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- Folk singer and musical performer who worked professionally while living in England. He later turned to acting, but continues to write and sing. Matthews is noted for having made two significant historical firsts. While on combat duty during the Vietnam War, Matthews became the first black Marine to be meritoriously promoted to the rank of Sergeant (E-5). Williams was also the first "black voice" on England's national station, 'Radio 1.'
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Prolific, versatile, and ubiquitous character actor Aldo Sambrell was featured in over 140 international motion pictures in a remarkably long, varied, and illustrious career that spanned four and a half decades. Swarthy and burly, usually sporting a thick mustache, and often projecting an air of quiet oily menace, Sambrell was frequently cast in colorful supporting parts as hateful villains and lethal gunslingers in numerous Italian spaghetti Westerns. Sambrell was born Alfredo Sanchez Brell on February 23, 1931 in Madrid, Spain. His family fled Spain because of the Spanish Civil War and he was raised in Mexico. While in Mexico Aldo played professional soccer in the Mexican leagues in Pueblo and Monterrey. After beginning his career in the entertainment industry as a singer, Sambrell eventually returned to Spain and made his film debut in an uncredited bit role as a Jewish rebel in the biblical epic King of Kings (1961). Aldo appeared in his first spaghetti western in 1963. Sambrell was perhaps best known for his gritty portrayals of scruffy bandit gang members in Sergio Leone's classic spaghetti westerns A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) and C'era una volta questo pazzo, pazzo, pazzo West (1973). Sambrell gave a memorably chilling performance as ruthless bandit gang leader Mervyn Duncan in Navajo Joe (1966). He had a rare lead role as voodoo priest Gatenebo in the laughably lousy horror clunker Voodoo Black Exorcist (1974). Among the many directors Aldo worked for are David Lean, Richard Fleischer, John Milius, Sergio Corbucci, Umberto Lenzi, León Klimovsky, Jess Franco, Richard Lester, Jackie Chan, Charlton Heston, Matt Cimber and Enzo G. Castellari. Moreover, Sambrell also wrote, produced and directed a few films. He was married to actress Cándida López. His last film role was as an aging actor in the poignant short Río seco (2006). Aldo died at age 79 on July 10, 2010 in Alicante, Spain after suffering a series of strokes.- Actress
- Soundtrack
A self-assured and stylish actress, Barbara Murray was born into a showbusiness family, the daughter of actors and granddaughter of professional ballroom dancers. She was first thrust into the limelight as a six-year-old, dancing in the family variety act. Murray and her mother were evacuated to Wales upon the outbreak of World War II.
In the immediate aftermath of the war, she found work on stage scarce and instead made ends meet as a photographic model. However, at seventeen, she successfully auditioned with the Rank Company of Youth (famously dubbed the "Charm School"). She was offered a five-year contract at a salary of £10 a week to be groomed for B-movie stardom at a converted church hall next to Rank's two-stage Highbury Studio, under the tutelage of a formidable martinet named Mollie Terraine. Her fellow Charm School graduates included Christopher Lee and Diana Dors. Murray's theatrical and film debuts eventually coincided in 1949, the former in regional repertory at the Newcastle Playhouse, the latter in a bit part in Alexander Korda's Anna Karenina (1948). Higher-profile roles were soon to follow, first as Stanley Holloway's daughter in Ealing's seminal comedy Passport to Pimlico (1949), next as female lead in the crime drama Mystery Junction (1951).
Most of her professional life in the 1950s and 1960s was spent as a star of the stage, acting with the Royal Shakespeare Company and at the West End in classic plays, comedies and thrillers, opposite the likes of Peter O'Toole and John Mills. Having spurned an offer from Rank to renew her contract in 1952, she appeared less often in films, a noted exception being as Dirk Bogarde's romantic interest in Campbell's Kingdom (1957). Her television career, however, blossomed. Aside from guest roles in such varied popular series as Danger Man (1960), Department S (1969), The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971), The Pallisers (1974) and Doctor Who (1963), she made TV history as the glamorous, fur-clad Lady Pamela Wilder in the high-octane boardroom drama The Power Game (1965).
Her last role of note was as the bitchy matriarch of The Bretts (1987), a dynasty of actors in 1920s London. Murray retired from acting in 2001 and lived the last years of her life in Spain.- Pablito Calvo was born on 16 March 1948 in Madrid, Spain. He was an actor, known for The Miracle of Marcelino (1955), Mi tío Jacinto (1956) and Barcos de papel (1962). He was married to Juana Olmedo. He died on 1 February 2000 in Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.
- Erika Remberg was born on 15 February 1932 in Medan, Oostkust van Sumatra, Dutch East Indies [now Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia]. She was an actress, known for Sehnsucht hat mich verführt (1958), Saturday Night Out (1964) and So viel nackte Zärtlichkeit (1968). She was married to Sidney Hayers, Gustavo Rojo and Walther Reyer. She died on 10 November 2017 in Benidorm, Alicante, Valencia, Spain.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Joe Lynch was born on 16 July 1925 in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Thumbelina (1994), Ulysses (1967) and Glenroe (1983). He was married to Marie. He died on 1 August 2001 in Alicante, Spain.- Ian Colin was born on 16 May 1912 in Livingstone, Zambia. He was an actor, known for The Quatermass Experiment (1953), It's Never Too Late to Mend (1937) and Wings Over Africa (1936). He was married to June Moir. He died on 20 February 1987 in Jávea, Alicante, Spain.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Manuel Tejada was born on 18 July 1940 in Puente de Génave, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. He was an actor, known for Holmes & Watson. Madrid Days (2012), The Last Circus (2010) and Cañas y barro (1978). He died on 4 December 2019 in Benidorm, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.- Tony Maiden was an actor, known for The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972), Keep It in the Family (1971) and Spaced Out (1979). He died on 17 February 2004 in Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Manolo Escobar was born on 19 October 1931 in Las Norias de Daza, El Ejido, Almería, Spain. He was an actor, known for Todo es posible en Granada (1982), The Moment of Truth (1965) and En un lugar de La Manga (1970). He was married to Ana Marx Schiffer. He died on 24 October 2013 in Benidorm, Alicante, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain.- José Marco Davó was born on 10 May 1895 in Orihuela, Alicante, Spain. He was an actor, known for The Night Heaven Fell (1958), El alcalde de Zalamea (1954) and The Avenger of Venice (1964). He died on 27 September 1974 in Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain.
- Sticky Vicky was born on 15 April 1943 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. She was an actress, known for Son of Sam & Delilah (1991) and Benidorm (2007). She died on 29 November 2023 in La Nucia, Alicante, Spain.
- Writer
- Soundtrack
D.B. Wyndham-Lewis was born in 1894 in Wales, UK. He was a writer, known for The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) and Forbidden Territory (1934). He was married to Dorothy Anne Robertson and Winifred Mary (Jane) Holland. He died on 21 November 1969 in Altea, Alicante, Spain:.- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Manolo Morán was born on 30 December 1905 in Madrid, Spain. He was an actor and assistant director, known for ¡Viva lo imposible! (1958), Barrio (1947) and Brindis a Manolete (1948). He died on 27 April 1967 in Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.- Composer
- Writer
- Music Department
Edmundo Ros was born on 7 December 1910 in Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies [now Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago]. He was a composer and writer, known for A Good Year (2006), Paddington (2014) and Gangster No. 1 (2000). He was married to Britt Johansen. He died on 21 October 2011 in Alicante, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Mercedes Vecino was born on 4 February 1916 in Melilla, Spain. She was an actress, known for La verbena de la Paloma (1963), Currito de la Cruz (1965) and ¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII? (1959). She was married to José Jaspe. She died on 28 August 2004 in Alicante, Spain.- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Spanish director Florian Rey began his career in the film industry in the 1920s as an actor, but he soon switched careers and directed his first film in 1924. His 1927 film La hermana San Sulpicio (1927) starred Spanish actress Imperio Argentina, whom he later married. His best-known film is La aldea maldita (1930), considered by many film historians to be a masterpiece of early Spanish cinema. His career as a writer and director lasted for more than 30 years, and he directed his last film in 1957. He died in Valenciana, Spain, in 1962.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Ken Hensley is a British rock musician; keyboardist, guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer, best known as a member of Uriah Heep.
Ken Hensley was born in Plumstead, south-east London, the son of a naval officer who gave his children a strict Victorian religious upbringing. At the age of ten, he moved to Stevenage with his entire family (parents, three brothers and sister). Here, at the age of twelve, he began to master the guitar, using Bert Weedon's self-instruction manual.
Ken Hensley gave his very first concert at The Mentmore Pen Factory in September 1960. Then he was a member of local groups The Blue Notes, Ken And The Cousins, as well as Kit And The Saracens, from whose members The Jimmy Brown Sound was formed in 1963.
In 1965, having lost interest in the soul music that The Jimmy Brown Sound specialized in, Ken Hensley turned to a heavier sound. Together with Mick Taylor, he became part of The Gods; here he wrote most of the compositions, sang and played the Hammond B3 organ. After the band disbanded, several of its members (including Hensley) moved on to join Cliff Bennett in Toe Fat. At the same time, the musician played in the Head Machine project (the album Orgasm), and at that time he mainly played the guitar.
In late 1969, Ken Hensley accepted Paul Newton's offer to join Spice, a band looking for a keyboard player. Soon the lineup changed its name to Uriah Heep. Hensley became the group's main writer. He brought basic ideas, song structures into the studio; then the compositions were arranged by all members of the group: the result was the collective work of Uriah Heep.
Participation in Uriah Heep brought multi-instrumentalist and author Ken Hensley international fame, despite critical rejection, which was almost unanimous in the early years. Only many years later, experts recognized the musician's outstanding authorship and performing skills. Hensley called his favorite period in the band's history the time working on the 'Demons & Wizards' album, when all the musicians were very united.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Director
Horst Niendorf was born on 28 June 1926 in Piesteritz [now Lutherstadt Wittenberg], Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Fußballtrainer Wulff (1972), Amerika oder der Verschollene (1969) and Postlagernd: 'Turteltaube' (1952). He died on 17 June 1999 in Jávea, Alicante, Spain.- Theodor Haller died on 30 June 2003 in Jávea, Alicante, Spain.
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Costume Designer
Cristóbal Balenciaga was born on 21 January 1895 in Getaria, País Vasco, Spain. He was a costume designer, known for Como dos gotas de agua (1964), Pecado de amor (1961) and Lecciones de buen amor (1944). He died on 23 March 1972 in Jávea, Alicante, Spain.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Producer
Godfrey A. Godar was born on 30 November 1924 in London, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and producer, known for Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Supergirl (1984) and The Avengers (1961). He died on 2 November 2007 in Alicante, Spain.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Alexander Jute was born on 28 July 1914 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was a director and writer, known for Under svällande segel (1952), Vi var några man (1953) and Röda mattan (1960). He died on 4 May 1986 in Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.- José Antonio Primo de Rivera was born on 24 April 1903 in Madrid, Spain. He died on 20 November 1936 in Alicante, Spain.
- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
Karl Heinz Willschrei was born on 18 March 1939 in Homberg, Germany. He was a writer and producer, known for Wolffs Revier (1992), A.S. (1995) and Härte 10 (1974). He was married to Angelika Bender, Christine Witsch and Hildegard Zimmermann. He died on 25 May 2003 in Altea, Alicante, Spain.- Director
- Writer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Isidoro M. Ferry was born on 17 January 1925 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Cruzada en la mar (1968), Escala en Hi-Fi (1963) and Face of Terror (1962). He died on 18 July 2012 in Benidorm, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.- Werner Fuetterer was born on 10 January 1907 in Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. He was an actor, known for Faust (1926), Goal in the Clouds (1939) and Das Rheinlandmädel (1930). He died on 7 February 1991 in Benidorm, Alicante, Valencia, Spain.
- Writer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Miguel Hernández was born on 30 October 1910 in Orihuela, Alicante, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain. He was a writer, known for Cuéntame cómo pasó (2001), Música, maestro (1981) and Guernica (1937). He died on 28 March 1942 in Alicante, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.- Vernon Nesbeth was born in Jamaica. He was an actor, known for Fox Mystery Theater (1984), Murder in Mind (2001) and Wolcott (1981). He died on 7 March 2017 in Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain.
- Director
- Editor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Herbert B. Fredersdorf was born on 2 October 1899 in Magdeburg, Germany. He was a director and editor, known for Nordlicht (1938), Der Schandfleck (1956) and Spähtrupp Hallgarten (1941). He died on 21 July 1971 in Alicante, Spain.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Marianne Gyllenhammar was born on 3 January 1924 in Ed, Västernorrlands län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Ballongen (1946), Turn of the Century (1944) and Min syster och jag (1950). She was married to Rolf Botvid. She died on 16 February 2013 in Benidorm, Alicante, Valencia, Spain.- Fred Galiana was born on 2 July 1931 in Quintanar de la Orden, Ciudad Real, Spain. He was an actor, known for Escuela de periodismo (1956), 091 Policía al habla (1960) and ¡Es mi hombre! (1966). He died on 4 July 2005 in Orihuela, Alicante, Spain.
- Michela Belmonte was born on 30 October 1925 in Padua, Veneto, Italy. She was an actress, known for Il nostro prossimo (1943), A Pilot Returns (1942) and I 3 aquilotti (1942). She was married to Giorgio Schiff Giorgini. She died on 3 July 1978 in Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.
- Mariví Romero was born on 20 May 1939 in Spain. She was an actress, known for Revista de toros (1973), De toros (1989) and Buenas tardes (1970). She died on 27 November 2020 in Benidorm, Alicante, Valencia, Spain.
- Director
- Set Decorator
- Writer
Miguel Lluch was born on 23 October 1922 in Sète, Hérault, France. He was a director and set decorator, known for Sitiados en la ciudad (1957), Botón de ancla (1961) and Estudio 1 (1965). He was married to Maria Gustafsson. He died on 19 May 2016 in Alicante, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.- Writer
- Actor
Maurice Genevoix was born on 29 October 1890 in Decize, Nièvre, France. He was a writer and actor, known for Raboliot (1946), A Cat's Life (2023) and Dernière heure (1934). He died on 8 September 1980 in Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Kris Betz was born in 1919 in Lier, Flanders, Belgium. He was a director and actor, known for De graaf van Luxemburg (1959), Weet U waar de Rozenlaan ligt? (1972) and Het ministerie is beledigd (1960). He died on 11 May 1988 in Alicante, Spain.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Rolf Botvid was born on 26 December 1915 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He was an actor and writer, known for Rattens musketörer (1945), Aktören (1943) and Blåjackor (1945). He was married to Marianne Gyllenhammar. He died on 22 July 1998 in Benidorm, Alicante, Valencia, Spain.- José María Escuer was born in 1921 in Málaga, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain. He was an actor, known for Estudio 1 (1965), Diego de Acevedo (1966) and Gran teatro (1960). He died on 4 April 2003 in Altea, Alicante, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain.
- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Emilio El Moro was born in 1924 in Melilla, Spain. He was an actor and composer, known for Se buscan fulmontis (1999), Un cero a la izquierda (1980) and La insólita y gloriosa hazaña del cipote de Archidona (1979). He died on 12 July 1987 in Alicante, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.- Leading British baritone. Made his debut for the British National Opera Company in 1923/24, and sang until the 1950s. He performed regularly all over Britain, as well as at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in both International and English Opera Seasons). His principal roles were Figaro (THE BARBER OF SEVILLE), Tonio (PAGLIACCI), Lescaut (MANON LESCAUT), Escamillo (CARMEN), Valentine (FAUST), Amonasro (AIDA) and the title role in RIGOLETTO. In 1935 and 1936 he spent time in Cleveland, Ohio in the USA. He made many recordings, mostly in English.
- Joaquín Dicenta was born in 1863 in Calatayud, Zaragoza, Spain. He was a writer, known for Bésame mucho (1945), Rosario, la cortijera (1923) and Alta comedia (1965). He was married to Consuelo Boadillo. He died on 20 February 1917 in Alicante, Spain.
- María Antonia Valls was born in 1952 in Alicante, Alicante, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain. She was a writer, known for Para qué sirve un marido (1997), Dret a parlar (1993) and El mirall (1990). She died in 2007 in Alicante, Alicante, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Maurits Balfoort was born on 22 February 1905 in La Madeleine, France. He was a director and writer, known for De filosoof van Haeghem (1967), Wij, heren van Zichem (1969) and Middernachtzon (1965). He died on 12 February 1989 in Benidorm, Alicante, Valencia, Spain.- Music Department
Manuel Carrascosa García was born on 11 November 1911 in Buñol, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain. He is known for eXtrañas heterodoXias (2021). He died on 10 May 1997 in Villena, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.- Trini Reyes was born in 1930 in New York City, New York, USA. She died on 5 July 2023 in Benidorm, Alicante, Valencia, Spain.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Greg Ridley was born on 23 October 1947 in Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Monster (2003), Pineapple Express (2008) and Cherry (2021). He died on 19 November 2003 in Alicante, Spain.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carlos Serrano de Osma was born on 16 January 1916 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for The Evil Forest (1952), Embrujo (1948) and La sirena negra (1948). He died on 26 July 1984 in Alicante, Spain.- John Brecknock was born on 29 November 1937 in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977), The Gondoliers (1972) and La traviata (1975). He died on 30 May 2017 in Benissa, Alicante, Spain.
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Ignacio Salas was born in 1945 in Bilbao, País Vasco, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Mañanas de primera (1996), Objetivo indiscreto (1992) and Suéltate el pelo (1988). He died on 13 January 2016 in Torrevieja, Alicante, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain.