Ricardo Palacios

Known for: Acting
Born: March 3, 1940, Reinosa, Cantabria, Spain
Died: February 11, 2015
Movies: 116

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.

Best-Known Movies

8.5

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1966

8.3

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968

8.0

For a Few Dollars More

1965

7.6

Doctor Zhivago

1965

7.4

Delusions of Grandeur

1971

6.8

Red Sun

1971

6.1

Return of the Seven

1966

6.2

The Return of the Musketeers

1989

7.0

Day of Anger

1967

6.1

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1966

Filmography

2015	Spanish Western	Self - Actor & Director
2012	Contra el tiempo	Self
2002	The Green March	Perales
1989	Hot Blood	Néstor
1989	The Things of Love
1989	I'm the One You're Looking For	Morboso
1989	The Return of the Musketeers	Big Lackey
1989	Going Down in Morocco	Naturista
1988	Monster Dog	Sheriff Morrison
1987	Lute: Forge On or Die	Empleador
1987	The Impeccable Sinner	Anibal
1987	Trapped Women	Colonel
1987	¡Biba la banda!
1987	Crystalstone	Fruit Vendor
1986	Alone Against Terror	Dr. Orgaf
1986	Fury in the Tropics	Colonel Blanco
1986	Lulú de noche	Propietario Jazz Bar
1986	Sida, la peste del siglo XX
1985	Star Knight	Guardián
1985	Tex and the Lord of the Deep	Fat Whisky Seller (uncredited)
1985	Dirty Game in Casablanca	Papa Yul
1985	Jarabo	Ayudante Hinojosa
1985	Café, coca y puro	D. Antonio
1984	The Ark of the Sun God	Mohammed
1984	La de Troya en el Palmar	El Exquisito
1984	Lonely Road	Raden
1983	Las autonosuyas	Rafa
1983	USA, violación y venganza	Theo Mancini
1983	Black Venus	Monsieur Lambert (uncredited)
1983	The Blues of Pop Street	Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1983	Y del seguro… líbranos, Señor!	Butragueño
1982	Fredy el croupier	El Calvo
1982	Buscando a Perico	Siniestra
1981	Safari erótico
1981	Comin' at Ya!	Polk
1981	Car Crash	Eli Wronsky
1981	Night of the Werewolf	First Graverobber
1981	Tú estás loco Briones	Rodolfo
1981	A Tied Blasé	Cholo
1980	Spoiled Children	Abogado
1980	The Beasts' Carnival	Don Carmelo, the priest
1980	Who Is That Splashing in the Mediterranean?
1980	The Cantabrians	Gurco
1979	Son of Superbug	Capitano
1979	The House on Garibaldi Street	Dani
1979	Seven Days in January	(uncredited)
1979	La fierecilla domada	Sly
1979	The adventures of Pinín and his friends	Capitán Prendes
1978	Estimado Sr. juez...	Gabriel Sánchez Morales
1977	Widows' Nest
1977	Journey to the Centre of the Earth	Train Ticket Collector
1977	The Black Pearl	Merchant
1977	Chely
1977	Uno del millón de muertos
1977	Del amor y de la muerte
1976	The People Who Own the Dark	Dr. Robertson
1976	A la Legión le gustan las mujeres… y a las mujeres, les gusta la Legión	El Pemán
1976	Soldier of Fortune	(uncredited)
1976	What Changed Charley Farthing?	Greek Captain
1976	Beyond Desire	Patrón
1975	Take a Hard Ride	Calvera
1975	Valley of the Dancing Widows	Coach Wagon Driver (uncredited)
1975	The Great Adventure	Joe - Barkeeper
1974	Dick Turpin	Moscarda
1974	Whisky and Ghosts	Capo messicano
1974	Ten Killers from Afar	Rompemanos
1974	Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata
1974	The Stranger and the Gunfighter	Calico
1973	The Man Called Noon	Brakeman
1973	Fat Brothers of Trinity	Ray Wesley
1972	Fabulous Trinity	Ray Wesley alias Panzio Trinidad
1972	Nada menos que todo un hombre	Socio del casino
1971	Delusions of Grandeur	Cook (uncredited)
1971	Captain Apache	Sergeant
1971	Bad Man's River	Mexican Soldier
1971	Red Sun	Pogo (uncredited)
1971	The Horsemen	Ghulam (uncredited)
1971	Conquest	Antolikan
1971	El sobre verde	Carromoto
1970	Socrates	Critone
1970	Las secretas intenciones	Hombre en centro comercial
1970	El Condor	Chief Bandit
1969	No disponible	Entrenador
1969	Antoñito vuelve a casa
1969	Satan's Profile	Lyne
1969	El gran amante	The Make-up Artist
1969	El último día de la humanidad
1968	Once Upon a Time in the West	Morton's Train Conductor (uncredited)
1968	1001 Nights	Mamet
1968	Los diablos rojos
1968	Run, Man, Run	Mexican Officer With Dynamite
1968	The Blood of Fu Manchu	Sancho Lopez
1968	Ragan	Flower
1967	Day of Anger	Bowie Cantina Owner
1967	Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes	Sancho
1967	The Vengeance of Pancho Villa	Pancho Villa
1967	The Desperate Ones
1967	Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North
1967	Dynamite Joe	El Sol
1967	Historia de la frivolidad	Fan #2
1967	Soy leyenda	Fat Man
1966	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly	Barista a Socorro (uncredited)
1966	The Ugly Ones
1966	Return of the Seven	Jailer
1966	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum	Marcus Lycus's Eunuch (uncredited)
1966	La Sonrisa
1966	Attack of the Robots	Hermes
1965	Doctor Zhivago	Extra (uncredited)
1965	For a Few Dollars More	Tucumcari Saloon Keeper (uncredited)
1965	Diálogos de la paz	Fotógrafo
1964	Tengo 17 años	Cleo
1964	La noche del doctor Valdés
1964	El niño de Vallecas

Directing, Writing & Producing

1987	¡Biba la banda!	Writer, Director
1982	My Pussy is the Best	Director, Screenplay
1974	Dick Turpin	Screenplay

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