Cemetery with crosses - legends lost but remembered

This page is our personal hall of faml'e. 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

• PATUREL, Dominique - 4/3/1931, , Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France - 3/1/2022, Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, France

French actor and voice dubber Dominique Paturel died in Saint-Brioeuc, France on March 1, 2022. Born on April 3, 1931 in Le Havre. He is the son of Joseph Paturel, Director of Family Allowances. Paturel was one of the stars of French television, where he performed as part of the Théâtre de la jeunesse, in popular soap operas such as Lagardère and in the program Au théâtre ce soir. He was married to actress Nelly Benedetti (1921-2011). He is also one of the big names in dubbing in France: he has notably lent his voice to Terence Hill, Michael Caine , George Peppard (Hannibal Smith in the ‘A-Team’), Robert Wagner (Jonathan Hart in ‘Hart to Hart’) and Larry Hagman (JR in ‘Dallas’). He was also the voice of Roy Thinnes (David Vincent in The Invaders). Paturel voiced six Euro-westerns: A Pistol for Ringo – 1965 [French voice of Giuliano Gemma], Catlow – 1971 [French voice of Richard Crenna], They Call Me Providence – 1972 [French voice of Tomas Milian], The Genius – 1975 [French voice of Terence Hill], The White, the Yellow, the Black – 1975 [French voice of Giuliano Gemma] and Lucky Luke – 1991 [French voice of Terence Hill].

• FUOCHI, Tony (Antonio Fuochi) - 4/25/1955, Cremona, Lombardy, Italy - 2/14/2022, Padova, Veneto, Italy

For the world of Italian dubbing, this Valentine's Day is to be forgotten. During the day, the news arrived of the sad death of Antonio Fuochi, aka Tony Fuochi. One of the voice actors who have made recent history. Born on April 25, 1955 in Cremona, Italy he died in Padua on February 14, 2022 after a long career of success and satisfaction. Fuochi had been active from the 1980s until 2014, when he retired. Over the years, he worked not only in the world of animation, but also in the world of video games and theater. The upcoming anime season at Yamato's theaters will be a tribute to his name. Fuochi was the voice of Sergeant Garcia in 1995 (TV) animated “Zorro”.

• MARIN, Luis (José Luis Marín Gutiérrez) - 1/16/1932, Madrid, Madrid, Spain - 2/14/2022, Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Spanish production manager, actor and voice actor Luis Marin died in Madrid, Spain on February 14, 2022. Marin was born in Madrid on January 16, 1932 as José Luis Marín Gutiérrez.. He began his career as an actor and voice dubber. In the mid-1960s he became a production and unit manager before dedicating his career as a voice actor. He’s best remembered as the Spanish voice of Barney Rubble of “The Flintstones” and as Barney and Billy in “The Simpsons.” Marin appeared as a character and supporting actor in ten Spaghetti westerns including “A Pistol for Ringo” and “The Return of Ringo”, “Django Does Not Forgive” and “The Great Treasure Hunt”.

• LOZANO, Margarita - 2/14/1931, Tetuan, Morocco, Spain - 2/7/2022, Lorca, Murcia, Spain

Spanish theater, film, TV actress Magarita Lozano died in Lorca, Spain on February 7, 2022. She was 90. Born in Tetuan, Morocco, Spain on February 14, 1931. Her father was a soldier and Lozano studied design and fashion in college. She abandoned her studies to pursue an acting career in Madrid, initially in the theater. She starred in acclaimed Spanish director Luis Bunuel's 1961 drama "Viridiana" about a young nun about to take her final vows. The movie won the top Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival that year. In the 1960s she went to Italy, appearing in Pasolini's 1969 drama "Pigsty" as well as Sergio Leone's 1964 western "A Fistful of Dollars" alongside Clint Eastwood. She retired for a decade to raise her family but returned to Italian cinema in the 1980s, appearing in several films by Paolo Taviani and his brother Vittorio Taviani.