Voices of the Spaghetti Western “Killer Adios”

As we know most of the Euro-westerns were co-productions from Italy, Spain, Germany and France which incorporated British and American actors to gain a worldwide audience. The films were shot silent and then dubbed into the various languages where they were sold for distribution. That means Italian, Spanish, German, French and English voice actors were hired to dub the films. Even actors from the countries where the film was to be shown were often dubbed by voice actors for various reasons such as the actors were already busy making another film, they wanted to be paid additional salaries for dubbing their voices, the actor’s voice didn’t fit the character they were playing, accidents to the actors and in some cases even death before the film could be dubbed.

I’ll list a Euro-western and the (I) Italian, (S) Spanish, (G) German and (F) French, (E) English voices that I can find and once in a while a bio on a specific voice actor as in Europe these actors are as well-known as the actors they voiced.

Today we’ll cover “Killer Adios”

[(I) Italian, (S) Spanish, (G) German, (F) French, (E) English]

Jess Bryan – Peter Lee Lawrence (S) José Moratalla, (G) Hans-Georg Panczak

Sheila Simpson – Marisa Solinas (S) Maria Luisa Rubio, (G) Katharina Lopinski

Bill Bragg – Armando Calvo (S) Armando Calvo, (G) Herbert Weicker

Fannie Endes – Rosalba Neri (S) Maite Santamaría, (G) Eva Kinsky

Jack Bradshaw – Nello Pazzafini (S) Benjamín Domingo, (G) Wolf Goldan

Sheriff Clint Simpson – Luis Induni (S) José Martínez Blanco, (G) Alexander Allerson

José Moratalla  (1941 – 1989)

José Moratalla was born on December 23, 1941 in Sisante, Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Known as Pepito Moratalla he was a Spanish actor and voice actor known for his extensive career in film, television, theater, and dubbing that spanned from childhood roles in the 1940s to his work in the 1980s. He debuted as a child actor in Spanish cinema shortly after World War II and became recognized for his versatility across live-action and animated projects as well as providing Spanish dubs for international films and series.

Moratalla appeared in notable Spanish productions including a role in a film directed by Pedro Almodóvar and contributed voices to animated series such as “Around the World with Willy Fog” and “The World of David the Gnome”. His dubbing work also extended to major Hollywood titles like “The Godfather”, “Scanners”, and episodes of ‘The Incredible Hulk’.

He continued working in the industry until his death on December 28, 1989, in Madrid at the age of 48, leaving a legacy as one of Spain's early child actors who transitioned successfully into adult roles and voice work.