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Paul Naschy

Acting

Born September 7, 1934 · Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Died November 30, 2009

Also known as Jacinto Molina Alvarez · Jacinto Molina · Paul Nash

Biography

Paul Naschy (born Jacinto Molina) was a Spanish movie actor, screenwriter, and director working primarily in horror films. His portrayals of numerous classic horror figures have earned him recognition as the Spanish Lon Chaney. He was also known as the Boris Karloff of Spain and he had one of the most recognizable faces in Spanish horror film.

Awards & recognition

  • Time Machine Award · 2004
  • Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts · 2001
  • Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award · 1975

Filmography22 titles

King of Kings

1961as Herod Antipas' Servant/Roman Soldier (uncredited)

State Of Mind

1992as The Warden

55 Days at Peking

1963as Extra (uncredited)

The Devil's Possessed

1974as Barón Gilles de Lancré

Fury of Johnny Kid

1967as Pistolero

Night of the Werewolf

1981as Waldemar Daninsky

A Dragonfly for Each Corpse

1975as Inspector Scaporella

The Beasts' Carnival

1980as Bruno Rivera

Hunchback of the Morgue

1973as Gotho

The Killer Is One of Thirteen

1973as Ernest

Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll

1974as Gilles

Horror Rises from the Tomb

1973as Alaric de Marnac / Hugo de Marnac / Armand de Marnac

The Devil's Cross

1975Writer

The Hanging Woman

1973as Igor

Curse of the Devil

1973as Waldemar Daninsky / Irineus Daninsky / Werewolf

The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman

1971as Waldemar Daninsky

Assignment Terror

1970as Waldemar Daninsky

Night of the Howling Beast

1975as Waldemar Daninsky

Living It Up

2000

Exorcism

1975as Father Adrian Dunning

Vengeance of the Zombies

1973as Krisna / Kantaka / Satán

Crimson, the Color of Blood

1973as Jack Surnett