Antonio Casas
Spanish footballer and actor (1911–1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Casas and the second or maternal family name is Barros.
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Born | Antonio Casas Barros (1911-11-11)11 November 1911 |
Died | 14 February 1982(1982-02-14) (aged 70) Madrid, Spain |
Occupation(s) | Footballer and actor |
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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.
In the early 1970s he worked in television but returned to film after 1975 until his death.