Emilio Rodríguez (Madrid 1918 - id. 1983) was a Spanish actor. During the Spanish

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, he worked as a

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and he was a volunteer at

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. Between 1950 and 1960 he was a

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. He played Inspector Ballestero in '' Deadfall'' (1968), starring Michael Caine, and Warden in ''

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'' (1966) At the age of 50 he retired for

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, and then he starred in ''Crónicas de un pueblo'', in the role of the teacher D. Antonio. After the death of

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he was categorized as a francoist character. He finally appeared in '' Verano azul'', and died in 1983.

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* {{Authority control 1918 births 1983 deaths Spanish police officers Male Spaghetti Western actors Spanish male film actors Spanish male television actors Spanish military personnel of World War II