RIP Jacques Sernas. The Lithuanian born actor died in
Rome today July 3rd, a few weeks short of his 90th
birthday. Born Jurgis Bernard Šernas on July 30, 1925 Sernas escaped with his
family to France after his father had taken part in the 1918 Lithuanian Act of
Independence. He became an actor after WWII and appeared in over 100 films and
TV appearances from 1947 – 2006. He appeared in La Dolce Vita in 1960. His only
Euro-western appearances was as Major Saunders along with Giuliana Gemma in
1966’s Fort Yuma Gold.
The first time I saw Jacques was in Helen of Troy (1956)
ReplyDeleteWhat a hero; at the time it was one of my favourite films.