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.
Filmography
Bad Truth
2011
as Ernesto
Tapas
2006
as Don Mariano
Cleopatra
2003
as Víctor
Lua de Outubro
2001
as Marcial Lopes
Bossa Nova
2000
as Juan
Lola Mora
1996
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
as Father Pujandov (archive footage)
Los tigres de la memoria
1984
as Carlos
Nights Without Moons and Suns
1984
as Cairo
The Underground Man
1981
El infierno tan temido
1980
La amante ingenua
1980
as Adrián
Manaos
1979
as Mario Buendía
Seven Dangerous Women
1979
as Marqués de Castellamare
The House on Garibaldi Street
1979
as Primo
Avisa a Curro Jiménez
1978
as El Jandalo
Venus de fuego
1978
as Beltrán
Sentados al borde de la mañana con los pies colgando
1978
as Sr. Empresa
Curse of the Black Cat
1977
as David
La violación
1977
El erotismo y la informática
1976
as Gonzalo Garcés
The People Who Own the Dark
1976
as Prof. Fulton
Fulanita y sus menganos
1976
as Manolo
El hombre que supo amar
1976
as Juan de Ávila