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=== FRESH GRAVES ===
=== FRESH GRAVES ===
*'''VILARINO, Matilde F. (Matilde Fernandez Vilariño)''' - 8/13/1921, Spain - 8/20/2021, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Spanish theater, film, radio TV actress and voice actress Matilde Vilariño died in Madrid, Spain on August 20, 2021. She was 100. Born Matilde Fernandez Vilariño in Spain in 1921 she began her career as a stage actress then appeared in a few films and then radio and television but found her niche as a voice actress especially in dubbing children’s voice. For 16 years she was the radio voice of Periquin on the popular radio series “Matilde, Perico and Periquin” between 1955 and 1971. She’s best remembered as the voice of child actor Pabito Calvo aka Joselito in all his films. She was also the Spanish voice of Maya the Bee a popular 1978 Japanese TV series. She was the Spanish voice of Monica Randall in 1965’s “Charge of the 7th”; Maria Badmajew in 1966’s “Two Violent Men”; Solvi Stubing in 1966’s “The Sheriff Won’t Shoot”; Miguelito in 1975’s “Zorro” with Alain Delon.
*'''GERICKE, Gerd''' - 4/20/1935, Behnsdorf, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany - 8/7/2021, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany   
*'''GERICKE, Gerd''' - 4/20/1935, Behnsdorf, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany - 8/7/2021, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany   



Revision as of 13:56, 20 August 2021

This 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

  • VILARINO, Matilde F. (Matilde Fernandez Vilariño) - 8/13/1921, Spain - 8/20/2021, Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Spanish theater, film, radio TV actress and voice actress Matilde Vilariño died in Madrid, Spain on August 20, 2021. She was 100. Born Matilde Fernandez Vilariño in Spain in 1921 she began her career as a stage actress then appeared in a few films and then radio and television but found her niche as a voice actress especially in dubbing children’s voice. For 16 years she was the radio voice of Periquin on the popular radio series “Matilde, Perico and Periquin” between 1955 and 1971. She’s best remembered as the voice of child actor Pabito Calvo aka Joselito in all his films. She was also the Spanish voice of Maya the Bee a popular 1978 Japanese TV series. She was the Spanish voice of Monica Randall in 1965’s “Charge of the 7th”; Maria Badmajew in 1966’s “Two Violent Men”; Solvi Stubing in 1966’s “The Sheriff Won’t Shoot”; Miguelito in 1975’s “Zorro” with Alain Delon.


  • GERICKE, Gerd - 4/20/1935, Behnsdorf, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany - 8/7/2021, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

East German screenwriter and script editor Gerd Gericke died on August 7, 2021 in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany after a long illness. He worked as at East Germany’s ‘Hollywood studios’ – Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft, better known as DEFA – and worked on the Oscar-nominated book adaption, Jakob der Lügner. Gericke was born in Behnsdorf, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany on April, 20, 1935. After his DEFA career he became a professor at the University in Potsdam. He was married to Gabriele Herzog and was the father of singer and DJ Nik Sleazy (Henryk Gericke). Gerd wrote the screenplay for 1979’s “Blue Bird” and was a script advisor on “Sing, Cowboy, Sing” (1981), “The Scout” (1983) and “Bloody Heart” (1986).


  • LOPEZ, Giorgio - 2/16/1947, Naples, Campania, Italy - 8/10/2021, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Italian voice actor and director Giorgio Lopez died in Rome on August 10, 2021. He was 73. Giorgio Lopez, was actor Massimo Lopez older brother, has died. He was 74 born in Naples on February 16, 1947, he had voiced, among others, Danny DeVito and Dustin Hoffman. Like many voice actors, Giorgio Lopez was first of all a great actor. After graduating in Literature at the Sapienza University of Rome, in 1974, he entered the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art where he obtained his diploma. His theatrical activity began in early 1969 RIP and continued until 2016. He then landed in directing in recent years. A career that has seen him compete with authors such as Shakespeare and Beckett, passing through Totò and dialect theater. In 2009, he won the Leggio d'oro award for directing the dubbing of the film “Houdini - The Last Magician” and in 2015 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Festival of Acting Voices. Giorgio was the voice of Ennio Gioroliam in 1994’s “Jonathan of the Bears”


  • CORD, Alex (Alexander Viespi Jr.) - 5/3/1933, Floral Park, New York, U.S.A. - 8/9/2021, Valley View, Texas, U.S.A.

American actor Alex Cord who became best known in Hollywood for his 1960s and 1970s work in action-adventure roles, died in his sleep on August 9, 2021. He was 88. Born Alexander Viespi Jr. in Floral Park, New York on May 3, 1933, he was riding horses from the age of 2. Stricken with polio at the age of 12, he was confined to a hospital for a long period of time before he overcame the illness. He was left with one leg shorter and a damaged lung. He held his dream of becoming a jockey until realizing he would soon be too tall. He then was determined to be a cowboy. Anything that would put him near horses. Prodded by an interest in acting, Alex studied with some of the best teachers in New York. He began his professional career in summer stock (The Compass Players in St. Louis, Missouri) and at the American Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Connecticut where he played “Laertes” in a production of “Hamlet”. At every opportunity he pursued his passionate love of horses with endless hours of training to become the best all-around horseman he could. He guest-starred in TV classics such as ‘Route 66’, ‘Naked City’, ‘Branded’, ‘Murder She Wrote’, ‘Mission Impossible’, ‘Fantasy Island’, ‘Laramie’, ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’, ‘Police Story’, Police Woman’. He gained his most TV fame as Archangel in 1984’s ‘Airwolf’ alongside Jan-Michael Vincent and Ernest Borgnine. He’s probably best remembered for his film role as the “Ringo Kid” in the remake of “Stagecoach” with Ann-Margret, Bing Crosby, Van Heflin and Bob Cummings. Cord made one Euro-western: 1968’s “A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die” as Clay McCord.


  • POLESELLO, Franca - 7/27/1936, Oderzo, Treviso, Veneto, Italy - 3/8/2021, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Italian actress Franca Polesello passed away in Rome, Italy on March 8, 2021. She was 84. The news was made public on August 7th. Born in Oderzo, Treviso, Veneto, Italy on July 27, 1936.

Franca began her career in the late 1950s after becoming Miss Lombardy. She worked as a television model and model, before appearing in sword and sandal films. She was later cast in comedy, western, drama and spy story films. Among the roles that have given her greater notoriety we can mention the film “Il sorpasso”. Shee took part in several films starring Franco Franchi and Ciccio Ingrassia, including “Veneri al sole” and “I 2 magnifici fresconi”.

Franca Polesello's career lasted a little over a decade, with about thirty film participations overall, after which the actress abandoned the artistic activity to be a wife and mother.

Franca appeared in three Euro-westerns: “The Twins from Texas” (1964) as Madame Duval, probably her most famous role “Navajo Joe” (1966) as Barbara and in “Joe Dakota” (1967) as Rosy.


  • GRANT, Saginaw (Saginaw Morgan Grant) - 7/20/1936, Pawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.A. - 7/28/2021, Hollywood, California, U.S.A.

Saginaw Grant, a prolific Native American character actor and hereditary chief of the Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma, has died. He was 85. Grant died peacefully in his sleep of natural causes on July 28, 2021, at a private care facility in Hollywood, California. Born July 20, 1936, in Pawnee, Oklahoma, Grant was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He began acting in the late 1980s and played character roles in dozens of movies and television shows over the last three decades, including 2013s “The Lone Ranger,” 2005's “The World’s Fastest Indian” and “Breaking Bad,”. His Euro-westerns were; “Grey Owl” (1999) as a Pow Wow Chief; 2003’s TV “DreamKeeper” as the old medicine man.


  • NAZZARO, Gianni - 10/27/1948, Naples, Campania, Italy - 7/27/2021, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Italian pop singer and actor Gianni Nazzaro died at the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome on July 27, 2021. He was 72. Born in Naples on October 27, 1948, he’s best remembered for his 1970s hit Quanto è bella lei. He also performed at the San Remo Festival six times. He appeared as a performer in the 1966 Euro-musical western “A Fistful of Songs”.


  • KOFER, Herbert - 2/17/1921, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany – 7/24/2021, Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg, Germany

East German stage, film and TV actor Herbert Köfer has died. The native of Berlin died on Saturday July 24, 2021 in Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg, Germany at the age of 100, his widow actress Heike Köfer announced. His star role was as grandpa Paul Schmidt in the GDR television series "Rentner haben niemals Zeit". Köfer, born on February 27, 1921 in Berlin, Germany, never looked his age. He always dressed in fashion and well-groomed, he looked like a young senior. He was seen on the screen, on stage and on television in dramas and comedies, but also in plays on serious topics. “A nice role in a film is fun, on stage it's completely different, the stage is my podium,” he said. He didn't want to hear about retirement. “The job is connected with beauty and the strenuous work with fulfillment.” But he never wanted to be carried on stage. Köfer appeared as Mac in the DEFA 1972 “Tecumseh” and as a director in the 1992 TV mini-series “Karl May”.

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