Víctor Israel

José María Soler Vilanova (13 June 1929 – 19 September 2009), known professionally as Víctor Israel, was a Spanish actor. He was known for his character roles, typically in genre films, in over 200 productions between 1961 and 2008.

Biography Israel was born José María Soler Vilanova to Catalan parents in Barcelona in 1929. After completing his basic education, Israel studied Commerce. At the same time, he pursued a wide range of cultural and artistic studies, including Psychology, Philosophy, Public Relations, Languages, and Music. His education in Dramatic Arts was divided between Julio Coll and Fernando Espona's acting studio and the Theater Institute.

He began his film career in 1961 in Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi film A Land for All. Throughout his career, he appeared in more than 140 films, mostly horror and westerns, in supporting roles. His distinctive physical appearance made him ideal for playing mysterious and untrustworthy characters. In the 1980s, his workload declined. However, his film image was revived and even honored, with him receiving roles from Catalan filmmakers such as Santiago Lapeira, Carlos Benpar, Antoni Martí, Carlos Balagué, and José Luis Valls, among others.

In terms of television, his participation in the series Doctor Caparrós, medicina general alongside Joan Capri, broadcast in 1979 by Televisión Española on the regional channel TVE Cataluña, is noteworthy.

In 2006, he was awarded the Brigadoon Nosferatu honorary award at the Sitges Film Festival.

He died on September 19, 2009, at the age of 80.

Selected filmography

Savage Guns (1961) - (uncredited) ¿Pena de muerte? (1961) - Amigo de Pablo (uncredited) Tierra de todos (1962) - Soldado (uncredited) The Lovely Lola (1962) - Modisto (uncredited) La cuarta ventana (1963) - Hombre con Montes (uncredited) La gran coartada (1963) - Andrés (uncredited) La ruta de los narcóticos (1963) - Miembro del Patronato (uncredited) El mujeriego (1964) - Huésped Circus World (1964) - (uncredited) La boda era a las doce (1964) - Camarero (uncredited) El salario del crimen (1964) - Delincuente interrogado The Thief of Tibidabo (1965) Toto of Arabia (1965) - Boris Shoot to Kill (1965) - 2nd Gambler The Hell of Manitoba (1965) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) Two Sergeants of General Custer (1965) Muere una mujer (1965) - Un policia Playa de Formentor (1965) - Criado Operation Double Cross (1965) - Un technicien de la police Doctor Zhivago (1965) - Hospital Inmate (uncredited) Tumba para un forajido (1965) - Rembert La otra orilla (1965) Seven Guns for the MacGregors (1966) - Pianist (uncredited) El Greco (1966) - Mental Patient (uncredited) The Texican (1966) - Wilkins La llamada (1966) - Vigilante Dynamite Jim (1966) - Conserje del Hotel The Sea Pirate (1966) - (uncredited) Yankee (1966) - Sceriffo Five for Revenge (1966) - Barber (uncredited) Sugar Colt (1966) - Gravedigger Hallucination Generation (1966) Il grande colpo di Surcouf (1966) - (uncredited) The Tough One (1966) - Esbirro de Villarda The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) - Sergeant at Confederate Fort (uncredited) Huida en la frontera (1966) - Andreas Espi... ando (1966) Su nombre es Daphne (1966) Up the MacGregors! (1967) - Trevor the Tooth-Drawer Después del gran robo (1967) Bandidos (1967) - Smaller Train Conductor (uncredited) La morte non conta i dollari (1967) - Professor Alex (uncredited) Killer Adios (1968) - Dixon A Devil Under the Pillow (1968) - Delegado inglés Operation Mata Hari (1968) - Militar alemán bizco No somos de piedra (1968) - Padrino White Comanche (1968) - Carter Persecución hasta Valencia (1968) One Dollar Too Many (1968) - Bakery Boss (uncredited) Pistol for a Hundred Coffins (1968) - Barrett, Madman (uncredited) A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof (1968) - Innkeeper (uncredited) Long-Play (1968) - Hombre que ignora su existencia Elisabet (1968) O.K. Yevtushenko (1968) - Trilby ¿Por qué te engaña tu marido? (1969) - Alfredo The Exquisite Cadaver (1969) - Portero Mónica Stop (1969) - Espía Sundance and the Kid (1969) - Mayor's Supporter (uncredited) Cry Chicago (1969) - Dr. MacDonald El ángel (1969) - El Rokefeller El abogado, el alcalde y el notario (1969) - Pianista Matrimonios separados (1969) - El Polvoriento (uncredited) The House That Screamed (1969) - Brechard The Ancines Woods (1970) - Lameiro Long Live the Bride and Groom (1970) - Vicente The Arizona Kid (1970) - Frank, 2nd Outlaw Leader Cabezas cortadas (1970) - Doctor El vértigo del crimen (1970) - Willy Compañeros (1970) - Rosenbloom Henchman with Brown Suit (uncredited) Topical Spanish (1971) - Técnico de grabación The Light at the Edge of the World (1971) - Das Mortes Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) - Cowardly Coachman (uncredited) Una chica casi decente (1971) - Carlitos Aunque la hormona se vista de seda... (1971) - Sebastián Catlow (1971) - Pesquiera The Butcher of Binbrook (1971) - Mr. Fowles Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (1971) - Baron Long Live Your Death (1971) - Manuel Mendoza Exorcism's Daughter (1971) - Barbero His Name Was Holy Ghost (1972) - Priest ¡No firmes más letras, cielo! (1972) - Operador de sonidos (uncredited) The Summertime Killer (1972) - Mechanic Sonny and Jed (1972) - Felipe (uncredited) Horror Express (1972) - Maletero - Baggage Man Treasure Island (1972) - Morgan Trop jolies pour être honnêtes (1972) - Le psychiatre What Am I Doing in the Middle of a Revolution? (1972) - Augusto Secuestro a la española (1972) - Don Jacinto Even Angels Eat Beans (1973) - Giuda The Mysterious Island (1973) - Pirate High Crime (1973) - Boat Captain (uncredited) Ricco the Mean Machine (1973) - Checana, the nightclub owner Three Supermen of the West (1973) - Banchiere (uncredited) The Witches Mountain (1973) - Posadero The Girl from the Red Cabaret (1973) - Abogado Jenaro el de los 14 (1974) - El Rendijas Un curita cañón (1974) - Damián (uncredited) Una pareja... distinta (1974) - Hombre gordo El pez de los ojos de oro (1974) - Pedro The Marriage Revolution (1974) - Dentista El último proceso en París (1974) - Pierre Raymond The Werewolf and the Yeti (1975) - Joel The White, the Yellow, and the Black (1975) - Tuxedo Prisoner (uncredited) What Changed Charley Farthing? (1975) - Christmas Clara is the Price (1975) - (uncredited) Tres suecas para tres Rodríguez (1975) - Genaro Pim, pam, pum... ¡fuego! (1975) - Sr. Dimas From Hong Kong with Love (1975) - Victor Los hijos de Scaramouche (1975) - Posadero Zorrita Martinez (1975) - Paciente con muletas Madrid, Costa Fleming (1976) - Obrero Las ratas no duermen de noche (1976) - Karl Manuela (1976) - Aguacharco Las delicias de los verdes años (1976) La ciutat cremada (1976) - Inspector Haya El secreto inconfesable de un chico bien (1976) - Don Nicolás Devil's Kiss (1976) - Baron de Clanchart The young Dracula (1976) - Renfield Vivir a mil (1976) - Prestamista Tío, ¿de verdad vienen de París? (1977) - Guarda Sexy... amor y fantasía (1977) - Gerardo Cuentos de las sábanas blancas (1977) - Calixto / mesonero The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) - Legionnaire (uncredited) El pobrecito Draculín (1977) - Vladimir Me siento extraña (1977) - Invitado Makarras Conexion (1977) - Hombre hablando por teléfono Las locuras de Jane (1978) Carne apaleada (1978) - Recluso Calvo Un hombre llamado flor de otoño (1978) - Ramón Spectrum (Beyond the World's End) (1978) - Tabernero Trampa sexual (1978) - Viajante Obscene Desire (1978) - Giovanni Killer's Gold (1979) - Morgan Rocky Carambola (1979) - Gangster jefe Jaguar Lives! (1979) - Sicilian party guest Five Forks (1980) - Los Monteros Hell of the Living Dead (1980) - Zombie Priest La cripta (1981) - Recepcionista ¡Viva la Pepa! (1981) - Sr. Fortuny Neumonía erótica y pasota (1981) - Pepe Made in China (1981) - Doctor Stahl Queen Lear (1982) - Hobo La rebelión de los pájaros (1982) - Vendedor de pájaros Cristóbal Colón, de oficio... descubridor (1982) - Un sefardí El ser (1982) - Sepulturero Asalto al Banco Central (1983) - El Seta Morbus (o bon profit) (1983) - Shiu Shi Victòria! La gran aventura d'un poble (1983) Juana la Loca... de vez en cuando (1983) - Torturador Un genio en apuros (1983) - Profeta Victòria! 2: La disbauxa del 17 (1983) El invernadero (1983) - Jardinero Victòria! 3: El seny i la rauxa (1984) Al este del oeste (1984) - Tumbas - Undertaker Denver (1985) - Guarda Perras callejeras (1985) - Padrastro de Crista Serpiente de mar (1985) - Porto Acosada (1985) - Simón Montes De hombre a hombre (1985) - Borracho Escapada final (Scapegoat) (1985) - Encargado alcantarillas Los nuevos curanderos (1986) - Ramón Más allá de la muerte (1986) - Conserje Academia Adela (1987) - Testigo La veritat oculta (1987) - Pescador Una nit a Casa Blanca (1987) Tempesta d'estiu (1987) Andalucía chica (1988) - Detective Garum (fantástica contradicción) (1988) - Recepcionista Bueno y tierno como un ángel (1989) El anticristo 2 (Magic London) (1989) - Inspector Welles Superagentes en Mallorca (1990) Un submarí a les estovalles (1991) - Ramon L'home de neó (1991) - El profesor Un plaer indescriptible (1992) - Carpena Ciudad Baja (Downtown Heat) (1994) - Vagabond Tiempos mejores (1994) - Taxista Quince (1998) - Quitamal Ten Days Without Love (2001) - Abuelo Jazmina Mi casa es tu casa (2002) - Jordi Vivancos 3 (2002) - Borracho Cásate conmigo, Maribel (2002) - Don Manuel Goya's Ghosts (2006) - Money Monk Sitges-Nagasaki (2007) - Doctor