José Manuel Martín

Who is José Manuel Martín?

José Manuel Martín Pérez is a retired Spanish film and television actor, radio broadcaster, and screenwriter. He was a popular character actor in Spanish cinema during the 1950s and 60s, best remembered for playing villainous henchmen, appearing in more than 100 film and television productions.

Born in Casavieja, Spain, Pérez studied at Madrid's Teatro Español Universitario and the Lope de Rueda, and began working for Radio Nacional de España in 1942, before making his feature film debut in César Fernández Ardavín's 1952 war drama La llamada de África starring Ali Beiba Uld Abidin, Yahadid Ben Ahmed Lehbib and Farachi Ben Emboiric.

Pérez is particularly noted for his work in the Spaghetti Western genre, alongside regulars such as Aldo Sambrell and Andrea Scotti, with supporting roles in Savage Guns, Gunfighters of Casa Grande, Minnesota Clay, A Pistol for Ringo, Seven Dollars on the Red, Arizona Colt, A Bullet for the General, Blood River, 100 Rifles, and Cut-Throats Nine. He also had memorable roles in EuroHorror films such as Sax Rohmer's The Castle of Fu Manchu, The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff, Count Dracula's Great Love, and Curse of the Devil.