RIP Juan Fairen

 

Espulgas City posted that Spanish actor Juan Fairen Ferre, known in the wrestling and film worlds as Johnny el Corso, passed away on March 31^st.  Originally a wrestler, like many other wrestlers who made it into films, he was appreciated in the cinema for obvious reasons. He arrived in the mid-sixties and participated in about twenty westerns. As a stuntman and supporting actor, his imposing physique led him to fight hand-to-hand with Giuliano Gemma in "The Long Days of Revenge."

Juan Fairen’s westerns – actor:

Long Days of Revenge – 1966 (brawler)

Pistol for a Hundred Coffins – 1968 (Corbett henchman)

Saguaro – 1968 (brawler)

Tierra Brava - 1969 (Rojas’ bandit)

Blazing Guns – 1971 (Coby 'The Bull')

The Boldest Job in the West – 1971 (blacksmith)

A Cry of Death - 1971 (Johnny) [as Jony Fairen]

4 Candles for My Colt – 1971 (Oswald henchman) [as Johnny ‘El Corso’]

Let's Go and Kill Sartana - 1971 (Carmoni brother)

Requiem for a Bounty Hunter – 1971 (Kelly)

Dallas – 1972 [as Johnny Fairen]

The Federal Man – 1972 (Pedro) [as Jony Fairen]

God in Heaven... Arizona on Earth – 1972 (Styles’ henchman) [as Johnny Fairen]

Now They Call Him Sacramento - 1972 (Tony) [as Johnny Fairen]

Watch Out Gringo! Sabata Will Return - 1972 (Morgan henchman) [as Juan Fairen Farre]

Demasiados muertos para Tex – 1973 (Carmoni brother) [as Juan Fayren]

You Are a Traitor an4 d I'll Kill You! - 1974