Steffen Zacharias
Steffen Zacharias (born April 11, 1927 in Hamburg , Germany , † June 6, 1989 in North Hollywood , California , USA ) was a Greek actor .
Life
Zacharias was born in Germany to Greek parents and grew up in the United States , where he worked as a stage director in New York City before making his acting debut in the 1964 television series The Reporter . In 1967 he went to Italy and quickly gained a reputation as a reliable performer of mostly weird characters in genre films, especially spaghetti westerns and often as a partner of Bud Spencer and Terence Hill . In the late 1970s, he returned to the States, where he continued to play occasional supporting roles until 1984. In 1989 Zacharias died of cancer.
Filmography (selection)
- 1968: Coup d'état (Colpo di Stato)
- 1968: The Unbeatable (Gli intoccabili) - Director: Giuliano Montaldo
- 1968: Four for one Ave Maria (I quattro dell'Ave Maria)
- 1969: The Naked and the Cardinal (Beatrice Cenci)
- 1970: The Lonely One from the West (Sledge)
- 1970: The right and left hand of the devil (Lo chiamavano Trinità)
- 1971: Django - The day of reckoning (Quel maledetto giorno della resa dei conti)
- 1971: Three Amen for Satan (La vendetta è un piatto che si serve freddo)
- 1971: Sabata returns (È tornato Sabata… hai chiuso un'altra volta)
- 1972: The Opium Connection (Afyon oppio)
- 1972: Cursed, Damned and Alleluia (E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico)
- 1973: Angels also eat beans (Anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli)
- 1973: Seven hours of violence (7 ore di violenza per una soluzione imprevista)
- 1974: A man strikes back (Il cittadino si ribella)
- 1974: Death wears black leather (La polizia chiede aiuto)
- 1975: Our little farm (2nd season, episode "The Enchanted House" the man in the theater of Mancato)
- 1982: The Man Without Mercy (Death Wish II)
Web links
- Steffen Zacharias in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Enrico Lancia, Fabio Melelli: Dictionnaire del cinema italiano. Attori stranieri del nostro cinema. Gremese 2006, p. 214
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zacharias, Steffen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg , Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 6, 1989 |
| Place of death | North Hollywood , California, United States |