Charles Southwood

Charles Southwood was an American actor in Europe and the founder of Death Cigarettes.

Biography Southwood is connected with Spaghetti Westerns.

Born in Los Angeles in 1937, his family moved to Oregon at the end of World War II. He earned a degree in philosophy at Oregon State University.

He travelled to Europe where he worked at a variety of jobs before becoming a stand in for Lex Barker on Woman Times Seven in 1966. He was spotted by an agent who led him into lead roles in Spaghetti Westerns.

Death Cigarettes Southwood founded Death Cigarettes for "truth-in-advertising".

Returning to Oregon, he came up with the idea of "Death Cigarettes" in 1991. Deciding to be honest about the effect of cigarettes, Southwood, a smoker from age 13 to 40, decided to be brutally honest about his cigarettes. In addition to the standard warnings, Death Cigarettes were packed in their own coffin: a stark little black package bearing a skull and crossbones.

See also Death cigarettes (by BJ Cunningham) sold in England from 1991-1999.

Personal life Southwood was married to Anick, a University teacher and had two children a son, Chris and a daughter Amelie.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes1968 Three Silver Dollars Alan Burton 1968 Stranger Make the Sign of the Cross Frank - Bounty Hunter 1970 C'è Sartana... vendi la pistola e comprati la bara! Sabbath 1970 Roy Colt and Winchester Jack Winchester Jack 1971 They Call Me Hallelujah Grand Duke Alexey Wissayolovich Kropotkin 1971 Manhunt for Murder Insp. Marvin Hobbart 1972 There Was Once a Cop Narcotics Agent 1972 She No Longer Talks She Shoots Beatnik 1973 Some Too Quiet Gentlemen Charles 1973 Profession: Adventurers Henry Ralstrom 1981 Documenteur the Man on a Water Bed (final film role)