José Calvo (March 3, 1916 – May 16, 1980) was a Spanish film actor best known for his roles in western films or historical dramas.
He made around 150 appearances mostly in films between 1952 and his death in 1980. He entered film in 1952 and was prolific as an actor throughout the 1950s and 1960s. He made many appearances in crime dramas, often with a historical theme and appeared in a high number of western films.
In 1964 he starred as the innkeeper Silvanito in Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western production A Fistful of Dollars as one of Clint Eastwood's few "amigos" in the town of San Miguel. He later appeared in westerns such as I Giorni dell'ira (1967) opposite Lee Van Cleef, Anda muchacho, spara! (1971) and Dust in the Sun (1973) etc.
However, after the Spaghetti western era of the late 1960s, in the 1970s he returned to appearing in primarily Spanish films and in contrast to the roles which dominated much of his career did appear in several Spanish comedy films often with slapstick humor as that genre grew popular in Latin cinema during this period.
He died in Gran Canaria on May 16, 1980 aged 64.
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Known For
A Fistful of Dollars
(1964)
Silvanito
Day of Anger
(1967)
Blind Bill
Viridiana
(1962)
Don Amalio
Tristana
(1970)
Bellringer
Full Filmography
Acting
El sistema Pelegrín
(1952)
Padre de Gelasio
Magic concert
(1953)
The Dance of Desires
(1954)
Padre de Candela
Sucedió en Sevilla
(1955)
Mayoral Manuel
La Cruz de Mayo
(1955)
Fiscal
Juicio final
(1955)
Duelo de pasiones
(1955)
Un día perdido
(1955)
Don Patricio
The Coyote
(1955)
Main Street
(1956)
'El Doctor'
Uncle Hyacynth
(1956)
Warehouse Clerk
Andalusia Express
(1956)
Arturo
La mestiza
(1956)
Secretario
Ha pasado un hombre
(1956)
García
Messengers of Peace
(1957)
Ladrón en cárcel
Gioventù disperata
(1957)
El hincha
(1958)
Those times of the cuplé
(1958)
Cordero
Red Cross Girls
(1958)
Paciente de Andrés
El puente de la paz
(1958)
Héroes del aire
(1958)
Capitán
Marinai, donne e guai
(1958)
primo complice di Aristotele
Vargas Inn
(1959)
Ventero
Noi siamo 2 evasi
(1959)
Una gran señora
(1959)
Don Manuel
Parque de Madrid
(1959)
Valentine's Day
(1959)
Nica
El gafe
(1959)
Presidente de club
Crimen para recién casados
(1960)
La quiniela
(1960)
Vividor
Don Lucio and Brother Pío
(1960)
El pecas
El amor que yo te dí
(1960)
El traje de oro
(1960)
Empresario
El Litri y su sombra
(1960)
Aficionado (uncredited)
El indulto
(1960)
Empleado estación de Madrid
El hombre que perdió el tren
(1960)
Alma aragonesa
(1961)
Tío Ramón
At Five in the Afternoon
(1961)
Amigo (uncredited)
Historia de un hombre
(1961)
Fantasmas en la casa
(1961)
Revisor
Viridiana
(1962)
Don Amalio
Two Against All
(1962)
El sol en el espejo
(1963)
Life Goes On
(1963)
Bar Owner
El globo azul
(1963)
Sánchez
The Swindlers
(1963)
Brigadier (segment "Suore")
The Castilian
(1963)
Fraile
The Running Man
(1963)
Porter
Scheherazade
(1963)
Suspendido en sinvergüenza
(1964)
A Fistful of Dollars
(1964)
Silvanito
Extraconiugale
(1964)
Commendatore Sasselli (segment "Il mondo è dei ricchi")
The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars
(1964)
Marito geloso
Júrame
(1964)
La primera aventura
(1965)
Cosme
The Woman from Beirut
(1965)
The Desert Renegades
(1965)
Yusuff
In a Colt's Shadow
(1965)
Sheriff
Six Days a Week
(1965)
padre Alessandro
The Man from Oklahoma
(1965)
Ron Edwards
Historias de la televisión
(1965)
Ramón Valladares
Legacy of the Incas
(1965)
(uncredited)
Why Go On Killing?
(1965)
López
Weekend, Italian Style
(1965)
Commendator Tagliaferri
2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
(1966)
Al Capone
Platero y yo
(1966)
Don José
For One Thousand Dollars Per Day
(1966)
Non faccio la guerra, faccio l'amore
(1966)
Don Getulio
Web of Violence
(1966)
Funny Money
(1966)
(uncredited)
Che notte, ragazzi!
(1966)
Chófer (as Pepe Calvo)
Nuevo en esta plaza
(1966)
Tomás
For a Few Extra Dollars
(1966)
Gordon
Day of Anger
(1967)
Blind Bill
The Edge of Fear
(1967)
Don César de Urdaz
El secreto de papá
(1967)
Night Is Made for Stealing
(1967)
Martin
Twice a Judas
(1968)
Russel
Appointment in Beirut
(1968)
Benson
A Stranger in Paso Bravo
(1968)
Wasserhändler
The Stationmaster
(1968)
Cantando a la vida
(1969)
The Price of Power
(1969)
Dr. H. Strips
Tristana
(1970)
Bellringer
El gran crucero
(1970)
Abuelo
At the End of the Rainbow
(1971)
Joselito Cosorito
Nights and Loves of Don Juan
(1971)
Sultano Selim
Los días de Cabirio
(1971)
Padre de Mary Carmen
Murders in the Rue Morgue
(1971)
Hunchback (uncredited)
Love Letter of a Murderer
(1972)
Tragic Ceremony
(1972)
Sam David
Dust in the Sun
(1972)
The Great Goldoni
Hector the Mighty
(1972)
Lawyer
Little Funny Guy
(1973)
Don Nicolone Salento
Barcelona Kill
(1973)
Jefe superior de Policía
Run, Run, Joe!
(1974)
Don Salvatore
One Man Against the Organization
(1975)
Zaccaria Rabajos
Blanca's Weddings
(1975)
Cuñado de Antonio
Ready, Aim, Fire!
(1975)
Policía
Las delicias de los verdes años
(1976)
Don Illán
The Shameful Secret of a Good Boy
(1976)
Don Gumersindo
La espada negra
(1976)
Simón
Secretos de alcoba
(1977)
Luis
The Frenchman's Garden
(1978)
José Muñoz Lopera
The Last Party
(1978)
Don Julián (as Pepe Calvo)
Mi Mujer no es mi señora
(1978)
Don Homero (as Pepe Calvo)
Soldados
(1978)
Tiempos de constitución
(1978)
En mil pedazos
(1980)
Joaquín Faldrao
¡Qué verde era mi duque!
(1980)
Palurdo