José Calvo
Actor
Biography
José Calvo (March 3, 1916 – May 16, 1980) was a Spanish film actor best known for his roles in western films or historical dramas.
He made around 150 appearances mostly in films between 1952 and his death in 1980. He entered film in 1952 and was prolific as an actor throughout the 1950s and 1960s. He made many appearances in crime dramas, often with a historical theme and appeared in a high number of western films.
In 1964 he starred as the innkeeper Silvanito in Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western production A Fistful of Dollars as one of Clint Eastwood's few "amigos" in the town of San Miguel. He later appeared in westerns such as I Giorni dell'ira (1967) opposite Lee Van Cleef, Anda muchacho, spara! (1971) and Dust in the Sun (1973) etc.
However, after the Spaghetti western era of the late 1960s, in the 1970s he returned to appearing in primarily Spanish films and in contrast to the roles which dominated much of his career did appear in several Spanish comedy films often with slapstick humor as that genre grew popular in Latin cinema during this period.
He died in Gran Canaria on May 16, 1980 aged 64.
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Filmography
Viridiana
as Don Amalio 1962
Tristana
as Bellringer 1970
Day of Anger
as Blind Bill 1967
Main Street
as 'El Doctor' 1956
Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Hunchback (uncredited) 1971
The Running Man
as Porter 1963
The Price of Power
as Dr. H. Strips 1969
Weekend, Italian Style
as Commendator Tagliaferri 1965
Fort Yuma Gold
as Gordon 1966
Little Funny Guy
as Don Nicolone Salento 1973
Tragic Ceremony
as Sam David 1972
Life Goes On
as Bar Owner 1965
Uncle Hyacynth
as Warehouse Clerk 1956
2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
as Al Capone 1966
Twice a Judas
as Russel 1968
Red Cross Girls
as Paciente de Andrés 1958