
Biography
José Calvo (March 3, 1916 – May 16, 1980) was a Spanish film actor best known for his roles in western films or historical dramas. He made around 150 appearances mostly in films between 1952 and his death in 1980. He entered film in 1952 and was prolific as an actor throughout the 1950s and 1960s. He made many appearances in crime dramas, often with a historical theme and appeared in a high number of western films. In 1964 he starred as the innkeeper Silvanito in Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western production A Fistful of Dollars as one of Clint Eastwood's few "amigos" in the town of San Miguel. He later appeared in westerns such as I Giorni dell'ira (1967) opposite Lee Van Cleef, Anda muchacho, spara! (1971) and Dust in the Sun (1973) etc. However, after the Spaghetti western era of the late 1960s, in the 1970s he returned to appearing in primarily Spanish films and in contrast to the roles which dominated much of his career did appear in several Spanish comedy films often with slapstick humor as that genre grew popular in Latin cinema during this period. He died in Gran Canaria on May 16, 1980 aged 64. Description above from the Wikipedia article José Calvo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Acted in 121
1980s
- 1981
Cervantes
TV
- 1980
En mil pedazos
Joaquín Faldrao
¡Qué verde era mi duque!
Palurdo
1970s
- 1978
Soldados
Movie
Mi Mujer no es mi señora
Don Homero (as Pepe Calvo)
The Frenchman's Garden
José Muñoz Lopera
The Last Party
Don Julián (as Pepe Calvo)
- 1977
Secretos de alcoba
Luis
- 1976
La espada negra
Simón
The Shameful Secret of a Good Boy
Don Gumersindo
Las delicias de los verdes años
Don Illán
- 1975
Blanca's Weddings
Cuñado de Antonio
One Man Against the Organization
Zaccaria Rabajos
Pim, pam, pum… ¡fuego!
Movie
- 1974
Run, Run, Joe!
Don Salvatore
- 1973
Barcelona Kill
Jefe superior de Policía
- 1972
Dust in the Sun
The Great Goldoni
Love Letter of a Murderer
Movie
Hector the Mighty
Lawyer
- 1971
Los días de Cabirio
Padre de Mary Carmen
At the End of the Rainbow
Joselito Cosorito
Nights and Loves of Don Juan
Sultano Selim
- 1970
El gran crucero
Abuelo
Surprise Attack
Novales' Father
1960s
- 1969
Cantando a la vida
Movie
- 1968
Appointment in Beirut
Benson
Twice a Judas
Russel
A Stranger in Paso Bravo
Wasserhändler
- 1967
Night Is Made for Stealing
Martin
El secreto de papá
Movie
The Edge of Fear
Don César de Urdaz
- 1966
Make Love, Not War
Don Getulio
Che notte, ragazzi!
Chófer (as Pepe Calvo)
Web of Violence
Movie
Nuevo en esta plaza
Tomás
Funny Money
(uncredited)
2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
Al Capone
For One Thousand Dollars Per Day
Movie
Platero y yo
Don José
- 1965
The Desert Renegades
Yusuff
In a Colt's Shadow
Sheriff
Why Go On Killing?
López
La primera aventura
Cosme
The Woman from Beirut
Movie
Legacy of the Incas
(uncredited)
Life Goes On
Bar Owner
Historias de la televisión
Ramón Valladares
Six Days a Week
Don Alessandro
The Man from Oklahoma
Ron Edwards
- 1964
Suspendido en sinvergüenza
Movie
Extraconiugale
Commendatore Sasselli (segment "Il mondo è dei ricchi")
The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars
Marito geloso
Júrame
Movie
- 1963
The Running Man
Porter
The Swindlers
Brigadier (segment "Suore")
El sol en el espejo
Movie
El globo azul
Sánchez
Scheherazade
Movie
The Castilian
Fraile
- 1962
Two Against All
Movie
Viridiana
Don Amalio
- 1961
Fantasmas en la casa
Revisor
At Five in the Afternoon
Amigo (uncredited)
Alma aragonesa
Tío Ramón
Historia de un hombre
Movie
- 1960
El indulto
Empleado estación de Madrid
Don Lucio and Brother Pío
El pecas
La quiniela
Vividor
El traje de oro
Empresario
Crimen para recién casados
Movie
El Litri y su sombra
Aficionado (uncredited)
El amor que yo te dí
Movie
1950s
- 1959
El gafe
Presidente de club
Valentine's Day
Nica
Una gran señora
Don Manuel
Vargas Inn
Ventero
Noi siamo 2 evasi
Movie
Parque de Madrid
Movie
- 1958
Marinai, donne e guai
primo complice di Aristotele
Red Cross Girls
Paciente de Andrés
El puente de la paz
Movie
El hincha
Movie
Héroes del aire
Capitán
Aquellos tiempos del cuplé
Cordero
- 1957
Gioventù disperata
Movie
Messengers of Peace
Ladrón en cárcel
The Teacher and the Miracle
Tassista
Buongiorno primo amore!
Pepe
- 1956
Main Street
'El Doctor'
El fenómeno
Jefe de los matones
También hay cielo sobre el mar
Raúl
La gran mentira
Productor que habla con censor
Uncle Hyacynth
Warehouse Clerk
Ha pasado un hombre
García
El puente del diablo
Fiscal
- 1955
Un día perdido
Don Patricio
Duelo de pasiones
Movie
The Coyote
Movie
La Cruz de Mayo
Fiscal
El indiano
Capataz
Sucedió en Sevilla
Mayoral Manuel
- 1954
La danza de los deseos
Padre de Candela
Elena
Movie
- 1952
Babes in Bagdad
Mamoud
El sistema Pelegrín
Padre de Gelasio
Dulce nombre
Movie