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José Manuel Martín

Spanish film and TV actor

José Manuel Martín was a Spanish film and television actor, radio broadcaster and screenwriter, and a popular character actor in Spanish cinema of the 1950s and 1960s. Best remembered for villainous henchmen, he appeared in more than 100 productions and was a fixture of the Spaghetti Western, with roles in A Pistol for Ringo, A Bullet for the General and God Forgives... I Don't! He also worked in Euro horror, including Count Dracula's Great Love.

José Manuel Martín appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1961 to 1967. Most of that work is in western, action and adventure. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Damiano Damiani (2).

Known for

  • A Bullet for the General (1966). One of the Spaghetti Westerns where he played supporting roles.
  • God Forgives… I Don’t! (1967). Another supporting role in the Spaghetti Western genre.
  • A Pistol for Ringo (1965). Part of his long run in Spaghetti Westerns.
  • 100 Rifles (1969). A supporting role in a late 1960s Western.
  • Viridiana (1961). Martín was part of the cast of this 1961 Spanish feature.

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has José Manuel Martín been in?
José Manuel Martín appears in God Forgives… I Don’t! (1967), A Bullet for the General (1966) and Viridiana (1961) on The Remote.
When was José Manuel Martín born?
José Manuel Martín was born on 24 May 1924.

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