President's Day 2026

 

Little Known Spaghetti Western actors ~ Marc De Panda

[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]

Marc De Panda was born in Marseille, France on August 19, 1984. He began his acting career in Los Angeles, California where he took acting classes and a masterclass to work on his craft, then he moved back to Paris where he continued learning acting with Cours Galabru in 2016. Marc benefited from his education to learn different languages, such as French, English and Spanish. His first introduction into the industry was in “Team Spirit” (2016) thanks to Christophe Barratier. In fact, before becoming an actor, Marc had studied Market Finance in England. So when he met Christophe Barratier who was preparing a movie on the Jerome Kerviel case, they got along quite fine and that's how Marc was taken on board. After several appearances in TV films and short films, he obtained several roles in Cinema and Netflix shows: “The Bonfire of Destiny” (2019), “Call My Agent!” (2015). Marc is also taking part in international projects as in a feature short film “Taro” (2019), where he plays the role of Robert CAPA. In 2020, Marc was invited to the 77th Venice Film Festival to present “The Man Who Sold His Skin” (2020) by Kaouther Ben Hania.

Marc has appeared in two Euro-westerns: “Wendigo” as Sheriff Harrison in 2018 and in “Savage State” in 2019.

De PANDA, Marc [8/19/1984, Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France -     ] – film, TV actor.

Wendigo – 2018 (Sheriff Harrison)

Savage State - 2019

Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers

Spaghetti Western Director ~ Romeo Bosetti

Romolus Joseph Bosetti was born in Chiari, Brescia, Italy on January 18, 1879. An Italian producer, director, screenwriter, acrobat, stuntman and actor. He was the son of circus performers Giovanni Baresi, Filomena Baresi, brother of dancer Henriette Baresi.

Due to the continual wanderings of his parents, Bosetti, could not attend school, but taught himself French, thanks to the fact that their circus often stopped in French speaking areas.

An acrobat, stuntman and artist in music halls, Bosetti made ​​his debut in front of the camera in 1906 in a Pathé short called “La course à la perruque” along with André Deed. Later he worked for Gaumont, where he acted, directed and wrote the stories and screenplays for the comic series “Roméo” from 1908 to 1914. He was also the producer of three films directed by Feuillade 's Fantômas in the series. As Romeo Bosetti he appeared in two silent Euro-westerns: “Roméo cow-boy” (1908) and “Calino with the Indians” (1909).

Bosetti also launched other comic characters and directed them personally in over 250 films shot until 1916. The first was played by Clément (Calino Mege). He then returned to Pathé in 1911 and directed for the Parisian film studio comedy productions in Nice. Other comic characters he directed were Bigorno (René Lantini), Caroline (Ellen Lowe), Casimir (Lucien Bataille), Little Moritz (Maurice Schwartz), Patouillard (Paul Bertho) and Rosalie (Sarah Duhamel).

Forced to abandon the film business during the First World War, he participated in the conflict where he was wounded. When he returned comedy films were no longer in vogue and he became a producer and worked behind the scenes until his death on October 27, 1948, in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France at the age of 69.

Bosetti directed two silent film Euro-westerns: “Roméo cow-boy” in 1908 and “Calino chez des Indiens” (Calino with the Indians) in 1909.

BOSETTI, Roméo (Romolus Joseph Bosetti) [1/18/1879, - 10/27/1948, Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France] - producer, director, screenwriter, acrobat, stuntman, actor, son of circus performers Giovanni Baresi, Filomena Baresi, brother of dancer Henriette Baresi.

Roméo cow-boy – 1908

Calino with the Indians – 1909

Spaghetti Western Screenwriter ~ Richard Balducci

Armando Pellegrino Ido Balducci was born in Paris, France on February 10, 1922. As a World War II correspondent until the Liberation, he joined Pierre Benard at France-Soir where Pierre Lazareff assigned him to the Shows section. He then became the press officer of the Olympia for ten years.

He was an actor in Jean-Luc Godard's “Breathless”. Then press officer again. He collaborated with many directors such as Luis Buñuel, Roger Vadim, Christian-Jaque, Luchino Visconti, Jean-Pierre Melville, Claude Lelouch, Terence Young, Jean-Luc Godard, Julien Duvivier, Jacques Demy, Agnès Varda, Philippe de Broca, François Truffaut, Jacques Deray, Claude Chabrol, Max Ophüls, Jacques Becker, André Cayatte, etc.

He owes his fame mainly to the creation of the film series “Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez” (1964-1982) with Louis de Funès, for which he had the original idea.

He moved on to directing under the alias Richard Balducci at the end of the 1960s. In the 1970s and 1980s, he made a series of comedy films with often evocative titles. His last film dates from 1986. He then devoted himself to writing novels.

Balducci married the ski champion turned actress Gisèle Sandré on January 17, 1963, in Paris, in the presence of Johnny Hallyday, Dalida and Charles Aznavour. On July 15, 1969, he married the actress and former Miss France Karin Meier in Neuilly, France.

Balducci died on December 8, 2015, in Créteil, France at the age of 93.

Balducci’s only Spaghetti western was “Dans la poussière du soleil” (In the Dust of the Sun) in 1971 which he directed and wrote the screenplay with Félix Fernández

BALDUCCI, Richard (aka Bruno Baldwin) (Armando Pellegrino Ido Balducci) [2/10/1922, Paris, ‘Île-de-France, France - 12/8/2015, Créteil), Val-De-Marne, France] – journalist, director, writer, married to actress Gisèle Sandré (Gisèle Simone Sandré) [1941-    ] (1968-19??).

In the Dust of the Sun – 1971 (co)

Spaghetti Western Cinematographer ~ Julio Bragado

Julio Bragado Darman is a Spanish cameraman and cinematographer. He worked as a cameraman on seven films from 1966 to 1974 and was a cinematographer on twenty-five films between 1967-2003.

Julio was a cinematographer on three Euro-westerns: “Les nouvelles aventures de Zorro” (The New Zorro) – 1990-1993,” Aqui llega Condemor (el pecador de el pradera)” (Here Comes Condemor (The Sinner of the Plains) and “Manoa la ciudad de oro” (Manoa, the City of Gold) both in 1996.

BRAGADO, Julio (Julio Bragado Darman) [Spanish] – cinematographer, cameraman.

The New Zorro (TV) – 1990-1993

Here Comes Condemor (The Sinner of the Plains) – 1996

Manoa, the City of Gold - 1996

New Danish DVD release of “Silver Saddle”

 

Silver Saddle

(1978)

 

Director: Lucio Fulci

Starring: Giuliano Gemma, Sven Valsecchi, Ettore Manni, Geoffrey Lewis

 

Country: Denmark

Label: SMD

Region 2, PAL

Language: Danish

Subtitles: Danish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian

Running time: 94 minutes

Available: February 16, 2026

A new German Blu-ray of “Vier fauste fur ein Halleluja”

 

“Vier fauste fur ein Halleluja”

(Trinity is Still My Name)

(1971)

 

Director: Enzo Barboni

Starring: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer

 

Country: Germany

Label: Retro Gold 63

Limited Steel book edition, sleeve (B-D) / quartersleeve (A)

Embossed, four cover options (limited from 63 to 222 copies)

Available: February 16, 2026

Spaghetti Western locations Then & Now – “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”

In the “Good The Bad and The Ugly” after Blondie disposes of Tuco on the prairie and dissolves their partnership he begins a new relationship with a character known only as Shorty. They continue the same operation of turning Shorty in for the reward on his head and then saving him at the hanging only to do it over and over from town to town.

In this scene we see Shorty and Blondie performing their ruse on a small town. Unfortunately for Shorty, Tuco shows up and disrupts the operation leaving Shorty to actually hang and Blondie captured by Tuco.

Filming location is north of Los Albaricoques. It’s not a town but a group of buildings. So does not have an actual name.

Here’s the same location as seen in 2025.

European Western Comic Books – Collana Corral

 

Corral

These volumes are partial reprints of Penna Bianca (PB) (Il Ponte, 1955) and partly collections of Trottolino  (TR), Salterello (SA), Jutak (JU), Yowa (YO), Rex River (RR), I tre del West (TW) and Soldino (SO).

The comic book series was published by BCM in Milan, Italy under the direction of Lia Guccione with issue #1 being released in March 1960 and ended with issue #24 in December 1961. Each issue contained 192 black and white pages with color covers.

 

Titles

01 (00.03.60) - "Sentieri selvaggi" (YO nn. 17, 18) (Wild Trails)

02 (00.03.60) -

03 (00.04.60) - “Fantasie di primavera” (SA/TR) (Spring Fantasies)

04 (00.00.60) -

05 (00.05.60) - "Gli sparvieri del West" (YO nn. 19, 20) (The Hawks of the West)

06 (00.00.60) - "West selvaggio" (Wild West)

07 (00.07.60) - “Cento carabine” (YO nn. 21, 22) (One Hundred Rifles)

08 (00.08.60) - “Fuoco sulla valle” (PB) (Fire on the Valley)

09 (00.09.60) - “Gli avvoltoi della prateria” (PB Serie I nn. 3, 4) (The Vultures of the

                          Prairie)

10 (00.10.60) - “Orme rosse” (TW Serie II nn. 16, 14) (Red Tracks)

11 (00.11.60) - “La barriera di fuoco” (YO nn. 24, 23) (The Barrier of Fire)

12 (00.12.60) - "Carosello allegro" (Merry Carousel)

13 (00.01.61) - "Il circolo dell'allegria" (TR) (The Circle of Joy)

14 (00.02.61) - “Mondo allegro” (SO) (Merry World)

15 (00.03.61) - "Giardino di primavera" (SO) (Spring Garden)

16 (00.04.61) - "Giorno di festa" (Holiday)

17 (00.05.61) - "Operazione allegria" (Operation Joy)

18 (00.06.61) - “Record di risate” (TR) (Record of Laughter)

19 (00.07.61) - “Gli archi di fuoco” (PB Serie I nn. 3, 4) (The Arches of Fire)

20 (00.08.61) - “Terre selvagge” (RR nn. 3, 4) (Wild Lands)

21 (00.09.61) - “Una riserva d’allegria” (SO) (A Reserve of Joy)

22 (00.10.61) - "Giardino d'autunno" (Autumn Garden)

23 (00.11.61) - “Vacanze in montagna” (SO) (Mountain Vacation)

24 (00.12.61) - "Risate a valanga" (SO) (Avalanche of Laughter)