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José Calvo

José Calvo

Acting Born Mar 03, 1916 -- Died May 16, 1980 · Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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...

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A Fistful of Dollars
7.8
movie
A Fistful of Dollars
as Silvanito
1964
Viridiana
7.7
movie
Viridiana
as Don Amalio
1962
Tristana
7.2
movie
Tristana
as Bellringer
1970
Day of Anger
7.0
movie
Day of Anger
as Blind Bill
1967
Main Street
6.2
movie
Main Street
as 'El Doctor'
1956
Murders in the Rue Morgue
5.1
movie
Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Hunchback (uncredited)
1971
The Running Man
6.6
movie
The Running Man
as Porter
1963
The Price of Power
5.9
movie
The Price of Power
as Dr. H. Strips
1969
Weekend, Italian Style
6.5
movie
Weekend, Italian Style
as Commendator Tagliaferri
1965
Fort Yuma Gold
6.1
movie
Fort Yuma Gold
as Gordon
1966
Little Funny Guy
5.1
movie
Little Funny Guy
as Don Nicolone Salento
1973
Uncle Hyacynth
6.7
movie
Uncle Hyacynth
as Warehouse Clerk
1956