Little Known Western actors ~ Severiano Cortes

[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.]

Severiano Cortes was a Spanish character actor who appeared in only one film according to the IMDb. That film was his only Spaghetti western appearance as well. He plays an uncredited character in 1965’s “Tumba para un forajido” (Tomb for an Outlaw). In that film also appears Juan Cortes a much more famous Spanish actor. Are they related? Probably but there’s no proof that I have come across. Just another unknown actor of the genre.

CORTES, Severiano [Spanish] – film actor.

Tomb for an Outlaw – 1965

New French 4K release of “Le Grand Silence”

 

Le Grand Silence

(The Great Silence)

(1968)

 

Director: Sergio Corbucci

Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Frank Wolff, Vonetta McGee

 

Country: France

Label: Studio Canal

4K Ultra HD

Aspect ratio: 16:9, 1.85:1

Running time: 106 minutes

ASIN: ‎B0DVZW482Q

Available: June 2. 2025

Spaghetti Western locations Then & Now – “A Man Called Sledge”

 The Rockville Prison was a major location for the James Garner Spaghetti western “Am Man Called Sledge. Here’s a picture of the prison in 1970.

Here’s a picture of the same location today which is the parking structure oft Oasys/Mini Hollywood in Tabernas Spain.

European Western Comic Books – Il cavaliere del Texas

 

The Texas Knight

The Texas Knight character was initially written by Rinaldo D’Ami (Roy D’Amy), from the second issue the texts are by Gian Luigi Bonelli. Art and covers were drawn by Roy D’Amy. The character is otherwise known as the RIO KID. The images were drawn by Nestore Corti. The comic book series was published by Editrice Audace in Milan, Italy under chief editor Tea Bonelli. Each issue contained 32 black and white pages with color covers.

 

Titles

01 (05.10.53) - “Rio Kid”

02 (12.10.53) - “Il Paso del Muerto” (Dead Man’s Pass)

03 (19.10.53) - “Sulle tracce di Scorpione” (On the Trail of the Scorpion)

04 (26.10.53) - “Rio Kid gioca la prima carta” (The Rio Kid Plays the First Card)

05 (02.11.53) - “Sulle rive del Rio Grande” (On the Banks of the Rio Grande)

06 (09.11.53) - “Attacco notturno” (Night Attack)

07 (16.11.53) - “Nelle mani dello Scorpione” (In the Hands of the Scorpion)

08 (23.11.53) - “Il segreto del tempio” (The Secret of the Temple)

09 (30.11.53) - “Il disco d’oro” (The Golden Disk)

Special Birthdays

Lionel Murton (actor) would have been 110 today but died in 2006.

Giulia Rubini [singer] is 90 today.

Sally Jackson (actress) is 75 today.

 

Gary Grimes (actor) is 70 today.

 

Sarah Berg (actress) is 45 today.

 

Gone Fishin'

 

Little Known Western actors ~ Rosario Gómez Cortes

[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.]

Rosario Gómez Cortes was most likely a local villager hired as an extra.

I can find no biographical information on him.

CORTES, Rosario Gómez [Spanish] film actress.

Sabata – 1969 (villager)