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