Who Are Those Guys? ~ Celso Faria

 

José Celso Góes de Faria was born in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil on April 7, 1932. He appeared in around 50 films and television shows. Celso lived in Italy from 1962 to 1972, where he gained fame for his roles in spaghetti westerns, sometimes using the pseudonym Tony Andrews. His Euro-westerns started with “Don’t Wait, Django… Shoot!” in 1967. He was a regular in the Demofilo Fidani westerns. His last Euro-western was “The Sheriff of Rock Springs” (1971) as the judge. Celso was the son of Brazilian actor José Jorge Faria and appeared in a few films in Brazil before moving to Rome with other Brazilian actors such as Norma Bengell, Antonio de Teffé (Anthony Steffen), Esmeralda Barros, Florinda Bulcão (Florinda Bolcan). He returned to Brazil in the 1970s where he resumed his film career as a villain retiring in 1991.

FARIA, Celso (aka Tony Andrews) (José Celso Góes de Faria) [4/7/1932, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil - 10/12/2014, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (pulmonary emphysema)] – film actor, son of actor José Jorge Faria

Don’t Wait, Django... Shoot! - 1967 (Fred Grey)

Pray to God and Dig Your Grave – 1967 (Ignazio Camayo)

God May Forgive You, Not Me - 1968 (poker player)

4 Came to Kill Sartana - 1969 (Ramirez)

Quintana: Dead or Alive – 1969 (Manuel de la Loma)

Sartana the Gravedigger – 1969 (Gin)

The Stranger’s Gundown – 1969 (Evans)

Four Came to Kill Sartana – 1969 (Ramirez)

Brother Outlaw - 1970 (Sheriff of Santa Cruz)

Django and Sartana are Coming... It’s the End - 1970 (Ramirez)

One Damned Day at Dawn… Django Meets Sartana – 1970 (Frank Cutler)

The Ballad of Django - 1971 (Pedro Hernandez)

The Sheriff of Rock Springs – 1971 (judge)