As Actor
Tapas
2006
5.8
Alberto de Mendoza
Acting
Born
January 21, 1923
Place of Birth
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Deceased
December 12, 2011
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.
The Filmography
As Actor
Cleopatra
2003
6.0
As Actor
Bossa Nova
2000
5.5
As Actor
Nights Without Moons and Suns
1984
5.3
As Actor
The Underground Man
1981
5.0
As Actor
Manaos
1979
4.8
As Actor
Avisa a Curro Jiménez
1978
4.3
As Actor
Venus de fuego
1978
2.0
As Actor
El erotismo y la informática
1976
3.5
As Actor
Striptease
1976
5.5
As Actor
Zorrita Martínez
1975
4.3
As Actor
And Then There Were None
1974
5.7
As Actor
Open Season
1974
5.4
As Actor
To Love Ophelia
1974
5.4
As Actor
Horror Express
1972
6.3
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Delusions of Grandeur
1971
7.4
As Actor
The Case of the Scorpion's Tail
1971
6.4
As Actor
The Corsairs
1971
5.8
As Actor
The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh
1971
6.8
As Actor
Awkward Hands
1970
5.7