Antonio Casas

Acting · Born 1911-11-11 · A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

Biography

Antonio Casas (11 November 1911 - 14 February 1982) was a Spanish footballer turned film actor who appeared in film between 1941 and his death in 1982. Casas originally began as a footballer for Atlético Madrid, but entered film in 1941 and made nearly 170 appearances in film and TV between then and 1982. He appeared in A Pistol for Ringo in 1965 and Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 1966. One of his best-known roles was in Luis Buñuel's Tristana.

Known for

• Spoiled Children (1980)
• The Last Party (1978)
• La violación (1977)
• Marked by Men (1977)
• Girls... The Hall (1977)
• Makarras Conexion (1977)
• Inquisition (1977)
• La Promesa (1976)
• La lozana andaluza (1976)
• Death of the Scorpion (1976)
• El hombre que supo amar (1976)
• Call girl: la vida privada de una señorita bien (1976)
• Sensualidad (1975)
• La joven casada (1975)
• Fight to the Death (1975)
• The King is the Best Mayor (1974)
• El último proceso en París (1974)
• Disco rojo (1973)
• No One Heard the Scream (1973)
• Flower of Holiness (1973)
• Pancho Villa (1972)
• Las colocadas (1972)
• La casa de las Chivas (1972)
• Me enveneno de azules (1971)