Germán Sánchez Hernández-Cobos (7 July 1927 – 12 January 2015) was a prolific Spanish actor in a variety of European films. He was married to
Visitación Peralta.
Biography
He was born on 7 July 1927 in
Sevilla
Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula.
Seville ...
. He was known for playing Arturo Torres in ''
Arrayán'', by
Canal Sur Televisión.
He first appeared at film on ''
La leona de Castilla'' (1951), directed by
Rafael Gil
Rafael Gil (22 May 1913 – 10 July 1986) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film ''La guerra de Dios'' (1953) won the Bronze Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1953 and also won best film and best director at the San Sebastián ...
. In 2010 he received the golden medal by the Asociación Española de Historadores del Cine.
He died on 12 January 2015 at the age of 88.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Lioness of Castille
''The Lioness of Castille'' ( Spanish: ''La leona de Castilla'') is a 1951 Spanish historical drama film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Amparo Rivelles
María Amparo Rivelles Ladrón de Guevara (11 February 1925 – 7 November 2013) w ...
'' (1951)
* ''
Flight 971
''Flight 971'' (Spanish: ''Vuelo 971'') is a 1953 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael J. Salvia and starring José Nieto (actor), José Nieto, Germán Cobos and Antonio Casas.Bentley p.122
The film's sets were designed by Antonio Simont. Some s ...
'' (1953) - Primer oficial
* ''
Judas' Kiss'' (1954) - Andrés (uncredited)
* ''La patrulla'' (1954) - Calatayud
* ''
The Other Life of Captain Contreras
''The Other Life of Captain Contreras'' ( Spanish: ''La otra vida del capitán Contreras'') is a 1955 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil.de España p.119
Synopsis
Spain, 16th century: The brave captain Alonso Contreras is menaced by the i ...
'' (1955) - Pedro
* ''
Marta
Marta may refer to:
People
* Marta (given name), a feminine given name
* Märta, a feminine given name
* Marta (surname)
* Marta (footballer) (born 1986), Brazilian professional footballer
Places
* Marta (river), an Italian river that flow ...
'' (1955)
* ''Mañana cuando amanezca'' (1955)
* ''La vida es maravillosa'' (1956) - Eugenio Jalón
* ''
Return to the Truth'' (1956) - Carlos
* ''Cuerda de presos'' (1956) - Silvestre
* ''Torrepartida'' (1956) - Manuel
* ''
Le schiave di Cartagine
''The Sword and the cross'' () is a 1956 sword and sandal film directed by Guido Brignone starring Gianna Maria Canale, Jorge Mistral, Marisa Allasio and Ana Luisa Peluffo. The film, a coproduction between Italy, Spain, and Mexico, was and sh ...
'' (1956) - Tullius
* ''Roberto el diablo'' (1957) - Roberto
* ''Saranno uomini'' (1957)
* ''
The Star of Africa'' (1957)
* ''
Susanna Whipped Cream'' (1957) - Alberto
* ''Femmine tre volte'' (1957) - IMDb Ugo
* ''
The Lady Doctor'' (1957) - Avv. Otello Bellomo
* ''El ángel está en la cumbre'' (1958) - Carlos Valle
* ''Soledad'' (1959) - Paco
* ''
A Girl Against Napoleon
''A Girl Against Napoleon'' or ''The Devil Made a Woman'', also known under its Spanish title ''Carmen, la de Ronda'', is a 1959 Spanish historical adventure film directed by Tulio Demicheli and starring Sara Montiel, Jorge Mistral and Maurice R ...
'' (1959) - Lucas
* ''Ama Rosa'' (1960) - Javier
* ''
One Step Forward'' (1960) - Rafael Aguirre
* ''Los abanderados de la Providencia'' (1960)
* ''
At Five O'Clock in the Afternoon'' (1960) - José Álvarez
* ''
Taxi for Tobruk'' (1961) - Jean Ramirez
* ''El amor empieza en sábado'' (1961) - Carlos
* ''Despedida de soltero'' (1961) - Miguel
* ''Abuelita Charlestón'' (1962) - Pierre
* ''
El hombre del expreso de Oriente'' (1962)
* ''Héroes de blanco'' (1962)
* ''
The Lovely Lola'' (1962) - Federico
* ''I tromboni di Fra Diavolo'' (1962) - Il colonnello Chamonis
* ''
The Castilian
''The Castilian'' (in Spanish ''El valle de las espadas'') is a 1963 independently made historical action film drama in Eastmancolor, produced by Sidney W. Pink, directed by Javier Setó, that stars Cesar Romero, Frankie Avalon, Broderick Cr ...
'' (1963) - Abderramán
* ''40 años de novios'' (1963) - Valentín Pereira
* ''
The Troublemaker'' (1963) - Felipe
* ''Los felices sesenta'' (1963) - Pablo
* ''
Les Parias de la gloire'' (1964) - Albertini
* ''
Apache Fury'' (1964)
* ''
Doomed Fort'' (1964) - Paul Driscoll
* ''Destino: Barajas'' (1965)
* ''El puente de la ilusión'' (1965)
* ''
Brilliant Future'' (1965) - Antonio
* ''Julieta engaña a Romeo'' (1965) - Roberto
* ''
Desperate Mission'' (1965) - Robert Manning / Danny O'Connor / Agent Z-55
* ''Algunas lecciones de amor'' (1966) - Presentador / Juan
* ''
El secreto del capitán O'Hara'' (1966) - Capitán Richard O'Hara
* ''
Blueprint for a Massacre'' (1967) - Danny O'Connor / Agent Z-55
* ''
Wanted'' (1967) - Martin Heywood
* ''
Fistful of Diamonds'' (1967) - Clark
* ''
Camerino Without a Folding Screen'' (1967)
* ''El rostro del asesino'' (1967) - Carlos
* ''
Lola Colt'' (1967) - Larry Stern / El Diablo
* ''El halcón de Castilla'' (1967) - Don Diego de Mendoza
* ''Sangue chiama sangue'' (1968) - Padre Louis
* ''Quinto: non ammazzare'' (1969) - Sucre
* ''Matrimonios separados'' (1969) - Daniel
* ''¡¡Se armó el belén!!'' (1970) - Don José
* ''
Reverend's Colt'' (1970) - Fred
* ''Marianela'' (1972) - D. Carlos
* ''
Sexy Cat'' (1973) - Mike Cash
* ''Las alegres vampiras de Vögel'' (1975) - Carlo
* ''
Cría Cuervos
''Cría cuervos'' ("Raise Ravens", also written ''Cría cuervos…'') is a 1976 Spanish psychological drama film written and directed by Carlos Saura and produced by Elías Querejeta. The film is an allegorical drama about an eight-year-old gir ...
'' (1976) - Nicolás Garontes
* ''Las camareras'' (1976) - Enrique
* ''
Foul Play'' (1977) - Emigrante
* ''
Hidden Pleasures'' (1977) - Ignacio
* ''
Solos en la madrugada'' (1978) - Ramón Vidal
* ''Demasiado para Gálvez'' (1981) - El editor
* ''
Law of Desire
''The Law of Desire'' () is a 1987 Spanish comedy thriller film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Eusebio Poncela as Pablo, Carmen Maura as Tina and Antonio Banderas as Antonio, it was the first film Almodóvar made independen ...
'' (1987) - El Cura
* ''
The Rogues'' (1987) - Impresario teatrale
* ''Tu novia está loca'' (1988) - Padre de Amaia
* ''
El aire de un crimen'' (1988) - Amaro
* ''
Contra el viento'' (1990) - Antonio
* ''Ispanskaya aktrisa dlya russkogo ministra'' (1990) - Producer
* ''Bazar Viena'' (1990)
* ''La taberna fantástica'' (1991)
* ''La viuda del capitán Estrada'' (1991) - Mondéjar
* ''El día que nací yo'' (1991) - Rafael
* ''Un paraguas para tres'' (1992) - Padre de Daniel
* ''Tres palabras'' (1993) - Gordillo
* ''
Boca a boca'' (1995) - Padre de Luci
* ''Mirada líquida'' (1996) - Padre de Antonio
* ''
Esposados'' (1996, Short) - Sr. Guerrero
* ''
Beyond the Garden
''Beyond the Garden'' () is a 1996 Spanish drama film directed by Pedro Olea from a screenplay by Mario Camus, based on the novel of the same name by Antonio Gala. It stars Concha Velasco.
Cast
Production
''Beyond the Garden'' is a Sogetel a ...
'' (1996) - Alvaro Larra
* ''
Arrayán'' (2001, TV Series) - D. Arturo Torres
* ''Pas si grave'' (2003) - Gabo
* ''
C'est la vie, camarade!'' (2005, TV Movie) - Delgado
References
External links
*
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1927 births
2015 deaths
Spanish male film actors
Male Spaghetti Western actors
20th-century Spanish male actors
Male actors from Seville