Friday, December 12, 2014

Beni Deus

Beni, aka Benny Deus was born Venancio Deus Mejuto was born on December 12, 1919 in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. Deus began his career as a journalist and began his acting career in the late 1940s, where the middle-sized, stocky actor was busy for the next thirty years in about 140 plus rolls with a few Television appearances.
 
A supporting actor Beni is remembered for appearances in “Los ojos dejan huellas” (1952) and “I grandi condottieri” (1965) and “Poachers” (1975). Among his film appearances were eleven Euro-westerns beginning with his portrayal of Dog in “Torrejón City” in 1962 to “Thunder Over El Paso” in 1971. Some of his best known films were “Finger on the Trigger” (1965) as O’Brien with Rory Calhoun, “Clint the Stranger” (1967) as McKinley with George Martin and “The Magnificent Texan” (1967) as Judge Wilkins with Glenn Saxson. 
 
Deus died on March 16, 1989 in Madrid, Spain.
 
Today we remember Beni Deus on what would have been his 95th birthday.

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  1. 1962 TORREJON CITY
    1963 HEROES DEL OESTE
    1964 BIENVENIDO PADRE MURRAY
    ANTES LLEGA LA MUERTE
    DESAFIO EN RIO BRAVO
    1965 EL DEDO EN EL GATILLO
    PLAZO PARA MORIR
    1966 DOS PISTOLAS GEMELAS
    1967 CLINT EL SOLITARIO
    10 HORCAS PARA UN PISTOLERO
    1968 ¿QUIEN GRITA VENGANZA?
    1969 GARRINGO
    1970 MANOS TORPES

    1975 EL BLANCO, EL AMARILLO Y EL NEGRO

    Por Abel Haro Pulido

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