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Ricardo Palacios
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Ricardo Palacios

1940 – 2015 · Reinosa, Cantabria, Spain · Active 1964–2015

Ricardo Palacios, born in 1938 in Reinosa, Spain, carved a niche in cult cinema through his extensive work in the Spaghetti Western genre. He is best known for his roles in The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968) and El Condor (1970), showcasing his versatility as an actor across various thrilling narratives. Palacios also appeared in The People Who Own the Dark (1976), where he contributed to the film's exploration of societal fears. His collaborations with Jesús Franco further solidified his status in the realm of exploitation cinema, making him a significant figure in the SassyFlix catalog.

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The Beasts' Carnival

The Beasts' Carnival

1980 ★ 5.7
as Don Carmelo, the priest

A hit man working for the Yakuza double crosses his employers and flees with a cache of diamonds from the latest heist. Injured and hiding in the mountain regions of Spain, with Japanese assassins in hot pursuit, he takes refuge in the home of a local doctor and his two daughters who nurse him back to health and hide him from his pursuers, taking drastic and murderous measures to protect him... for they have plans of their own in store for their current guest.

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Filmography

124 credits
2010s 2 credits
2015
Spanish Western as Self - Actor & Director
Movie ★ 6.2
2012
Movie ★ 5.7
2000s 1 credit
2002
Movie ★ 3.8
1980s 42 credits
1989
Movie ★ 5.8
1989
Hot Blood as Néstor
Movie ★ 4.3
1989
Movie ★ 6.2
1989
Movie ★ 7.0
1989
Movie ★ 7.0
1988
Monster Dog as Sheriff Morrison
Movie ★ 5.0
1987
Movie ★ 6.3
1987
Crystalstone as Fruit Vendor
Movie ★ 6.7
1987
Movie ★ 6.3
1987
Movie ★ 5.7
1987
Trapped Women as Colonel
Movie
1986
Movie ★ 4.7
1986
Fury in the Tropics as Colonel Blanco
Movie ★ 3.7
1986
Lulú de noche as Propietario Jazz Bar
Movie ★ 4.0
1985
Movie ★ 3.9
1985
Tex and the Lord of the Deep as Fat Whisky Seller (uncredited)
Movie ★ 4.8
1985
Jarabo as Ayudante Hinojosa
Movie ★ 6.2
1985
Café, coca y puro as D. Antonio
Movie ★ 6.0
1985
Star Knight as Guardián
Movie ★ 4.1
1985
La Huella del Crimen as Ayudante de Hinojosa
TV ★ 6.0
1984
Movie ★ 5.3
1984
Lonely Road as Raden
Movie ★ 4.7
1984
Movie ★ 5.0
1984
L'Homme de Suez as Mohamed Saïd
TV ★ 7.7
1983
Movie ★ 5.7
1983
The Blues of Pop Street as Narrator (voice, uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.1
1983
Movie ★ 4.5
1983
Movie ★ 10.0
1983
Black Venus as Monsieur Lambert (uncredited)
Movie ★ 4.1
1982
Buscando a Perico as Siniestra
Movie ★ 9.0
1982
Movie ★ 7.0
1981
Night of the Werewolf as First Graverobber
Movie ★ 6.3
1981
Movie ★ 4.5
1981
Car Crash as Eli Wronsky
Movie ★ 5.1
1981
Movie ★ 7.0
1981
Movie ★ 9.0
1981
Movie ★ 5.0
1980
The Beasts' Carnival as Don Carmelo, the priest
Movie ★ 6.0
1980
Movie ★ 5.5
1980
Movie
1970s 41 credits
1979
Son of Superbug as Capitano
Movie ★ 6.2
1979
Movie ★ 6.3
1979
Movie
1979
Movie ★ 10.0
1979
Seven Days in January as (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1978
Estimado Sr. juez... as Gabriel Sánchez Morales
Movie ★ 7.0
1977
Journey to the Centre of the Earth as Train Ticket Collector
Movie ★ 5.2
1977
Movie ★ 3.8
1977
Movie ★ 4.4
1977
The Black Pearl as Merchant
Movie ★ 7.6
1977
Movie ★ 10.0
1977
Movie ★ 7.0
1976
Movie ★ 8.0
1976
Movie ★ 4.9
1976
Beyond Desire as Patrón
Movie ★ 4.3
1976
Soldier of Fortune as (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1975
Movie ★ 5.3
1975
The Great Adventure as Joe - Barkeeper
Movie ★ 4.1
1975
Valley of the Dancing Widows as Coach Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1974
Movie ★ 5.5
1974
Dick Turpin as Moscarda
Movie ★ 4.9
1974
Whisky and Ghosts as Capo messicano
Movie ★ 8.5
1974
Movie ★ 5.4
1973
Movie ★ 7.0
1973
Movie ★ 5.9
1972
Fabulous Trinity as Ray Wesley alias Panzio Trinidad
Movie ★ 6.5
1972
Movie ★ 8.0
1972
TV ★ 7.0
1971
Socrates as Critone
Movie ★ 7.1
1971
The Horsemen as Ghulam (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.3
1971
Captain Apache as Sergeant
Movie ★ 4.7
1971
Bad Man's River as Mexican Soldier
Movie ★ 4.6
1971
Red Sun as Pogo (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1971
Delusions of Grandeur as Cook (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.4
1971
El sobre verde as Carromoto
Movie ★ 8.0
1971
Conquest as Antolikan
Movie ★ 4.6
1971
TV ★ 10.0
1970
El Condor as Chief Bandit
Movie ★ 5.5
1970
Las secretas intenciones as Hombre en centro comercial
Movie ★ 6.0
1960s 30 credits
1969
Movie ★ 4.5
1969
Movie ★ 7.0
1969
El gran amante as The Make-up Artist
Movie
1968
Movie ★ 4.4
1968
Ragan as Flower
Movie ★ 8.0
1968
Run, Man, Run as Mexican Officer With Dynamite
Movie ★ 6.5
1968
1001 Nights as Mamet
Movie ★ 5.3
1968
Movie ★ 10.0
1967
Movie ★ 5.8
1967
Soy leyenda as Fat Man
Movie ★ 7.0
1967
Movie ★ 7.4
1967
Dynamite Joe as El Sol
Movie ★ 3.8
1967
Movie ★ 8.0
1967
Day of Anger as Bowie Cantina Owner
Movie ★ 7.0
1966
Movie ★ 5.4
1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Marcus Lycus's Eunuch (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.1
1966
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly as Barista a Socorro (uncredited)
Movie ★ 8.5
1966
Movie ★ 6.1
1966
Movie ★ 5.9
1966
Movie
1965
Doctor Zhivago as Extra (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.6
1965
For a Few Dollars More as Tucumcari Saloon Keeper (uncredited)
Movie ★ 8.0
1965
Diálogos de la paz as Fotógrafo
Movie ★ 8.0
1964
Movie ★ 5.3
Crew Credits
1990s 2 credits
1991
TV
1991
TV
1980s 5 credits
1987
Movie ★ 6.3
1987
Movie ★ 6.3
1982
Movie ★ 5.0
1982
Movie ★ 5.0
1982
Movie ★ 5.0
1970s 1 credit
1974
Dick Turpin Screenplay
Movie ★ 4.9