Biography
José Manuel Martín Pérez (24 May 1924 – 12 April 2006) was a Spanish film and television actor, radio broadcaster, and screenwriter. He was a popular character actor in Spanish cinema during the 1950s and 60s, best remembered for playing villainous henchmen, appearing in more than 100 film and television productions.
Born in Casavieja, Spain, Martín studied at Madrid's Teatro Español Universitario and the Lope de Rueda, and began working for Radio Nacional de España in 1942, before making his feature film debut in César Fernández Ardavín's 1952 war drama La llamada de África starring Ali Beiba Uld Abidin, Yahadid Ben Ahmed Lehbib and Farachi Ben Emboiric.
Martín was particularly noted for his work in the Spaghetti Western genre, alongside regulars such as Aldo Sambrell and Andrea Scotti, with supporting roles in Savage Guns (1961), Gunfighters of Casa Grande (1964), Minnesota Clay(1964), A Pistol for Ringo (1965), Seven Dollars on the Red (1966), Arizona Colt (1966), A Bullet for the General (1966), Blood River (1967), 100 Rifles (1969), and Cut-Throats Nine (1972). He also had memorable roles in EuroHorror films such as Sax Rohmer's The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969), The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff (1973), Count Dracula's Great Love (1974), and Curse of the Devil (1974).
Filmography
all 86
Movies 85
Writer 2
TV Shows 1
Chill Out! (2003)
Maestros (2000)
Self Esteem (1994)
The Brother from Space (1988)
East of West (1984)
Adiós, querida mamá (1982)
Red Gold (1978)
A Dog Called... Vengeance (1977)
Del amor y de la muerte (1977)
Curro Jiménez (1976)
La espada negra (1976)
Witness to Murder (1974)
El último viaje (1974)
Curse of the Devil (1973)
Count Dracula's Great Love (1973)
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff (1973)
Cut-Throats Nine (1972)
Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
Bad Man's River (1971)
Death Walks on High Heels (1971)
The Christ of the Ocean (1971)
Bastard, Go and Kill (1971)
Wrath of the Wind (1970)
Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Fifth Floor Neighbour (1970)
Arizona Colt Returns (1970)
Juan Pedro the Scyther (1970)
The Long Agony of Fish Out of Water (1970)
Fortunata y Jacinta (1970)
A Bullet for Sandoval (1969)
The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969)
Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969)
100 Rifles (1969)
Day After Tomorrow (1968)
I Want Him Dead (1968)
Seven Into Hell (1968)
40 grados a la sombra (1967)
Fifteen Scaffolds for the Killer (1967)
God Forgives... I Don't! (1967)
Operation Delilah (1967)
With the East Wind (1967)
Bewitched Love (1967)
A Bullet for the General (1967)
Django Shoots First (1966)
Man From Nowhere (1966)
Taste of Killing (1966)
Seven Dollars on Red (1966)
4 Dollars of Revenge (1966)
Five for Revenge (1966)
Julio César (1965)
Operation Double Cross (1965)
Operation Atlantis (1965)
Man from Canyon City (1965)
Fall of the Mohicans (1965)
A Pistol for Ringo (1965)
Weeping for a Bandit (1964)
Bullets Don't Argue (1964)
Rueda de sospechosos (1964)
The Ceremony (1963)
Scheherazade (1963)
Girl from La Mancha (1963)
Cristo Negro (1963)
The Castilian (1963)
The Four Truths (1962)
Cupido contrabandista (1962)
Mentirosa (1962)
Viridiana (1962)
The Savage Guns (1961)
Conqueror of Maracaibo (1961)
La paz empieza nunca (1960)
El hombre de la isla (1960)
Der Löwe von Babylon (1959)
Sonatas (1959)
La vida alrededor (1959)
Molokai: la isla maldita (1959)
Die Sklavenkarawane (1958)
El aprendiz de malo (1958)
Spanish Affair (1957)
La mestiza (1956)
Los ladrones somos gente honrada (1956)
Ha pasado un hombre (1956)
El canto del gallo (1955)
Duelo de pasiones (1955)
The Other Life of Captain Contreras (1955)
Judas' Kiss (1954)
Airport (1953)
La llamada de África (1952)
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GenderMale
Birthday1924-05-24
Deathday2006-04-12 (81 years old)
Birth NameJosé Manuel Martín Pérez
Birth PlaceCasavieja, Spain
CitizenshipsSpain
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