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Paul Naschy reigns supreme as the true king of Spanish horror cinema. He was born Jacinto Molina Alvarez on September 6, 1934, in Madrid, Spain. His father ran a successful fur business. Naschy grew up during the Spanish Civil War, and sought escape from the real-life horrors around him in adventure comics and movie serials; he often cited seeing Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) in a theater at age 11 as a seminal inspirational experience (his later movies would be filled with references to it). A talented athlete, Naschy played soccer for the school team and was a weightlifter who became the lightweight champion of Spain in 1958. Moreover, Paul penned Western pulp novels under the pseudonym Jack Mills and worked as an illustrator who did album cover art for a Spanish record label. Thanks to his muscular build, Naschy was able to break into the motion picture business in the early 1960s as an uncredited extra in such films as "King of the Vikings"--El príncipe encadenado (1960)--and the biblical epic King of Kings (1961).
In 1967 he wrote the script for Frankenstein's Bloody Terror (1968). He was forced, out of necessity, to play the lead role of tormented werewolf Waldermar Daninsky after Lon Chaney Jr. turned it down. He reprised this character in over a dozen subsequent sequels. Naschy's portrayals of the anguished and sympathetic werewolf Daninsky became his signature part and consolidated his enduring cult status as a bona-fide horror icon. Other significant horror figures Paul played were the Mummy, Jack the Ripper, Dracula (his performance as the Prince of Darkness in Count Dracula's Great Love (1973) was one of his personal favorites), the Hunchback, the Frankenstein Monster, the Phantom of the Opera, and even the Devil. Naschy made his directorial debut with Inquisition (1977). The film "Howl of the Devil"--Howl of the Devil (1988)--was one of Paul's most personal projects and finest artistic achievements.
Naschy had a major heart attack in 1991, but fully recovered and kept soldiering on. He wrote his autobiography, "Memoirs of a Wolfman," in 1997. His career gained new momentum in the early 21st century. Paul was especially memorable as the vicious title character in School Killer (2001) and had an excellent autobiographical leading role as bitter, washed-up veteran horror actor Pablo Thevenet in Rojo sangre (2004). Naschy was inducted into the Fangoria Hall of Fame in 2000 and was the recipient of the Gold Medal Award in Fine Arts in Spain in 2001. Moreover, he also did interviews and commentaries for DVD releases of his movies. Paul was still acting when he died of pancreatic cancer at age 75 on November 30, 2009, in Madrid, Spain.
Although he's sadly no longer with us, Naschy's extremely rich, varied and impressive horror cinema legacy will continue to scare, shock, and delight audiences throughout the world for all eternity.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Ahmet Uluçay was born on 2 December 1954 in Kütahya, Turkey. He was a director and writer, known for Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds (2004), Minyatür Kosmos'da Rüya (1995) and Exorcise (2000). He died on 30 November 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Darryl Kavann was born on 7 November 1938 in Auckland, New Zealand. He was an actor, known for Crime and Punishment (1979), Man in a Suitcase (1967) and Carry on Cabby (1963). He died on 30 November 2009 in London, England, UK.
- Al Traina was born on 30 April 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was married to Vail Devereux Traina. He died on 30 November 2009 in Falmouth, Maine, USA.
- Milorad Pavic was born on 15 October 1929 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was a writer, known for Byzantine Blue (1993), Crvena kraljica (1981) and Istorija srpske knjizevnosti (1981). He was married to Jasmina Mihajlovic and Branka Basta. He died on 30 November 2009 in Belgrade, Serbia.
- Philip Gelling was born on 11 May 1944 in Isle of Man, UK. He was an actor, known for Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) (1981), Lucrezia Borgia (1980) and Peter Grimes (1981). He died on 30 November 2009 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.
- Don Congdon was born on 7 January 1918 in Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 30 November 2009 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
- Yuli Edlis was born on 3 July 1929 in Bender, Romania [now Tighina, Moldova]. He was a writer, known for Svoy paren (1974), Zhazhda nad ruchyom (1968) and Deti kak deti (1978). He died on 30 November 2009 in Peredelkino, Moscow province, Russia.
- Harry De Peuter was born on 23 November 1940. He was an actor, known for Interflix (1994), Postbus X (1989) and Mik, Mak en Mon (1986). He died on 30 November 2009.
- Tony Fayne was born on 18 January 1924 in Bristol, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Arthur Haynes Show (1956), Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955) and Out of the Bandbox (1953). He was married to Audrey. He died on 30 November 2009 in England, UK.
- Steve Meltzer was born in 1953 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Legend of Tillamook's Gold (2006) and It Takes a Worried Man (2002). He died on 30 November 2009 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- Soundtrack
Regalado Jose was born on 13 May 1927 in San Juan, Rizal, Philippines. Regalado died on 30 November 2009 in the Philippines.- Additional Crew
Steven Meltzer was born on 4 March 1953 in New York City, New York, USA. Steven is known for Team America: World Police (2004). Steven died on 30 November 2009 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Jacek Lomnicki was born on 27 June 1951 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Mniejsze niebo (1981), Man of Marble (1977) and Partita na instrument drewniany (1976). He died on 30 November 2009 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Helena Lisická was born on 26 November 1930 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). Helena was a writer, known for Padla kosa na kámen (1974). Helena died on 30 November 2009 in Olomouc, Czech Republic.