1967) as Janet; “Blindman” (1971) as one of the auctioned brides; “The Two Sons of Trinity” (1972) as Lola.


I love you dad jose terron peñaranda wherever you are ❤”


*'''BACH, Christian (Adela Christian Bach Bottino)''' - 5/9/1959, Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina - 2/26/2019, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico
I interpret this as a posting of his father’s passing. He has not mentioned that his father was ill or had been suffering from some incapacitation so this comes as a surprise and shock.


Argentina born actress, producer Christian Bach died of respiratory failure in her Mexico City home on February 26, 2019 at the age of 59. She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 9 May 1959. Where she obtained a law degree, but traveled to Mexico and became an actress. She participated in telenovelas in Mexico such as ‘Los ricos also lloran’ in 1979. In the series ‘Soledad’. She also worked on ‘Colorina’, ‘De pura sangre’, ‘Bajo un mismo rostro’ and most recently ‘La Impostora’ in 2014. Bach was married to producer, director, actor Humberto Zurita and was the mother of actors Sebastian Zurita and Emiliano Zurita. She appeared in one Euro-western: “Revenge of the Black Wolf” (1981) as Margaret.
José Terrón Peñaranda was born in Madrid, Spain on July 5, 1939 and would have been 80 years old this coming birthday. He along with his brothers Pedro Terrón (Pedro Terrón Peñaranda), Ángel Terrón (Ángel Terrón Peñaranda), Víctor Terrón (Victor Terrón Peñaranda) formed a stunt riding team that performed in circus and shows throughout Spain in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Most of us became aware of his presence when he portrayed Guy Callaway in 1965’s “For A Few Dollars More” when he was shot down in the street by bounty hunter Colonel Douglas Mortimer. His face left an indelible mark in our minds and when many of the Euro-westerns became available to us in the U.S.A. via video, TV and later DVD we began to seek out who this character was as he usually went uncredited. We noticed he was in “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” playing Shorty Larson and therefore we called him shorty. We found other western he appeared in such as “Django” (1965) as Ringo, “God Forgives… I Don’t” as ‘Flatface’, “The Man from Nowhere” 1966 (as a Gordo Watch henchman. He often played several parts as in “White Comanche” 1968 as a Comanche and a townsman and again in Shalako also 1968 as a soldier and an Apache. Along with his role as Shorty Larson in “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly you can spot him as a Confederate spy tied to the front of a locomotive. His last credited role was as a member of “The Wild Bunch” and a stuntman (riding the white horse) in “My Name is Nobody”. A truly memorable character actor and one most of us  will always remember has left us but his work and talent will always be remembered in the films and stunt work he’s left on film. “Sorry Shorty”, RIP.




*'''MARSHE, Sheena (Shirley Kemp)''' - 1935, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, U.K. - 2019, Kent, England, U.K.
*'''PANARO, Alessandra''' - 12/14/1939, Rome, Lazio, Italy - 5/1/2019, Geneva, Switzerland


British actress Sheena Marshe passed away in a care home in Kent, England where she had lived for several years. She was 83. Born Shirley Kemp in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England in 1935 she was a British fashion model who hit the newspapers because she was a judoka trying to get into pictures. She and her husband Doug Robinson were partners in a London gymnasium. Sheena made her movie debut in the Spanish/British co-production “Pasaporta al Inferno (1956), in which she played a girl in the nightclub scenes. In Britain she was mostly seen in small television roles (e.g. ‘Educating Archie’, 1958) and commercials. In 1958 she landed an important role in the West End play The Trial of Mary Dugan, as a “know-all-about-men-girl”. When Jayne Mansfield was making “The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw” (1958) in Britain, Sheen was considered as Jayne’s stand-in but Jayne wasn’t pleased at all and the deal go through. She appeared in the play When in Rome with June Laverick and Dickie Henderson, in 1959. Marshe did some movies in the early sixties “Over the Odds”, “Dentist on the Job”, “The Frightened City” all in 1961 but never reached real fame. Sheena appeared as Kate Fisher in the 1966 British TV series ‘Doctor Who: The Gunfighters’.
Italian actress Alessandra Panro died in a health clinic in Geneva, Switzerland on May 1, 2019 he was 79. Born in Rome on December 14, 1939 she studied acting under Teresa Franchini and made her film debut at 16 years old, and found success in 1956 thanks to the Dino Risi's comedy film “Poor, But Handsome”. She then specialized in romantic comedies. In 1957-1958, together with her “Poor, But Handsome” co-star Lorella De Luca, she assisted Mario Riva in presenting the popular RAI game show Il Musichiere. She appeared in over 40 films including Peplum and three westerns: “Pyramid of the Sun God” and “Treasure of the Aztecs” (1965) as Rosita Arbellez, “30 Winchesters for El Diablo” (1965) as Pamela Webb under the pseudonym Topsy Collins.




*'''SEAGRAM, Lisa (Ruth Browser)''' - 7/7/1936, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. - 2/1/2019, Burbank, California, U.S.A.
*'''San MARTIN, Conrado (Conrado San Martin Prieto)''' - 2/20/1921, Higuera de las Dueñas, Ávila, Castilla y León, Spain - 4/26/2019, Madrid, Madrid, Spain


American film and TV actress Lisa Seagram died on February 1, 2019 she was 82. Seagram born Ruth Browser in Brooklyn, New York on July 7, 1936 was the daughter of a New York City police detective worked as a graphic artist and as a model in New York's garment district before studying acting with Paul Mann, Herbert Berghof, Uta Hagen and Bill Hickey, then landed a small role in John Cassavetes' Faces (1959). Seagram walked into the office of Paramount studio head Martin Rackin without an appointment and left with a role as a college coed in Love in a Goldfish Bowl (1961), starring Tommy Sands and Fabian. She then played Bob Hope's French secretary in Bachelor in Paradise (1961) and a party guest in Come Blow Your Horn (1963), starring Frank Sinatra. Her film résumé also included The Thrill of It All (1963), The Carpetbaggers (1964), A House Is Not a Home (1964), Caprice (1967), 2000 Years Later (1969) and several films made in Italy. Later, she worked in commercial real estate in Los Angeles and as an acting teacher in Hawaii. She married actor Marco Fiorini and was the mother of Chela and Alisa. Seagram appeared as the saloon owner in 1969’s “El Puro” starring Robert Woods.
Spanish actor Conrado San Martin died in Madrid, Spain on April 26, 2019. He was 98. San Martin was born in Higuera de las Dueñas, Ávila, Castilla y León, Spain on February 20, 1921. Conrado wante to be an agricultural engineer, but the Spanish Civil War changed his plans. At age 18 he worked as an extra in 'Oro vil' (1941), in which they needed someone who knew how to punch. He was recruited by the stunt coordinator, a former boxer, with whom San Martin knew from the gym where he trained as a boxer. He was paid five dollars a day and given a hotel room. Then came more than a hundred movies and series which made him one of the classic gallants of our cinema. Conrado appeared in nine Euro-westerns: Dirty Gold (1941); In a Colt's Shadow (1965) as Duke Buchanan; Long Days of Revenge (1967) as Mr. Cobb; Turn I’ll Kil You (1967) as Ted Shaw; Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) as a neighbor seen at the funeral; And God Said to Cain (1969) as the prison warden; Duck You Sucker (1970): Al este del Oeste (1983) as the Alcalde and archive footage of him was used in 2016’s Stop Over in Hell.




*'''ZAGARS, Andrejs''' - 10/16/1958, Krasnoyarsk, Russia, U.S.S.R. - 2/26/2019, Riga, Latvia
*'''SCHWIERS, Ellen''' - 6/11/1930, Stettin, Pomerania, Germany - 4/26/2019, Berg, Bavaria, Germany


Latvian actor, director, former Rīga councilor and head of the Latvian National Opera Andrejs Žagars (1958-2019) passed away on February 26, 2019 in  Riga, Latvia after a long illness. Born on  October 16, 1958 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, U.S.S.R. He led the Latvian National Opera from 1996 to 2013. An actor by trade, he worked at the Dailes Theater until 1994. He was an actor in a number of feature films, the chief of which was the TV drama ‘Long Road in the Dunes’. He appeared as Natt Bumppo in the 1987 Euro-western “Sledopyt” (The Pathfinder).
German stage, film, TV actress Ellen Schwiers died at her home on Lake Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany on April 26, 2019 as the result of a neurological disease. She was 88. Schwiers was born in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany on June 11, 1930, into a family of actors she toured in several theater plays and then appeared in more than 100 films and television shows between 1949 and 2017. Ellen appeared in two Euro-westerns: “The Bandits of the Rio Grande” (1965) as Lida and  “Ballad of a Gunman” (1967) as Maruja’s mother.




*'''BRANDON, Clifton (Clifton Allan Brandon)''' - 1/26/1927, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. - 2/21/2018
*'''MIRIC, Voja (Vojislav Miric)''' - 4/7/1933, Trstenik, Serbia, Yugoslavia - 4/23/2019, Belgrade, Serbia


American production manager Clifton Brandon died on September 20, 2018, he was 91. Brando was born Clifton Allan Brandon in Fort Wayne, Indiana on January 26, 1927. He began his career as a second assistant director and gained his first experience as a production manager on ‘The Errol Flynn Theatre’ (1956-1957). He went on to work on films including “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” (1964) and “The Mechanic” (1972). He was a production supervisor on the 1972 Euro-western “Chato’s Land”.
Serbian actor Vojislav (Voja) Miric died in Belgrade, Serbia on April 23, 2019. He was 86. Born on April 7, 1933 in Trstenik, Serbia, Yugoslavia, he and his brother left home for Belgrade where Voja was offered a role in a stage play. He intended to study architecture although his family wanted him to become a lawyer. He started studying acting at the Novi Sad Theater which was interrupted by military service. After his afterwards he continued in the Belgrade drama where he graduated. In films, he played fifty roles (ten major films), in 1964 won the Silver Arena for the film "Official Position" by Fadil Hadzic, and ten years later the Golden Arena for "Dervish and Death" by Zdravko Velimirovic. He appeared in two Euro-westerns: “Frontier Hellcat” (1964) as Stewart with Elke Sommer and Stewart Granger and “Flaming Frontier” (1965) as Joe with Granger and Pierre Brice.




*'''BACKUS, Gus (Donald Edgar Backus) - 9/12/1937, Southampton, Long Island, New York, U.S.A. - 2/21/2019, Germering, Bavaria, U.S.A.
*'''RAWLINGS, Terry''' - 1933, London, England, U.K. - 4/23/2019, London, England, U.K.


Recording artist and actor Gus Backus has died. The native American died on February 21, 2019 after a long illness in Germering near Bavaria, Germany. Backus was 81 years old. In Germany, hea singer in the 1960s and 1970s, among others, with hits such as ‘Brauner Bär und weiße Taube’, ‘Da sprach der alte Häuptling der Indianer’ and ‘Der Mann im Mond’ were famous recordings. Born in Long Island, New York under the name Donald Edgar Backus on September 12, 1937, the singer came to Wiesbaden in the mid-50s as a US soldier. In addition to several chart successes in Europe, Backus also had engagements as an actor. He had his most famous appearance in the Austrian comedy film "Unsere tollen Tanten" (1961) with his ‘Sauerkraut Polka’. He was also a member of the American singing group The Dell-Vikings whose big hit was “Whispering Bells in 1957. Backus appeared as Fryer in the 1969 German TV western “Pistolen-Jenny” 
Terry Rawlings, who received an Oscar nomination for best picture winner Chariots of Fire and edited the Ridley Scott films Alien, Blade Runner and Legend, has died. He was 85. Rawlings died April 23, 2019 at his home in Hertfordshire, England. He was best known as the film editor on 'Alien,' 'Blade Runner' and 'Chariots of Fire. Rawlings was the dubbing editor on one Euro-western: “Chato’s Land” (1972).
 
 
*'''ALONSO, Chelo (Isabel Apolonia García Hernández)''' - 4/10/1933, Central Lugareño, Camagüey, Cuba - 2/20/2019, Mentana, Rome, Lazio, Italy
 
Cuban dancer, actress Chelo Alonso has passed away at her son’s Mentana, Italy home on February 20, 2019, at the age of 85. Alonso was born Isabel Apolonia García Hernández in Central Lugareño, Camagüey, Cuba on April 10, 1933. She emerged as a new exotic dancing talent at the Folies Bergère in Paris and was billed as the "new Josephine Baker", who had also performed and become famous at the Folies. Alonso was billed as the "Cuban H-Bomb", and mixed Afro-Cuban rhythms from her homeland with "bump and grind". She was first noticed internationally in the 1959 film, Nel segno di Roma (Sheba and the Gladiator), which starred Anita Ekberg and Georges Marchal. Owing to a particularly erotic dance number, her picture and name became more prominent on the movie's publicity posters than either of the two leads, much to Ekberg's dismay. After the death of her husband in 1986, Alonso moved to the city of Siena in Tuscany, Italy. She retired from film and started a cat-breeding business, as well as a four-star hotel. Alonso appeared in three Euro-westerns: “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” (1966) as Mrs. Mondrega/Stevens; “Run, Man Run” (1967) as Dolores and “Night of the Serpent” (1968) also as Dolores.





Revision as of 13:07, 21 May 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...

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

  • SMERCZAK, Ron (Ronald Smerczak) - 3/7/1949, Blackpool, England, U.K. - 5/13/2019, Johannesburg, South Africa

Veteran, British-born South African actor Ron Smerczak has died from a heart attack on May 12, 2019. He was 69. Born in Blackpool, England on March 7, 1949, Ron Smerczak's decades-long career on South African television ranged from roles in SABC productions like Shaka Zulu, John Ross, Generations and Isidingo, e.tv's Rhythm City, to kykNET's (DStv 144) Villa Rosa, Jongo on BET (DStv 129) and many more. He also appeared in international series filmed in South Africa and Cape Town like Warrior and Strike Back on M-Net (Dstv 101), and Black Sails that was shown on History (DStv 186). Ron appeared in two Euro-westerns: “Trigger Fast” 1994 as (Sergeant Tring) and “Hooded Angels” 2002 (as Packer).


  • BONESCHI, Giampiero 1/31/1927, Milan, Lombardy, Italy - 5/12/2019, Segrate, Lombardy, Italy

Italian composer, arranger, keyboardist, conductor and producer Giampiero Boneschi died in Segrate, Lombardy Itay on May 12, 2019. He was 92. Boneschi was born on January 31, 1927 in Milan, Italy. He’s probably best known for his early ventures in electronic music, being one of the first Italian artists who started using synthesizers in the early 1970's. He was married to singer Nuccia Bongiovanni and had two daughters Danila and Mila. After Nuccia died in 1970 he married writer producer Fatma Ruffini and had another daughter author Valentina Boneschi. Giampiero composed the score for one animated Euro-western; 1964’s “West and Soda”.


  • TERRON, José (José Terrón Peñaranda) - 7/5/1939, Madrid, Madrid, Spain - 5/12/2019, Madrid, Madrid, Spain

José Terrón hijo son of José Terrón Peñaranda, who we called ‘Shorty” for many years until we found out his identity posted the following on Facebook on Sunday May 12, 2019; “Quiero que sepas que alli donde estes siempre me has demostrado que eras un luchador nunca mejor dicho siempre has sido un referente en tu profesion pero sobre todo como padre luchando por la vida eres y seras un ejemplo para mi

Te quiero papa JOSE TERRON PEÑARANDA alli donde estes❤” along with two photos of his father.

Translated it says; “I want you to know that wherever you are you have always shown me that you were a fighter never better said you have always been a reference in your profession but especially as a father fighting for life you are and you will be an example for me

I love you dad jose terron peñaranda wherever you are ❤”

I interpret this as a posting of his father’s passing. He has not mentioned that his father was ill or had been suffering from some incapacitation so this comes as a surprise and shock.

José Terrón Peñaranda was born in Madrid, Spain on July 5, 1939 and would have been 80 years old this coming birthday. He along with his brothers Pedro Terrón (Pedro Terrón Peñaranda), Ángel Terrón (Ángel Terrón Peñaranda), Víctor Terrón (Victor Terrón Peñaranda) formed a stunt riding team that performed in circus and shows throughout Spain in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Most of us became aware of his presence when he portrayed Guy Callaway in 1965’s “For A Few Dollars More” when he was shot down in the street by bounty hunter Colonel Douglas Mortimer. His face left an indelible mark in our minds and when many of the Euro-westerns became available to us in the U.S.A. via video, TV and later DVD we began to seek out who this character was as he usually went uncredited. We noticed he was in “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” playing Shorty Larson and therefore we called him shorty. We found other western he appeared in such as “Django” (1965) as Ringo, “God Forgives… I Don’t” as ‘Flatface’, “The Man from Nowhere” 1966 (as a Gordo Watch henchman. He often played several parts as in “White Comanche” 1968 as a Comanche and a townsman and again in Shalako also 1968 as a soldier and an Apache. Along with his role as Shorty Larson in “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly you can spot him as a Confederate spy tied to the front of a locomotive. His last credited role was as a member of “The Wild Bunch” and a stuntman (riding the white horse) in “My Name is Nobody”. A truly memorable character actor and one most of us  will always remember has left us but his work and talent will always be remembered in the films and stunt work he’s left on film. “Sorry Shorty”, RIP.  


  • PANARO, Alessandra - 12/14/1939, Rome, Lazio, Italy - 5/1/2019, Geneva, Switzerland

Italian actress Alessandra Panro died in a health clinic in Geneva, Switzerland on May 1, 2019 he was 79. Born in Rome on December 14, 1939 she studied acting under Teresa Franchini and made her film debut at 16 years old, and found success in 1956 thanks to the Dino Risi's comedy film “Poor, But Handsome”. She then specialized in romantic comedies. In 1957-1958, together with her “Poor, But Handsome” co-star Lorella De Luca, she assisted Mario Riva in presenting the popular RAI game show Il Musichiere. She appeared in over 40 films including Peplum and three westerns: “Pyramid of the Sun God” and “Treasure of the Aztecs” (1965) as Rosita Arbellez, “30 Winchesters for El Diablo” (1965) as Pamela Webb under the pseudonym Topsy Collins.


  • San MARTIN, Conrado (Conrado San Martin Prieto) - 2/20/1921, Higuera de las Dueñas, Ávila, Castilla y León, Spain - 4/26/2019, Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Spanish actor Conrado San Martin died in Madrid, Spain on April 26, 2019. He was 98. San Martin was born in Higuera de las Dueñas, Ávila, Castilla y León, Spain on February 20, 1921. Conrado wante to be an agricultural engineer, but the Spanish Civil War changed his plans. At age 18 he worked as an extra in 'Oro vil' (1941), in which they needed someone who knew how to punch. He was recruited by the stunt coordinator, a former boxer, with whom San Martin knew from the gym where he trained as a boxer. He was paid five dollars a day and given a hotel room. Then came more than a hundred movies and series which made him one of the classic gallants of our cinema. Conrado appeared in nine Euro-westerns: Dirty Gold (1941); In a Colt's Shadow (1965) as Duke Buchanan; Long Days of Revenge (1967) as Mr. Cobb; Turn I’ll Kil You (1967) as Ted Shaw; Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) as a neighbor seen at the funeral; And God Said to Cain (1969) as the prison warden; Duck You Sucker (1970): Al este del Oeste (1983) as the Alcalde and archive footage of him was used in 2016’s Stop Over in Hell.


  • SCHWIERS, Ellen - 6/11/1930, Stettin, Pomerania, Germany - 4/26/2019, Berg, Bavaria, Germany

German stage, film, TV actress Ellen Schwiers died at her home on Lake Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany on April 26, 2019 as the result of a neurological disease. She was 88. Schwiers was born in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany on June 11, 1930, into a family of actors she toured in several theater plays and then appeared in more than 100 films and television shows between 1949 and 2017. Ellen appeared in two Euro-westerns: “The Bandits of the Rio Grande” (1965) as Lida and “Ballad of a Gunman” (1967) as Maruja’s mother.


  • MIRIC, Voja (Vojislav Miric) - 4/7/1933, Trstenik, Serbia, Yugoslavia - 4/23/2019, Belgrade, Serbia

Serbian actor Vojislav (Voja) Miric died in Belgrade, Serbia on April 23, 2019. He was 86. Born on April 7, 1933 in Trstenik, Serbia, Yugoslavia, he and his brother left home for Belgrade where Voja was offered a role in a stage play. He intended to study architecture although his family wanted him to become a lawyer. He started studying acting at the Novi Sad Theater which was interrupted by military service. After his afterwards he continued in the Belgrade drama where he graduated. In films, he played fifty roles (ten major films), in 1964 won the Silver Arena for the film "Official Position" by Fadil Hadzic, and ten years later the Golden Arena for "Dervish and Death" by Zdravko Velimirovic. He appeared in two Euro-westerns: “Frontier Hellcat” (1964) as Stewart with Elke Sommer and Stewart Granger and “Flaming Frontier” (1965) as Joe with Granger and Pierre Brice.


  • RAWLINGS, Terry - 1933, London, England, U.K. - 4/23/2019, London, England, U.K.

Terry Rawlings, who received an Oscar nomination for best picture winner Chariots of Fire and edited the Ridley Scott films Alien, Blade Runner and Legend, has died. He was 85. Rawlings died April 23, 2019 at his home in Hertfordshire, England. He was best known as the film editor on 'Alien,' 'Blade Runner' and 'Chariots of Fire. Rawlings was the dubbing editor on one Euro-western: “Chato’s Land” (1972).


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