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 Leones Spaghetti Western production A Fistful of Dollars as one of Clint Eastwoods few amigos in the town of San Miguel He later appeared in westerns such as I Giorni dellira 1967 opposite Lee Van Cleef Anda muchacho spara 1971 and Dust in the Sun 1973 etc However after the Spaghetti western era of the late 1960s in the 1970s he returned to appearing in primarily Spanish films and in contrast to the roles which dominated much of his career did appear in several Spanish comedy films often with slapstick humor as that genre grew popular in Latin cinema during this period He died in Gran Canaria on May 16 1980 aged 64 Description above from the Wikipedia article José Calvo licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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