"production of other Spaghetti Westerns (""My Name Is Nobody"" and ""A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe""), but none of these bore direct relations with his previous films. However, screenwriter Luciano Vincenzoni stated on numerous occasions that he had written a treatment for a sequel, tentatively titled ""Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo n. 2"" ""(The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 2)"". According to Vincenzoni and Eli Wallach, the film would have been set 20 years after the original, and would have followed Tuco pursuing Blondie's grandson for the gold. Clint Eastwood expressed interest in taking part in the"
"Claudio Scarchilli Claudio Scarchilli (10 February 1924, Rome – 25 July 1992) was an Italian film actor who appeared in film throughout the 1960s. He acted in nearly twenty films within that decade. He is best known in world cinema for his small roles in several of Sergio Leone's films, portraying Pedro, member of Tuco's gang, in the Spaghetti Western ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" in 1966, and ""Once Upon a Time in the West"" in 1968. His brother Sandro Scarchilli was also an actor and also appeared in ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" in 1966,"
"He made his last appearance in 1970. Claudio Scarchilli Claudio Scarchilli (10 February 1924, Rome – 25 July 1992) was an Italian film actor who appeared in film throughout the 1960s. He acted in nearly twenty films within that decade. He is best known in world cinema for his small roles in several of Sergio Leone's films, portraying Pedro, member of Tuco's gang, in the Spaghetti Western ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" in 1966, and ""Once Upon a Time in the West"" in 1968. His brother Sandro Scarchilli was also an actor and also appeared in ""The Good,"
"do with it. Its screenwriter, Arthur Miller, who was married to Monroe at the time, said that ""Eli Wallach is the happiest good actor I've ever known. He really enjoys the work."" Some of his other films included ""The Lineup"" (1958), ""Lord Jim"" (1965) with Peter O'Toole, a comic role in ""How to Steal a Million"" (1966), again with O'Toole, and Audrey Hepburn, and as Tuco (the 'Ugly') in Sergio Leone's ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" (1966) with Clint Eastwood, followed by other Spaghetti Westerns, such as ""Ace High"". At one point, Henry Fonda had asked Wallach whether"
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (theme) ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" is the theme to the 1966 film of the same name, which was directed by Sergio Leone. Included on the film soundtrack as ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (main title)"", the instrumental piece was composed by Ennio Morricone, with Bruno Nicolai conducting the orchestra. A cover version by Hugo Montenegro in 1968 was a pop hit in both the U.S. and the U.K. It has since become one of the most iconic scores in film history. Ennio Morricone is an Italian composer who"
"1966 Western ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"", where the titular characters played by Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach face each other at gunpoint. Director John Woo, considered a major influence on the action genre, is known for his highly chaotic action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and frequent use of slow motion. Director Quentin Tarantino (who has cited Woo as an influence) has featured Mexican standoff scenes in his films like ""Pulp Fiction"" (restaurant sequence); ""Inglourious Basterds"" (the tavern scene features multiple Mexican standoffs including meta-discussion); and the climactic scene of ""Reservoir Dogs"", which depicts a standoff"
"Hugo Montenegro Hugo Mario Montenegro (September 2, 1925 – February 6, 1981) was an American orchestra leader and composer of film soundtracks. His best known work is derived from interpretations of the music from Spaghetti Westerns, especially his cover version of Ennio Morricone's main theme from the 1966 film ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"". He composed the musical score for the 1969 Western ""Charro!"" which starred Elvis Presley. Montenegro was born in New York City in 1925. He served in the U.S. Navy for two years, mostly as an arranger for the Newport Naval Base band in Newport,"
"The Ugly American (film) The Ugly American is a 1963 American adventure film directed by George Englund, written by Stewart Stern, and starring Marlon Brando, Sandra Church, Eiji Okada, Pat Hingle, Judson Pratt and Arthur Hill. It is based on the 1958 novel ""The Ugly American"" by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer. The film was released on April 2, 1963, by Universal Pictures. American ambassador Harrison MacWhite (Marlon Brando) travels to a Southeast Asian country beleaguered by rival factions but MacWhite views the political situation only in the simplest terms: as a struggle between communism and democracy. By the time"
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (soundtrack) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released in 1966 alongside the Western film, ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"", directed by Sergio Leone. The score is composed by frequent Leone collaborator Ennio Morricone, whose distinctive original compositions, containing gunfire, whistling, and yodeling permeate the film. The main theme, resembling the howling of a coyote, is a two-note melody that is a frequent motif, and is used for the three main characters, with a different instrument used for each one: flute for Blondie (Man With No"
"1960s, often appearing alongside actors such as Nino Manfredi, Alberto Sordi, Peppino De Filippo, Anna Maria Ferrero, and Totò. Although never a leading actor, he made a number of small appearances as character actors alongside Italy's leading film stars in films throughout the early to mid-1960s and is arguably best known in world cinema for his role as the store keeper in the Sergio Leone classic Spaghetti Western film ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" in 1966. His roles ranged from storekeepers and cobblers to priests and homeless men. His role of most esteem, however, is perhaps as Napoleon"
"Eli Wallach credits The following is the filmography and credits for American actor Eli Wallach (December 7, 1915 – June 24, 2014). He started acting in 1945 and is known for his film roles as Calvera in ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960), Tuco in ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" (1966), Napoleon in ""The Adventures of Gerard"" (1970), Cotton Weinberger in ""The Two Jakes"" (1990), Don Altobello in ""The Godfather Part III"" (1990), Donald Fallon in ""The Associate"" (1996), Arthur Abbott in ""The Holiday"" (2006), Noah Dietrich in ""The Hoax"" (2007), and Julie Steinhardt in """" (2010), which was the"
"Mickey Knox Abraham ""Mickey"" Knox (December 24, 1921 − November 15, 2013) was an American actor with nearly 80 films to his credit. He was also a screenwriter, film producer and novelist. Blacklisted during the McCarthy era, he moved to Paris and Rome to work. His screenwriter credits where he adapted approximately 150 Italian and French into English translations include the English adaptation of Sergio Leone's ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"". As a dialogue director he coached many non-English speaking actors in performing convincingly in the English language. Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino named his lead character, portrayed by Woody"
"last film he appeared in before retiring in 2010. He has also appeared in numerous television series, most known for playing Mr. Freeze in two episodes of ""Batman"" in 1967. Eli Wallach credits The following is the filmography and credits for American actor Eli Wallach (December 7, 1915 – June 24, 2014). He started acting in 1945 and is known for his film roles as Calvera in ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960), Tuco in ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" (1966), Napoleon in ""The Adventures of Gerard"" (1970), Cotton Weinberger in ""The Two Jakes"" (1990), Don Altobello in ""The Godfather"
"the Ugly"". The films catapulted Eastwood and Van Cleef into stardom. Film historian Richard Schickel, in his biography of Clint Eastwood, believed that this was the best film in the trilogy, arguing that it was ""more elegant and complex than ""A Fistful of Dollars"" and more tense and compressed than ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly""."" Director Alex Cox considered the church scene to be one of ""the most horrible deaths"" of any Western, describing Volontè's Indio as the ""most diabolical Western villain of all time."" The man many call Manco (Eastwood) is a bounty killer who makes a"
"Palance. In 1963, Petito portrayed perhaps his role of most esteem as Napoleon in Sergio Corbucci's comedy ""Chi si ferma è perduto"", also starring Totò, Peppino De Filippo, and Aroldo Tieri. In 1965, Petito played The Usher in segment ""4 'Cittadini, stato e chiesa', episode 1"" of ""Made in Italy"" and then starred in ""Io, io, io... e gli altri"" in 1966 which featured Gina Lollobrigida, Walter Chiari, Nino Manfredi and Marcello Mastroianni, amongst others. His final role in cinema was as the feeble, helpless storekeeper in ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" who is abused by the bandit"
"music in 2001 contains even more music, with a running time of 59:30. All works composed by Ennio Morricone. Original Release Date: December 29, 1966 Audio CD Release Date: October 25, 1990 Release date: 2001 (*) previously unreleased on the original album issued in 1966 Release date: May 18, 2004 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (soundtrack) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released in 1966 alongside the Western film, ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"", directed by Sergio Leone. The score is composed by frequent Leone collaborator Ennio Morricone, whose distinctive"
"The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Willie Colón album) The Good, the Bad, the Ugly is a 1975 album by Willie Colón with backing from Yomo Toro on cuatro and vocal contributions from his regular singer Héctor Lavoe and Lavoe's replacement Rubén Blades. The album featured three cover art portraits by Ron Levine of Yomo Toro (""the Good""), Colón (""the Bad"") and Lavoe (""the Ugly"") but not Blades, punning the film ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"". Lavoe recorded his tracks on return from Kinshasha in Zaire. It was to be Lavoe's last collaboration for a period after a"
"The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid Il bello, il brutto, il cretino, internationally known as The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid is a 1967 Italian film directed by Giovanni Grimaldi. It is a spaghetti western parody of ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"". In the Wild West the bandits Franco and Ciccio, being unlucky in robberies, have an ingenious way to collect money. Ciccio gets captured by the guards of the sheriffs, while Franco, enjoying the bounty of money, saves his friend shortly before he is hanged every time. But one day Franco is unable to save"
"Misfits"" (1961), and Tuco (""The Ugly"") in ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" (1966). Other notable portrayals include outlaw Charlie Gant in ""How the West Was Won"" (1962), Don Altobello in ""The Godfather Part III"", Cotton Weinberger in ""The Two Jakes"" (both 1990), and Arthur Abbott in ""The Holiday"" (2006). One of America's most prolific screen actors, Wallach remained active well into his nineties, with roles as recently as 2010 in """" and ""The Ghost Writer"". Wallach received BAFTA Awards, Tony Awards and Emmy Awards for his work, and received an Academy Honorary Award at the second annual Governors"
"the bad guys and the good guys.” Kukrit Pramoj, a Thai politician and scholar, was hired as a cultural expert/advisor to the film and later played the role of Sarkhan's Prime Minister ""Kwen Sai"". Later on, in 1975, he, in fact, became the 13th Prime Minister of Thailand. Probably because of this, the word ""Sarkhan"" entered the Thai language as a nickname of Thailand itself, often with a slight self-deprecating or mocking tone. The Ugly American (film) The Ugly American is a 1963 American adventure film directed by George Englund, written by Stewart Stern, and starring Marlon Brando, Sandra Church,"
"Horst Buchholz Horst Werner Buchholz (4 December 1933 – 3 March 2003) was a German actor and voice actor who appeared in more than sixty feature films from 1951 to 2002. During his youth he was sometimes called ""the German James Dean."" He is perhaps best known in English-speaking countries for his role as Chico in ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960), as a communist in Billy Wilder's ""One, Two, Three"" (1961) and as Dr. Lessing in ""Life Is Beautiful"" (1997). Horst Buchholz was born in Berlin, the son of Maria Hasenkamp. He never knew his biological father, but took the surname"
"Wendell Burton Wendell Ray Burton (July 21, 1947 – May 30, 2017) was an American television executive and former actor. He is best known for his co-starring role with Liza Minnelli in the 1969 movie ""The Sterile Cuckoo"" (1969). Burton was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of an Air Force sergeant who died when he was five. He became involved in college theatricals while a student at Sonoma State College (later known as Sonoma State University). His acting career began when he won the title role in the San Francisco stage production of ""You're a Good Man, Charlie"
"to shed light on the political instability of contemporary Italy. Leone, Donati and Luciano Vincenzoni worked together on the film’s screenplay for three to four weeks, discussing characters and scenes for the film. Donati, who had previously acted as an uncredited script doctor for ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"", conceived Juan Miranda’s character as an extension of Tuco from ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"". Meanwhile, Leone was largely responsible for the character of John Mallory, and the film’s focus on the development of John and Juan’s friendship. At times, however, Leone, Donati, and Vincenzoni found that"
"Frank DiLeo Frank Michael DiLeo (October 23, 1947 – August 24, 2011) was an American music industry executive and actor, known for his portrayal of gangster Tuddy Cicero in Martin Scorsese's ""Goodfellas"". For five years in the late 1980s, and again in 2009, he was Michael Jackson's manager. Frank DiLeo graduated from Central Catholic High School. DiLeo began his career in the music industry in the late 1960s, shortly after high school, as a rack jobber (distributing records to retail stores) in Pittsburgh. Following a number of brief, higher-profile jobs, he was hired as a promotion staffer in Cleveland by"
"Waco (1966 film) Waco is a 1966 American Technicolor western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and starring Howard Keel, Jane Russell, Brian Donlevy, Wendell Corey, Terry Moore and John Smith. A town in Wyoming is up in arms. Somebody has shot the sheriff, Billy Kelly, and things are so bad that preacher Sam Stone and businessman George Gates implore the mayor, Ned West, to bring in outside help. They arrange for a gunfighter called ""Waco"" to be pardoned by the governor and sprung from jail. Waco rides to town and immediately cleans it up, defying boss Joe Gore by"
"film. This instrumental composition plays at the beginning of the film. Largely due to the memorable quality of the main theme, the film's soundtrack peaked at #4 on the ""Billboard"" 200 album chart, and it stayed on this chart for over a year. Hugo Montenegro was an American composer and orchestra leader who began scoring films in the 1960s. After hearing the music from ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"", he decided to create a cover version of the theme. Musician Tommy Morgan is quoted in Wesley Hyatt's ""The Billboard Book of#1 Adult Contemporary Hits"" as saying that Montenegro's"
"George Zucco George Zucco (11 January 1886 – 27 May 1960) was an English character actor who appeared, almost always in supporting roles, in 96 films during a career spanning two decades, from 1931 to 1951. In his horror films, he often played a suave villain or a mad doctor. Zucco was born in Manchester, Lancashire, on 11 January 1886. His mother Marian (née Rintoul) ran a dressmaking business; it is claimed she was a former lady-in-waiting to Queen Victoria - but this is untrue as the honour was only accessible to titled ladies of high rank (duchesses, marchionesses, countesses,"
"release. Voice actor Simon Prescott substituted for Lee Van Cleef who had died in 1989. Other voice actors filled in for actors who had since died. In 2004, MGM released this version in a two-disc special edition DVD. Disc 1 contains an audio commentary with writer and critic Richard Schickel. Disc 2 contains two documentaries, ""Leone's West"" and ""The Man Who Lost The Civil War"", followed by the featurette ""Restoring 'The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'""; an animated gallery of missing sequences titled ""The Socorro Sequence: A Reconstruction""; an extended Tuco torture scene; a featurette called ""Il Maestro""; an"
"successful series with Colón as he issued his first solo album ""La Voz"". For Blades it was his second album after 1970's ""De Panama a New York"", also for Fania, and marked the start of a collaboration with Colón which would continue for several albums. The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Willie Colón album) The Good, the Bad, the Ugly is a 1975 album by Willie Colón with backing from Yomo Toro on cuatro and vocal contributions from his regular singer Héctor Lavoe and Lavoe's replacement Rubén Blades. The album featured three cover art portraits by Ron Levine of Yomo"
"not please the critics, one writing that ""no other performance of his is quite so 'un-Clintlike'."" Two months later Eastwood began work on the third ""Dollars"" film, ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"", again playing the mysterious Man with No Name. Lee Van Cleef returned as a ruthless fortune seeker, with Eli Wallach portraying the cunning Mexican bandit Tuco Ramirez. The storyline involved the search for a cache of Confederate gold buried in a cemetery. During the filming of a scene in which a bridge was blown up, Eastwood urged Wallach to retreat to a hilltop. ""I know about"
"and abandons him, but the mayor and preacher come to his aid. Gore and the Jenners end up dead, but so does Preacher Stone, which means Jill and Waco can be together again. Waco (1966 film) Waco is a 1966 American Technicolor western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and starring Howard Keel, Jane Russell, Brian Donlevy, Wendell Corey, Terry Moore and John Smith. A town in Wyoming is up in arms. Somebody has shot the sheriff, Billy Kelly, and things are so bad that preacher Sam Stone and businessman George Gates implore the mayor, Ned West, to bring in"
"of throat cancer at age 30, and a grandson, George Zucco (né Canto). Stella Zucco died from natural causes in 1999 (aged 99). George Zucco George Zucco (11 January 1886 – 27 May 1960) was an English character actor who appeared, almost always in supporting roles, in 96 films during a career spanning two decades, from 1931 to 1951. In his horror films, he often played a suave villain or a mad doctor. Zucco was born in Manchester, Lancashire, on 11 January 1886. His mother Marian (née Rintoul) ran a dressmaking business; it is claimed she was a former lady-in-waiting"
"was treated at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He appeared in six major motion pictures. His film credits include ""GoodFellas"", ""Wayne's World"" and ""Wayne's World 2"". Frank DiLeo died on August 24, 2011, in a care facility outside Youngstown, Ohio, after experiencing complications following heart surgery. He was 63 years old. Frank DiLeo Frank Michael DiLeo (October 23, 1947 – August 24, 2011) was an American music industry executive and actor, known for his portrayal of gangster Tuddy Cicero in Martin Scorsese's ""Goodfellas"". For five years in the late 1980s, and again in 2009, he was Michael Jackson's"