Tomas Milian

Tomas Milian (born Tomás Quintín Rodríguez-Varona Milián Salinas de la Fé y Álvarez de la Campa; 3 March 1933 – 22 March 2017) was a Cuban-born actor and singer with American and Italian citizenship. He studied method acting at the Actors Studio in New York City under Lee Strasberg. In Italy, he gained recognition for his supporting roles in drama films during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Milian then became a leading actor in the Spaghetti Western genre, starring in films like The Big Gundown (1966), Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! (1967), and The White, the Yellow, and the Black (1975). He was known for bringing emotional intensity and humor to his roles.More