Ricardo Palacios
1940-03-03 (1940)Reinosa, Cantabria, SpainActing
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.
Known For
Star Knight
MOVIE • 1985
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
MOVIE • 1966
Tales to Keep You Awake
TV • 1966
For a Few Dollars More
MOVIE • 1965
Graf Luckner
TV • 1971
Delusions of Grandeur
MOVIE • 1971
Doctor Zhivago
MOVIE • 1965
L'Homme de Suez
TV • 1984
Red Sun
MOVIE • 1971
Return of the Seven
MOVIE • 1966
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
MOVIE • 1977
La Huella del Crimen
TV • 1985
Socrates
MOVIE • 1971
The Return of the Musketeers
MOVIE • 1989
The House on Garibaldi Street
MOVIE • 1979
The Stranger and the Gunfighter
MOVIE • 1974
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
MOVIE • 1966
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
MOVIE • 1967