Portrait of Ricardo Palacios

Ricardo Palacios

Acting

Biography

Ricardo López-Nuño Díez, better known as Ricardo Palacios, was a Spanish actor, film director and screenwriter. Born in Reinosa (Cantabria), Palacios graduated from the Official Film School in Madrid as an actor and director. He debuted in the 1961 TV series Poly. He participated in about 150 films and television series, being mainly active in the Spaghetti Western genre, and he was also a recurring presence in films directed by Jesús Franco. In 1987, Palacios made his directorial debut with the comedy film ¡Biba la Banda!, starring Alfredo Landa, and in 1997 he directed the TV-series La Banda de Pérez. After spending over a month in hospital with heart problems, Ricardo died on 11 February 2015 of heart failure.

Born: March 3, 1940

Place of Birth: Reinosa, Cantabria, Spain

Filmography

2015
Spanish Western

as Self - Actor & Director

2012
2002
The Green March

as Perales

1989
Hot Blood

as Néstor

1989
1987
1987
Crystalstone

as Fruit Vendor

1986
1986
Fury in the Tropics

as Colonel Blanco

1986
Lulú de noche

as Propietario Jazz Bar

1985
Star Knight

as Guardián

1985
Tex and the Lord of the Deep

as Fat Whisky Seller (uncredited)

1985
Jarabo

as Ayudante Hinojosa

1985
Café, coca y puro

as D. Antonio

1985
La Huella del Crimen

as Ayudante de Hinojosa

1984
Monster Dog

as Sheriff Morrison

1984
1984
L'Homme de Suez

as Mohamed Saïd

1984
1984
1983
1983
1983
Black Venus

as Monsieur Lambert (uncredited)

1983
The Blues of Pop Street

as Narrator (voice, uncredited)

1982
1982
Buscando a Perico

as Siniestra

1981
Car Crash

as Eli Wronsky

1981
1981
Night of the Werewolf

as First Graverobber

1981
1980
1980
The Beasts' Carnival

as Don Carmelo, the priest

1980
1979
Son of Superbug

as Capitano

1979
Seven Days in January

as (uncredited)

1978
Estimado Sr. juez...

as Gabriel Sánchez Morales

1977
Journey to the Centre of the Earth

as Train Ticket Collector

1977
The Black Pearl

as Merchant

1977
1976
1976
Soldier of Fortune

as (uncredited)

1976
Beyond Desire

as Patrón

1976
1975
1975
Valley of the Dancing Widows

as Coach Wagon Driver (uncredited)

1975
The Great Adventure

as Joe - Barkeeper

1974
Dick Turpin

as Moscarda

1974
Whisky and Ghosts

as Capo messicano

1974
1973
1973
1972
Fabulous Trinity

as Ray Wesley alias Panzio Trinidad

1972
1971
Delusions of Grandeur

as Cook (uncredited)

1971
Captain Apache

as Sergeant

1971
Bad Man's River

as Mexican Soldier

1971
Red Sun

as Pogo (uncredited)

1971
The Horsemen

as Ghulam (uncredited)

1971
Conquest

as Antolikan

1971
Graf Luckner

as Jonas

1971
Socrates

as Critone

1971
El sobre verde

as Carromoto

1970
Las secretas intenciones

as Hombre en centro comercial

1970
El Condor

as Chief Bandit

1969
1969
El gran amante

as The Make-up Artist

1968
1001 Nights

as Mamet

1968
Run, Man, Run

as Mexican Officer With Dynamite

1968
The Blood of Fu Manchu

as Sancho Lopez

1968
Ragan

as Flower

1967
Day of Anger

as Bowie Cantina Owner

1967
Dynamite Joe

as El Sol

1967
Soy leyenda

as Fat Man

1966
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

as Barista a Socorro (uncredited)

1966
1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

as Marcus Lycus's Eunuch (uncredited)

1965
Doctor Zhivago

as Extra (uncredited)

1965
For a Few Dollars More

as Tucumcari Saloon Keeper (uncredited)

1965
Diálogos de la paz

as Fotógrafo

1964