José Calvo
José Calvo (often Pepe Calvo , actually José Calvo Salgado , born March 3, 1916 in Madrid , † May 16, 1980 in Las Palmas ) was a Spanish actor .
Life
Calvo dropped out of medical school to pursue an acting career. It had its stage premiere in 1934; In 1951 he was first seen on the screen. In the next thirty years he was seen in over 150 roles. Ancillary works for Juan Antonio Bardem and Luis Buñuel , he was a regular visitor to spaghetti westerns , for the first time as host Silvanito in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars . He played in numerous Spanish productions even after the western wave subsided, primarily in comedies and increasingly in television roles.
In 1970 Calvo received the Spanish Film Industry Award for Best Supporting Actor .
Calvo was married to his fellow actor Mercedes Barranco .
Filmography (selection)
- 1954: The Coyote (El coyote)
- 1956: Main Street (Calle Mayor)
- 1961: Viridiana (Viridiana)
- 1963: Three against Sacramento (Gringo)
- 1964: For a handful of dollars (Per un pugno di dollari)
- 1964: Oklahoma John - The Sheriff of Rio Rojo (Oklahoma John)
- 1965: For $ 1,000 a day (Per mille dollari al giorno)
- 1965: Now the pistols speak (Perché uccidi ancora?)
- 1965: Pistoleros (All'ombra di una colt)
- 1966: Go to bed, not to war (Non faccio la guerra, faccio l'amore)
- 1966: Tampeko - A dollar has two sides (Per pochi dollari ancora)
- 1967: Death Rode on Tuesdays (I giorni dell'ira)
- 1968: The Stranger from Paso Bravo (Uno straniero a Paso Bravo)
- 1968: 2 × Judas (Due volte Giuda)
- 1968: Madame has the longest fingers (La notte è fatta per ... rubare)
- 1969: Bloody lead (Il prezzo del potere)
- 1971: Dans la poussière du soleil
- 1971: Kneel down and eat dust (Anda muchacho, spara!)
Web links
- José Calvo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.citwf.com/person115862.htm
- ↑ Manuel Gómez Garcia: Diccionario del teatro (= AKAL Diccionarios. Vol. 14). AKAL, Madrid 1997, ISBN 84-460-0827-0 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Calvo, José |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Calvo Salgado, José; Calvo, Pepe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madrid |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1980 |
| Place of death | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |