Antonio Molino Rojo

Antonio Molino Rojo (14 September 1926 – 2 November 2011) was a Spanish film actor who appeared primarily in Spaghetti Westerns in the 1960s and 1970s.

Biography

He made nearly 90 appearances in film between 1955 and 1988 but is probably most recognizable in western cinema for his roles in the Sergio Leone trilogy of Spaghetti Westerns A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 1966. He also appeared in the Sergio Leone picture Once Upon a Time in the West in 1968, in 4 Dollars of Revenge (1966), etc.

Rojo did not always play gang members in the westerns; in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Rojo portrayed a humane commandant at a Union prisoner-of-war camp whose leg was being eroded by gangrene. In the film he told Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef) that he knew he was systematically torturing and robbing the Confederate prisoners, and hoped that before he died, he could amass enough evidence to bring Angel Eyes to trial at a court martial.

Rojo died in Barcelona on 2 November 2011 at aged 85.

Selected filmography

La trinca del aire (1951) Such is Madrid (1953) – Bailarín (uncredited) El mensaje (1954) El torero (1954) – Hombre con bebé en el aeropuerto (uncredited) The Other Life of Captain Contreras (1955) El coyote (1955) Mr. Arkadin (1955) – (uncredited) Mañana cuando amanezca (1955) La chica del barrio (1956) – Chulo en verbena (uncredited) We Thieves Are Honourable (1956) – Invitado de la fiesta (uncredited) El fenómeno (1956) – Pavlovsky El malvado Carabel (1956) – Oficinista (uncredited) La ironía del dinero (1957) – (uncredited) Maravilla (1957) – Felipe Juan Simón's Daughter (1957) – Amigo de Alfonso Fulano y Mengano (1957) – Preso Trapped in Tangier (1957) – Pérez ...Y eligió el infierno (1957) Muchachas de azul (1957) Aquellos tiempos del cuplé (1958) El hincha (1958) – Arquitecto La vida por delante (1958) – Agente del autocar Gli zitelloni (1958) Una muchachita de Valladolid (1958) La ragazza di Piazza San Pietro (1958) Red Cross Girls (1958) – Periodista (uncredited) Ya tenemos coche (1958) – Guardia urbano Entierro de un funcionario en primavera (1958) – Novio (uncredited) 15 bajo la lona (1959) Parque de Madrid (1959) La novia de Juan Lucero (1959) Salto a la gloria (1959) Venta de Vargas (1959) Azafatas con permiso (1959) – Amigo de Alberto Una gran señora (1959) – Amigo de Willy (uncredited) S.O.S., abuelita (1959) El Lazarillo de Tormes (1959) – Alguacil (Bailiff) Y después del cuplé (1959) Juicio final (1960) The Showgirl (1960) A Ray of Light (1960) – Carlos One Step Forward (1960) An American in Toledo (1960) El príncipe encadenado (1960) Sentencia contra una mujer (1960) El vagabundo y la estrella (1960) The Invincible Gladiator (1961) – Euclante Rosa de Lima (1961) No dispares contra mí (1961) – Kroback La mentira tiene cabellos rojos (1962) – Amigo de Enrique La venganza del Zorro (1962) – Rock Guns of Darkness (1962) – Revolutionary Officer Sabían demasiado (1962) Escuela de seductoras (1962) – Mr. Curtis Gladiators 7 (1962) – Macrobius Due contro tutti (1962) – Smith, Missouri Lieutenant Cupido contrabandista (1962) Perseo l'invincibile (1963) – Tarpete Esa pícara pelirroja (1963) – Fabricante lavadoras suizo #1 Sandokan the Great (1963) – Tenente Toymby Los muertos no perdonan (1963) – Inspector Solandes Gibraltar (1964) – Thug Bienvenido, padre Murray (1964) – Monty A Fistful of Dollars (1964) – Baxter Gunman #2 (uncredited) Texas Ranger (1964) – Perkins Alféreces provisionales (1964) – Teniente de la Academia (uncredited) Saul e David (1964) Finger on the Trigger (1965) – Benham Aventuras del Oeste (1965) – Dittle Five Thousand Dollars on One Ace (1965) – Dingus The Hell of Manitoba (1965) – Sam That Man in Istanbul (1965) – Barrett Man from Canyon City (1965) – Matt For a Few Dollars More (1965) – Frisco (Indio's Gang) (uncredited) Ringo's Big Night (1966) – (uncredited) Seven Guns for the MacGregors (1966) – Sheriff Seven Golden Men Strike Again (1966) Cuatro dólares de venganza (1966) – Dave Griffith Kiss Kiss...Bang Bang (1966) – Texas Millionaire (uncredited) Culpable para un delito (1966) – Kleiber The Sea Pirate (1966) – Andre Chambles For a Few Extra Dollars (1966) – Brian, Confederate Officer Five for Revenge (1966) – El Matanza The Texican (1966) – Harv The Big Gundown (1966) – Widow's ranchero Il grande colpo di Surcouf (1966) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) – Captain Harper El hombre que mató a Billy el Niño (1967) – Tom MacGregor El dedo del destino (1967) Operación cabaretera (1967) – Marinero de guardia 2 15 Scaffolds for a Murderer (1967) – Sheriff A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (1968) – Sein (uncredited) Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) – Member of Frank's Gang at Auction (uncredited) O.K. Yevtushenko (1968) – General Borodin Kill Them All and Come Back Alone (1968) – Sergeant Battle of the Commandos (1969) – Private Albert Hank Garringo (1969) – Harriman A Bullet for Sandoval (1969) Hola... señor Dios (1970) – Revisor / Gaspar Veinte pasos para la muerte (1970) Manos torpes (1970) – Frank La diligencia de los condenados (1970) – Buchanan (uncredited) Los buitres cavarán tu fosa (1971) – El Rojo Un colt por cuatro cirios (1971) – Farley Lo ammazzò come un cane... ma lui rideva ancora (1972) – Ramson Horror Story (1972) Now They Call Him Sacramento (1972) – Mr. Cray, Banker La redada (1973) – Gino La muerte incierta (1973) – Clive Dawson My Name Is Nobody (1973) – U.S. Army Officer (uncredited) El último viaje (1974) – Harold Shiffel Una cuerda al amanecer (1974) Las correrías del Vizconde Arnau (1974) – Tonino Killing of the Dolls (1975) – Sir Arthur Relación matrimonial y otras cosas (1975) La isla de las vírgenes ardientes (1977) Los violadores del amanecer (1978) – Padre de Rafi La ciudad maldita (1978) – Peter Inés de Villalonga 1870 (1979) – Sacerdote Companys, procés a Catalunya (1979) – Oficial Gestapo Estigma (1980) – Jorge Virus (1980) – SWAT Leader (uncredited) Viaje al más allá (1980) – Sacerdote Patrizia (1981) – Sam Los violadores (1981) – Encargado del párking (uncredited) Sechs Schwedinnen auf Ibiza (1981) – Greta's Boss (uncredited) Playa azul (1982) – Marcello Donizetti Bacanales romanas (1982) – César Catherine Chérie (1982) – Inspector Molina (uncredited) Samanka (1982) Acosada (1985) – Comisario de Policía Más allá de la muerte (1986) – Inspector Castillo La diputada (1988) – Político Sinatra (1988) – Encargado Bingo (final film role)