Little Known Spaghetti Western Actors ~ Miroslav & Tomislav Buhin

[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.]

Miroslav ‘Miro’ Buhin, nicknamed Isus, was born on March 5, 1943, in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He graduated from a stunt school in Ljubljana and worked as a stuntman and appeared in small roles in the Karl May Indian films. Buhin says that he was not very pleased with acting. He felt that he was a stuntman rather than an actor and did not desire to be the center of attention. He remained faithful to his profession even after the filming of the Winnetou films was over. Because he could speak German and English, he was also cast in foreign productions. He last appeared on screen in “Josef” in 2011. Later in life worked as a stunt coordinator such as in ‘Game of Thrones’, he was a stunt coordinator in the fourth season episode "The Mountain and the Viper" in 2014.

Miro appeared in six Euro-westerns: “Winnetou - 1. Teil” (Apache Gold) as a track layer; “Winnetou - 2. Teil” (Last of the Renegades) in 1963 as a soldier; “Unter Geiern” (Frontier Hellcat), “Winnetou - 3. Teil” (Desperado Trail) in 1965 as an Indian bandit); “Old Surehand, 1. Teil” (Flaming Frontier) in 1965 as Nob Hara/O’Hara; “Winnetou und Shatterhand im Tal der Toten” (The Man With the Long Gun) in 1968 as a soldier. He also appeared more recently as a stuntman in the 2016 TV mini-series ‘Winnetou - Der letzte Kampf’ and ‘Winnetou - Der Mythos lebt’

In 2004 he was seen as himself in “Kaskaderski spomenar” a Croatian documentary about "Golden Generation" of Croatian stuntmen with video clips from some famous movies shot in ex-Yugoslavia, Socialistic Republic of Croatia during 1960-1980.

BUHIN, Miro (Miroslav Buhin) [3/5/1943, Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia -     ] – stunt coordinator, stuntman, film actor, brother of stuntman Tomislav Buhin [1941-1985], married to producer Jolanda Buhin father of a son and a daughter.

Apache Gold – 1963 (track layer)

Frontier Hellcat - 1964

Last of the Renegades – 1964 (soldier)

The Desperado Trail – 1965 (Indian, bandit)

Flaming Frontier – 1965 (Bob Hara/O’Hara)

The Man With the Long Gun – 1968 (soldier)

Kaskaderski spomenar – 2004 [himself]

Winnetou - Der letzte Kampf (TV) – 2016 [stunts]

Winnetou - Der Mythos lebt (TV) – 2016 [stunts]

Tomislav Buhin was born on December 21, 1941 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia and was the older brother of Miroslav ‘Miro’ Buhin. Like his brother he was also a stuntman. He never reached celebrity status like Miro but was a well-respected stuntman in the 1960s. Before becoming a stuntman, he worked as a locksmith. He died in 1985 after being run over by a car. By the time the ambulance arrived, he had suffocated.

Tomislav performed stunts in four Euro-westerns, all Winnetou films, “Der Schatz im Silbersee” (The Treasure of Silver Lake) in 1962; “Winnetou - 3. Teil” (Desperado Trail) in 1965; “Winnetou und das Halbblut Apanatschi” (The Halfbreed) in 1966 and “Old Surehand, 1. Teil” (Flaming Frontier) in 1968.

BUHIN, Tomislav [12/21/1941, Croatia, Yugoslavia - 1985] – stuntman, brother of stunt coordinator, stuntman, actor Miro Buhin [1943-    ].

The Treasure of Silver Lake – 1962 [also stunts]

Desperado Trail – 1965 [stunts]

The Halfbreed – 1966 [stunts]

Flaming Frontier – 1968 [stunts]