Little Known Spaghetti Western Actors ~ Arthur Endrèze

[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.]

Arthur Endres Kraeckmann was an American baritone opera singer who enjoyed a popular career in Paris and sang in many premieres. His voice was described as "warm, lyrical" and "well suited to the French repertory". Born Arthur Endres Kraeckmann on November 28, 1893, in Chicago, Illinois he studied agronomy at the University of Illinois, and sang for pleasure in his spare time.

He came to the attention of the conductor Walter Damrosch who advised him to go to France to improve his singing; he did so, enrolling at the American conservatoire at Fontainebleau where he studied under Jean de Reszke.

Endrèze made his debut in 1925 in Nice in the role of Don Giovanni, following this with Hamlet, and went on to sing in seasons at Deauville. In Paris he made his début on 4 October 1928 in “Le roi d'Ys” as Karnac, and sang roles in “Madama Butterfly” (Sharpless), “La traviata” (Orbel), “Tosca” (Scarpia), and the revival of “Le rêve” (Hautecœur) in 1939.

Endrèze married Jeanne Krieger-Beligne, Chef de chant at the Opéra. Arrested by the Germans in 1940 he managed to make his way back to the United States but returned to France after the war, and after retiring from the stage devoted himself to teaching.

Arthur Endrèze died in Chicago on April 15, 1975, at the age of 81.

Arthur Endreze appeared in one Euro-western, “Dynamite Jack, la terreur de l'Arizona” (Dynamite Jack) in 1960.

ENDREZE, Arthur (aka Arthur Endrèze) (Arthur Endres Kraeckmann) [11/28/1893, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. – 4/15/1975, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.]– singer, film actor, married to opera singer Jeanne Krieger-Beligne (Jeanne Krieger) [1887-1973] (1936-1973).

Dynamite Jack – 1960