Néstor Garay

Néstor Garay ( 13 January 1931 – 11 April 2003) was an Argentine actor, mainly active in Italy.

Life and career Born in Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Garay took up acting while studying at the University of Buenos Aires, before moving to Italy in the early 1960s. A character actor, he specialized in playing figures of power and members of the clergy.

Garay was also active on stage, in which he worked with prominent directors including Giorgio Strehler, Luca Ronconi, Luigi Squarzina, Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, Mario Missiroli, and Franco Enriquez. His last work was a stage production of María de Buenos Aires starring Milva.

Selected filmography Serafino (1968) Execution (1968) Psychout for Murder (1969) Help Me, My Love (1969) Defeat of the Mafia (1970) The Mattei Affair (1972) The Hassled Hooker (1972) Allegro non troppo (1976) The Tiger Is Still Alive: Sandokan to the Rescue (1977) Prickly Pears (1980) Camera d'albergo (1981) Don't Play with Tigers (1982) Yes, Giorgio (1982) Spaghetti House (1982) Domani mi sposo (1984) Mother Ebe (1985) The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal (1985) I Am an ESP (1985) Stradivari (1988) Dark Illness (1990) Necessary Love (1991) Let's Not Keep in Touch (1994) Snowball (1995) The Comeback (2001)