Cris Huerta

Crisanto Huerta Brieva (26 January 1935 – 28 November 2004), better known as Cris Huerta, was a Portuguese actor. He was sometimes credited as Chris Huerta. Life and career Born in Lisbon, Huerta grew up in Madrid and he studied economics before giving up studies in favor of an acting career. He was one of the busiest character actors of the 1960s and 1970s and worked his way up from uncredited bit parts to leading roles even if usually in low budget films. The portly, bearded and bald actor appeared in more than 100 films, mainly spaghetti western films, splitting his time between leading roles as the sympathetic sidekick of the hero and character roles such as Mexican bandits, bartenders and sleazy businessmen. Declined the spaghetti western genre, after 1977 he significantly slowed his activities. Selected filmography Ursus (1961) - Challenging Wrestler King of Kings (1961) - Jewish Rebel (uncredited) A Nearly Decent Girl (1963) - Kronlick The Secret Seven (1963) - Gular The Secret of the Black Widow (1963) - Slim (uncredited) Los muertos no perdonan (1963) - Doctor Texas Ranger (1964) - Buck Massacre at Fort Grant (1964) - Arthur Aventuras del Oeste (1965) - Steve The Last Tomahawk (1965) - Fat Soldier (uncredited) I quattro inesorabili (1966) - Comisario Cotolay (1965) Seven Guns for the MacGregors (1966) - Crawford Django (1966) - Mexican Officer (uncredited) The Diabolical Dr. Z (1966) - Dr. Kallman Navajo Joe (1966) - El Gordo Residencia para espías (1966) - Willy Fantasia 3 (1966) - Otton (segment "Los tres pelos del diablo") The Desperate Ones (1967) Two Crosses at Danger Pass (1967) - Loud Drunk Bandidos (1967) - Vigonza More Than a Miracle (1967) Amor en el aire (1967) No somos de piedra (1968) - Miguel Dicazo Rose rosse per Angelica (1968) - Paul Los que tocan el piano (1968) - Profesor Sorenson Uno a uno sin piedad (1968) - Lonely Drunkard in Saloon ...e per tetto un cielo di stelle (1968) - Fat man in stagecoach La dinamita está servida (1968) - Tino Long-Play (1968) - Sacerdote White Comanche (1968) - Blacksmith (uncredited) Cemetery Without Crosses (1969) - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) Sundance and the Kid (1969) - James 'Bad Jim' Williams Urtain, el rey de la selva...