RIP Ángel Del Pozo

 

Actor Ángel del Pozo, one of the faces of the so-called 'Spaghetti Western', dies at the age of 90

He participated on the big screen in films such as 'Margarita se llama mi amor', directed by Tito Fernández; 'Vuelve San Valentín', by Fernando Palacios; 'The Fourth Window', by Julio Coll

El Confidencial

By Europa Press

3/29/2025

The actor Ángel del Pozo, one of the faces of the film genre known as 'Spaghetti Western', has died this Saturday at the age of 90, as reported by the Telecinco program 'Fiesta'. Throughout his career he participated in more than sixty titles, of which more than a dozen belong to the western genre. From the 1990s to 2008 he was also executive producer and public relations at Gestevisión Telecinco, the current Mediaset España communication group. From 1960 she participated on the big screen in films such as 'Margarita se llama mi amor', directed by Tito Fernández; 'Vuelve San Valentín', by Fernando Palacios; 'The Fourth Window', by Julio Coll; or in the Spanish-Italian co-production, 'Cara a cara', among other films. He also worked as a film director with feature films such as 'La promesa', where he directed Carmen Sevilla and Antonio Ferrandis; or 'El alijo', starring Juan Luis Galiardo. In 2020, the Almería Western Film Festival (AWFF) recognized him with the 'Tabernas de cine' award.

del POZO, Ángel (Ángel del Pozo Merino)

Born: 7/14/1934, Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Died: 3/29/2025, Madrid, Madrid, Spain

 

Ángel Del Pozo’s westerns – actor:

Welcome Padre Murray – 1962 (John/Juan)

The Colt is My Law- 1965 (George Benson) [as Anthony Clark]

A Place Called Glory – 1965 (Josh)

The Big Gundown -1966 (Chet/Shemp Miller)

Fort Yuma Gold – 1966 (Captain Lefevre)

Face to Face – 1967 (Maximilian de Winton)

Wrath of God – 1968 (David)

El Condor – 1969 (lieutenant)

The Price of Power – 1969 (lawyer)

Catlow – 1971 (Captain Francisco Vargas)

In the Dust of the Sun – 1971 (priest)

Pancho Villa – 1971 (Lieutenant Eager)

Chino – 1973

The Man Called Noon – 1973 (Ben Janish)

Spanish Western – 2014 [himself]