Jose Nieto

Actor: Jose Nieto

Born: 1902 in Madrid, Spain
Died: 1982 in Spain
Occupation: Actor
Active: '40s-'70s
Major Genres: Drama, Adventure
Career Highlights: Flame over Vietnam, L'Aigle De Florence, Contraband Spain
First Major Screen Credit: La Comtesse Marie (1927)

Biography

For nearly four decades, Spanish actor Jose Nieto was a major star in his native country. Though film titles like El Lazzarillo de Torres and La Senora de Fatimas are unfamiliar to American audiences, rest assured that these were favorites among Nieto's Spanish fans. The actor's English-speaking appearances were limited to supporting and character roles in American and British films shot in Spain. Among Jose Nieto's films in this latter category were Alexander the Great (1956), A Farewell to Arms (1957), Solomon and Sheba (1959) (as Ahab) and Dr. Zhivago (1965) (as a Russian priest!) ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide