Sieghardt Rupp

Sieghardt Rupp 14 June 1931 20 July 2015 was an Austrian actor who performed in film television and theatre He made over 55 film and TV appearances beginning in 1959 with his career peaking in the 1960s He became known for his performances in gangster or Western films in the 1960s where he typically portrayed a bandit or mercenary His dark features similar to those of his Italian costars meant that he could play Latin characters such as Mexicans His most noted Western performance was his role as Esteban Rojo in Sergio Leones 1964 production A Fistful of Dollars alongside Clint Eastwood and Gian Maria Volonté He appeared in many other Westerns in the 1960s such as Blood at Sundown 1966 although he appeared in the romantic adventure Angelique and the Sultan in 1968