Lorenzo Robledo (3 July 1918 – September 2006) was a Spanish film actor, who made over 85 appearances in film between 1956 and 1982. He is a familiar face in Italian Westerns, having appeared in a total of 32

spaghetti Western The spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's filmmaking style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...

s throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Robledo is probably best known for his roles in

Sergio Leone Sergio Leone ( ; ; 3 January 1929 – 30 April 1989) was an Italian filmmaker, credited as the pioneer of the spaghetti Western genre. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema. Leone's film-making style ...

's spaghetti Westerns of the 1960s and 1970s, portraying minor characters in the trilogy of films ''

A Fistful of Dollars ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (, (''For a Fistful of Dollars'')) is a 1964 spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood in his first leading role, alongside Gian Maria Volonté, Marianne Koch, Wolfgang Lukschy, Si ...

'' (1964), ''

For a Few Dollars More ''For a Few Dollars More'' () is a 1965 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone. It stars Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef as bounty hunters and Gian Maria Volonté as the primary villain. Klaus Kinski plays a supporting role as a se ...

'' (1965), ''

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' (, literally "''The good, the ugly, the bad''") is a 1966 Italian epic spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood as "the Good", Lee Van Cleef as "the Bad", and Eli Wallach a ...

'' (1966), and ''

Once Upon a Time in the West ''Once Upon a Time in the West'' ( is a 1968 epic spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone, who co-wrote it with Sergio Donati, based on a story by Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci and Leone. It stars Henry Fonda, playing against t ...

'' in 1968. He acted in many other Westerns prolifically including the tortured sheriff in '' Four of the Apocalypse'' (1975). His most notable role in Leone's films (where he is more recognizable) is in ''

'' when he plays the character of a cornered enemy of the main evil villain who tortures him and murders his family before killing him. Robledo died in September 2006 in

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Selected filmography

* ''Todos somos necesarios'' (1956) * ''Manolo, guardia urbano'' (1956) - Cliente del bar (uncredited) * '' Heroes del Aire'' (1958) - Soldado que bebe coñac (uncredited) * ''El hincha'' (1958) * '' Red Cross Girls'' (1958) - Periodista (uncredited) * '' Farmacia de guardia'' (1958) * ''Azafatas con permiso'' (1959) - Otro amigo de Alberto * ''María de la O'' (1959) * ''El cerro de los locos'' (1960) - Valentín * '' Culpables'' (1960) - Alberto * ''La reina del Tabarín'' (1960) - Espectador en la calle * ''El príncipe encadenado'' (1960) * '' Taxi for Tobruk'' (1961) - German Soldier in Desert with von Stegel (uncredited) * ''El hombre del expreso de Oriente'' (1962) * '' La venganza del Zorro'' (1962) - Oficial * '' Tómbola'' (1962) - Conductor * ' (1962) - Sam * ''Cupido contrabandista'' (1962) * '' L'ombra di Zorro'' (1962) - Capitan * ''Perseo l'invincibile'' (1963) - Prince (uncredited) * ''Plaza de oriente'' (1963) * ''Rocío de La Mancha'' (1963) * '' Implacable Three'' (1963) - Ray Logan * ''Noches de Casablanca'' (1963) * ''Pacto de silencio'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1964) * ''Coplan, agent secret FX 18'' (1964) - Alfonso * ''Crucero de verano'' (1964) * '' Fuera de la ley'' (1964) * ''

'' (1964) - Baxter Gunman #1 (uncredited) * ''Alféreces provisionales'' (1964) - Capitán Córdoba (uncredited) * '' The Seven from Texas'' (1964) - Capitan * '' La tumba del pistolero'' (1964) - Sbirro * ''Rueda de sospechosos'' (1964) - Enrique * ''Relevo para un pistolero'' (1964) - Dan * '' Black Eagle of Santa Fe'' (1965) - Messenger (uncredited) * ''Aventuras del Oeste'' (1965) - Charlie * ''Los cuatreros'' (1965) - Kenton * ''Corrida pour un espion'' (1965) - Cdt F24 (uncredited) * ''

Fall of the Mohicans ''Fall of the Mohicans'' (/ ''Uncas, The End of a Race'', or ) is a 1965 Spanish-Italian historical western adventure film directed by Mateo Cano and starring Jack Taylor, Paul Muller and Sara Lezana. The film is based on James Fenimore Cooper ...

'' (1965) - Commander * '' Hands of a Gunfighter'' (1965) - Slim Castle * '' Agent 077 From the Orient with Fury'' (1965) - Mike * ''

The Relentless Four ''The Relentless Four'' or ''I quattro inesorabili'' is a 1965 Italy, Italian Spaghetti Western film in Eastmancolor directed by Primo Zeglio. Synopsis A Texas Ranger is framed by the four outlaws he is chasing for a crime he did not commit. Ca ...

'' (1965) - Comisario * ''

'' (1965) - Tomaso, Indio's Traitor * '' Z7 Operation Rembrandt'' (1966) - Colonello * ''Cartes sur table'' (1966) - Commissaire Molynski (uncredited) * '' Zampo y yo'' (1965) - Los de la oficina * '' Per il gusto di uccidere'' (1966) - Sheriff * '' For a Few Extra Dollars'' (1966) - Captain Taylor * ''

Navajo Joe ''Navajo Joe'' is a 1966 spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring Burt Reynolds as the titular Navajo Indian who opposes a group of bandits responsible for killing his tribe. Plot Having massacred an Indian village with ...

'' (1966) - Robledo - Member of Duncan's Gang * ''

The Big Gundown ''The Big Gundown'' () is a 1967 spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Sollima, and starring Lee Van Cleef and Tomas Milian. It was followed by Run, Man, Run in 1968. Plot Possessing a reputation for bringing criminals to justice, ready-to- ...

'' (1966) - Dave, Pioneer (uncredited) * ''

'' (1966) - Clem, Member of Angel Eyes' Gang * ''Con la muerte a la espalda'' (1967) - Electra Agent * '' Face to Face'' (1967) - Wallace (uncredited) * '' Train for Durango'' (1968) - Safe Guard (uncredited) * '' A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die'' (1968) - Bounty Hunter (uncredited) * ''All'ultimo sangue'' (1968) - Gunman (uncredited) * ''...dai nemici mi guardo io!'' (1968) - Jack Garland (uncredited) * ''Los que tocan el piano'' (1968) - Entrenador * '' Uno a uno sin piedad'' (1968) - Bartender * '' The Cats'' (1968) * ''

They Came to Rob Las Vegas ''They Came to Rob Las Vegas'' is a 1968 crime film directed by Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi and starring Gary Lockwood, Elke Sommer, Lee J. Cobb, and Jack Palance. The screenplay concerns a crime outfit who plan a heist to rob a hi-tech truck cont ...

'' (1968) - Man at Control Center (uncredited) * '' The Mercenary'' (1968) - Officer * ''

'' (1968) - 2nd Member of Cheyenne's Gang (uncredited) * '' Cemetery Without Crosses'' (1969) - Rogers Ranch Hand (uncredited) * ''

El taxi de los conflictos ''El taxi de los conflictos'' () is a 1969 Spanish musical comedy film starring Juanjo Menéndez and featuring a large roster of popular actors and singers, among whom are Marisol who sings her recent song "Corazón contento" and Carmen Sevilla w ...

'' (1969) - Policía * '' Battle of the Commandos'' (1969) - Private Bernard Knowles * '' Garringo'' (1969) - Deputy Sheriff Tom * ''Taste of Vengeance'' (1969) - Bandit Leader * '' A Bullet for Sandoval'' (1969) - Confederate Corporal (uncredited) * '' The Price of Power'' (1969) - Brett (uncredited) * '' Manos torpes'' (1970) * '' Un par de asesinos'' (1970) - Deputy * '' Arriva Sabata!'' (1970) - Man in Sheriff's Office * '' Compañeros'' (1970) - Captain Jim * ''Uccidi Django... uccidi per primo!!!'' (1971) * ''Un aller simple'' (1971) - (uncredited) * ''Si estás muerto, ¿por qué bailas?'' (1971) - McClintey * '' Boulevard du Rhum'' (1971) - Un tireur (uncredited) * '' Su le mani, cadavere! Sei in arresto'' (1971) - Ballor * '' Long Live Your Death'' (1971) - Mr. Callofen (uncredited) * ''La cera virgen'' (1972) * ''La garbanza negra, que en paz descanse...'' (1972) * ''Cerco de terror'' (1972) - Willy * '' Un dólar de recompensa'' (1972) - Mathathy Johnson, Barber (uncredited) * ''Dans la poussière du soleil'' (1972) - Swann * ''Condenados a vivir'' (1972) - Soldier * ''

Sonny and Jed ''Sonny and Jed'' (, lit. "The Band of J. & S. - Criminal Chronicle of the Far West"), also known as'' Bandera Bandits'', is a 1972 Italian Spaghetti Western film about a sheriff's (Sheriff Franciscus, played by Telly Savalas) relentless effort ...

'' (1972) - Croupier (uncredited) * '' Il coltello di ghiaccio'' (1972) - Vice-commissioner * '' What Am I Doing in the Middle of a Revolution?'' (1972) * ''Secuestro a la española'' (1972) * ''

The Scarlet Letter ''The Scarlet Letter: A Romance'' is a historical novel by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. Set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, who concei ...

'' (1973) - Captain * ''Ricco'' (1973) * ' (1973) * '' Fasthand'' (1973) - Jack, Hearse Driver (uncredited) * ''Santo contra el doctor Muerte'' (1973) * ''Las señoritas de mala compañía'' (1973) - Mozo 3 * ''Onofre'' (1974) - Comisario * ''El padrino y sus ahijadas'' (1974) - Defensor * ''Odio mi cuerpo'' (1974) - Cliente del Night Club * ''Vacaciones sangrientas'' (1974) * ''

The White, the Yellow, and the Black ''The White, the Yellow, and the Black'' (), also known as ''Samurai'' and ''Shoot First... Ask Questions Later'', is a 1975 Spaghetti Western comedy film. It is the last spaghetti western directed by Sergio Corbucci. Differently from his previou ...

'' (1975) - Colonel * '' Four of the Apocalypse'' (1975) - Sheriff Being Tortured (uncredited) * ''Night of the Walking Dead'' (1975) - Patrick * ''El comisario G. en el caso del cabaret'' (1975) * ''Con la música a otra parte'' (1975) * ''Muerte de un quinqui'' (1975) * ''El libro de buen amor II'' (1976) - Justicia * ''Guerreras verdes'' (1976) - Guardia Civil * ''Un día con Sergio'' (1977) - Camarero * ''El espiritista'' (1977) * ''Cabo de vara'' (1978) - (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Robledo, Lorenzo Spanish male film actors Male Western (genre) film actors Male Spaghetti Western actors Male actors from Madrid 1918 births 2006 deaths 20th-century Spanish male actors