Actor info
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Name :
Antonio Casas
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Born :
November 11, 1911 in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain (70 years at death)
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Died :
February 14, 1982
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
130 films (1942–1980)
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Also known as :
Anthony Casas, Antonio Casas-Arenzana
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Biography
Antonio Casas (11 November 1911 - 14 February 1982) was a Spanish footballer turned film actor who appeared in film between 1941 and his death in 1982. Casas originally began as a footballer for Atlético Madrid, but entered film in 1941 and made nearly 170 appearances in film and TV between then and 1982. He appeared in A Pistol for Ringo in 1965 and Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 1966. One of his best-known roles was in Luis Buñuel's Tristana.
Notable films
- The Legend of Frenchie King (1971) as (uncredited)
- Tristana (1970) as Don Cosme
- Alive or Preferably Dead (1969) as Barnes
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) as Stevens
- The Colossus of Rhodes (1961) as Phoenician Ambassador
