"The Grey Man"

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"The Grey Man" in a selection of 60's and 70's roles

"The Grey Man" was a background actor, active in Spanish films from the mid-1960's through the 1970's, with possible identifications from the 40's and 50's.

I have managed to build up a sizeable filmography for him without ever finding a good clear headshot, hence the collage on the right which will (hopefully) be replaced with a good single image when one can be found. His nickname comes from his tendency to disappear into the background, just a name I was saving his images under which seemed to suit him, but obviously his hair and moustache were grey too.

Filmography

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1949

1. Sabela de Cambados .... Bar customer (uncertain identification)
   
   1956
2. El expreso de Andalucía .... Passerby in the street (uncertain identification)
   
   1965
3. Secuestro en la ciudad .... Bank customer / Man outside the police station
   
   1966
4. El arte de no casarse .... Man in the street
5. Kriminal .... Bank customer (uncredited)
6. La mujer perdida .... Member of parliament / Man in church (uncredited)
7. Lost Command .... Man at the funeral
   
   1967
8. Las cicatrices .... Bullfight spectator
9. Pero... ¿en qué país vivimos? .... Man involved in the onstage brawl
   
   1968
10. El marino de los puños de oro .... Boxing spectator
11. Las Vegas, 500 millones .... Bank customer (uncredited)
12. No somos de piedra .... Wedding guest
13. Solos los dos .... Guest at the charity party
14. Tuset Street .... Nightclub customer
    
    1969
15. Catalina de Aragón (TV mini-series) Ep. 1 .... Judge
16. Educando a una idiota .... Reporter
17. El perfil de Satanás .... Man at the circus
18. Esa mujer .... Man at political meeting / Spectator at performance
19. Estudio amueblado 2.P. .... Board member
20. Sangue en el ruedo .... Bullfight spectator
21. Simón Bolívar .... Man at the conference
22. Soltera y madre en la vida .... Man outside the church
23. Vivi o, preferibilmente, morti .... Man carrying the gold
    
    1970
24. Cuadrilátero .... Bar customer
25. El hombre que se quiso matar .... Audience member at awards presentation
26. Los extremeños se tocan .... Guest at the Pastry Guild Convention
27. No desearás al vecino del quinto .... Man at the cookery contest
28. Patton .... Spectator at Russian celebrations
29. Tristana .... Man who assists Don Lope
30. Una señora llamada Andrés .... Nightclub customer / Man in Municipal Crane offices
    
    1971
31. A Town called Bastard .... Dancing guest at the ball
32. Anda muchacho, spara! .... Poker player
33. Murders in the Rue Morgue .... Theatre audience member
34. Nicholas and Alexandra .... Servant at the banquet (uncredited - uncertain identification)
35. Una chica casi decente .... Bar customer
    
    1972
36. ¡Qué cosas tiene el amor! .... Concert audience member
37. Dos chicas de revista .... Violinist
38. El Zorro justiciero .... Man at the town meeting
39. En un mundo nuevo .... Photographer
40. La banda J. & S. - Cronaca criminale del Far West .... Guest at the ball
41. La novicia rebelde .... Man at church service
42. Pancho Villa .... Banker / American soldier
43. Pánico en el Transiberiano .... Man at the station (uncredited)
    
    1973
44. Lo verde empieza en los Pirineos .... Cinema patron
45. Santo contra el doctor Muerte .... Arriving passenger at the airport
46. Shaft in Africa .... Man at the fire scene
47. Un casto varón español .... Man in church
48. Una gota de sangre para morir amando .... Doctor at medical conference
    
    1974
49. Cinco almohadas para una noche .... Fan of Rosa
50. Cebo para una adolescente .... Guest at the dinner
51. El insólito embarazo de los Martínez .... Man at the wrestling ring
52. Fantasma en el Oeste .... Roulette spectator
53. Hay que matar a B. .... Police officer
54. Los libros (TV series) Ep.: "Artículos de costumbre" .... Ball guest / Man at the wake / Chess player
55. Una mujer de cabaret .... Nightclub customer
    
    1975
56. Cipolla Colt .... Oil board member
57. El extraño amor de los vampiros .... Angry villager
58. El love feroz o Cuando los hijos juegan al amor .... Bar customer
59. Una libélula para cada muerto .... Nightclub customer
60. Zorro .... Nobleman
    
    1976
61. La otra alcoba .... Supporter of Marcos
62. Los hijos de... .... Man at the funeral / Board member
63. Mauricio, mon amour .... Wedding guest
64. Retrato de familia .... Man waving to departing soldiers
    
    1977
65. La Gioconda está triste .... Museum employee
    
    1979
66. Operación Ogro .... Man in church

Titles to check

• Entre dos amores (1972) He appears in the background as a man at the airport, but it would need an HD print to get an image where he is identifiable

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Sabela de Cambados (1949) as Bar customer (leaning on the bar with moustache).

While I am fairly confident that the first 2 early roles here could be our man, it is hard to be absolutely certain with no other early roles to compare them to. Hopefully some more early roles will be found to confirm these ID's, but until they are I am marking these as uncertain identifications.

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El expreso de Andalucía (1956) as Passerby in the street.

A second early role that I am putting as uncertain until some more early roles can be found to confirm it.

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Lost Command (1966) as Man at the funeral.

From this point onwards for the next 11 years I have found many roles and am more certain about most of the ID's.

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Las cicatrices (1967) as Bullfight spectator.

I'm pretty sure we have him at the back in top left, but since it is somewhat intentionally out-of-focus it is hard to be absolutely certain.

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No somos de piedra (1968) as Wedding guest

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Catalina de Aragón (1969 TV mini-series) Episode 1, as Judge

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Educando a una idiota (1969) as Reporter, in the dark glasses.

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Esa mujer (1969) in dual roles as a Man at political meeting and a Spectator at performance

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Soltera y madre en la vida (1969) just glimpsed fleetingly, as a Man outside the church