Robert Hundar Explained

Robert Hundar
Birth Name:Claudio Undari
Birth Date:12 January 1935
Death Place:Rome, Italy
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1956-2001

Claudio Undari (12 January 1935 – 12 May 2008), known professionally as Robert Hundar, was an Italian film actor and stage actor, best known for his roles of "Bad Guy" in Spaghetti Western and "Poliziottesco" movies. He starred in about 40 movies between 1960 and 1980.

Born in Castelvetrano, Trapani and spent his youth in Catania. He debuted in 1956 and he then moved to Madrid to keep up his busy career.[1] The first real star of Spaghetti western,[2] as to be called "The King of Spaghetti westerns",[3] [4] Undari was forced to return to Italy when the glorious days of the spaghetti genre began to decline.[1]

He died at home on 12 May 2008 at the age of 73.[5]

Selected filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Addio a Robert Hundar il siciliano dei western. La Repubblica. 1 December 2011. Italian. 14 May 2008.
  2. Book: Marco Giusti. Dizionario del western all'italiana. 2007. Mondadori, 2007. 978-88-04-57277-0.
  3. Web site: E' morto Robert Hundar. Film.it. 1 December 2011. Italian. 14 May 2008.
  4. News: Muere actor italiano Robert Hundar . . 1 December 2011 . Spanish . 14 May 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415075320/http://www.listindiario.com.do/entretenimiento/2008/5/13/58652/Muere-actor-italiano-Robert-Hundar . 15 April 2012.
  5. News: CINEMA: MORTO L'ATTORE CLAUDIO UNDARI, IN ARTE ROBERT HUNDAR . 13 May 2008 . 12 December 2023 . . it.