Little Known Spaghetti Western Actors ~ Óscar Cortina

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Óscar Cortina is/was a Spanish stuntman, coordinator and film actor who was active in Spanish cinema from at least 1960 to 1986. The IMDb lists fifteen films he appeared in but he was in many, many more. I have 20 Spaghetti western credits alone that he appeared and there are probably several more where he is uncredited and has not been identified in.

I can find no biographical information on him.

Óscar Cortina appeared in 20 Spaghetti westerns: “Murieta!” as a townsman in 1963, “Per mille dollari al Giorno” (Renegade Gunfighter) as a saloon patron, “7 pistole per i MacGregor” (7 Guns for the MacGregors) as a bank employee, Mexican gunman both in 1965, “La resa dei conti” (The Big Gundown) as one of the widow’s ranch hands, “Ringo, il volto della vendetta” (Ringo the Face of Revenge as a Paco gang member and “Sugar Colt” as a Colonel Haverbrook henchman all in 1966, “Dio non paga il sabato” (Kill the Wicked) as a Braddock henchman, “Il tempo degli avvoltoi” (Last of the Badmen) as a Don Jaime Morelos/Mendoza henchman and “Dos cruces en Danger Pass” (Two Crosses at Danger Pass) as a Moran henchman all in 1967, “I quattro dell’Ave Maria” (Ace High) as a bank employee, “I morti non si contano” (Dead Men Don’t Count) as Jack Logan, “Killer Adios” as a fake Ringold henchman, “Requiem per un Gringo” (Duel in the Eclipse) as a Carranza henchman, “La salvaje venganza del Gringo” (One by One) as a brawler and “El sabor del odio” (A Pistol for 100 Coffins) as a Corbett henchman all in 1968, “Vivi preferibilmente, morti” (Sundance Cassidy and Butch the Kid) as a robber in 1969, “Mátalo!” as a bandit in 1970, “Anda muchacho, spara!” (Dead Men Ride) as a Redfield henchman and “Un dólar para Sartana” (Raise Your Hands, Dead Man, You're Under Arrest) as a Grayson henchman both in 1971.

CORTINA, Óscar (Óscar A. Cortina) [Spanish] – stuntman, stunt coordinator, film actor.

Murieta – 1963 (townsman)

Renegade Gunfighter – 1965 (saloon patron)

7 Guns for the MacGregors – 1965 (bank employee, Mexican gunman)

The Big Gundown – 1966 (widow ranch hand)

Ringo the Face of Revenge – 1966 (Paco gang member)

Sugar Colt – 1966 (Colonel Haverbrook henchman)

Kill the Wicked – 1967 (Braddock henchman)

Last of the Badmen – 1967 (Don Jaime Morelos/Mendoza henchman)

Two Crosses at Danger Pass – 1967 (Moran henchman)

Ace High – 1968 (bank employee)

Dead Men Don't Count – 1968 (Jack Logan)

Killer, Adios – 1968 (fake Ringold gunman)

Blood and Guns – 1968 (soldier)

Duel in the Eclipse – 1968 (Carranza henchman)

One by One – 1968 (brawler)

A Pistol for 100 Coffins – 1968 (Corbett henchman)

Sundance Cassidy and Butch the Kid – 1969 (robber)

Matalo – 1970 (bandit)

Dead Men Ride – 1971 (Redfield henchman)

Raise Your Hands, Dead Man, You're Under Arrest – 1971 (Grayson henchman)