Leopoldo de Anchóriz Fustel (September 22, 1932 – February 17, 1987) was a Spanish actor and writer, most notable for appearing in Spaghetti Western films.

Biography

Fustel was born in

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, Spain on 22 September 1932. His real name was Leopoldo Anchóriz Fustel, but his stage name 'Leo Anchóriz' was instead used in films, appearing in some credits in English as 'Leo Anchoris'. He was also great friends with

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and

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, with whom he collaborated on several films, either as an actor or as a screenwriter. In 1965, he married María Callejón. He died on 17 February 1987 from a

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aged 54.

Filmography

He specialised in Spaghetti Western films filmed in Almería, in the 1960s and 1970s, but he also worked in various other Spanish films and television series. He also worked at the same time as a screenwriter and as an artistic director. He has worked with directors such as José María Forqué and Italian directors

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, Enzo Castellari,

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. Throughout his film career, he has shared the screen with Agustín González, María Asquerino, Marisol,

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. *1957: ''The Girls in Blue'' - Carlos - novio de Pilar *1957: ''K.O. Miguel'' - Carlos *1958: ''El inquilino'' - Inspector *1959: '' Duelo en la cañada'' - Ramon *1961: '' The Invincible Gladiator'' - Prime Minister Rabirus *1962: ''Milagro a los cobardes'' *1962: '' The Balcony of the Moon'' *1962: '' The Legion's Last Patrol'' - Garcia *1963: ''Perseo l'invincibile'' - Galenore *1963: ''La cuarta ventana'' - Carlos *1963: ''

The Blancheville Monster ''The Blancheville Monster'', released in the UK and Italy as ''Horror'', is a 1963 horror film directed by Alberto de Martino. The film's script by Gianni Grimaldi and Bruno Corbucci is promoted as being based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, b ...

'' - Doctor LaRouche *1963: ''El juego de la verdad'' *1963: '' Noches de Casablanca'' - Lucien *1963: '' Sandokan, la tigre di Mompracem'' - Lord Guillonk *1964: '' I pirati della Malesia'' - Lord Brook *1965: '' Finger on the Trigger'' - Ed Bannister *1965: '' Umorismo in nero'' - Gayton - segment 2 'La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma' *1966: ''

Seven Guns for the MacGregors ''Seven Guns for the MacGregors'' ( it, Sette pistole per i MacGregor) is a Technicolor 1966 Spaghetti Western. It is the directorial debut film of Franco Giraldi (here credited as Frank Garfield), who was Sergio Leone's assistant in ''A Fistfu ...

'' - Santillana *1967: ''

Up the MacGregors! ''Up the MacGregors!'' ( it, 7 donne per i MacGregor, link=no, a Technicolor film in Techniscope also known as ''7 Women for the MacGregors'') is a 1967 Italian spaghetti Western directed by Franco Giraldi (here credited as Frank Garfield). It i ...

'' - Maldonado *1968: ''I tre che sconvolsero il West'' - Garrito Lopez *1968: '' Kill Them All and Come Back Alone'' - Deker *1969: ''Carola de día, Carola de noche'' - Comisario *1969: ''El escuadrón del pánico'' *1969: '' A Bullet for Sandoval'' - Friar *1970: '' Viva Cangaceiro'' - Colonel Minas *1970: '' What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution?'' - Carrasco *1973: '' The Three Musketeers of the West'' - Aramirez *1975: '' Cipolla Colt'' - Sheriff

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* 1932 births 1987 deaths Spanish male film actors Male Spaghetti Western actors People from Almería 20th-century Spanish male actors {{spain-actor-stub