Enrique Irazoqui (5 July 1944 – 16 September 2020) was a Spanish professor of literature, computer chess expert and actor, best known for his role as

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in the 1964 film ''The Gospel According to St. Matthew'', directed by

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. He was 19 when he played the lead role in Pasolini's film and only had a small number of screen roles afterwards. Irazoqui was born in Barcelona, the son of a Spanish father and an Italian Jewish mother. He received the Honorary Citizenship of the city of

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, Italy, in 2011. In 2002 he was the arbiter during the Brains in Bahrain chess match between world champion

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and the computer program

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, which ended in a tie.The gospel according to Enrique Irazoqui
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Roles

* Jesus Christ in '' The Gospel According to St. Matthew'', 1964, Italy, directed by

*''Noche de vino tinto'', 1966, Spain, directed by José María Nunes *''Dante no es únicamente severo'', 1966, Spain, directed by Jacinto Esteva and Joaquim Jordà *''A la soledat'', 2008, Spain, directed by José María Nunes • St. John the Baptist in _Das Neue Evangelium. The New Gospel (2020), Italy. Directed by Milo Rau.

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* 2020 deaths 1944 births Male film actors from Catalonia Spanish male film actors 20th-century Spanish male actors 21st-century Spanish male actors Jewish actors Male actors from Barcelona Spanish people of Italian descent Chess arbiters {{spain-actor-stub