The Leone trilogy is receiving a second wind, as aremake ofA Fistful of Dollarswas announced earlier this year.
In 2023, the nonagenarian announced his official retirement from film work.
He had a prolific career playing outlaws and gunslingers, acting in nearly 200 projects throughout his career.
Van Cleef passed away from a heart attack at the age of 64.
Released posthumously, his final on-screen appearance was in the drama parody filmThieves of Fortune.
After the Leone film, Wallach took on another Spaghetti Western when he played Cat Stevens in Ace High.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is a Spaghetti Western directed by Sergio Leone, scored by Ennio Morricone, and starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach as three gunslingers who compete for a cache of Confederate gold during the American Civil War. The 1966 film is regarded as one of the greatest Westerns of all time.
These parts ranged from thrillers such asThe Deepto action-caper films likeFirepower.
His last feature film appearance before his 2014 death was in 2010’sWall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
Antonio Casas plays Stevens, a former Confederate soldier, in the film.
Born in Spain, Casas began his professional career as a soccer player before transitioning to acting in 1942.
He tragically passed away from suicide in 1996, at the age of 66.
Giuffre was born in Naples in 1924, and had a career that included over 100 roles.
He retired from acting in 2004 before passing away in 2010.
As for Rassimov, the actor is still alive today, but retired from her acting career in 2003.
As in the case of Pastilli, her later works also included predominantly Italian-language titles.
The 1966 film is regarded as one of the greatest Westerns of all time.
