José Bódalo Zúffoli (March 24, 1916 – July 24, 1985) was an

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Biography

Bódalo was born in

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, the son of

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-born actress

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and Spanish actor and singer José Bódalo, Sr. His birth in Argentina coincided with his family's artistic tour, but he soon moved to Madrid, where he began studying medicine. He made over 120 film and TV appearances between 1930 and his death in 1985. From the mid to late 1960s he prolifically appeared in

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films which were often Spanish and Italian co produced. He played the role of General Hugo Rodriguez in the 1966 film '' Django'' opposite

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; and also performed in

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, the film that won the 1982

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. He appeared in many comedy or drama films in Spain but also appeared in many television series particularly after 1970 such as ''Novela'' from 1969–1977 and ''

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'' in the early 1980s. He died on 24 July 1985.

Selected filmography

* ''El secreto del doctor'' (1930) - Sr. Redding * ''Alhucemas'' (1948) - Comandante Almendro * ''Delírio de Amor'' (1948) * ''Tempestad en el alma'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1950) - Capitán francés * ''Vendaval'' (1950) - Pedro Montero * ''Truhanes de honor'' (1950) - Gomané * ''Balarrasa'' (1951) - Presidente del club * ''

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'' (1951) * '' Come Die My Love'' (1952) - Eddie * ''Facultad de letras'' (1952) * '' Devil's Roundup'' (1952) - Hombre * ''Amaya'' (1952) - Teodosio * ''La laguna negra'' (1952) - Venargas * ''

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'' (1953) - Luis * '' Flight 971'' (1953) - Hugo Carrara * '' Three are Three'' (1955) - (segment "Introducción: Tribunal") * ''El andén'' (1957) - Manuel * ''Frei Escova'' (1961) - (uncredited) * ''Vamos a contar mentiras'' (1961) - Juan * '' Kill and Be Killed'' (1962) - Doctor Cáceres * ''Teresa de Jesús'' (1962) - Padre confesor * '' The Mustard Grain'' (1962) - Horcajo * ''Los derechos de la mujer'' (1963) - El cónyuge * ''Cristo negro'' (1963) - Janson * '' The Twin Girls'' (1963) - Raphael Carrasco Ramírez * ''El juego de la verdad'' (1963) - Miguel * ''Ensayo general para la muerte'' (1963) - Dr. Víctor Lepetre * ''Los elegidos'' (1964) - Padre de Miguel * ''El pecador y la bruja'' (1964) - Padre Enrique * ''El salario del crimen'' (1964) - Vílchez - Comisario de policía * ''Búsqueme a esa chica'' (1964) - Lorenzo - padre de Marisol * ''Prohibido soñar'' (1964) * ''Cotolay'' (1965) - Maese Mateo * ''Ringo's Big Night'' (1966) - Sheriff Sam * ''

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'' (1966) - Martin * ''

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'' (1966) - Inspector Craig * '' Django'' (1966) - Gen. Hugo Rodriguez * ''La Barrera'' (1966) - Panadero * ''Nuevo en esta plaza'' (1966) - Manuel Romero * '' Killer 77, Alive or Dead'' (1966) - George King * ''Hoy como ayer'' (1966) - Aniceto72 * ''Sound of Horror'' (1966) - Mr. Dorman * ''Thompson 1880'' (1966) - Judge Lennox * ''Fantasía... 3'' (1966) - (uncredited) * ''Las cicatrices'' (1967) - Miguel Benjumea * ''

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'' (1967) - El Primero * '' Train for Durango'' (1968) - Mexican Boss * ''Persecución hasta Valencia'' (1968) - Marcos * ''

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'' (1968) - Ispettore Vogel * '' Day After Tomorrow'' (1968) - Colonel Jefferson * ''Los que tocan el piano'' (1968) - Don Ernesto Dávila, inspector de policía * ''Giugno '44 - Sbarcheremo in Normandia'' (1968) - Duvallier * ''Setenta veces siete'' (1968) * ''Las amigas'' (1969) - Luisito * '' Blood in the Bullring'' (1969) - Rafael * '' Garringo'' (1969) - Sheriff Klaus * ''Educando a una idiota'' (1969) - Eurico Sánchez Fil * ''El mejor del mundo'' (1970) - Padre de José * '' Compañeros'' (1970) - General Mongo Álvarez * ''Un aller simple'' (1971) - (uncredited) * '' Captain Apache'' (1971) - General * ''Aventura en las islas Cíes'' (1972) * ''Una mujer prohibida'' (1974) - Comisario * ''

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'' (1975) * ''El mejor regalo'' (1975) - Don Carlos Álvarez * ''

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'' (1976) - D. Matías * ''La espada negra'' (1976) - Alfonso Carrillo de Acuña, Arzobispo de Toledo * ''Réquiem por un empleado'' (1978) * ''

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'' (1979) - Padre Antonio Bissus * ''Tiempos de constitución'' (1979) * ''

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'' (1980) - Cura de Rebollar de la Mata * '' Spoiled Children'' (1980) - Don Fabián de Luna (1978) * '' El Crack'' (1981) - Don Ricardo * ''Asalto al casino'' (1981) * ''

'' (1982) - Roxiu * ''Las chicas del bingo'' (1982) - Vicente * '' La colmena'' (1982) - Don Roque * '' El Crack'' (1983) - Don Ricardo * '' The Autonomines'' (1983) - Don Luciano * '' The Cheerful Colsada Girls'' (1984) - Don Matías * ''El último kamikaze'' (1984) - Sr. Fulton * ''Últimas tardes con Teresa'' (1984) - Cardenal * ''Mi amigo el vagabundo'' (1984) - Esopo * '' Sesión continua'' (1984) - Dionisio Balboa

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* * 1916 births 1985 deaths Argentine male film actors Argentine people of Italian descent Spanish male film actors Spanish male television actors Spanish people of Italian descent Male Spaghetti Western actors Male Western (genre) film actors Argentine emigrants to Spain People of Lazian descent 20th-century Argentine male actors {{Spain-actor-stub