Alberto de Mendoza
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Alberto de Mendoza is actor in Argentine
cinema, who has appeared in some 114 films between 1930 and 2005 spanning eight decades.
A lifelong figure in Argentine films, he began acting aged 7 in 1930 and has appeared in film such as Adán y la serpiente in 1946 and A hierro muere in 1962 often working alongside Olga Zubarry
. In the late 1960s and 1970 he appeared in a number of spaghetti Western
s.
He had a prominent role in the 1973 horror classic Horror Express
, in which he co-starred alongside Christopher Lee
, Peter Cushing
and Telly Savalas
.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
cinema, who has appeared in some 114 films between 1930 and 2005 spanning eight decades.
A lifelong figure in Argentine films, he began acting aged 7 in 1930 and has appeared in film such as Adán y la serpiente in 1946 and A hierro muere in 1962 often working alongside Olga Zubarry
Olga Zubarry
Olga Adela Zubarriain is a retired Argentine film actress. Born in Parque de los Patricios, she is a fan of Huracan, a famous soccer team in Buenos Aires. She made almost 80 appearances in film between 1943 and 1997 spanning 6 decades of Argentine cinema.She began her career at Lumiton studios in...
. In the late 1960s and 1970 he appeared in a number of spaghetti Western
Spaghetti Western
Spaghetti Western, also known as Italo-Western, is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western films that emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's unique and much copied film-making style and international box-office success, so named by American critics because most were produced and...
s.
He had a prominent role in the 1973 horror classic Horror Express
Horror Express
Horror Express, also known as Pánico en el Transiberiano/Panic on the Trans-Siberian Express, is a 1972 Spanish horror film directed by Eugenio Martin, produced by Bernard Gordon written by Arnaud d'Usseau and Julian Zimet , and starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Telly Savalas.The film is...
, in which he co-starred alongside Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ is an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films...
, Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing
Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE was an English actor, known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played the handsome but sinister scientist Baron Frankenstein and the vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing, amongst many other roles, often appearing opposite Christopher Lee, and occasionally...
and Telly Savalas
Telly Savalas
Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas was an American film and television actor and singer, whose career spanned four decades. Best known for playing the title role in the 1970s crime drama Kojak, Savalas was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Birdman of Alcatraz...
.
Selected filmography
- 1930 – Alma de Gaucho
- 1946 – Adán y la serpiente
- 1950 – The Marihuana StoryThe Marihuana StoryThe Marihuana Story is a 1950 Argentine film directed by León Klimovsky. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Pedro López Lagar – Dr. Pablo Urioste* Fanny Navarro – Marga Quiroga* Golde Flami – Aída* Nathán Pinzón – Sopita...
- 1951 – Pasó en mi barrioPasó en mi barrioPasó en mi barrio is a 1951 Argentine film directed by Mario Soffici. It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival. -Cast:* Tita Merello* Mario Fortuna* Mirtha Torres* Alberto de Mendoza* Daniel Tedeschi* Benito Cibrián* Sergio Renán...
- 1960 – El AsaltoEl AsaltoEl Asalto is a 1960 Argentine black-and-white film crime drama directed and by Kurt Land. The film was based on a book by Enrique Silberstein and premiered in Buenos Aires...
- 1962 – A hierro muere
- 1964 – Primero yo
- 1965 - The Dictator's GunsThe Dictator's GunsThe Dictator's Guns is a 1965 French and Italian crime film directed by Claude Sautet.-Cast:*Lino Ventura ... Jacques Cournot*Sylva Koscina ... Rae Osborne*Alberto de Mendoza ... Hendrix*Leo Gordon ... Morrison*Antonio Casas...
- 1971 – La Folie des grandeurs directed by Gérard OuryGérard OuryGérard Oury was a French film director, actor and writer. His real name was Max-Gérard Houry Tannenbaum.- A commercially successful French filmmaker :...
(as Charles II, King of Spain) - 1973 – Horror ExpressHorror ExpressHorror Express, also known as Pánico en el Transiberiano/Panic on the Trans-Siberian Express, is a 1972 Spanish horror film directed by Eugenio Martin, produced by Bernard Gordon written by Arnaud d'Usseau and Julian Zimet , and starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Telly Savalas.The film is...
(as Father Pujardov) - 1978 – The Man Who Knew LoveThe Man Who Knew LoveThe Man Who Knew Love is a 1976 Spanish historical / biographical film based on the life of Juan de Dios...
- 1981 – The Underground Man (film)
- 2005 – Tapas (film)Tapas (film)Tapas is a 2005 Spanish film by directors José Corbacho and Juan Cruz.-Plot:The film centers on a Spanish tapas bar and the love lives of the loosely interconnected people in the neighborhood surrounding the bar...