Alberto de Mendoza
Biography
Alberto Manuel Rodríguez-Gallego González de Mendoza was an Argentine film actor who appeared in 114 films between 1930 and 2005, spanning eight decades. A lifelong figure in Argentine films, De Mendoza appeared in film such as Adán y la serpiente in 1946 and A hierro muere in 1962 often working alongside Olga Zubarry. In the late 1960s and 1970 he appeared in a number of spaghetti Westerns. and also had a prominent role in the 1973 horror classic Horror Express, in which he co-starred alongside Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Telly Savalas. De Mendoza is better known to audiences in Argentina for his role in the popular TV series El Rafa, aired from 1980 to 1982, or the less successful El Oriental, aired from 1982 to 1983. He died in Madrid on 12 December 2011, at age 88.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Madre Alegría
1950
Special Killers
as Giorgio Russo
1973
What Changed Charley Farthing?
as Jumbo
1976
And Then There Were None
as Otto Martino
1974
The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh
as Neil Wardh
1971
Horror Express
as Father Pujardov
1972
Historia de una mala mujer
1948
Tapas
as Don Mariano
2006
The Adventures of Scaramouche
as Roger - Marquis de la Tour
1963
Delusions of Grandeur
as King of Spain
1971
The People Who Own the Dark
as Prof. Fulton
1976
Curse of the Black Cat
as David
1977
De profesión, sus labores
as Juan Montesinos
1970
Forgotten Pistolero
as Tomas
1969
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
as Sergeant Brandon
1971
To Love Ophelia
as Piero Criscione, Avvocato
1974
La mujer desnuda
1955
The Case of the Scorpion's Tail
as John Stanley
1971
La cuna vacía
1949
Open Season
as Martin
1974
