Leo Anchóriz

Leopoldo de Anchóriz Fustel (September 22, 1932 – February 17, 1987) was a Spanish actor and writer, most notable for appearing in spaghetti Westerns.

Biography Fustel was born in Almería, Spain on 22 September 1932. His real name was Leopoldo Anchóriz Fustel, but his stage name 'Leo Anchóriz' was instead used in films, appearing in some credits in English as 'Leo Anchoris'. He was also great friends with José María Forqué and Jaime de Armiñán, with whom he collaborated on several films, either as an actor or as a screenwriter.

In 1965, he married María Callejón.

He died on 17 February 1987 from a cardiac disease aged 54.

Filmography He specialised in Spaghetti Western films filmed in Almería, in the 1960s and 1970s, but he also worked in various other Spanish films and television series. He also worked at the same time as a screenwriter and as an artistic director.

He has worked with directors such as José María Forqué and Italian directors Sergio Corbucci, Enzo Castellari, Franco Giraldi and Umberto Lenzi.

Throughout his film career, he has shared the screen with Agustín González, María Asquerino, Marisol, Sara Montiel and Vittorio Gassman.

1957: The Girls in Blue - Carlos - novio de Pilar 1957: K.O. Miguel - Carlos 1958: El inquilino - Inspector 1959: Duelo en la cañada - Ramon 1961: The Invincible Gladiator - Prime Minister Rabirus 1962: Milagro a los cobardes 1962: The Balcony of the Moon 1962: The Legion's Last Patrol - Garcia 1963: Perseo l'invincibile - Galenore 1963: La cuarta ventana - Carlos 1963: The Blancheville Monster - Doctor LaRouche 1963: El juego de la verdad 1963: Noches de Casablanca - Lucien 1963: Sandokan, la tigre di Mompracem - Lord Guillonk 1964: I pirati della Malesia - Lord Brook 1965: Finger on the Trigger - Ed Bannister 1965: Umorismo in nero - Gayton - segment 2 'La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma' 1966: Seven Guns for the MacGregors - Santillana 1967: Up the MacGregors! - Maldonado 1968: I tre che sconvolsero il West - Garrito Lopez 1968: Kill Them All and Come Back Alone - Deker 1969: Carola de día, Carola de noche - Comisario 1969: El escuadrón del pánico 1969: A Bullet for Sandoval - Friar 1970: Viva Cangaceiro - Colonel Minas 1970: What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution? - Carrasco 1973: The Three Musketeers of the West - Aramirez 1975: Cipolla Colt - Sheriff