Ángel del Pozo Merino (14 July 1934 – 29 March 2025) was a Spanish actor who appeared in more than seventy films since 1960. His daughter is the journalist Almudena del Pozo.
Pozo retired in 1980, and from 1990 to 2008, he worked as an executive producer and public relations on Gestevisión Group, from Mediaset España Comunicación.
In April 2020, he survived COVID-19. On 11 October 2020, he received Tabernas de Cine Award on Almería Western Film Festival in Mini Hollywood and Fort Bravo. Pozo died on 29 March 2025, at the age of 90.
Biography He combined his university studies with amateur performances at the T.E.U. until he finally decided to pursue acting professionally. He joined Lili Muráti company, participating in the comedy Un bruto para Patricia.
He made his film debut in 1960 with the adaptation of the aforementioned play. After playing leading men in films such as My Love Is Called Margarita (1961), Vuelve San Valentín (1962), and Escala en hi-fi (1963), he specialized in the genre known as Spaghetti Western, shooting more than thirty films in the 1960s and 1970s.Ángel del Pozo en 800spaghettiwesternsÁngel del Pozo en decine21.com He shared the screen with stars such as Lee Van Cleef, Christopher Lee, Jean Rochefort, Yul Brynner, and Orson Welles.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1960My Street1965The Dictator's Guns 1966The Big GundownChet MillerSavage PampasLieutenant Del RioFor a Few Extra DollarsCaptain Lefevre 1967The Glass SphinxAlexFace to FaceMaximilian de Winton1968 Wrath of God David 1969Simón BolívarBridge Over the ElbeRod1970La banda de los tres crisantemosPolice Agent John Williams1971CatlowVargas 1972Horror ExpressYevtushenkoPancho VillaLieutenant EagerTreasure IslandDr. Livesey 1973The Man Called NoonBen JanishThe Three MusketeersJussac1974The Four MusketeersJussac 1975Mistress of the DevilChaplainThe PassengerPolice Inspector
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