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Ricardo Palacios

Ricardo Palacios

Acting1940Reinosa, Cantabria, Spain

Biography

Ricardo López-Nuño Díez, better known as Ricardo Palacios, was a Spanish actor, film director and screenwriter. Born in Reinosa (Cantabria), Palacios graduated from the Official Film School in Madrid as an actor and director. He debuted in the 1961 TV series Poly. He participated in about 150 films and television series, being mainly active in the Spaghetti Western genre, and he was also a recurring presence in films directed by Jesús Franco. In 1987, Palacios made his directorial debut with the comedy film ¡Biba la Banda!, starring Alfredo Landa, and in 1997 he directed the TV-series La Banda de Pérez. After spending over a month in hospital with heart problems, Ricardo died on 11 February 2015 of heart failure.

Acting History

2015
Spanish Western
as Self - Actor & Director
2012
2002
The Green March
as Perales
1991
1989
Hot Blood
as Néstor
1988
Monster Dog
as Sheriff Morrison
1987
Crystalstone
as Fruit Vendor
Trapped Women
as Colonel
1986
Lulú de noche
as Propietario Jazz Bar
Fury in the Tropics
as Colonel Blanco
1985
Jarabo
as Ayudante Hinojosa
Star Knight
as Guardián
Tex and the Lord of the Deep
as Fat Whisky Seller (uncredited)
Café, coca y puro
as D. Antonio
La Huella del Crimen
TVas Ayudante de Hinojosa
1984
Lonely Road
as Raden
L'Homme de Suez
TVas Mohamed Saïd
1983
Black Venus
as Monsieur Lambert (uncredited)
The Blues of Pop Street
as Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1982
Buscando a Perico
as Siniestra
1981
Car Crash
as Eli Wronsky
Night of the Werewolf
as First Graverobber
1980
The Beasts' Carnival
as Don Carmelo, the priest
1979
Seven Days in January
as (uncredited)
Son of Superbug
as Capitano
1978
Estimado Sr. juez...
as Gabriel Sánchez Morales
1977
The Black Pearl
as Merchant
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
as Train Ticket Collector
1976
Soldier of Fortune
as (uncredited)
Beyond Desire
as Patrón
1975
The Great Adventure
as Joe - Barkeeper
Valley of the Dancing Widows
as Coach Wagon Driver (uncredited)
1974
Whisky and Ghosts
as Capo messicano
Dick Turpin
as Moscarda
Dick Turpin
Screenplay
1973
1972
Fabulous Trinity
as Ray Wesley alias Panzio Trinidad
1971
Hunt the Man Down
as Mexican Soldier
Captain Apache
as Sergeant
El sobre verde
as Carromoto
Delusions of Grandeur
as Cook (uncredited)
The Horsemen
as Ghulam (uncredited)
Socrates
as Critone
Red Sun
as Pogo (uncredited)
Conquest
as Antolikan
Graf Luckner
TVas Jonas
1970
El Condor
as Chief Bandit
Las secretas intenciones
as Hombre en centro comercial
1969
El gran amante
as The Make-up Artist
1968
Ragan
as Flower
The Blood of Fu Manchu
as Sancho Lopez
Run, Man, Run
as Mexican Officer With Dynamite
1001 Nights
as Mamet
1967
Day of Anger
as Bowie Cantina Owner
Soy leyenda
as Fat Man
Dynamite Joe
as El Sol
1966
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
as Barista a Socorro (uncredited)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
as Marcus Lycus's Eunuch (uncredited)
1965
For a Few Dollars More
as Tucumcari Saloon Keeper (uncredited)
Diálogos de la paz
as Fotógrafo
Doctor Zhivago
as Extra (uncredited)
1964

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/3/1940
Day of Death
2/11/2015
Place of Birth
Reinosa, Cantabria, Spain