Germán Sánchez Hernández-Cobos (7 July 1927 – 12 January 2015) was a prolific Spanish actor in a variety of European films. He was married to
Visitación Peralta.
He was born on 7 July 1927 in
Sevilla
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...
. He was known for playing Arturo Torres in ''
Arrayán'', by
Canal Sur Televisión
Canal Sur ('South Channel') is part of Radio y Televisión de Andalucía (RTVA), the public broadcasting company of Andalusia. It was created by means of the devolved powers given to this region by an Act of Parliament in its statute of auton ...
. He first appeared at film on ''
La leona de Castilla'' (1951), directed by
Rafael Gil
Rafael Gil (22 May 1913 – 10 July 1986) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter.
His film ''La guerra de Dios'' (1953) won the Bronze Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1953 and also won best film and best director at the San Sebastián ...
. In 2010 he received the golden medal by the Asociación Española de Historadores del Cine. He died on 12 January 2015 at the age of 88.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Lioness of Castille
''The Lioness of Castille'' (Spanish: ''La leona de Castilla'') is a 1951 Spanish historical drama film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Amparo Rivelles, Virgilio Teixeira and Alfredo Mayo.
De Orduña had directed a number of the most e ...
'' (1951)
* ''
Flight 971'' (1953) - Primer oficial
* ''
Judas' Kiss'' (1954) - Andrés (uncredited)
* ''La patrulla'' (1954) - Calatayud
* ''
The Other Life of Captain Contreras
''The Other Life of Captain Contreras'' Spanish:''La otra vida del capitán Contreras'') is a 1955 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil.de España p.119
Synopsis
Spain, 16th century: The brave captain Alonso Contreras is menaced by the inqui ...
'' (1955) - Pedro
* ''Marta'' (1955)
* ''Mañana cuando amanezca'' (1955)
* ''La vida es maravillosa'' (1956) - Eugenio Jalón
* ''
Return to the Truth
''Return to the Truth'' (Spanish: ''Retorno a la verdad'') is a 1956 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Susana Canales, Julio Peña and Germán Cobos.de España p.9
Plot
Cast
* Susana Canales
* Julio Peña
* Ge ...
'' (1956) - Carlos
* ''Cuerda de presos'' (1956) - Silvestre
* ''Torrepartida'' (1956) - Manuel
* ''
Le schiave di Cartagine'' (1956) - Tullius
* ''Roberto el diablo'' (1957) - Roberto
* ''Saranno uomini'' (1957)
* ''
The Star of Africa'' (1957)
* ''
Susanna Whipped Cream'' (1957) - Alberto
* ''Femmine tre volte'' (1957) - IMDb Ugo
* ''
The Lady Doctor
''The Lady Doctor'' ( it, Totò, Vittorio e la dottoressa, also known as ''Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor'') is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque.
Plot
Michele and Gennaro work as attendants in the investigation agency ...
'' (1957) - Avv. Otello Bellomo
* ''El ángel está en la cumbre'' (1958) - Carlos Valle
* ''Soledad'' (1959) - Paco
* ''
A Girl Against Napoleon
''A Girl Against Napoleon'' or ''The Devil Made a Woman'', also known under its Spanish title ''Carmen, la de Ronda'', is a 1959 Spanish historical adventure film directed by Tulio Demicheli and starring Sara Montiel, Jorge Mistral and Maurice Ron ...
'' (1959) - Lucas
* ''Ama Rosa'' (1960) - Javier
* ''
One Step Forward'' (1960) - Rafael Aguirre
* ''Los abanderados de la Providencia'' (1960)
* ''
At Five O'Clock in the Afternoon
''At Five O'Clock in the Afternoon'' ( es, A las cinco de la tarde, also released as ''At Five in the Afternoon'') is a 1961 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and starring Rafael Alcántara. The film was selected as the Spanish ...
'' (1960) - José Álvarez
* ''
Taxi for Tobruk'' (1961) - Jean Ramirez
* ''El amor empieza en sábado'' (1961) - Carlos
* ''Despedida de soltero'' (1961) - Miguel
* ''Abuelita Charlestón'' (1962) - Pierre
* ''
El hombre del expreso de Oriente'' (1962)
* ''Héroes de blanco'' (1962)
* ''
The Lovely Lola'' (1962) - Federico
* ''I tromboni di Fra Diavolo'' (1962) - Il colonnello Chamonis
* ''
The Castilian
''The Castilian'' (in Spanish ''El valle de las espadas'') is a 1963 independently made biographical film drama in Eastmancolor, produced by Sidney W. Pink, directed by Javier Setó, that stars Cesar Romero, Frankie Avalon, Broderick Crawford, Al ...
'' (1963) - Abderramán
* ''40 años de novios'' (1963) - Valentín Pereira
* ''
The Troublemaker'' (1963) - Felipe
* ''Los felices sesenta'' (1963) - Pablo
* ''
Les Parias de la gloire'' (1964) - Albertini
* ''
Apache Fury'' (1964)
* ''
Doomed Fort'' (1964) - Paul Driscoll
* ''Destino: Barajas'' (1965)
* ''El puente de la ilusión'' (1965)
* ''
Brilliant Future'' (1965) - Antonio
* ''Julieta engaña a Romeo'' (1965) - Roberto
* ''
Desperate Mission'' (1965) - Robert Manning / Danny O'Connor / Agent Z-55
* ''Algunas lecciones de amor'' (1966) - Presentador / Juan
* ''
El secreto del capitán O'Hara'' (1966) - Capitán Richard O'Hara
* ''
Blueprint for a Massacre
''Blueprint for a Massacre'' ( it, Tecnica per un massacro, es, Técnica para un sabotaje or ''Agente Z 55: Secreto atómico''), also known as ''Agent Z-55: Atomic Secret'', is a 1967 Italian-Spanish Eurospy film co-written and directed by Rober ...
'' (1967) - Danny O'Connor / Agent Z-55
* ''
Wanted'' (1967) - Martin Heywood
* ''
Fistful of Diamonds'' (1967) - Clark
* ''
Camerino Without a Folding Screen'' (1967)
* ''El rostro del asesino'' (1967) - Carlos
* ''
Lola Colt
''Lola Colt'' (also known as Black Tigress and Lola Baby) is a 1967 Spaghetti Western film directed by Siro Marcellini.
Reception
One writer described as "a very average Western filled with all the predictable clichés of the genre".
Cast
* L ...
'' (1967) - Larry Stern / El Diablo
* ''El halcón de Castilla'' (1967) - Don Diego de Mendoza
* ''Sangue chiama sangue'' (1968) - Padre Louis
* ''Quinto: non ammazzare'' (1969) - Sucre
* ''Matrimonios separados'' (1969) - Daniel
* ''¡¡Se armó el belén!!'' (1970) - Don José
* ''
Reverend's Colt
''Reverend's Colt'' (originally titled ''Reverendo Colt'') is a 1970 Spanish-Italian Spaghetti Western directed by León Klimovsky.
Cast
* Guy Madison: Reverend Miller
* Richard Harrison (actor), Richard Harrison: Sheriff Donovan
* Ennio Gir ...
'' (1970) - Fred
* ''Marianela'' (1972) - D. Carlos
* ''
Sexy Cat'' (1973) - Mike Cash
* ''Las alegres vampiras de Vögel'' (1975) - Carlo
* ''
Cría Cuervos
''Cría Cuervos'' (''Raise ravens'') is a 1976 Spanish drama film directed by Carlos Saura. The film is an allegorical drama about an eight-year-old girl dealing with loss. Highly acclaimed, it received the Special Jury Prize Award at the 1976 Can ...
'' (1976) - Nicolás Garontes
* ''Las camareras'' (1976) - Enrique
* ''
Foul Play'' (1977) - Emigrante
* ''
Hidden Pleasures'' (1977) - Ignacio
* ''
Solos en la madrugada'' (1978) - Ramón Vidal
* ''Demasiado para Gálvez'' (1981) - El editor
* ''
Law of Desire
''Law of Desire'' ( es, link=no, La ley del deseo) is a 1987 Spanish comedy thriller film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Eusebio Poncela as Pablo, Carmen Maura as Tina and Antonio Banderas as Antonio. It was the first film A ...
'' (1987) - El Cura
* ''
The Rogues'' (1987) - Impresario teatrale
* ''Tu novia está loca'' (1988) - Padre de Amaia
* ''
El aire de un crimen'' (1988) - Amaro
* ''
Contra el viento'' (1990) - Antonio
* ''Ispanskaya aktrisa dlya russkogo ministra'' (1990) - Producer
* ''Bazar Viena'' (1990)
* ''La taberna fantástica'' (1991)
* ''La viuda del capitán Estrada'' (1991) - Mondéjar
* ''El día que nací yo'' (1991) - Rafael
* ''Un paraguas para tres'' (1992) - Padre de Daniel
* ''Tres palabras'' (1993) - Gordillo
* ''
Boca a boca
''Mouth to Mouth'' ( es, Boca a boca, links=no) is a 1995 Spanish sex comedy film directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira. The cast, led by Javier Bardem, also features Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and Josep Maria Flotats.
Plot
The aspiring actor Víctor ...
'' (1995) - Padre de Luci
* ''Mirada líquida'' (1996) - Padre de Antonio
* ''
Esposados'' (1996, Short) - Sr. Guerrero
* ''
Beyond the Garden
''Beyond the Garden'' ( es, Más allá del jardín, links=no) is a 1996 Spanish drama film directed by Pedro Olea from a screenplay by Mario Camus, based on the novel of the same name by Antonio Gala. It stars Concha Velasco.
Cast
Production
' ...
'' (1996) - Alvaro Larra
* ''
Arrayán'' (2001, TV Series) - D. Arturo Torres
* ''Pas si grave'' (2003) - Gabo
* ''
C'est la vie, camarade!'' (2005, TV Movie) - Delgado
References
External links
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1927 births
2015 deaths
Spanish male film actors
Male Spaghetti Western actors
20th-century Spanish male actors