Adolfo Marsillach Soriano (January 25, 1928 – January 21, 2002) was a Spanish actor, playwright and theatre director. He was born in
Barcelona.
He was known for his collaborations with playwright
Alberto Miralles
Alberto Miralles Grancha (23 September 1940 – 3 March 2004) was a Spanish dramatist, the author of some 40 plays.
Biography
He was born in Elche, but moved to Barcelona at a young age, where he majored in Romance Philology and graduated with a ...
.
He is the father of actresses
Blanca Marsillach
Blanca Marsillach del Río (born 23 March 1966) is a Spanish theatrical producer, actress, and businesswoman.
Biography
Born in Barcelona on 23 March 1966, daughter to Adolfo Marsillach and Teresa del Río, Blanca Marsillach del Río was raised ...
and
Cristina Marsillach
Cristina Marsillach (born 30 September 1963) is a Spanish actress.
Biography
She was born in Madrid in a family of actors, the daughter of the actor Adolfo Marsillach and the actress and model María Teresa del Río Martínez del Cerro, who was ...
.
Partial filmography
* ''
Mariona Rebull'' (1947) - Darío Rueda
* ''Cerca de la ciudad'' (1952) - Padre José
* ''Don Juan Tenorio'' (1952) - Capitán Centellas
* ''
Jeromín
''Jeromin'' is a 1953 Spanish historical drama film directed by Luis Lucia and starring Jaime Blanch, Ana Mariscal and Rafael Durán.Bentley p.122 It portrays the early life of John of Austria.
Cast
* Jaime Blanch as Don Juan de Austria 'Jerom ...
'' (1953) - Felipe II
* ''
Flight 971
''Flight 971'' (Spanish: ''Vuelo 971'') is a 1953 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael J. Salvia and starring José Nieto, Germán Cobos and Antonio Casas.Bentley p.122
The film's sets were designed by Antonio Simont. Some scenes were shot at ...
'' (1953) - Doctor
* ''Torrepartida'' (1956) - Rafael
* ''La cárcel de cristal'' (1957) - Julio Togores
* ''El frente infinito'' (1959) - Padre Herrera
* ''Salto a la gloria'' (1959) - Santiago Ramón y Cajal
* ''Un hecho violento'' (1959) - Captain Clark
* ''
Maribel and the Strange Family
''Maribel and the Strange Family'' (Spanish: ''Maribel y la extraña familia'') is a 1960 Spanish comedy film directed by José María Forqué and starring Silvia Pinal, Adolfo Marsillach and Julia Caba Alba.Bentley p.166 A widower wishes to marry ...
'' (1960) - Marcelino
* ''
Police Calling 091
''Police Calling 091'' (Spanish: ''091 Policía al habla'') is a 1960 Spanish crime film directed by José María Forqué and starring Adolfo Marsillach, Tony Leblanc
Ignacio Fernández Sánchez (7 May 1922 – 24 November 2012) better k ...
'' (1960) - Andrés Martín
* ''Mi calle'' (1960) - Gonzalo
* ''
Peace Never Comes
''Peace Never Comes'' (Spanish:''La paz empieza nunca'') is a 1960 Spanish drama film directed by León Klimovsky and starring Adolfo Marsillach, Concha Velasco and Carmen de Lirio.Bentley p.124 It is set in the years following the Spanish Civil Wa ...
'' (1960) - López
* ''
Searching for Monica
''Searching for Monica'' ( es, Buscando a Mónica) is a 1962 Argentine-Spanish black-and-white film musical film drama directed by José María Forqué. The film premiered on 29 January 1962 in Madrid and was named ''El Secreto de Mónica''. It ...
'' (1962) - Daniel Ferrero
* ''Historia de una noche'' (1962) - Daniel Romero
* ''Alegre juventud'' (1963) - Padre Ramón
* ''La pandilla de los once'' (1963) - Toni 'El Jefe'
* ''
The Black Tulip'' (1964) - Baron La Mouche
* ''Le repas des fauves'' (1964) - Le docteur
* ''Los dinamiteros'' (1964) - Actor en 'Rapiña en Golden City' (uncredited)
* ''El tímido'' (1965)
* ''
The Wild Ones of San Gil Bridge
''The Wild Ones of San Gil Bridge'' (Spanish:''Las salvajes en Puente San Gil'') is a 1966 Spanish comedy film directed by Antoni Ribas and starring Adolfo Marsillach, Elena María Tejeiro and María Silva.Cowie & Elley p.496
Cast
* Adolfo Ma ...
'' (1966) - Sacerdote
* ''Una historia de amor'' (1967) - Gómez
* ''Camino de la verdad'' (1968)
* ''El certificado'' (1970) - Víctor Escuder
* ''Flor de santidad'' (1973) - Conde de Añobre
* ''
The Regent's Wife
''The Regent's Wife'' ( es, La Regenta) is a 1975 Spanish drama film directed by Gonzalo Suárez. It was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.
Cast
* Pilar Bardem
* Keith Baxter
* Nigel Davenport
* Maruchi Fresno
* Rosari ...
'' (1974) - Víctor Quintanar
* ''
La cruz del diablo'' (1975) - Cesar del Rio
* ''
El hombre de los hongos'' (1976) - Everardo / father
* ''
La ciutat cremada
''La ciutat cremada'' (''The Burned City''; Spanish title: ''La ciudad quemada'') is a 1976 Spanish historical film directed by Antoni Ribas.http://spanish_cinema.enacademic.com/46/Catalan_cinema
Cast
Plot
The story takes place in Barcelona f ...
'' (1976) - Francesc Cambó
* ''Al servicio de la mujer española'' (1978) - Julio Hernández / Soledad
* ''El poderoso influjo de la luna'' (1981) - Emilio
* ''
Sesión continua'' (1984) - José Manuel Varela
* ''
The Heifer
''La vaquilla'' (English: ''The Heifer'') is a 1985 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Luis García Berlanga. It was the first comedy made about the Spanish Civil War and the highest-grossing Spanish film in Spain at the time surpassing ' ...
'' (1985) - Marqués
* ''Delirios de amor'' (1986) - Juan Bautista Salgado (segment "Delirio 1")
* ''
Esquilache
''Esquilache'' is a 1989 Spanish film directed by Josefina Molina. The film stars Fernando Fernán Gómez as Leopoldo de Gregorio, Marquis of Esquilache. It is based on the play " Un Soñador Para Un Pueblo" by Antonio Buero Vallejo. The film wa ...
'' (1989) - Carlos III
* ''
The Long Winter'' (1992) - Casimiro Casals (final film role)
References
External links
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1928 births
2002 deaths
Male actors from Barcelona
Dramatists and playwrights from Catalonia
Best Supporting Actor Goya Award winners
20th-century Spanish dramatists and playwrights
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