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I will share my feelings about the movies and actors.
I watched a few hailed great westerns (films where they played: Clint Edstwood, Franco Nero, Terence Hill, Guliano Gemma, Marlon Brando)
In my opinion, neither these westerns nor the actors are as outstanding as their media create. They just play their roles. Neither the actors nor the films they play in convince me of their greatness.
The only actor who becomes the character in the movies with great empathy is Anthony Steffen (Antonio de Teffe). I am full of admiration for this actor, he plays (played) so truly, in every film he becomes the person he plays , always different, depending on the role played.
None of his film-western competitors can match him.
If Antonio de Teffe were American and not Italian (half Brazilian), he would be hailed by the media as a great movie star. But he wasnāt, so the media had to label him a wooden one, ignore him for the biggest awards. And people who either havenāt watched his movies or donāt have no opinion of their own, rthey repeat what they read or hear in the news. This is always the case, for example in football, the media create your favorites as great players, and often slander the really good ones, look for faults, and write lies.
This is how it is with propaganda. A lie told a thousand times becomes the truth.
For me, Antonio de Teffe will remain the best actor.
As a movie star, I highly appreciate Alain Delon.
In general, I like Italian, French, Russian and Scandinavian cinema.
I donāt like American cinema.
And only Italian or Italian-Spanish westerns.
Of course, thatās my opinion, but own, independent, based on the films I watched.
Without repeating the American propaganda.
I apologize in advance if someone was offended by this opinion, I had no such intention.
I have an opinion on Steffen, and I have seen his movies. He wasnāt much of an actor. The reason a lot of people call him wooden is because thatās exactly what his acting style was. Still, I like him, but letās not get carried away here.
He may have been wooden in many of the no comedy SWs, but there he suited No Room to Die and Garringo where his characters were the rather silent tough guy and looked like a (-n anti)hero.
However I donāt like when he is smiling a lot in certain lighthearted SWs since it does look forced and not so natural.
I also think that Clint Eastwood was more appropriate in the Leone Dollar trilogy. He had charisma. But Franco Nero IMO was not better than Steffen, looking a bit weak in some SWs.
Iām not sure that thatās entirely fair, Marta. By that rationale, every talented non-American actor would be dismissed, and labelled āwoodenā, and thatās simply not true. Off the top of my head and purely thinking of Spaghetti Westerns, Giuliano Gemma, Frank Wolff and Tomas Milian were rightly hailed at home and abroad as fantastic actors, and anything but wooden. Milian in particular is one of the most kinetic actors Iāve ever seen. And what about Klaus Kinski? Heās been called many things over the years, including āgeniusā, but I donāt think anyone called him wooden.
I like Anthony Steffen, but If Iām honest I fully understand why heās considered wooden in many (not all by any means) of his roles.
Well I couldnāt speak for those who havenāt seen his movies and you may have a point there, but this is the Spaghetti Western Database. We all know exactly who Anthony Steffen is, and what heās like as an actor. Nobody here is simply repeating what theyāve heard, with no reference of their own.
I donāt think Anthony Steffen is the victim of propaganda. I simply donāt honestly think heās that important that anyone would want to conduct a smear campaign against him. To what end?
Thatās absolutely fine. Heās got more fans here than you might think. 
Youāve given no offence whatsoever, there is no apology necessary. 
No worries, just say whatās on your mind, get it off your chest and move on with your life, no need to apology for this. I donāt think anybody is particularly thin-skinned around here. Also, I doubt anybody holds a grudge against anybody else for stating their private opinion as long as itās articulated in a polite manner.
I checked all the Oscars from 1962 to 1982
American actors:
Robert de Niro,
Jack Nicholson,
Marlon Brando,
Dustin Hoffman
Henry Fonda
Jon Voight
Richard Dreyfuss
Sean Penn,
Denzel Washington,
Tom Hanks,
Jack Lemmon
Gene Hackman
George C. Scott
John Wayne
Rod Steiger
Lee Marvin
Sidney Poitier
Gregory Peck
and two English actors.
Although several actors of other nationalities (France, Italy, Ireland, England, Wales, Austria) were nominated in those years, they did not win the award.
It is really difficult to understand, for which they received awards half of this group of actors
And itās not that someone is plotting against one actor, but that Americans want everything for themselves
and most importantly, good actors outside the US are unnoticed,
they are simply ignored.
And one more puzzling fact:
Why has Alain Delon, a great actor - but a Frenchman - never won an Oscar? Only French awards?
Therefore, I cannot agree with the opinion that there is no deliberate action by the Americans.
I donāt want to deal with politics or economics, but similar things happen there too.
America just has to be the best. Heaven on earth. And that in the case of of the movie it comes at the expense of really good actors, it doesnāt matter to the āgreatā Americans.
In many yearsā time, no one will wonder why, only check (will read) who received the award. And so Americans build their power in every field.
Nobody takes the Oscars seriously. Itās just Hollywood self fellating. Thatās why all the Ocars go to, surprise, Hollywood.
But, I would love to hear in what year you think Steffen should have gotten one.
By the way, Tom Hanks never won an Oscar between 1962 and 1982. And neither did Denzel Washington, Sean Penn.
The Oscars are one award by one industry association in one city, giving each other awards among colleagues (mainly). Many awards around the globe work just like that as well, itās not like Korean actors win at French movie awards all the time or American ones at a Japanese film festivalā¦ so letās not blow things out of proportion. Also, mainstream awards are in fact driven by economics: box office. For Steffen to win an Oscar he would have had to be in a broad release of a successful movie - in the US, I donāt think he thus qualified for one, everā¦
But as @Bad_Lieutenant and @Admin have quite rightly pointed out, youāre talking specifically now about a Hollywood-based awards ceremony which fairly understandably focuses on movies produced in Hollywood/the United States, or on movies which have made a big impression in America. The Oscars primarily celebrate America, the BAFTAs favour the Brits, the Cesars focus on France, the Lolas honour the Germans, the Goyas celebrate Spanish cinema and the David di Donatellos celebrate Italian cinema. And so on and so forth. Did Steffen win any Italian or Brazilian equivalent award to an Oscar? I donāt know whether he dud or not but those awards wouldāve been more likely than an Oscar.
And, even leaving that hugely valid point aside - and I appreciate that this is a subjective viewpoint, but I think itāll likely be the general consensus too - Anthony Steffen would be unlikely as an Oscar winner or even nominee. His films didnāt garner enough American attention and imho heās simply not remotely in the same league as those actors you mentioned above. Well, maybe John Wayne talent-wise but The Duke made an ENORMOUS impact on American cinema.
I agree that Alain Delon is a hugely gifted actor (one among thousands outside of the Hollywood/US bubble), and I agree that, even as a predominantly American awards ceremony, the Oscars could and should be more proactively inclusive given its global prestige. But thatās a separate issue, none of which suggests in any way that Anthony Steffen was ever denied a statue because of a propagandised campaign to ensure he didnāt receive one. My guess is that heās simply nowhere near that good (thatās merely my opinion of course, and I say this as someone who likes him; Iām just not prepared to pretend heās something heās not).
Also, although a woman not a man, Sophia Loren won an Oscar in 1962 I think. So not impossible for an Italian to win one.
I love Steffen but he never got close to a performance like hers in Two Women.
Now, if they gave out awards for āRoll and Shootsā heād have a wardrobe full of them. 
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I love Anthony Steffen, definitely one of my top 3 favorite actors. What am I gonna do now that Iāve watched all of his westerns? Iāve watched some of his other films but they donāt have the same feel as his westerns
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If you havenāt already, check out Rome, the Other Face of Violence. Itās personally my second favourite Eurocrime flick and I know others on here also think itās a top choice!
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Havenāt seen that one yet but Iāve planned to watch it. Maybe this week
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I can second @Max in recommending Rome:The Other Face of Violence. Itās definitely a gem of the genreā¦didnāt make my top 20 but itās a runner-up.
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A regular actor who matches the roles of āstrangerā. One of the symbols of Spaghetti Western
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Now, I am reviewing, the best SW of Steffen. Una bara per lo sceriffo
Lots of interesting information about the man on this website 
The fangirl in me became overwhelmed 
Edit: I just scrolled through the thread again and realized that @Phil_H had already linked this site earlier. Sorry about recycling same content 
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