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Little Known Spaghetti Western Actors ~ Richard Dunne
[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.] Richard Dunne was an American character actor born in Patterson, New Jersey on February 7, 1917. He was a long-time actor on the soap opera ‘Another World’ as…
Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers
Spaghetti Western Director ~ Piel Jutzi Piel Jutzi was a German film director, cinematographer, and screenwriter recognized for his contributions to proletarian and social-realist cinema during the Weimar Republic. Born in Altleiningen on July 22, 1896, he emerged as a proponent of the New Objectivity movement, employing documentary-style realism to portray the hardships of urban working-class…
Voices of the Spaghetti Western “Revenge for Revenge”
As we know most of the Euro-westerns were co-productions from Italy, Spain, Germany and France which incorporated British and American actors to gain a worldwide audience. The films were shot silent and then dubbed into the various languages where they were sold for distribution. That means Italian, Spanish, German, French and English voice actors were hired to dub the films. Even actors from the…
Who Are Those Singers & Musicians? ~ Ralf Wolter
Born in Berlin on November 26, 1926, Ralph Wolter Ralf Wolter was a child of an artist family. His father was a circus artist, the mother a musician. After attending an acting school, the Berlin Drama Academy and began as a cabaret artist. Theatre stations were stages in Berlin and Potsdam, later Munich. Wolter attended the Berlin Drama Academy. He then played at several theatres, such as the…
Special Birthdays
Theodora Ivens would have been (actress) would have been 120 today but died in 19?? Marian Collier (actress) would have been 95 today but died in 2021. Tony Kendall (actor) – would have been 90 today but died in 2009.
Spaghetti Western Trivia – “Day of Anger”
In “Day of Anger”, Giuliano Gemma’s character Scott Mary's mule is called Sartana; the Gianni Garko named gunslinger character seen in other spaghetti western films and also played by George Hilton and other actors during the genre.
Little Known Spaghetti Western Actors ~ John Dunn-Hill
[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.] John Dunn-Hill was a Scottish-born Canadian actor known for his versatile career spanning theatre, film, and television on both sides of the Atlantic. Born in…
Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers
Spaghetti Western Director ~ Nathan H. Juran Nathan Juran was a Romanian-born American film art director and director, best known for his Academy Award-winning contributions to art direction and his later work in science fiction and fantasy cinema. Born Naftuli Hertz Juran in Gura Humorului, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary on September 9, 1907, to a Jewish family, he immigrated to the United States in…
Spaghetti Westerns & American Myth: The Wild West Through Italian Eyes [Part 4 of 4]
The Collector By Katrina Funk October 4, 2025 Challenging the Myth of the American West The Italian interpretation of the Western can perhaps be attributed to differing cultural backgrounds. Italian film directors lacked the inherent cultural knowledge of the American West and its nuances, something American directors possessed. However, this lack of inherent cultural knowledge led to the creation…
Bud Spencer relives in '... And They Still Eat Beans', the cast of the most tiring film: mystery about the presence of Terence Hill
Libero Italia August 5, 2026 Normal 0 false false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Funny, desecrating, unconventional and especially Friends: Bud Spencer and Terence Hill in '... “And They Still Eat Beans.” Mystery about the presence of the former "Don Matteo" Every time a steaming pan appears on the screen followed by an epic fistfight, the memory immediately returns to Bud Spencer and Terence…
Special Birthdays
Manuel Requena (actor) would have been 136 today but died in 1969. Normal 0 false false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Carlo Nieman (actor) would have been 105 today but died in 2019.
Little Known Spaghetti Western Actors ~ Jim Dunn
[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.] Jim Dunn is an American stuntman, assistant director and actor. He’s performed stunts in over 365 films and television shows according to the IMDb. Jim’s entire…
Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers
Spaghetti Western Director ~ Olivier Jean-Marie Olivier Christophe Hervé Jean-Marie was a French animator, director, storyboard artist, and writer best known for directing acclaimed animated series such as ‘Oggy and the Cockroaches’ and creating ‘Zig & Sharko’. Born on November 19, 1960, in Brunoy, Essonne, France, Jean-Marie began his career in the animation industry during the 1980s as a…
A new French Blu-ray, 4K release of “Le Grand Duel”
“Le Grand Duel” (The Grand Duel) (1972) Director: Giancarlo Santi Starring: Lee Van Cleef, Horst Frank, Jess Hahn Country: France Label: Carlotta Films Release date: August 20, 2026 Resolution: 1080p HD Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 Languages: DTS-HD MA 1.0 mono Italian, English, French Subtitles: French Running time: 94mins Extras: "Un western atypique" (31min) interview with Giancarlo Santi; "Le Dernier…
Spaghetti Westerns & American Myth: The Wild West Through Italian Eyes [Part 3 of4]
The Collector By Katrina Funk October 4, 2025 American vs. Italian Westerns: The Good, the Bad, and the Selfish A Fistful of Dollars’ gritty, tense atmosphere, as exemplified in the opening scene, made it stand apart from American Westerns. Leone’s characters seem to straddle the line between good and evil, and their actions are often selfishly motivated. Leone did not shy away from stark…
Special Birthdays
Rosemarie Herzog (actress) would have been 100 today but died in 2011. Robert Kovacs (actor) is 70 today.
RIP Fulvio Lucisano
Fulvio Lucisano, one of the most important film producers with seventy years of career behind him died in Rome on August 18 th , he was 98. Lucisano helped write the history of Italian cinema with his production company Italian International Film and Lucisano Media Group and was president of Anica from 1998 to 2001. Born in Rome on August 1, 1928, Lucisano took his first steps in the industry in…
Little Known Spaghetti Western Actors ~ Maudie Dunham
[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.] Mauder ‘Maudie’ Rose Dunham was born in Doddinghurst, Essex, England on October 29, 1897. She was a British actress known for her appearances in silent films…
Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers
Spaghetti Western Director ~ Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset was a French silent film director and screenwriter known for his pioneering contributions to early cinema, particularly in establishing the crime and adventure serial formats during the 1900s and 1910s. Born on March 30, 1862, in Fumay, Ardennes, he initially pursued careers as a painter, sculptor, and theater costume…
From movie star to doctor - Marianne Koch turns 95
Radio HERFORD 8/11/2026 Munich - In the 50s and 60s, Marianne Koch was a screen star. She stood in front of the camera with greats such as Clint Eastwood and Curd Jürgens. But she left Hollywood and the film industry for medicine. As a doctor, presenter and author, she continued her career in her home country. Shortly before her 95th birthday (19.8.), Marianne Koch publishes a new book: "Mutig…
Spaghetti Westerns & American Myth: The Wild West Through Italian Eyes [Part 2 of 4]
The Collector By Katrina Funk October 4, 2025 Tracing the Origins: Who’s Who of Spaghetti Westerns Though Leone was undoubtedly the most influential and well-known of the Spaghetti Western directors, two other directors, also named Sergio, managed to make their mark on the sub-genre. Like Leone, Sergio Corbucci began his filmmaking career creating Biblical epics. His first Spaghetti Westerns were…