Alec Mango (16 March 1911 – 7 November 1989) was an English actor. He is best known for portraying El Supremo in the 1951 ''

Captain Horatio Hornblower ''Captain Horatio Hornblower'' (a.k.a. ''Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.'' in the UK, "R.N." standing for "Royal Navy") is a 1951 British naval swashbuckling war film in Technicolor from Warner Bros., produced by Gerry Mitchell, directed by Rao ...

'', he also appeared in ''

South of Algiers ''South of Algiers'' (U.S. ''The Golden Mask'') is a 1953 British travel adventure film, directed by Jack Lee and starring Van Heflin, Wanda Hendrix and Eric Portman. It is based on an original screenplay by Robert Westerby, and was partly ...

'' (1953), ''

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'' (1958), ''

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad ''The 7th Voyage of Sinbad'' is a 1958 Technicolor heroic fantasy adventure film directed by Nathan H. Juran and starring Kerwin Mathews, Torin Thatcher, Kathryn Grant, Richard Eyer, and Alec Mango. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures ...

'' (1958), ''

Danger Man ''Danger Man'' (retitled ''Secret Agent'' in the United States for the revived series, and ''Destination Danger'' and ''John Drake'' in other overseas markets) is a British television series that was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again b ...

'' (1961), and ''

Frankenstein Created Woman ''Frankenstein Created Woman'' is a 1967 British Hammer horror film directed by Terence Fisher. It stars Peter Cushing as Baron Frankenstein and Susan Denberg as his new creation. It is the fourth film in Hammer's ''Frankenstein'' series. Where ...

'' (1967). He also appeared in the TV series, The Adventures of Robin Hood. One of his last TV appearances was Channel 4's TV Movie The Gourmet as Rossi on 4th of January 1987.

Partial filmography

* '' Fiddlers Three'' (1944) - Secretary (uncredited) * '' Snowbound'' (1948) - Italian Girl's Boyfriend (uncredited) * ''

'' (1951) - El Supremo * ''

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'' (1952) - Jackie * ''

'' (1953) - Mahmoud * ''

They Who Dare ''They Who Dare'' is a 1954 British Second World War war film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Dirk Bogarde, Denholm Elliott and Akim Tamiroff. The story is based on Operation Anglo that took place during World War II in the Dodecanese ...

'' (1954) - Patroklis * ''

Up to His Neck ''Up to His Neck'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Ronald Shiner as Jack Carter, Hattie Jacques as Rakiki and Anthony Newley as Tommy. It was shot at Pinewood Studios near London with sets designed by ...

'' (1954) - Bandit General * '' Mask of Dust'' (1954) - Guido Rosetti * '' Lust for Life'' (1956) - Dr. Rey (uncredited) * ''

Zarak ''Zarak'' is a 1957 CinemaScope adventure film based on the 1949 book ''The Story of Zarak Khan'' by A.J. Bevan. It was directed by Terence Young with assistance from John Gilling and Yakima Canutt. Set in the Northwest Frontier (though film ...

'' (1956) - Akbar (merchant) * ''

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'' (1957) - Salko * '' The Shiralee'' (1957) - Papadoulos * ''

'' (1958) - Dr. Laird * '' The Man Inside'' (1958) - Lopez * ''

'' (1958) - Caliph * '' The Angry Hills'' (1959) - Phillibos * ''

The 3 Worlds of Gulliver ''The 3 Worlds of Gulliver'' is a 1960 Eastmancolor Columbia Pictures fantasy film loosely based upon the 1726 novel ''Gulliver's Travels'' by Jonathan Swift. The film stars Kerwin Mathews as the title character, June Thorburn as his fiancée Eli ...

'' (1960) - Minister of Lilliput * ''

A Story of David ''A Story of David'' is a 1961 British-Israeli drama film directed by Bob McNaught and starring Jeff Chandler, Basil Sydney and Peter Arne. It depicts the life of the Biblical King David and his conflicted relationship with King Saul. It was ...

'' (1961) - Kudruh * ''

We Shall See ''We Shall See'' is a 1964 British drama film directed by Quentin Lawrence and starring Maurice Kaufmann, Faith Brook and Alec Mango. It was adapted from a 1926 novel ''We Shall See!'' by Edgar Wallace, and was made at Merton Park Studios as ...

'', ''(

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)'' (1964) - Ludo * ''

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'' (1966) - Bordeini Bey (uncredited) * ''

'' (1967) - Spokesman * ''

Some May Live ''Some May Live'', also known as ''In Saigon Some May Live'', is a 1967 British war film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Peter Cushing, Joseph Cotten and Martha Hyer. It was shot at Twickenham Studios. During the Vietnam War, a security ...

'' (1967) - Ducrai * ''

Steptoe and Son ''Steptoe and Son'' is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father-and-son rag-and-bone business in 26a Oil Drum Lane, a fictional street in Shepherd's Bush, London. Four series were broadcast by the BBC in black and w ...

'' (1972) - Hotel Doctor * ''

The Playbirds ''The Playbirds'' is a 1978 British sexploitation film, made by Irish-born director Willy Roe and starring 1970s pin-up Mary Millington alongside Glynn Edwards, Suzy Mandel and Windsor Davies. It was the official follow-up to '' Come Play with ...

'' (1978) - Ransome * ''

Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair ''Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair'' (UK re-release title: ''Star Sex'') is a 1979 British sexploitation comedy film directed by Willy Roe and starring Alan Lake, Glynn Edwards, Mary Millington, Bernie Winters, Diana Dors and Anton ...

'' (1979) - Pembleton * ''

Lion of the Desert ''Lion of the Desert'' is a 1980 epic historical war film about the Second Italo-Senussi War, starring Anthony Quinn as Libyan tribal leader Omar Mukhtar, a Bedouin leader fighting the ''Regio Esercito'' ( Royal Italian Army) and Oliver Reed as ...

'' (1980) * ''

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'' (1986) - Murray (final film role)

References

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* 1911 births 1989 deaths English male stage actors English male film actors English male television actors Male actors from London People from Paddington 20th-century English male actors {{england-film-actor-stub