Germán Horacio Robles San Agustín (March 20, 1929 – November 21, 2015) was a Spanish actor who came to Mexico when he was 17, after Spain's

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. In Mexican cinema, he is best known for his amazing characterization of

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s in many cult movies, especially in ''

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''. He is said to have influenced

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’s performance in his vampire films. Another well known performance is his dubbing the voice of

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in the Latin American broadcast of ''

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Family

Germán was son of the painter

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and the grandchild of Pachín de Melás. He married Ana María Vásquez.A punto del llanto, Ana María Vázquez, esposa de Germán Robles, nos habla del estado de salud del actor
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Filmography

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in M*A*S*H* (1970) (voiceover for

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in '' El Auto Fantástico'' (1982-1986) *Dr. Peter Silberman in ''

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'' (1984) (voiceover for

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in '' M*A*S*H*'' (1984-1987) (voiceover for

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in M*A*S*H* (1987-1995) (voiceover for

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) *Velarmino in '' Amor de nadie'' (1990) *Lionel Racer in ''

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in ''

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) *Manny in ''

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in '' Star Wars: Clone Wars'' (2003-2004) * Dr. Peter Silberman in '' Terminator 3: La Rebelión de las Máquinas'' (2003) (voiceover for

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in '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' (2005) (voiceover for Matthew Wood) *

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in '' Montar Sucio'' (2006) *Davy Jones in '' Piratas del Caribe 2: El Cofre de la Muerte'' (2006) (voiceover for

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) *Anton Ego in ''

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* 1929 births 2015 deaths Chespirito actors Mexican male film actors Mexican male stage actors Mexican male television actors Mexican male voice actors Mexican people of Asturian descent People from Gijón Spanish emigrants to Mexico {{Mexico-actor-stub