Tomas Milian (1933-2017)

One of my favorite Western/character actors has left us. I just watched The Big Gundown this weekend, thinking to myself how great he made that picture... and today he is gone.

Adios, Tomas. You will be missed.

 

I'm also a big fan of the 70s Italian crime films starring Tomas Milian, with "Almost Human" being a particular favorite. RIP Mr. Milian.

 

I'm really sad to hear of this, he was one of the cinema greats in my opinion. I love "The Big Gundown" and watch my Blu-Ray often, really enjoyed his interview in the extras as well.

 

Milian and Franco Nero were the biggest stars of Italian cinema from the mid-60s until the late 70s. Sure, many were exploitation, but what a fine actor he was. RIP.

 

RIP Tomas.

 

He also had a roles in JFK and Traffic.

 

I loved his brief Spanglish rant in JFK (at :41)...




He was good in Traffic, too. Intense, scene-stealing character actor. A lot of fun to watch.

 

It's a shame the average film-goer probably has no idea who he even was, even though as Graham mentioned a few posts back, he was one of the biggest stars of Italian cinema. I've got a bunch of Mr. Milian's movies in my collection:

Almost Human
Amistad
Boccaccio ‘70
Companeros
Conspiracy of Torture
Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot!
Don’t Torture a Duckling
Four of the Apocalypse
Identification of a Woman
JFK
Revenge
Run Man Run
Syndicate Sadists
Traffic
The Yards


RIP