RIP Luid Gaspar

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9/22/2021

Spanish actor, writer, died in Madrid, Spain on September 21, 2021. He was 88. Gaspar appeared in some 1,500 supporting roles in films, TV but mostly as a dubber. His most memorable scene is often cut from Lee Van Cleef’s “The Big Gundown” (1966). Three outlaws are seen making their way through a mountain forest and when they reach the top they think they have met their guide Gulick but it’s lawman, bounty hunter Jonathan Corbett who awaits. Corbett, an honorable and fair man offers the three outlaws a chance to escape if they beat him to the draw in a duel. He puts three bullets on a log in front of the men and each one makes the decision to load his gun and try and outdraw Corbett. Two instantly draw and are slain but the third, the youngest of the bunch surrenders and as Corbett examine the dead outlaws young John O’Leary tries to shoot him in the back. Corbett knows this trick and is ready and shoots and kills his would be slayer. O’Leary is played by Luis Gaspar. Gaspar was born in Burgos, Spain on November 6, 1933 and appeared in five other Euro-westerns: “Dollars for a Fast Gun” in 1965 as Todd Martin; “A Stranger in Paso Bravo” (1966) as the bartender;  “Two Crosses at Danger Pass” (1967) as Mark/Marty/Matt), “Zorro the Lawman” (1969) and “The Black Wolf” (1980) as Ernesto.

GASPAR, Luis (Luis Gaspar Cortina)

Born: 11/6/1933, Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain

Died: 9/22/2012, Madrd, Madrid, Spain

 

Luis Gaspar’s westerns: - actor:

Dollars for a Fast Gun – 1965 (Todd Martin)

The Big Gundown – 1966 (John O’Leary)

A Stranger in Paso Bravo – 1966 (bartender)

Two Crosses at Danger Pass – 1967 (Mark/Marty/Matt)

Zorro the Lawman – 1969

Keoma – 1977 [additional voices]

The Valley of Gwangi – 1977 [Spanish voice of Mario De Barros]

The Black Wolf – 1980 (Ernesto)

Bronco Billy – 1980 [Spanish voice of Bill McKinney]

30 Winchesters for El Diablo – 1984 [additional Spanish voices]

Have a Good Funeral – 1984 [additional voices]

Lucky Luke (TV) – 1985 [Spanish voice of characters]

Wanda Nevada – 1990 [Spanish voice of Bert Williams]

The Man from Oklahoma (TV) – 1992 [Spanish voice of I. Stanford Jolley]

Davy Crockett: en el ojo del Huracan (TV) – 1993 [Spanish voice of Johnny Cash]

Navajo Joe – 1994 [Spanish voice of Gianni Di Stolto]

The Magnificent 7 (TV) – 1998 [Spanish voice of Ned Romero]

Grizzly Adams (TV) 2001 [Spanish voice of Joel Rooks]

Bandidas – 2006 [Spanish voice of Ismael Carlos East]