Francisco Piquer Chanza

Francisco Piquer Chanza (2 June 1922 – 11 December 2009) was a Spanish actor.

Piquer's career as a stage, film, television and voice actor spanned six decades beginning in 1940. He won the Prix du Cinema Writers Circle for his role as the protagonist in the 1957 film Dirty Hands. He was Juan Proctor in fourteen episodes of the comedy Studio 1 and appeared in four episodes of El Comisario among many others. One of his last film roles was in 1998 in José Luis Garci’s The Grandfather where he played the Prior of Zaratay. In 2007, he received what was his best role, that of Belardo with the National Classical Theater Company in Del Rey Abajo, Ninguno. On 11 December 2009 Francisco Piquer Chanza died in Madrid, Spain after a long illness.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1955 Lo que nunca muere Enfermo 1955 Los agentes del quinto grupo Manuel 1955 El cerco José 1957 Manos sucias Andrès 1958 Historias de la feria Inspector 1958 Rapsodia de sangre Borodin 1958 Giovane canaglia 1958 Cita imposible Juanón 1958 El ángel está en la cumbre Arturo 1959 Sendas marcadas Mendoza 1959 El emigrante Ambrosio 1960 L'ultima canzone 1961 Prohibido enamorarse Doctor Juan Gómez Bolt 1962 El grano de mostaza 1962 Queen of the Chantecler Rafael 1965 La extranjera 1965 Suena el clarín 1966 Lola, espejo oscuro Paco 1966 Clarines y campanas 1966 Sound of Horror Stravos 1966 Four Queens for an Ace Pablo Gómez 1967 El padre Manolo César Espinosa 1967 Lo que cuesta vivir... El Atómico 1968 La dinamita está servida Jesús 1969 Soltera y madre en la vida Médico 1970 El relicario Mariano 1971 ¿Es usted mi padre? 1971 El diablo Cojuelo Astrólogo 1972 Cerco de terror Doctor Mac Gregor 1973 Aborto criminal Diego 1974 Matrimonio al desnudo Vicente 1979 Father Cami's Wedding 1980 El gran secreto Nicolás 1984 De mica en mica s'omple la pica Ros Estivill 1984 Memorias del general Escobar Coronel Ruiz 1987 El Lute: Run for Your Life Militar 1998 The Grandfather Prior de Zaratay 2004 XXL Gaspar