Antonio Casas

Antonio Casas

Actor

A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
November 11, 1911

Biography

Antonio Casas (11 November 1911 - 14 February 1982) was a Spanish footballer turned film actor who appeared in film between 1941 and his death in 1982. Casas originally began as a footballer for Atlético Madrid, but entered film in 1941 and made nearly 170 appearances in film and TV between then and 1982. He appeared in A Pistol for Ringo in 1965 and Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 1966. One of his best-known roles was in Luis Buñuel's Tristana.

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Antonio Casas 1

Representative Works

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
8.5
/ Italian
Tristana
Tristana
7.2
/ Spanish
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes
5.9
/ Italian
Alive or Preferably Dead
Alive or Preferably Dead
6.5
/ Italian
A Pistol for Ringo
A Pistol for Ringo
6.3
/ Italian
The Legend of Frenchie King
The Legend of Frenchie King
5.6
/ French
Left-Handed Fate
Left-Handed Fate
5.6
/ Spanish
The Big Gundown
The Big Gundown
7.2
/ Italian
El Tonel
El Tonel
No Rating Yet
/ Spanish
Fight to the Death
Fight to the Death
4.7
/ Spanish
The Return of Ringo
The Return of Ringo
6.3
/ Italian
Face to Face
Face to Face
7.0
/ Italian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966Winner

Best Performance

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Tristana
1970Nominee

Best Performance

Tristana

The Colossus of Rhodes
1961Nominee

Best Performance

The Colossus of Rhodes

Career Highlights

Alive or Preferably Dead
1969Highlight

Best Performance

Alive or Preferably Dead

A Pistol for Ringo
1965Highlight

Best Performance

A Pistol for Ringo

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