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| *'''LEDESMA, Chris F. (Christopher F. Ledesma)''' 1/28/1958, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. - 12/16/2022, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. | | *''' BROWNE, Robin (Michael Robin Graham Browne)''' - 11/24/1941, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, U.K. - 3/28/2024, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, U.S.A. |
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| Longtime music editor, best remembered for his work on TV’s “The Simpsons,” died in Los Angeles, California on December 16, 2022. He was 64. Chris was born in L.A. on January 28, 1958 and discovered music at a young age. By the age of three, he was playing piano and took formal trumpet lessons soon after. His first music editing duties were on a student film at CalArts, which prompted him to pursue music editing as his career. Ledesma got an inside look at music scoring while working as a tour guide for Universal Studios Hollywood where he would often see movies being scored on the lot. With over 138 credits to his name, Ledesma worked on TV movies and series including “Teen Angel” and “Miracle in the Woods.” He also worked as a music editor for “Robin Hood: Men in Tights.” Ledesma was the music editor on the 1999 Euro-western “One Man’s Hero” starring Tom Berenger.
| | British cinematographer Robin Browne passed away at his home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan on March 28, 2024. He was born Michael Robin Graham Browne in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England on November 24, 1941. , was a cinematographer specializing in aerial photography and special effects. His father was Bernard Browne, a director of photography who worked with Alexander Korda at Denham studios. A few of the films he worked on were: “Battle of Britain” (1969); “Catch 22” (1970); t”A Bridge Too Far” (1977); “Krull” (1983); “A Passage to India” (1984); “The Jewel of the Nile” (1985); “King Kong Lives” (1986); “Gorillas in the Mist” (1988). Browne worked as a model unit director and cameraman on the 1986 Euro-western “Sky Bandits”. |
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| *'''TURSI, Massimo''' - 6/20/1930, Rome, Lazio, Italy - 1/2/2023, Rome, Lazio, Italy | | *''' DUX, Eckart (Eckart Hermann Dux)''' - 12/19/1926, Berlin, Germany - 4/9/2024, Sassenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
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| Italian voice dubber and actor and Winner of the XII Targa "Gualtiero De Angelis" at the Festival "Voci a Sanremo" 2008; winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Dubbing Grand Prix 2009 died in Rome on January 2, 2023. He was 92. Born in Rome on June 20, 1930, he was the son of two antique dealers, he became a child actor by chance at the age of eleven, starring in the film Lighthouses in the Fog (1942): he then played small parts in three other films during the war. At the end of the conflict he began to act first in front of the microphones of EIAR in programs for children, then in prose, both in theater and in radio dramas with the Rai prose company, mainly at the Radio Roma headquarters. He later entered the world of film dubbing within the CDC cooperative, where he became one of the leading youth voices. She voiced such actors as Anthony Perkins, Alain Delon , Ryan O'Neal, Russ Tamblyn Tomas Milian and Peter Lee Lawrence. As dubbing director he worked on all the films of Luigi Magni and those of Mario Monicelli starting from the film Camera d'hotel (1981). In 1999 he retired from the artistic activity. Turci was once married to voice actress Serena Verdirosi [1947- ], with whom he had one son, Francesco.
| | Veteran German actor and voice dubber Eckart Dux died in Sassenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany on April 9th he was 97. Born Eckart Herman Dux in Berlin on December 19, 1926. Dux completed his training as an actor with Else Bongers in Berlin and made his stage debut in 1948 at the city's Renaissance Theatre. He then had numerous roles on the Berlin stage and in theatres in Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. He also had many roles as a character actor in film and television. From 1949, he became the longest active German-speaking voice actor, dubbing Hollywood films into German. In the 1950s and 1960s he was regularly the German voice of Audie Murphy. He also dubbed Anthony Perkins in many roles including Psycho, Steve Martin, Fred Astaire, George Peppard (in the action series The A-Team) and Jerry Stiller. He has also worked as an actor and narrator on radio and audio books. Dux was married to the actress Gisela Peltzer in the 1950s, and then later to the editor Marlies Dux [1945- ] in 1970. Dux’s work in Euro-westerns consisted of appearing as Jimmy in the 1964 TV western film ‘Prairie Saloon’ and he was the German voice of Mark Damon in “Ringo’s Golden Pistol” and Phillippe Leroy in “Yankee” both in 1966. Brad Harris in “Rattler Kid” 1967, George Hilton in 1968’s “The Ruthless Four”, Christian Duroc, J. P. Compain the 1969 TV mini-series “The Leatherstocking Tales”. He was Dean Reeds voice in “Adios, Sabata” and the voice of Lucky Luke in both the animated “Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons” in 1978 and “Lucky Luke: The Daltons on the Run” in 1983 and as Sam Hawkens in 2009’s “WinneToons - Die Legende vom Schatz im Silbersee”. |
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| Massimo Turci’s Euro-westerns – voice dubber:
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| Samson and the Slave Queen – 1963 [Italian voice of Andrea Scotti; Minnesota Clay – 1964 [Italian voice of Alberto Cevenini]; Adios Gringo – 1965 [Italian voice of Massimo Righi];Blood for a Silver Dollar – 1965 [Italian voice of Massimo Righi]; Colorado Charlie – 1965 [Italian voice of Alberto Cevenini]; Three Dollars of Lead – 1965 [Italian voice of Virgilio Daddi]; Left Handed Johnny West – 1965 [Italian voice of Bob Felton]; The Relentless Four – 1965 [Italian voice of Robert Johnson Jr.]; The Trampers – 1965 [Italian voice of Giovanni Scratuglia]; Dollars for a Fast Gun – 1966 [Italian voice of ?]; Fort Yuma Gold – 1966 [Italian voice of ?]; The Good the Bad and the Ugly – 1966 [Italian voice of ?]; Johnny Colt – 1966 [Italian voice of Howard Ross]; My Name is Pecos – 1966 [Italian voice of Maurizio Bonuglia];Return of the Magnificent 7 – 1966 [Italian voice of Julian Mateos]; Ringo’s Big Night – 1966 [Italian voice of Guido De Salvi]; 7 Guns for the MacGregors – 1966 [Italian voice of Alberto Dell’Acqua]; The Taste of Killing – 1966 [Italian voice of Dario De Grassi]; Texas Adios – 1966 [Italian voice of Alberto Dell’Acqua]; The Ugly Ones – 1966 [Italian voice of Tomas Milian]; Adios Hombre – 1967 [Italian voice of Nazzareno Zamperla]; Buckaroo – 1967 [Italian voice of Dean Reed]; A Bullet for the General – 1967 [Italian voice of Lou Castel]; A Colt in the Hand of the Devil – 1967 [Italian voice of Gerardo Rossi], Dakota Joe – 1967 [Italian voice of ?]; The Dirty Outlaws – 1967 [Italian voice of Antonio Cantafora]; Django Kill – 1967 [Italian voice of Tomas Milian]; The Fury of Johnny Kid – 1967 [Italian voice of Peter Lee Lawrence]; Hallelujah for Django – 1967 [Italian voice of Giovanni Scratuglia]; Killer Caliber .32 – 1967 [Italian voice of Alberto Dell’Acqua]; Two Crosses at Danger Pass – 1967 [Italian voice of Anthony Freeman]; Up the MacGregors – 1967 [Italian voice of Alberto Dell’Acqua]; Wanted – 1967 [Italian voice of Ivan Scratuglia]; Deat Sentence – 1968 [Italian voice of Tomas Milian]; A Train for Durango – 1968 [Italian voice of Mark Damon]; Johnny Hamlet – 1968 [Italian voice of Chip Corman]; A Long Ride from Hell – 1968 [Italian voice of Sergio De Vecchi]; The Longest Hunt – 1968 [Italian voice of Fabrizio Moroni]; Ringo the Lone Rider – 1968 [Italian voice of Paolo Herzl; The Taste of Vengeance – 1968 [Italian voice of Roberto Miali]; This Man Can’t Die – 1968 [Italian voice of Alberto Dell’Acqua]; The 5-Man Army – 1969 [Italian voice of Nino Casteluovo]; Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die – 1968 [Italian voice of Franco Borelli]; Two Guns and a Coward – 1968 [Italian voice of Massimo Righi]; The Stranger’s Gundown (Django the Bastard) – 1969 [Italian voice of Celso Faria]; More Dollars for the MacGregors – 1970 [Italian voice of Peter Lee Lawrence]; Roy Colt and Winchester Jack – 1970 [Italian voice of Charles Southwood]; The Unholy Four – 1970 [Italian voice of Leonard Mann]; Black Killer – 1971 [Italian voice of Gerardo Rossi]; They Call Him Cemetery – 1971 [Italian voice of John Fordyce]; God in Heaven, Arizona on Earth – 1972 [Italian voice of Peter Lee Lawrence]; The Prey of Vultures – 1972 [Italian voice of Peter Lee Lawrence]; Sting of the West – 1972 [Italian voice of Giancarlo Prete]; The Three Musketeers of the West – 1972 [Italian voice of Giancarlo Prete]
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| | *'''CRUZ, Ernesto Gómez''' - 11/7/1933, Veracruz, Verazcruz, Mexico - 4/6/2024, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico |
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| *'''BARONI, Tamara''' - 1/3/1947, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy - 12/28/2022, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
| | Veteran Mexican actor Ernesto Gómez Cruz died from complications of Alzheimer’s in Mexico City on April 6th. He was 90. Gómez Cruz was born in Veracruz, Mexico, on November 7, 1933. His first professional job was as a photographer; Later, through a friend, he was introduced to dramatic arts. Thus, he moved to the Aztec capital where he studied acting at the National Institute of Fine Arts. Although he had musical interests, he discarded them because he considered that he did not have enough preparation. He made his film debut in 1967 with the film “Los caifanes”, where his performance as El Azteca which earned him the national Silver Goddess Award. Subsequently, he would obtain other awards and recognitions such as the Ariel. Ernesto’s only Euro-western was as the witch in 2006’s “Bandidas” with Penélope Cruz and Salma Hayek. |
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| Italian actress Tamara Baroni died at her home in Natal, Brazil on December 28, 2022. She was a week short of turning 76. Baroni was born in Parma, Italy on January 3, 1947, and finished fourth in the 1967 Miss Italy beauty contest. She then became a model and married to Gianni Garbellini which was later annulled. Tamara became a journalist for several newspapers in her hometown of Parma and also wrote two books of poetry. She appeared in a few films but preferred the stage. She moved to Brazil with her third husband Gianni Garbellini and three children. After her acting career she became a realtor. Tamar appeared in one Euro-western “A Gunman Called Dakota in 1971 as Scott’s daughter.
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| | *'''INANOGLU, Türker''' - 5/18/1936, Safranbolu, Turkey - 4/2/2024, Istanbul, Turkey |
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| *'''DEODATO, Ruggero''' - 5/7/1939, Potenza, Potenza, Italy - 12/29/2022, Rome, Lazio, Italy
| | Turkish producer, director, and writer Türker İnanoğlu died in Istanbul, Turkey on April 2nd he was 87. İnanoğlu became interested in the cinema when he was a student at the Istanbul Academy of Applied Fine Arts in 1957. After working as an assistant to directors Ömer Lütfi Akat and Nişan Hançer in eleven movies, he directed his first feature Senden Ayrı Yaşayamam in 1960. After directing nine movies he founded his own film company Erler Film in 1960, which is today the oldest film production company in Turkey still in business. Since then, he produced 126 black-and-white and color films, among them 21 co-productions with Greece, Italy and Iran. He executed also the productions of American, Japanese, French and German filmmakers’ documentary films shot in Turkey. He directed 82 movies. He produced only Spaghetti western “Cowboy Kid” in 1973 directed by Guido Zurli in which his son was İlker starred. |
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| Italian director Ruggero Deodato died in Rome, Italy on December 29, 2022. He was 83. Ruggero was born on May 7, 1939, in Potenza, Italy, and grew up outside Rome. One of his close friends at the time was Renzo Rossellini, the son of famed Italian director Roberto Rossellini. Knowing Ruggerio's love for the movies, Renzo persuaded him to work as a second unit director on some of his father's productions. From 195819-67 Deodato worked as a second unit director for several cult film directors such as Anthony M. Dawson (Antonio Margheriti), Riccardo Freda and Joseph Losey. Deodato's directorial debut was the action-fantasy "Hercules, Prisoner of Evil” (1964), replacing Margheriti who quit the production. Deodato's claim to fame was the spaghetti western “Django” (1966). His career took off in 1968 when he directed a number of films based on comic-book characters and musicals. It was while shooting one of these films that Deodato met, and later married, Silvia Dionisio. From 1971-75 Deodato worked in television, directing the series’ All'ultimo minuto’ (1971) as well as TV commercials, including ones for Esso Oil, Band-Aid and Fanta. Deodato returned to filmmaking with an erotic melodrama and a police thriller. At the same time his marriage fell apart. In 1977 Deodato directed the notorious “Jungle Holocaust” (1977) and later “Cannibal Holocaust” (1980). Deodato traveled to New York City and directed the disturbing thriller “House on the Edge of the Park” (1980), a semi-follow-up to Wes Craven's “The Last House on the Left” (1972). Deodato made “House on the Edge of the Park” (1980) in just 19 days on a tiny budget. He then returned to directing action and horror flicks. Ruggerro directed 1969’s “In the Name of the Father” starring Paolo Villaggio. He also was an assistant director on “Django” and “Ringo and His Golden Pistol”, “Navajo Joe” both (1966), “The Hellbenders” and “Wanted” (1967).
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| | *'''WEPPER, Fritz''' - 8/17/1941, Munich, Bavaria, Germany - 3/25/2024, Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
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| *'''ROBERTS, Christian (Christian Charles Roberts)''' - 3/17/1944, Southmoor, Oxfordshire, England, U.K. – 12/26/2022, England, U.K.
| | German actor Fritz Wepper died in Munich, Germany on March 25, 2024. He was 82. He started his acting career in a production of Peter Pan at the age of eleven. He got his first important film role in Tischlein deck dich, a film adaption of the Brothers Grimm fairytale The Wishing Table. Fritz is best known for his role as Inspector Harry Klein in the long-running crime series ‘Derrick’ (1974–1998). Wepper is also remembered for his roles in the films “Cabaret” (1972) and “The Bridge” (1959) and as Mayor Wöller in the TV series ‘Um Himmels Willen’ (2002–2021). Wepper appeared in one Euro-western as Tampico in the 1963 television production of “Ein Sheriff für den Sarg”. |
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| British actor Christian Roberts died on December 26, 2022. He was 78. Born Christian Charles Roberts in Southmoor, Berkshire, England. He’s best remembered for his film debut role as the rebellious Denham in the 1967 film “To Sir, with Love” starring Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson and Lulu. He was educated at Cranleigh School, Surrey and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Much of his acting career was in theatre. Roberts lone Euro-western appearance was as Adam Galt in the 1969 British film “The Desperados! starring Jack Palance and Vince Edwards and George Maharis.
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| | *'''BERETTA, Daniel (Daniel Jean Georges Beretta)''' - , Audincourt, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France - 3/23/2024, France |
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| *'''BLASCO, Giurato''' - 6/7/1941, Rome, Lazio, Italy - 12/26/2022, Rome, Lazio, Italy
| | French singer, actor and voice dubber Daniel Beretta died on March 23rh. He was 77. Beretta was born on December 24, 1946 in Audincourt, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. He started his career as a Chanson Singer-Songwriter, having given several concerts at the Olympia and Bobino concert halls and wrote several songs for the likes of Mireille Mathieu and Nino Ferrer. He also notably adapted and performed songs for the French version of “Jesus Christ Superstar” as well as the stage adaptation of “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg”. Having trained as a musician also allowed him to sing in his animation dubs (such as Lumière's music numbers in “Beauty and the Beast”, again). He dubbed Arnold Schwarzenegger in the French versions of all his films since 1987. Daniel was also the announcer for the French radio RFM from 2000 to 2008. His daughter, Barbara Beretta, is also a professional voice actress. He quietly retired for health reasons in the early 2020s. Daniel Beretta appeared in one Euro-western “In the Dust of the Sun” in 1971 as Hawk Bradford. |
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| Director of photography Giurato Blasco died on December 26, 2022. He was 81. Born in Rome on June 7, 1941. He received his professional training with a series of short-length films, winning the Florence “Festival dei Popoli” with “The Furthest Island”. His camera operator career began at the side of Dario Di Palma, then Rotunno and Kuveiller, collaborating with the greatest directors of the period, such as Fellini (“I Clowns”, “Roma”), Zurlini, Gregoretti, Giraldi, Questi, Wertmuller, Vancini, Pasolini, Maselli, Petri, Monicelli, Lumet, Bolognini and Pontecorvo. Blasco was a camera operator on Sergio Cobucci’s “The Specialist” starring Johnny Hallyday and Mario Adorf.
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| *'''GREIF, Stephen (Stephen John Greif)''' - 8/26/1944, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England, U.K. - 12/23/2022, London, England, U.K.
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| British actor Stephen Greif, an award-winning RADA trained actor and voice actor in Television, Stage, Film, Radio, Talking Books and the Audio worlds of Advertising and Corporate presentations, died on December 26, 2022, in London, England. He was 78. Born on August 26, 1944, in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England. He is most familiar for his roles as Space Commander Travis, in the cult BBC Sci –Fi series "Blakes 7", Harry Fenning the gangster publican in 3 series of the BBC sit-com "Citizen Smith", Signor Donato the opulent Merchant in the Movie "Casanova" and as the Rich playboy in the series of Kenco Commercials. Greif appeared as Torres in the 1990 episode “Ghost Story” on the TV series “The New Zorro” starring Duncan Regehr.
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| *'''MURAKAMI, James J. (James Junichi Murakami)''' - 6/4/1931, Sacramento, California, U.S.A. - 12/15/2022, Santa Monica, California, U.S.A
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| American art director and set designer James Junichi Murakami died in Los Angeles, California on December 15, 2022. He was 91. Born in Sacramento, California on June 4, 1931. He is best known for his Emmy-winning work as the art director on HBO's Deadwood, and his many collaborations with Clint Eastwood. He got his start in movies and television with a job at ZIV Studio, where he spent a number of years in various art departments. Murakami was an assistant art director on the 1977 Euro-western “Another Man, Another Chance” with James Caan and Genevieve Bujold.
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| *'''GIORDANO, Daniela''' - 11/7/1946, Palermo, Sicily, Italy - 12/18/2022, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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| Miss Palermo and Miss Italy Daniela Giordano died in her hometown of Palermo, Sicily, Italy on December 18, 2022. She was 76. The daughter of a banker she embarked on a screen career after becoming Miss Italy in 1966 and first appeared with Franco & Ciccio in "I barbieri di Sicilia" (The Barbers of Sicily). Her career consisted of over 50 film and TV appearances. She was married to photographer Emilio Lantini and the pair lived a very private life. Giordano appeared in nine Euro-westerns: “Find a Place to Die” 1968 as Juanita; “Long Day of the Massacre” 1968 as Paquita; “Amen” 1969 as Barbara; “The 5-Man Army” 1969 as Maria; “The 4 Gunmen of the Holy Trinity” 1970 as Sarah Bowman/Baldwin; “Have a Nice Funeral My Friend” 1970 as Jasmine/Abigail Benson; “His Name Was Pot... They Called Him Allegria” 1971 as a Mexican girl; “Stay Away from Trinity When He Comes to Eldorado” 1972 as Juanita and “Trinity & Sartana Those Sons of Bitches”1972 as Martha.
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| *'''BUZZANCA, Lando (Gerlando Buzzanca)''' - 8/24/1935, Palermo, Sicily, Italy - 12/18/2022, Rome, Lazio, Italy
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| Italian comedian and actor Lando Buzzanca died from dementia at the Villa Speranza clinic on December 18, 2022. He 87. The son of actor Empedocle Buzzanca [1910-1987], and nephew of actor Gino Buzzanca [1912-1985]. He left high school in Palermo when he was 16 years old and moved to Rome to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. In order to survive, he took many jobs: waiter, furniture mover, and a brief appearance as a slave in the 1959 film Ben-Hur. He became one of the great actors of Italian comedy in the 1960s and 1970s, who was spurned by critics but obtained a great success with the cinema going public. After two successful "James Tont" films in which he played a parody of James Bond, starting from the late 1960s, Buzzanca had large success in a series of Italian satirical sex comedies which satirized major institutions such as politics, religion, trade unions and financial world. With the decline of the genre, he slowed his film activities, focusing on theatre and television, in which he enjoyed a resurgence of popularity in the 2000s. Buzzanca appeared in two Euro-westerns: “For a Few Dollars Less” 1966 as Bill; “Rebels on the Loose” 1966 as Private Chester/Ringo.
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| *'''ZIFFER, Wolfgang''' - 10/26/1941, Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - 12/12/2022, Germany
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| Deutsche Synchronkartei reports that German voice actor Wolfgang Ziffer died on December 12, 2022. Ziffer was born on October 26, 1941, in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany and was a voice actor. Like a number of people in the voice acting industry, Ziffer was rarely seen live on film or television. With a distinctive high-pitched voice, Ziffer often voiced robots, aliens, squawking birds, cartoon characters, or other off-beat creatures.
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| Wolfgang Zifer’s Euro-westerns:
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| My Name is Nobody – 1973 [German voice of telegrapher]
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| Lucky Luke – 1984 [German voice of William Dalton]
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| The New Zorro (TV) – 1990-1993 [German voice of Maurice O’Connell]
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| Lucky Luke (TV) – 2001-2003 [German voice of Bernard Alane]
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| Fernand Cowboy -1996 [German voice of FernandRaynaud]
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| For a Few Dollars More – 1996 [German voice of Kurt Zips, Roman Ariznavarreta]
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| *'''Calpurnio (Eduardo Pelegrín Martínez de Pisón)''' - 1959, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain - 12/15/2022, Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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| Spanish comic book illustrator and animator Calpurnio died in Valencia, Spain on December 15, 2022. He was 63. Born Eduardo Pelegrín Martínez de Pisón in 1959 in Zaragoza, Spain he began his career at the El Heraldo de Aragón and El País during this time he also was an illustrator on such comic books as The Man of the West (1999), The Molecular Cowboy (2000) and The Samurai Cowboy. Calpurnio created the famous Spanish character Cuttlas which was seen in many comic books. He worked on one Euro-western “Atolladero” (1995) as an animation director.
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| *'''DICORATO, Giulio''' - 1964, Rodi Garganico, Puglia, Italy - 12/13/2022, Rome, Lazio, Italy
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| RIP Giulio Dicorato. Italian actor Giulio Dicorato died in Rome, Italy on December 13, 2022. He was 58. Born in 1964, Rodi Garganico, Puglia, Italy in 1964, Giulio started his career as a dancer for Rai TV and gradually assumed roles in music videos and small independent films. He appeared in two Euro-westerns in recent years. “Gold and Lead” (2017) as a cantina patron and starred in 2018’s short film “Il silenzio di Jill” as the old man.
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| *'''MARGOLIN, Stuart''' - 1/31/1940, Davenport, Iowa, U.S.A. - 12/12/2022, Staunton, Virginia, U.S.A.
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| American actor, director, writer, composer Stuart Margolin died in Staunton, Virginia on December 12, 2022. He was 82. Margolin was probably best known as ‘Angel’ James Garner’s buddy on TV’s ‘Rockford Files’. He also played opposite Clint Eastwood on “Kelly’s Heroes”. Margolin also proved to be a prolific TV director, helming episodes of ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’, ‘Wonder Woman’, ‘Touched by an Angel’, ‘The Love Boat’, ‘Magnum, P.I.’, ‘Northern Exposure’, ‘Quantum Leap’ and ‘The Rockford Files’. Born in Davenport, Iowa but raised in Dallas, Texas Margolin was a co-screenwriter on the 1999 Euro-western “Grizzly Falls”.
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| *'''GIL, Carlos (Juan Carlos Gil Díaz)''' - 5/12/1948, Madrid, Madrid, Spain - 12/8/2022, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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| Spanish producer, director and assistant director Carlos Gil died in Madrid, Spain on December 8, 2022. He was 74. Born Juan Carlos Gil Díaz on May 12, 1948, Gil worked extensively in Spain since he accompanied his father a production manager on “Lawrence of Arabia” in 1962. Gil was an assistant director on the Indiana Jones film trilogy and over 30 other films from 1967 to 2010. Gil worked on six Euro-westerns: “Villa Rides” (1968) [assistant director]; “The Valley of Gwangi” (1969) [assistant director]; “El Condor” (1970) [assistant director]; “7 cabalgan hacia la Muerte” (1979) [assistant director]; “Dollar for the Dead” (TV) (1998) [assistant director]; “Queen of Swords” (TV) (2000-2001) [director].
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| *'''BALOH, Mihail''' - 6/21/1928, Jesenice, Slovenia, Yugoslavia – 12/6/2022, Jesenice, Slovenia
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| Slovenian actor Mihail Baloh died on December 6, 2022. He was 94. Born in Jesenice, Slovenia, Yugoslavia on June 21, 1928 Miha started participating in local theatre productions after the World War II and eventually enrolled in the AGRFT in Ljubljana, from where he graduated in 1952. In 1953, he began collaboration with the Permanent Slovene Theatre in Trieste. There he worked with the director Jože Babič who also offered him his first major film role. From 1967, he also worked on international productions on projects such as the Austrian TV comedy series ‘Leni’, in several German Winnetou films and a French-German series on Omer Pasha.He continued to work in the theatre throughout his career. Miha was married to actress Štefka Drolc in the 1940s and they had a child Rena in 1942. Baloh was awarded the Bert Award for Lifetime Achievement [2014]. Miha appeared in six Euro-westerns: “Frontier Hellcat” 1964 (‘Reverend’ Weller); “The Desperado Trail” 1965 (Gomez); “The Halfbreed” 1966 (judge); “Thunder at the Border” 1966 (Captain Luis Sanchez Quilvera); “The Hellhounds of Alaska” 1972 (Buffins) and ‘The Jack London Story’ (TV) – 1973.
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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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- BROWNE, Robin (Michael Robin Graham Browne) - 11/24/1941, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, U.K. - 3/28/2024, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, U.S.A.
British cinematographer Robin Browne passed away at his home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan on March 28, 2024. He was born Michael Robin Graham Browne in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England on November 24, 1941. , was a cinematographer specializing in aerial photography and special effects. His father was Bernard Browne, a director of photography who worked with Alexander Korda at Denham studios. A few of the films he worked on were: “Battle of Britain” (1969); “Catch 22” (1970); t”A Bridge Too Far” (1977); “Krull” (1983); “A Passage to India” (1984); “The Jewel of the Nile” (1985); “King Kong Lives” (1986); “Gorillas in the Mist” (1988). Browne worked as a model unit director and cameraman on the 1986 Euro-western “Sky Bandits”.
- DUX, Eckart (Eckart Hermann Dux) - 12/19/1926, Berlin, Germany - 4/9/2024, Sassenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Veteran German actor and voice dubber Eckart Dux died in Sassenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany on April 9th he was 97. Born Eckart Herman Dux in Berlin on December 19, 1926. Dux completed his training as an actor with Else Bongers in Berlin and made his stage debut in 1948 at the city's Renaissance Theatre. He then had numerous roles on the Berlin stage and in theatres in Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. He also had many roles as a character actor in film and television. From 1949, he became the longest active German-speaking voice actor, dubbing Hollywood films into German. In the 1950s and 1960s he was regularly the German voice of Audie Murphy. He also dubbed Anthony Perkins in many roles including Psycho, Steve Martin, Fred Astaire, George Peppard (in the action series The A-Team) and Jerry Stiller. He has also worked as an actor and narrator on radio and audio books. Dux was married to the actress Gisela Peltzer in the 1950s, and then later to the editor Marlies Dux [1945- ] in 1970. Dux’s work in Euro-westerns consisted of appearing as Jimmy in the 1964 TV western film ‘Prairie Saloon’ and he was the German voice of Mark Damon in “Ringo’s Golden Pistol” and Phillippe Leroy in “Yankee” both in 1966. Brad Harris in “Rattler Kid” 1967, George Hilton in 1968’s “The Ruthless Four”, Christian Duroc, J. P. Compain the 1969 TV mini-series “The Leatherstocking Tales”. He was Dean Reeds voice in “Adios, Sabata” and the voice of Lucky Luke in both the animated “Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons” in 1978 and “Lucky Luke: The Daltons on the Run” in 1983 and as Sam Hawkens in 2009’s “WinneToons - Die Legende vom Schatz im Silbersee”.
- CRUZ, Ernesto Gómez - 11/7/1933, Veracruz, Verazcruz, Mexico - 4/6/2024, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico
Veteran Mexican actor Ernesto Gómez Cruz died from complications of Alzheimer’s in Mexico City on April 6th. He was 90. Gómez Cruz was born in Veracruz, Mexico, on November 7, 1933. His first professional job was as a photographer; Later, through a friend, he was introduced to dramatic arts. Thus, he moved to the Aztec capital where he studied acting at the National Institute of Fine Arts. Although he had musical interests, he discarded them because he considered that he did not have enough preparation. He made his film debut in 1967 with the film “Los caifanes”, where his performance as El Azteca which earned him the national Silver Goddess Award. Subsequently, he would obtain other awards and recognitions such as the Ariel. Ernesto’s only Euro-western was as the witch in 2006’s “Bandidas” with Penélope Cruz and Salma Hayek.
- INANOGLU, Türker - 5/18/1936, Safranbolu, Turkey - 4/2/2024, Istanbul, Turkey
Turkish producer, director, and writer Türker İnanoğlu died in Istanbul, Turkey on April 2nd he was 87. İnanoğlu became interested in the cinema when he was a student at the Istanbul Academy of Applied Fine Arts in 1957. After working as an assistant to directors Ömer Lütfi Akat and Nişan Hançer in eleven movies, he directed his first feature Senden Ayrı Yaşayamam in 1960. After directing nine movies he founded his own film company Erler Film in 1960, which is today the oldest film production company in Turkey still in business. Since then, he produced 126 black-and-white and color films, among them 21 co-productions with Greece, Italy and Iran. He executed also the productions of American, Japanese, French and German filmmakers’ documentary films shot in Turkey. He directed 82 movies. He produced only Spaghetti western “Cowboy Kid” in 1973 directed by Guido Zurli in which his son was İlker starred.
- WEPPER, Fritz - 8/17/1941, Munich, Bavaria, Germany - 3/25/2024, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
German actor Fritz Wepper died in Munich, Germany on March 25, 2024. He was 82. He started his acting career in a production of Peter Pan at the age of eleven. He got his first important film role in Tischlein deck dich, a film adaption of the Brothers Grimm fairytale The Wishing Table. Fritz is best known for his role as Inspector Harry Klein in the long-running crime series ‘Derrick’ (1974–1998). Wepper is also remembered for his roles in the films “Cabaret” (1972) and “The Bridge” (1959) and as Mayor Wöller in the TV series ‘Um Himmels Willen’ (2002–2021). Wepper appeared in one Euro-western as Tampico in the 1963 television production of “Ein Sheriff für den Sarg”.
- BERETTA, Daniel (Daniel Jean Georges Beretta) - , Audincourt, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France - 3/23/2024, France
French singer, actor and voice dubber Daniel Beretta died on March 23rh. He was 77. Beretta was born on December 24, 1946 in Audincourt, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. He started his career as a Chanson Singer-Songwriter, having given several concerts at the Olympia and Bobino concert halls and wrote several songs for the likes of Mireille Mathieu and Nino Ferrer. He also notably adapted and performed songs for the French version of “Jesus Christ Superstar” as well as the stage adaptation of “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg”. Having trained as a musician also allowed him to sing in his animation dubs (such as Lumière's music numbers in “Beauty and the Beast”, again). He dubbed Arnold Schwarzenegger in the French versions of all his films since 1987. Daniel was also the announcer for the French radio RFM from 2000 to 2008. His daughter, Barbara Beretta, is also a professional voice actress. He quietly retired for health reasons in the early 2020s. Daniel Beretta appeared in one Euro-western “In the Dust of the Sun” in 1971 as Hawk Bradford.
