- Alfonso Rojas in Sugar Colt (1966)
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He was born on March 5th 1916 in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain (where he has a street named after him).[1]
Alfonso's family relocated to Seville when he was 5, where he completed his schooling. At the age of 17 he entered the Artillery Apprentice School, studying to be a draughtsman. Leaving the army when the civil war ended, he moved to Madrid in search of work. After trying his hand at various professions he winds up working as a set decorator at the Sevilla Films film studios, where he is spotted and cast in his first acting roles.
Enciclopedia del Cine Español lists one role from 1945 which I have been unable to confirm. His earliest confirmed role comes from 1947, after which he worked quite prolifically for the next 2 decades, most frequently being cast as law officials or military officers. In the 60's he became most associated with the western genre, which comprises more than 50% of his appearances from that decade.
Alfonso retired from acting due to a stomach ailment at the start of the 70's, bar a one-off appearance from 1975. He concentrated instead on running a restaurant he owned in the Guadarrama district of Madrid, that was frequented by theatre and cinema workers. In the mid-80's he retired due to health reasons, moving to El Campello, Alicante.
Alfonso died in Madrid on January 20th 1996, aged 79.
Since starting to prepare his topic I have found a few undocumented roles for Alfonso, so I think it is extremely likely that there will be more to be found, particularly from the 50's.
Filmography
- Las inquietudes de Shanti Andía .... Crewman (uncredited)
1948 - La fiesta sigue .... Bullfight spectator (uncredited)
1950 - Teatro Apolo .... Friend of the troublemaker in the theatre (uncredited)
1951 - Ronda española .... Captain (credited)
- Séptima página .... Police scientist (uncredited)
- Tercio de quites .... Man waiting at 'Empresa Miranda' (uncredited)
1952 - Estrella de Sierra Morena .... Officer in the tavern (credited)
- Violetas imperiales .... Troublemaker in the tavern (credited)
1953 - El diablo toca la flauta …. Officer with Momo (credited)
1955 - Orgullo .... Julien (credited)
1956 - El fenómeno .... Mauro's boss (credited)
- Fedra .... Souto (credited)
- Tarde de toros .... Friend of Ricardo (uncredited)
1957 - ...Y eligió el infierno .... Barman (credited)
- Agguato a Tangeri .... Milwood henchman (uncredited)
- Torero por alegrías .... Don Pedro (credited)
- Un angelo è sceso a Brooklyn .... Angry local (uncredited)
1958 - Caravana de esclavos .... City guard (credited)
- El tigre de Chamberí .... Football supporter (uncredited)
- Entierro de un funcionario en primavera .... Civil guard (credited)
- Héroes del aire .... Man accompanying the doctor (uncredited)
- La violetera .... Officer checking the Titanic passenger lists (uncredited)
- Las chicas de la Cruz Roja .... Man giving donation at the stock exchange (uncredited)
- Secretaria para todo .... Fashion show gate guard (credited)
1959 - ¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII? .... Colonel Velasco (credited)
- Carmen, la de Ronda .... Lieutenant (credited)
- Duelo en la cañada .... Anselmo (credited)
- Gayarre .... First Andaluz (credited)
- I ladri .... Police officer (uncredited)
- Solomon and Sheba .... Egyptian General (uncredited)
- Venta de Vargas .... Drunken soldier (credited)
1960 - Café de Chinitas .... Tavern customer (uncredited)
- El indulto .... Prisoner (credited)
- Melocotón en almíbar .... Man in Club Oklahoma (credited)
- Pasa la tuna …. role unknown (credited)
- The Boy Who Stole a Million .... Market stall holder (uncredited)
1961 - Armas contra la ley .... Police officer (credited)
- Despedida de soltero .... Man checking invitations (uncredited)
- Fray Escoba .... Guard (credited)
- Habanera .... Ramon (credited)
- Honorables sinvergüenzas .... Card player (credited)
- La bella Mimí .... Don Jorge de la Rivera (credited)
- Tierra brutal .... Ruiz (credited)
1962 - A hierro muere .... Police officer (credited)
- Due contro tutti .... Dice croupier (credited)
1963 - Autopsia de un criminal .... role unknown (uncredited)
- Cristo negro .... Slaver (credited)
- Duello nel Texas .... Don Esteban (uncredited)
- El sabor de la venganza .... Grayson (credited)
- Il segno del coyote .... Sergeant Hogg (credited)
- Il terrore dei mantelli rossi .... Gospic (credited as "Alphonse Rojas")
- Le tre spade di Zorro .... Captain Gonzalez (credit unknown)
1964 - Antes llega la muerte .... Harvey (credited)
- Aquella joven de blanco .... Police Captain (credited)
- Bienvenido, padre Murray .... Sheriff Eric (credit unknown)
- Cavalca e uccidi .... Hamlin (credited)
- I gemelli del Texas .... Mackenzie (credited)
- I promessi sposi .... Livio (credited)
- Minnesota Clay .... Merchant (uncredited)
- Relevo para un pistolero .... Charlie (credited)
- Saul e David .... Laval (credited)
1965 - Agente 077 missione Bloody Mary .... Airport information employee (uncredited)
- Aventuras del Oeste .... Colonel Carr (credit unknown)
- Corrida pour un espion .... Captain Kostodiev (credited)
- Crimen de doble filo .... Antonio (credited)
- Johnny West il mancino .... Ivan (credited)
- La carga de la policía montada .... Sergeant Custer (credited)
- Marc Mato, agente S. 077 .... Hassler, alias RCX (credited)
- Mi canción es para ti .... Florencio (credited)
- Un lugar llamado Glory .... Card player (credited)
1966 - Dos mil dólares por Coyote .... Sheriff (credited)
- Mestizo .... Mounted Police Officer (credited)
- Password: Uccidete agente Gordon .... Sancho (credited)
- Per pochi dollari ancora .... Fort Yuma Major (credited)
- Pochi dollari per Django .... Amos Brownsberg (credited)
- Ringo del Nebraska .... Marthy Hillmann (credited)
- Ringo e Gringo contro tutti .... The General (credited)
- Sugar Colt .... Sheriff (credited)
1967 - A Ghentar si muore facile .... Lorme (credited)
- El hombre que mató a Billy el Niño .... Paul Powers (credited)
- Faccia a faccia .... Sheriff (uncredited)
- Joe l'implacabile .... Sheriff Stanton (credited)
1968 - Ammazzali tutti e torna solo .... Checkpoint Sergeant (credited)
- Dos hombres van a morir .... Stockwell (credited)
- Fedra West .... Julio Alvarez (credited as "Alphons Rojas")
- Il marchio di Kriminal .... Dixon (uncredited)
- Una pistola per cento bare .... Percy (uncredited)
- Uno a uno, sin piedad .... Mr. Stuart (credited)
1969 - Garringo .... Colonel (credited)
- La battaglia d'Inghilterra .... English general (uncredited)
- Los desesperados .... Man who refuses to give milk (credited)
- Pasto de fieras .... Circus ringmaster (credited)
- Quinto: non ammazzare .... Blackie (credited)
1970 - Arriva Sabata! .... Sheriff (credited)
- Reverendo Colt .... Colonel Charles Jackson (credited)
1975 - Divorcio a la andaluza .... Romeran (credited)
Titles to check
- Los últimos de Filipinas (1945) EdCE lists this title from 6 years before his earliest credited role. I searched the film with no success finding him, but my copy isn't great so I may possibly have missed him
- Barco sin rumbo (1952) IMDb
- Carretera general (1959) EdCE
- Carta al cielo (1959) IMDb
- El hombre de los toros, aka Tôgyû ni kakeru otoko (1960) IMDb as José García Sánchez
- King of Kings (1960) Wikipedia. I've searched for him with no luck, but if he does not appear prominently then it's possible I missed him among the hundreds of extras.
- La colina de los pequeños diablos (1965) IMDb
- Palabra de Rey (1970 short film) IMDb
No Alfonso!
Titles where Alfonso is listed as appearing somewhere online, but cannot be found. There always has to be one!
- Gli zitelloni (1958) IMDb with no role. Not found after multiple searches.
- Il marito (1958) IMDb as Nurse. As far as I could find there are no Spanish actors in the film (IMDb lists 4 as appearing uncredited), although it is a Spanish co-production. Maybe it's one of those titles where the Spanish version contains different footage from the Italian?
- I motorizzati (1962) IMDb with no role. A third Italian-Spanish co-production where IMDb lists a bunch of Spanish actors who cannot be found. See above.
- La saga: Negocio de familia (2004 TV series) IMDb lists Alfonso as appearing in 4 episodes, but, since it was filmed 8 years after his death, it is obviously a different actor of the same name who appears.
| 1. The bulk of his biographical information comes from his profile on the Enciclopedia del Cine Español website, confirmed, where possible, by other sources. |