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José Calvo

José Calvo

Actor·1916–1980·Madrid, Madrid, Spain

6 horror credits

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.

Actor6 films

The Frenchman's Garden

The Frenchman's Garden

José Muñoz Lopera

1978
Tragic Ceremony

Tragic Ceremony

Sam David

1972
Love Letter of a Murderer

Love Letter of a Murderer

1972
Murders in the Rue Morgue

Murders in the Rue Morgue

Hunchback (uncredited)

1971 2.5
The Edge of Fear

The Edge of Fear

Don César de Urdaz

1967
Viridiana

Viridiana

Don Amalio

1962 4.0