Top 10 Spaghetti Western Actors

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Thanks Stanton , I appreciate you reminding me.

George Eastman made about 13 SWs and many good Horror/Exploitation Films.

I have now got him in at number 13 :o

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Why then include people like Eastwood and Lou Castel on your list? They both made only three spaghetti westerns whereas Bronson made 4 (or did I forget one?). Not questioning your list, only your reasoning :slight_smile:

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Thanks Avatar, you analysis makes good sense and I have now added at number 9

CHARLES BRONSON RIP GREAT Film Star of Westerns, Thrillers, Horror, Adventure.

Every time I watch Charles Bronson’s magnificent DEATH WISH Films I cheer and clap
when Charles dispatches the filthy street scum gangs and the low life :D.

Charles Bronson’s Westerns were timeless classics especially his glorious heroic role in

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST 1969

I have not included Henry Fonda as he only made 2 SWs (?) but I am a big fan of his.

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@ Sartana Django: And what about Tony Anthony?

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Or Klaus Kinski? He has millions of fans in Holland, you know. I’d say he’s almost as important as Peter Lee Lawrence :o
By the way, this of course is wrong:

[quote=“SARTANA DJANGO, post:19, topic:721”]13. JEFF CAMERON
GEORGE EASTMAN

  1. HUNT POWERS[/quote]
    It should be:

  2. JEFF CAMERON
    GEORGE EASTMAN

  3. HUNT POWERS
    You can’t have more than 20 names in a top 20.

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Thanks Alko, I like Tony Anthony of course and his films but I think maybe I rate him
just outside my TOP 20 , maybe number 24 :o

[/quote][quote=“Bad Lieutenant, post:25, topic:721”]Or Klaus Kinski? He has millions of fans in Holland, you know. I’d say he’s almost as important as Peter Lee Lawrence :o
By the way, this of course is wrong:It should be:
13. JEFF CAMERON
GEORGE EASTMAN

  1. HUNT POWERS
    You can’t have more than 20 names in a top 20.[/quote]

Hi Bad Lt , as you well know NOBODY is as important as PETER LEE LAWRENCE :o
but I am sure Millions of fans all over Europe have enjoyed Klaus Kinski’s many varied
supporting roles in countless excellent Westerns, SWs, Giallos, Thrillers etc.

My TOP 10 Spaghetti Actors is really based on LEADING MEN , so I have not included
supporting actors even though I appreciate their work very much. Kinski is support 4 me

MY TOP 10 SW Leading Men I expanded to a “top 20” and I reserve the right to have
JOINT numbers eg. 13 > Jeff Cameron George Eastman , I do “cheat” occasionally ;D
but I take your point IF my TOP 20 had to count for scoring I would have ONLY 20 :wink:

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SD TOP 10 SPAGHETTI WESTERNS SUPPORTING ACTORS IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE

  1. KLAUS KINSKI

  2. GORDON MITCHELL

  3. HORST FRANK

  4. JOHN IRELAND

  5. GILBERT ROLAND

  6. IVAN RASSIMOV

  7. GLENN SAXSON

  8. ANTONIO SABATO

  9. ENRICO MARIA SALERNO

  10. FRANK WOLFF
    KEN WOOD
    CLAUDIO CAMASO

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SD Top 10 Spaghetti Western Leading ACTRESSES

Soon

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I’m kind of late getting to this party, but here goes…

My current top 10 lead actors:
(some of them shift around, some drift off and back on, but the top 5 are very consistent)

  1. GIANNI GARKO

  2. CLINT EASTWOOD

  3. LEE VAN CLEEF

  4. FRANCO NERO

  5. ELI WALLACH

  6. GIAN MARIA VOLONTE

  7. TOMAS MILIAN

  8. WILLIAM BERGER

  9. CHARLES BRONSON

  10. GEORGE HILTON

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ROBERT HUNDAR seems to be a leading actor in many great SWs.

He needs some coverage and appreciation I feel.

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[quote=“SARTANA DJANGO, post:30, topic:721”]ROBERT HUNDAR seems to be a leading actor in many great SWs.[/quote]Familiar actor from many good early sw’s. I like his face. I think he’s very convincing playing villains or anti-heroes as in Cutthroats nine. He also has short but very memorable role in Fighting fist of Shanghai Joe as Pedro the Cannibal (gotta love that name :D)

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ROBERT HUNDAR is not one I have seen in many yet (but have a couple in backlog I think), and yes he has an interesting face.

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He was a good baddie (as Ramon himself) in Ramon the Mexican.

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ROBERT HUNDAR 1935 Is an Italian Leading Man Birth Name of Claudio Ungari.

Robert Hundar is number 11 in my all time List of TOP 10 SW Leading Actors.

BEST FILMS OF ROBERT HUNDAR

SHADOW OF ZORRO 1962 Frank Latimore Paul Piaget
MAGNIFICENT THREE 1963 Geoffrey Horne Paul Piaget
GUNFIGHT AT HIGH NOON 1963 Richard Harrison Gloria Milland
CARIBBEAN HAWK 1963 Johnny Desmond Yvonne Monlaur
RIDE AND KILL 1964 Alex Nicol Renzo Palmer
SEVEN FROM TEXAS 1964 Paul Piaget Gloria Milland
ONE AGAINST ALL 1964 Adrian Hoven Mercedes Alonso
RELENTLESS FOUR 1965 Adam West Dina Loy
RAMON THE MEXICAN 1965 Jean Louis Vilma Lindamar
100000 DOLLARS FOR LASSITER 1966 Peter Martell Pamela Tudor
MAN AND A COLT 1967 Gloria Milland Fernando Sancho
DEATH RIDES ALONG 1967 Mike Marshall Helene Chanel
MAN WHO CRIED FOR REVENGE 1968 Anthony Steffen Evelyn Stewart
HOLE IN THE FOREHEAD 1968 Anthony Ghidra Rosy Zichel
SABATA 1969 Lee Van Cleef William Berger
SHANGHAI JOE 1972 Klaus Kinski Gordon Mitchell
CUT THROAT NINE 1972 Emma Cohen Alberto Dabes
WHITE FANG AND THE HUNTER 1974 Robert Woods Pedro Sanchez
ROYAL MOUNTED POLICE 1974 Fabio Testi Lynne Frederick
TRUCIDO E LO SBIRRO 1976 Tomas Milian Nicoletta Macchiavelli
CYNIC , THE RAT AND THE FIST 1977 John Saxon Maurizio Merli
SPACE ODISSEY 1979 Gianni Garko Yanti Sommer

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I am going on a major “spending spree” :smiley: to buy DVDS of ROBERT HUNDAR SWs.

This is an actor with many superb films and a major figure in SW history, his early 1960s
SWs are very significative, innovative and set a major trend for the genre as a whole.
Robert Hundar’s SWs during the remainder of the 1960s/1970s are extremely good too.

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I am new around here so let’s see if I can come up with some interesting names … If I were looking over a SW’s credits and considering whether or not to take a chance on it, these are the names that would catch my eye:

  1. Anthony Steffen
  2. Johnny Garko
  3. Giacomo Rossi-Stuart
  4. Salvator Borgese
  5. Raf Baldesarre
  6. Jack Palance
  7. Luciano Pigozzi
  8. Thomas Milian
  9. Aldo Sanbrell / Alberto D. Mendoza (tie)
  10. Tony Anthony

HONORABLE MENTION(S): The ladies – Rosalba Neri, Helga Line, Evelyn Stewart, Maria Kosti.

I also have to mention John Phillip Law because DEATH RIDES A HORSE is my favorite Spaghetti, and the only one he made that I am aware of. And of course Henry Silva. You can’t ever forget Henry Silva.

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If I was locked in a room :wink: with HELGA LINE and ROSALBA NERI :-* :-*
Then I would NOT be too quick in looking for the key… :o

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  1. Eastwood 2. Terence Hill 3. Anthony Steffen 4. Bronson 5. Lee Van Cleef 6. Eli Wallach 7. Klaus Kinski 8. Franco Nero 9. George Eastman 10. Woody Strode
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[quote=“SARTANA DJANGO, post:19, topic:721”]TOP 10 SPAGHETTI WESTERNS LEADING ACTORS IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE SD

  1. PETER LEE LAWRENCE

  2. RICHARD HARRISON

  3. CLINT EASTWOOD

  4. LEE VAN CLEEF

  5. FRANCO NERO

  6. ANTHONY STEFFEN

  7. GIANNI GARKO

  8. GEORGE HILTON

  9. MARK DAMON
    CHARLES BRONSON

  10. CRAIG HILL
    GUY MADISON

OUTSIDE THE TOP 10

  1. BRETT HALSEY
    LEONARD MANN
    ROBERT HUNDAR

  2. ROBERT WOODS

  3. JEFF CAMERON
    GEORGE EASTMAN

  4. HUNT POWERS

  5. WAYDE PRESTON

  6. GIULIANO GEMMA

  7. WILLIAM BERGER

  8. GEORGE MARTIN
    LOU CASTEL

  9. TONY KENDALL
    RICHARD WYLER
    MICKEY HARGITAY
    HENRY SILVA

20, TOMAS MILIAN
GIAN MARIA VOLONTE
TERENCE HILL (Not SW stupid comedies)

I have NOT listed the GREATS : HENRY FONDA/CHARLES BRONSON as made few Sws :smiley:
I have listed Charles Bronson now ;D[/quote]

I have posted the following TOP Spaghetti Westerns LEADING MEN and
a Separate TOP Spaghetti Westerns SUPPORTING Actors as separate lists.
I would like to see an overall Forum chart counting each TOP10 to give an
OVERALL TOP 20 Leading SW Actors.

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My List.
In no particular order.

Klaus Kinski
Lee Van Cleef
Eli Wallach
Franco Nero
Jack Palance
Clint Eastwood
Richard Harrison
Tomas Milian
Anthony Steffen
Gianni Garko