Adolfo Marsillach Soriano (January 25, 1928 – January 21, 2002) was a Spanish actor, playwright and theatre director. He was born in
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
.
He was known for his collaborations with playwright
Alberto Miralles.
He is the father of actresses
Blanca Marsillach and
Cristina Marsillach.
Partial filmography
* ''
Mariona Rebull'' (1947) - Darío Rueda
* ''Cerca de la ciudad'' (1952) - Padre José
* ''Don Juan Tenorio'' (1952) - Capitán Centellas
* ''
Jeromín'' (1953) - Felipe II
* ''
Flight 971'' (1953) - Doctor
* ''Torrepartida'' (1956) - Rafael
* ''La cárcel de cristal'' (1957) - Julio Togores
* ''El frente infinito'' (1959) - Padre Herrera
* ''Salto a la gloria'' (1959) - Santiago Ramón y Cajal
* ''Un hecho violento'' (1959) - Captain Clark
* ''
Maribel and the Strange Family
''Maribel and the Strange Family'' (Spanish: ''Maribel y la extraña familia'') is a 1960 Spanish comedy film directed by José María Forqué and starring Silvia Pinal, Adolfo Marsillach and Julia Caba Alba.Bentley p.166 A widower wishes to marry ...
'' (1960) - Marcelino
* ''
Police Calling 091'' (1960) - Andrés Martín
* ''Mi calle'' (1960) - Gonzalo
* ''
Peace Never Comes
''Peace Never Comes'' (Spanish:''La paz empieza nunca'') is a 1960 Spanish drama film directed by León Klimovsky and starring Adolfo Marsillach, Concha Velasco and Carmen de Lirio.Bentley p.124 It is set in the years following the Spanish Civil Wa ...
'' (1960) - López
* ''
Searching for Monica'' (1962) - Daniel Ferrero
* ''Historia de una noche'' (1962) - Daniel Romero
* ''Alegre juventud'' (1963) - Padre Ramón
* ''La pandilla de los once'' (1963) - Toni 'El Jefe'
* ''
The Black Tulip
''The Black Tulip'' is a historical novel and a work of Romantic poetry written by Alexandre Dumas, père, and first published in 1850.
Story
It begins with a historic event of 1672, the lynching of the Dutch Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt an ...
'' (1964) - Baron La Mouche
* ''Le repas des fauves'' (1964) - Le docteur
* ''Los dinamiteros'' (1964) - Actor en 'Rapiña en Golden City' (uncredited)
* ''El tímido'' (1965)
* ''
The Wild Ones of San Gil Bridge
''The Wild Ones of San Gil Bridge'' (Spanish:''Las salvajes en Puente San Gil'') is a 1966 Spanish comedy film directed by Antoni Ribas and starring Adolfo Marsillach, Elena María Tejeiro and María Silva.Cowie & Elley p.496
Cast
* Adolfo Ma ...
'' (1966) - Sacerdote
* ''Una historia de amor'' (1967) - Gómez
* ''Camino de la verdad'' (1968)
* ''El certificado'' (1970) - Víctor Escuder
* ''Flor de santidad'' (1973) - Conde de Añobre
* ''
The Regent's Wife'' (1974) - Víctor Quintanar
* ''
La cruz del diablo
''La cruz del diablo'' (translation: ''The Devil's Cross'') is a 1975 Spanish horror film directed by John Gilling (his first film since he left Hammer Films in 1967) and starring Carmen Sevilla, Adolfo Marsillach, Ramiro Oliveros and Emma Cohe ...
'' (1975) - Cesar del Rio
* ''
El hombre de los hongos
''El hombre de los hongos'' (English: ''The Man of the Mushrooms'') is a 1976 Mexican drama film based on the novel of the same name by Sergio Galindo.
Synopsis
The story unfolds in a family of rich landowners from the colonial era, which owns ...
'' (1976) - Everardo / father
* ''
La ciutat cremada
''La ciutat cremada'' (''The Burned City''; Spanish title: ''La ciudad quemada'') is a 1976 Spanish historical film directed by Antoni Ribas.http://spanish_cinema.enacademic.com/46/Catalan_cinema
Cast
Plot
The story takes place in Barcelona f ...
'' (1976) - Francesc Cambó
* ''Al servicio de la mujer española'' (1978) - Julio Hernández / Soledad
* ''El poderoso influjo de la luna'' (1981) - Emilio
* ''
Sesión continua
''Sesión continua'' ('' en, Double Feature'') is a 1984 Spanish drama film written, produced and directed by José Luis Garci. The film was an Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards.
José Luis Garci wa ...
'' (1984) - José Manuel Varela
* ''
The Heifer'' (1985) - Marqués
* ''Delirios de amor'' (1986) - Juan Bautista Salgado (segment "Delirio 1")
* ''
Esquilache
''Esquilache'' is a 1989 Spanish film directed by Josefina Molina. The film stars Fernando Fernán Gómez as Leopoldo de Gregorio, Marquis of Esquilache. It is based on the play " Un Soñador Para Un Pueblo" by Antonio Buero Vallejo. The film ...
'' (1989) - Carlos III
* ''
The Long Winter'' (1992) - Casimiro Casals (final film role)
References
External links
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1928 births
2002 deaths
People from Barcelona
Catalan dramatists and playwrights
Best Supporting Actor Goya Award winners
20th-century Spanish dramatists and playwrights
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