Who Are Those Guys? ~ Marco Davo

 

José Marco Davó was born in Orihuela, Alicante, Spain on May 10, 1895. He began his career on stage in 1922 in the play “El concejal”. His first contact with the world of cinema occurred in the mid-1930s with two supporting roles in adaptations of Carlos Arniches' works for the cinema: “É My Man” (1934), directed by Benito Perojo, and “Don Quintin, la amargao” (1935), directed by Luis Buñuel and Luis Marquina.

After the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War and throughout the 1940s, Davo focused on his theatrical vocation, he founded his own company and worked with Rafael López Somoza and Carlos Garriga, with whom he debuted works of his own and other writings in collaboration with Luis Tejedor and José Alfayate.

He returns to the cinema with the film “Alba of America” (1951), followed by “La Guerra de Dios” (1953) and “El Mayor de Zalamea” (1954). In 1955 he participated in “Marcelino Pão e Vinho” and, during the next fifteen years, he became a habitual secondary actor in Spanish cinematographic productions, until reaching a hundred films. Davo’s last film appearance was in 1969’s "Esa Mujer".

During his film career he appeared in seven Euro-westerns usually as men of authority such as political or military figures.

The highly respected actor died in Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain on September 27, 1974. He was 79 years old.

DAVO, Marco (aka Jose Marco Davo, José Marco Davo, Marco José Davos, José Davó, Marco Davó, Joe March, Joseph Rambler, Jose Rosello) (José Marco Davó) [5/10/1895, Orihuela, Alicante, Spain – 9/27/1974, Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain] – playwright, theater, film, TV actor.

The Coyote – 1954 (Sullivan)

Juanito – 1959 (General Vegas)

Shadow of Zorro – 1962 (Governor Hayes)

Zorro the Avenger – 1962 (Governor Hayes) [as José Marco Davó]

The Sign of the Coyote – 1963 (Captain Gray)

Death on High Mountain - 1969 [as Jose Rosello]