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British actor Dudley Sutton died September 15, 2018 at the Royal Trinity Hospice in Clapham Common, London, England. He was 85. Sutton became known after playing a gay biker in “The Leather Boys” (1964), a role which showed his potential for eccentric screen personae. He married American actress Marjorie Steele in 1961and they had one child (Peter) together, but divorced in 1965; she subsequently married, as his fourth wife, the writer Constantine Fitzgibbon). On stage, he played the title role in the first production of Joe Orton's Entertaining “Mr Sloane” (1964). From 25 May 1966 he appeared in “Tango”, a play by Slawomir Mrozek at the Aldwych Theatre alongside Patience Collier, Peter Jeffrey, Mike Pratt, and Ursula Mohan under director Trevor Nunn. Dudley played the Spectre in the 1971 Euro-western “A Town Called Hell”  
British actor Dudley Sutton died September 15, 2018 at the Royal Trinity Hospice in Clapham Common, London, England. He was 85. Sutton became known after playing a gay biker in “The Leather Boys” (1964), a role which showed his potential for eccentric screen personae. He married American actress Marjorie Steele in 1961and they had one child (Peter) together, but divorced in 1965; she subsequently married, as his fourth wife, the writer Constantine Fitzgibbon). On stage, he played the title role in the first production of Joe Orton's Entertaining “Mr Sloane” (1964). From 25 May 1966 he appeared in “Tango”, a play by Slawomir Mrozek at the Aldwych Theatre alongside Patience Collier, Peter Jeffrey, Mike Pratt, and Ursula Mohan under director Trevor Nunn. Dudley played the Spectre in the 1971 Euro-western “A Town Called Hell”  
*'''DONAT, Peter''' - 11/20/1928, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada - 9/10/2018 Point Reyes Station, California, U.S.A..
Peter Donat, a Canadian-born character actor who played a wide variety of classical and contemporary roles in theater, film and television, died on September 10, 2018 at his home in Point Reyes Station, Calif. He was 90. Mr. Donat was best known in recent years for his recurring role as Agent Fox Mulder’s father in six episodes of “The X Files.” Pierre Collingwood Donat was born on January 20, 1928, in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada, preferred theatrical work. He performed frequently with respected companies like the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and the Stratford Festival in Canada. Over the years he played Cyrano de Bergerac, Prospero, Shylock, King Lear and Hadrian VII. Donat appeared as Mr. Johnson in the Euro-western TV series “Adventures in Rainbow Country” (1969).





Revision as of 12:38, 10 October 2018

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

  • VENANTINI, Venantino (Enrico Venantino Venantini) - 4/17/1930, Fabriano, Marche, Italy - 10/9/2018, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy

Italian actor Venantino Venantini died on October 9, 2018 in Viterbo, Italy from postoperative consequences of a femoral surgery suffered last summer. He was 88. Born in Italy on April 17, 1930, he participated in 150 films. An athletic physicist, he made his debut in the cinema with an appearance in “Un giorno in pretura” under the direction of Steno. His first important part in 1961 with “Odissea nuda”, directed by Franco Rossi. He later performed in dozens of films, some of which became cult favorites like “Emanuelle near”, “Luca il contrabbandiere”, “Apocalypse domain” and” Paura nella città dei morti viventi”. He’s best remembered by Euro-western fans for his portrayal of Billy Kane in 1967’ “Bandidos” and as Sweetley in “Hate is My God” in 1969. He also had an uncredited appearance in 1976’ “Apache Woman”.


  • CIPRIANI, Stelvio - 8/20/1937, Rome, Lazio, Italy - 10/1/2018, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Italian composer Stelvio Cipriani died in Rome, Italy on October 1, 2019. He was 81. Stelvio had been ill since December 2017. Born in Rome on August 20, 1937 and graduated in piano and musical composition at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia and began working as a writer for light musical singers. After a few years he moved for a short time to the United States to perfect himself in jazz music. Back in Italy he began composing film music and in the seventies he became the most requested composer in the field of soundtracks. He also composed the music of many documentaries, including some pieces commissioned by the Holy See. Known for his police and crime film scores Stelvio was one of the most prolific composers for the Euro-westerns in the 1960s and 1970s composing 16 soundtracks.


  • CHMURA, Andy (Andrzej Maria Chmura) - 2/2/1946, Trani, Apulia, Italy - 9/17/2018, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Canadian cameraman Andy Chmura died in Toronto, Canada on September 17, 2018. He was 72. Born in Trani, Italy of Polish descent, he grew up in London, England. A camera operator since 1972, Andy worked on 116 feature films and numerous TV productions. He was a cameraman on the modern day 1999 Euro-western “Grey Owl”.


  • RANIERI, Katyna (Caterina Ranieri) - 8/31/1925, Follonica, Grosseto, Italy - 9/2/2018, Rome, Lazio, Italy

The singer Katyna Ranieri, widow of the composer Riz Ortolani, died in Rome on the night of 2 September. She had just turned 93 on August 31, celebrating with her family on the day when she also celebrated her wedding anniversary with Ortolani, who was born in Pesaro and died in 2014. She leaves her daughter Rizia and her son Enrico. She was the only Italian singer in the history of the Academy Awards to perform at an Oscar ceremony, singing the song “More” (theme of the film Mondo Cane ) for which Riz Ortolani received the Grammy award. Among her most famous interpretations: “Oh my Love” (recently revived in the movie Drive); “Forget Tomorrow” from the movie The Yellow Rolls Royce; songs from the Fratello Sole Sorella Luna soundtrack. Katyna Ranieri was also the author of many lyrics of the songs composed by Riz Ortolani, hiding behind pseudonyms like Benjamin, Mae Kroville and others. Ranieri is the vocalist who sang “Johnny West” on the soundtrack for 1965’ “Left-Handed Johnny West” starring Mimo Palmara.


  • PIAT, Jean - 9/23/1924, Lannoy, Nord, France - 9/16/2018, Paris, Île-de-France, France

French theater, film and voice actor Jean Piat died in Paris, France on September 16, 2018. He was 93. Piat was born in Lannoy, Nord, France on September 23, 1924. He enlisted in the Comédie-Française on September 1, 1947, and became a member on January 1, 1953. He left the Comédie-Française on December 31, 1972, and became an honorary member the following day. He was an officer in the Légion d'honneur and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and a grand officer in the Ordre national du Mérite. He was married to actress Françoise Engel (who died in 2005), and was a professor in the dramatic arts of the Simon Course. Piat was the French voice of Spike Goodfellow in the 2007 animated Euro-western; Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure.


  • SUTTON, Dudley - 4/6/1933, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, U.K. - 9/15/2018, Clapham Common, London, England, U.K.

British actor Dudley Sutton died September 15, 2018 at the Royal Trinity Hospice in Clapham Common, London, England. He was 85. Sutton became known after playing a gay biker in “The Leather Boys” (1964), a role which showed his potential for eccentric screen personae. He married American actress Marjorie Steele in 1961and they had one child (Peter) together, but divorced in 1965; she subsequently married, as his fourth wife, the writer Constantine Fitzgibbon). On stage, he played the title role in the first production of Joe Orton's Entertaining “Mr Sloane” (1964). From 25 May 1966 he appeared in “Tango”, a play by Slawomir Mrozek at the Aldwych Theatre alongside Patience Collier, Peter Jeffrey, Mike Pratt, and Ursula Mohan under director Trevor Nunn. Dudley played the Spectre in the 1971 Euro-western “A Town Called Hell”


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