Antonio Casas (11 November 1911 – 14 February 1982) was a Spanish

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turned film actor who appeared in film between 1941 and his death in 1982. Casas originally began as a footballer for

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, but entered film in 1941 and made nearly 170 appearances in film and TV between then and 1982. He appeared in ''

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'' in 1965 and

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'' in 1966. One of his best-known roles was in

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's ''

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''. In the early 1970s he worked in television but returned to film after 1975 until his death. He died on 14 February 1982 in

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at age 70.

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* 1911 births 1982 deaths People from A Coruña Spanish footballers Footballers from A Coruña Atlético Madrid footballers Spanish male film actors Male Western (genre) film actors Male Spaghetti Western actors 20th-century Spanish male actors Association footballers not categorized by position {{Spain-actor-stub