Robert Hundar
| Robert Hundar | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Claudio Undari January 12, 1935 Castelvetrano, Province of Trapani |
| Died |
May 12, 2008 (aged 73) Rome |
| Occupation | Actor |
Claudio Undari (12 January 1935 – 12 May 2008), better known with the stage name of Robert Hundar, was an Italian film actor and stage actor, best known for his roles of "Bad Guy" in Spaghetti Western and "Poliziottesco" movies. He starred in about 40 movies between 1960 and 1980.
Born in Castelvetrano, Trapani and spent his youth in Catania. He debuted in 1956 and he then moved to Madrid to keep up his busy career.[1] The first real star of Spaghetti western,[2] as to be called "The King of Spaghetti westerns",[3][4] Undari was forced to return to Italy when the glorious days of the spaghetti genre began to decline.[1]
Selected filmography
- Goliath and the Dragon (1960)
- The Joy of Living (1961)
- Tres hombres buenos (1963)
- Ride and Kill (1964)
- The Seven from Texas (1964)
- Jesse James' Kid (1965)
- The Relentless Four (1965)
- Death Rides Along (1967)
- A Hole in the Forehead (1968)
- Sabata (1969)
- Battle of the Commandos (1969)
- The Weekend Murders (1970)
- Cut-Throats Nine (1972)
- My Name Is Shanghai Joe (1973)
- Free Hand for a Tough Cop (1976)
- The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist (1976)
- California (1977)
- Star Odyssey (1979)
- Everything Happens to Me (1980)
- Libero Burro (1999)
- Three Days of Anarchy (2004)
References
- 1 2 "Addio a Robert Hundar il siciliano dei western" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ↑ Marco Giusti. Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 88-04-57277-9.
- ↑ "E' morto Robert Hundar" (in Italian). Film.it. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ↑ "Muere actor italiano Robert Hundar" (in Spanish). Listindiario. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
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