Cemetery with crosses - legends lost but remembered

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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

  • GALLARDO, Manuel (Manuel Gallardo Lechet) - 5/3/1935, Cardeña, Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain - 8/21/2020, Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Spanish actor Manuel Gallardo Lechet died in Madrid, Spain on August 21, 2020. He was 85. Born in Cardeña, Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain on May 3, 1935, Gallardo made his name mainly as a stage actor but also appeared in some 40 films and television series such as ‘Verano azul’. He was married to actress María Jesús Lara and was the father of actress Nuria Gallardo. Manuel appeared in one Euro-westerns as Captain Burton in 1973’s “Antoher Try, Eh Providence?”


  • FERRANDO, Giancarlo - 11/4/1939, Rome, Lazio, Italy - 8/13/2020, Rome, Lazio, Italy

81. Ferrando was a highly respected producer, production manager, director, writer, cinematographer, cameraman and actor. Born in Rome on November 4, 1939 he worker with such directors as Lucio Fulci, Umberto Lenzi, Lamberto Bava Claudio Fragasso and Sergio and Luciano Martino. He was involved in nine Euro-westerns: $10,000 for a Massacre – 1967 [cameraman]; The Longest Hunt – 1968 [cameraman]; The Silent Stranger – 1968 [screenwriter]; Heads or Tails – 1969 [cameraman]; The Buzzards and Crows Will Dig Your Grave – 1971 [cinematographer]; Gunman of 100 Crosses – 1971 [cameraman]; God in Heaven... Arizona on Earth – 1972 [cinematographer]; Dallas – 1974 (co) [cinematographer]; Buck at the Edge of Heaven – 1991 [producer, director of photography]


  • MIGUEL, Monica (Gloria Chavez Miguel) - 3/13/1938, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico - 8/12/2020, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico

Mexican actress of the Golden Era of Mexican films, singer and stage director Monica Miguel died early on the morning of August 12, 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico. She was 81. Born on March 13, 1938 in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico, in pursuit of her artistic dreams on the stage, she traveled to Mexico City, there She studied theater at the academy of the Asociación Nacional de Actores. Encouraged by colleagues, she traveled to Japan and then Italy, where she worked in film, theater, and television. There she recorded her first album. Her eight-year stay in Rome gave her maturity as a human being and as an artist. She gave recitals in Greece, Cyprus, and England. After her return to Mexico, for her performances at the Insurgentes theater, in the works Vine, ví y mejor me fuí and La maestra bebe un poco, she received an award from the Unión de cronistas de Teatro (Union of Theater Critics). In 1981 she performed in "The Merry Wives of Windsor" together with Alfredo Sevilla, Tara Parra Chela Nájera among others. In 1981, the Mexican Association of Theater Critics named her best actress and singer for her performance in Man of La Mancha. In the 1980s she entered the world of television, first as an actress in soap operas such as Amalia Batista, Abandonada and Yesenia. Monica appeared in three Euro-westerns: Night of the Serpent – 1969 (Ignazio’s wife); Gunman of 100 Crosses – 1971 (Jenny) and My Friend Winnetou (TV) – 1980 (Nalin Vincent)


  • ANGELINI, Nando (Ferdinando Angelini) 8/17/1933, Monteprandone, Acoli Piceno, Marche, Italy - 8/7/2020, Pescara, Pescara, Italy

Italian supporting actor Nando Angelini died in Pescara, Italy on August 7, 2020. He was he would have turned 87 on August 17th. Born Ferdinando Angelini, he first appeared on screen in the 1958 film “Il segreto delle rose” directed by Albino Principe. He would continue to act in films until the late 1960's, making over 80. During this time he appeared in six Euro-westerns including his biggest role as George in “Colorado Charlie” using the alias Fernand Angels. He was also billed under the aliases Nick Angel. Most of his parts were character roles as henchmen and gang members. His Euro-westerns include: “A Dollar of Fear” 1960 (Spiritual); “The Magnificent Three” 1961 (bandit leader); “Colorado Charlie” 1965 (George); “Mutiny at Fort Sharp” 1965 (Confederate soldier);‘Questa sera parla Mark Twain’ (TV) 1965 (Steve); “Renegade Gunfighter” 1965 and “A Golden Sheriff” 1966 (town official).


  • SKILLKRAUTH, Fred - 1939, Munich, Bavaria, Germany - 8/8/2020, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

German supporting actor Fred Stillkrauth died in Munich, Bavaria, Germany on August 8, 2020. He was 81. Fred Stillkrauth was one of those actors who, despite engagements at the Kammerspiele or the Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel, were happily classified as a supporting actor, on the one hand, they lived quite withdrawn in their private lives and, on the other hand, on the stage and in front of the camera were great supporting actors. It doesn't matter whether Stillkrauth played Corporal Karl "Schnurrbart" Reisenauer alongside James Coburn and Maximilian Schell in "Steiner, das Eiserne Kreuz" (Cross of Iron), or alongside Gerd Anthoff in "Löwengrube" the detective Lederer or, perhaps one of his best roles, in 2008 in Munich crime scene "Der oide Depp" fascinated the retired chief detective Bernhard "Grandpa" Sirsch, Fred Stillkrauth with his finely sketched characters without excessive gestures. Born in Munich in 1939 he appeared in only one Euo-western 1973’s “Yankee Dudler” as Petrus Kapuszka.


  • CATALA, Paco (Paco Catalá Ibañez) - 4/25/1945, Alfara del Patriarca, Spain - 8/7/2020, Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Paco Catalá the Valencian actor who began activity in the late 1960s and remained in film and TV until the 2010s. He was among the thugs Paul Naschy ejected at the start of “The Franchman’s” ("He stood up to you, Ricardo. Why didn't you do anything?"), appeared in numerous softcore films and even in a few hardcore films (!), but the mainstay in his career has been playing cops, hoodlums, fences, drug dealers, outdoor vendors, cabbies and other street types. The cap shows him as the unsavoury desk policeman in Grau's “The Hunting Ground”. Paco appeared in three Euro-westerns: “Al oeste de Río Grande” (1983); ‘The New Zorro’ (TV) – 1990, 1991, 1992 [Lancer Perez); “Sons of Trinity” (1994) as Porfirio.


  • MORAWSKI, Piotr (Andrzej Piotr Morawski) - 5/6/1948, Walbrzych, Doloslaskie, Poland - 8/6/2020, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

Animator of cartoon films, a long-term member of the Polish Filmmakers Association, Andrzej Piotr Morawski, died on August 6, 2020 in Warsaw. He was 72 years old. Andrzej Piotr Morawski was born on May 6, 1948 in Wałbrzych. He graduated from the Secondary School of Fine Arts. For years he was associated with the Studio Miniatur Filmowych. He has made several dozen animated films and series, such as "Safari", "Akcja las," Airport "," Sad "," Opera No. 23 "," Daktyle "," Jacek i Placek "," Eden "," Tower "," Miś " fantasy ". Morawski was an animator on “Asterix in America” (1994).


  • HAMILL, Pete (William Peter Hamill) - 6/24/1935, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. - 8/5/2020, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.

The celebrated reporter, columnist and the top editor of The New York Post and The Daily News and the author of numerous books Pete Hamill died on August 5, 2020. He was 85. A high school dropout who turned a gift for storytelling, a fascination with characters and a romance with tabloid newspapers into a storied career as a New York journalist, novelist and essayist for more than a half century, died from the results of a fall he took on Saturday August 1st. Mr. Hamill became a celebrated reporter, columnist and the top editor of The New York Post and The Daily News; a foreign correspondent for The Post and The Saturday Evening Post; and a writer for New York Newsday, The Village Voice, Esquire and other publications. He wrote a score of books, mostly novels but also biographies, collections of short stories and essays, and screenplays, some adapted from his books. He wrote the 1971 Euro-western ‘Doc’ starring Stacy Keach and Faye Dunaway.


  • SANTONI, Reni - 4/21/1939, New York City, New York, U.S.A. - 8/1/2020, U.S.A.

American actor of French and Spanish decent Reni Santoni died on August 1, 2020 he was 81. Born in New York City on April 21, 1939, he began his acting career appearing in Off-Broadway theater. His first significant film role was an uncredited appearance in the 1964 film “The Pawnbroker” (starring Rod Steiger), in which he played a junkie trying to sell a radio to the title character. He’s probably best remember as Chico, Dirty Harry Callahan’s partner in “Dirty Harry” (1971) starring Clint Eastwood. His steady career employment, however, has been on the small screen. His 1970s series work consisted of ably assisting such crimefighters as "Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law" and "Matt Houston. Decades later Santoni received great attention from newer generations of audiences in his occasionally hilarious recurring role as "Poppie" the unsanitary restaurateur on "Seinfeld." Rene appeared as Max in the Euro-western “Guns of the Magnificent Seven” (1969) starring George Kennedy and Michael Ansara.


  • SAXON, John (Carmine Orrico) - 8/5/1936, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. - 7/25/2020, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.A.

One of the good guys John Saxon died today July 25, 2020. He was 83. His portrayal of the brutal Mexican bandit opposite Marlon Brando in “The Appaloosa” (1966) earned him a Golden Globe, and he had a recurring role on ABC's ‘Dynasty’ as Rashid Ahmed, a powerful Middle East tycoon who romanced Alexis Colby (Joan Collins). And on another1980s primetime soap, CBS' ‘Falcon Crest’, he played the father of Lorenzo Lamas' character. Saxon was such a good actor Burt Lancaster had him removed from “The Unforgiven” because his mere presence and acting were stealing scenes from Lancaster. He’s remembered by many of us for his roles in “Joe Kidd” (1972) as Luis Chama and “Enter the Dragon” (1973) as Roper. John appeared in three Euro-westerns: “I Came, I Saw, I Shot” (1968) as Clay Watson; ‘Lucky Luke’ (TV) (1992) as the Black Sheriff and “Jonathan of the Bears” (1994) as Fred Goodwin.


  • DRAGHETTI, Roberto - 8/24/1960, Rome, Lazio, Italy - 7/24/2020, Rome, Lazio, Italy

The world of Italian voice actors must bid farewell to one of its great interpreters. On the night of July 24, 2020, a heart attack struck the well-known voice actor and actor Roberto Draghetti, cutting him off at just 59 years old. Draghetti would have turned 60 next month. Brother of the actress Francesca Draghetti, he has been working in the world of dubbing for a long time, ranging between cinema and TV series, both live action and animation. He was the Italian voice of Noah Emmerich and Idris Elba, but also of Mickey Rourke in Sin City. He has also lent his talent several times to actors of the caliber of Terry Crews, Josh Brolin, Jean-Cloude van Damme. He was the Italian voice of Dwight Yoakam in “Bandidas” (2006), Mickey Rourke in “Dead in Tombstone” (2013), Ben Hall in “White Fang” (2018).

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