George Hilton (actor)

George Hilton
George Hilton
	Hilton in Any Gun Can Play (1967)
Born	Jorge Hill Acosta y Lara; 16 July 1934; Montevideo, Uruguay
Died	28 July 2019 (aged 85); Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1956–2019

George Hilton (born Jorge Hill Acosta y Lara; 16 July 1934 – 28 July 2019)^[1] was a Uruguayan actor well known for his many Spaghetti Western performances. Sometimes credited as Jorge Hilton, he appeared in over 20 Euro-Westerns as well as several giallo and action films.

Biography

Born in

Due mafiosi contro Goldginger, directed by Giorgio Simonelli

.

His career in the Euro-western genre was launched by director

Return of Hallelujah, 1972) as well as Man Called Invincible (1973), in which Hilton played Tresette, another of his famous roles. Besides westerns, Hilton starred in numerous "gialli", mostly in the 1970s and many directed by Sergio Martino or Tonino Valerii —who directed Hilton in the classic mystery film My Dear Killer (1972)—, as well as more conventional crime and action films after the Spaghetti Western

craze ended in the 1980s. (Hilton was at one time married to Sergio Martnio's cousin.)

During the 1990s, Hilton appeared mostly in television series. In his last years Hilton reduced his film appearances but nevertheless remained active, being still fondly remembered as one of the biggest stars of Italian cinema, along with Terence Hill, Franco Nero and Giuliano Gemma. His legacy as a film star also remained intact, with Hilton asked to do many interviews and retrospectives on his film career on a regular basis.^[1]^[2]

On 28 July 2019, Hilton died at a clinic in Rome, Italy, at the age of 85, after suffering of a long undisclosed illness. The funeral was held the next day at 4.30 pm local time, at the Santa Maria in Montesanto in Piazza del Popolo.^[3]

Selected filmography

Los tallos amargos (1956)
Después del silencio (1956) – Minor Role
Una viuda difícil (1957)
Alto Paraná (1958) – Luis
El bote, el río y la gente (1960)
La procesión (1960)
Los que verán a Dios (1963)
Las modelos (1963)
The Masked Man Against the Pirates (1964) – Suarez
Two Mafiosi Against Goldfinger
(1965) – 007
Massacre Time (1966) – Jeff 'Slim' Corbett
Two Sons of Ringo (1966) – Joe
Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North (1967) – David Kitosch
Poker with Pistols (1967) – Ponson
Il tempo degli avvoltoi (1967) – Kitosch
A Ghentar si muore facile (1967) – Teddy Jason
Her Harem (1967) – (uncredited)
Any Gun Can Play (1967) – The Stranger / Lo Straniero / Django / - un cacciatore di taglie
Halleluja for Django (1967) – Billy 'Rum' Cooney
Red Blood, Yellow Gold (1967) – Tim Dooley
The Ruthless Four (1968) – Manolo Sanchez
The Sweet Body of Deborah (1968) – Robert Simack
The Moment to Kill (1968) – Lord
One More to Hell
(1968) – Johnny King
Trusting Is Good... Shooting Is Better (1968) – Glenn Reno
The Battle of El Alamein (1969) – Lt. Graham
La battaglia del deserto (1969) – Captain George Bradbury
Salt in the Wound (1969) – Michael Sheppard
A Bullet for Sandoval (1969) – Corporal John Warner
Siete minutos para morir (1969) – Mike Russo
Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin (1970) – Sartana
The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971) – George Corro
They Call Me Hallelujah (1971) – Alleluja
The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971) – Peter Lynch
The Devil Has Seven Faces (1972) – Tony Shane
My Dear Killer (1972) – Inspector Luca Peretti
All the Colors of the Dark (1972) – Richard Steele
The Two Faces of Fear (1972) – Dr. Roberto Carli
The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972) – Andrea Antinori
Return of Hallelujah
(1972) – Alleluja
Holy God, Here Comes the Passatore! (1973) – Stefano Pelloni, il 'Passatore'
Man Called Invincible (1973) – Tresette / Tricky Dicky
Contratto carnale (1973) – James McDougall
Seven Hours of Violence (1973) – George Anderson
Di Tresette ce n'è uno, tutti gli altri son nessuno (1974) – Tresette / Tricky Dicky
The Silkworm (1974) – Didier
The Killer Must Kill Again (1975) – Giorgio
Trinity Plus the Clown and a Guitar (1975) – Johnny Chitara / Johnny Guitar
Mark of Zorro (1975) – Philip Mackintosh / Don Alba de Mendoza
Taxi Girl (1977) – Ramon
El Macho (1977) – Hidalgo, the Duke
Sweetly You'll Die Through Love (1977) – Carlos
Double Game (1977) – Insp. Ugo Moretti
Blazing Flowers (1978) – Commissioner Morani
El lugar del humo (1979)
Teste di quoio (1981) – Capo Terrorista Boodoostano
Don't Play with Tigers (1982) – Prince Omar Abdul Yussef El Rahid
The Secret Nights of Lucrezia Borgia (1982) – Duccio
The Atlantis Interceptors (1983) – Professor Peter Saunders
College (1984)
Dinner with a Vampire (1989, TV Series) – Jurek
Double Game (1989)
College (1990, TV Series) – Colonnello Madison
Abbronzatissimi 2 – Un anno dopo (1993) – Alfredo
Prestazione straordinaria (1994) – Miccichè
Fireworks (1997) – Gerard de la Fasse
Cient' anne (1999) – Mauro De Angelis
Killer's Playlist (2006) – Commissario
Natale in crociera (2007) – Comandante della Nave