Little Known Spaghetti Western actors ~ Barbara Chilcott

[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]

Barbara Chilcott Davis was a Canadian actress born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada on September 10, 1922. She was the brother of actor Murray Davis.

As a child and young woman in Toronto, Chilcott studied acting with Josephine Barrington and dancing with Bettina Byers at Academy Ballet and attended Tamara Dakarhanova's School of the Theatre in Mount Kisco, NY.

After World War II she studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and made her West End debut in 1949. On her return to Canada in 1950, she soon became one of the country's leading actresses. She also performed on CBC Radio and became involved with the burgeoning summer theatre movement, joining her brothers Murray Davis and Donald Davis in their Straw Hat Players and acting with the International Players in Kingston and the Canadian Repertory Theatre in Ottawa. In 1953, with her brothers Murray and Donald Davis, she founded the Crest Theatre in Toronto, which operated until 1966, which during its 13 seasons made a vital contribution to theatre in Toronto and employed the cream of Canadian talent, she played such parts as Viola in “Twelfth Night”, Antigone in “Antigone”, and her favorite role, Cleopatra in “Antony and Cleopatra”.

Barbara appeared in only one Euro-western “The Trap” as the trader’s wife in 1966. The film starred Oliver Reed and Rita Tushingham.

Barbara Chilcott died in Toronto on January 1, 2022, at the age of 99 

CHILCOTT, Barbara (Barbara Chilcott Davis) [9/10/1922, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada – 1/1/2022, Toronto, Ontario, Canada] – film, TV actress, brother of actor Murray Davis, (Murray Edward Davis) [1924-1997], actor Donald Davis (Donald George Davis) [1928-1998], married to actor Max Helpmann (Maxwell Gardiner Helpman) [1914–1987] (1952-1966), married to composer Harry Somers (Harry Stewart Somers) [1925–1999] (1967-1999), co-founded the Crest Theater [1953-1966].

The Trap – 1966 (trader’s wife)

Re-release of British 4K UHD Bluray re-release of “The Sisters Brothers”

 

The Sisters Brothers

(2018)

 

Director: Jacques Audiard

Starring: John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix

 

Country: England

Label: Arrow Video

4K (2160p) UltraHD Blu-ray with Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) and regular BluRay

Audio: Original 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio sound

Subtitles: English

Extras: New audio commentary by authors and critics C. Courtney Joyner and Henry Parke; Barry Forshaw on "The Sisters Brothers", a brand new video essay by film critic Barry Forshaw on "The Sisters Brothers" and the psychological Western genre; "His Own Private Wild West", archival hour-long making-of documentary featuring interviews with many cast and crew members including director Jacques Audiard, actor John C. Reilly, cinematographer Benoît Debie, Production designer Michel Barthélémy, sound designer Brigitte Taillandier and Patrick DeWitt, author of the novel The Sisters Brothers; Animated reviews; Trailers; Short promotional featurettes

Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket; Double-sided fold-out “Wanted” poster; Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film-by-film critic Howard Hughes, academic and Audiard expert Gemma King and original production notes

Release date: March 10, 2025

Spaghetti Western locations Then & Now – “For a Few Dollars More”

In this alternate scene from “For a Few Dollars More” the Man With No Name” is sent into the outlaw inhabited town of Agua Caliente to see how good he can shoot and defend himself. There he meets Colonel Mortimer who has arrived before him. Together they show off their shooting skills by shooting fruit from a nearby tree that a young boy has been trying to harvest with a stick. The three Mexican gunmen at the other end of the street who have emerged from the shadows to challenge them for being in town look at each other and decide not to challenge them after all. This scene was filmed in the Spanish town of Los Albaricoques, Almeria. Here we see a cut scene from the film taken in 1965.

The same street location as seen in 2022.

European Western Comic Books – Capitan Miki 5

 

Captain Miki 5

This comic book series was a \chronological reprint of Captain Miki in Bonellian format. It re-proposes the first 30 series of the strip format. Some of the latest covers are unpublished and created by Dario Guzzon. It was published in 1988 with issue #1 being released in July and ending with #68 in August of 1994. It was published by CED Editoriale Dardo in Milan, Italy under the direction of Maurizio Rigo and Roberto Sangalli. Each monthly issue had 80-112 black & white pages with color covers.

Special Birthdays

Erich Poremski [voice actor] would have been 130 today but died in 1980.

Ronny [singer] would have been 95 today but died in 2011.

Eduardo MacGregor (actor) would have been 95 todays but died in 2018.

Blanche Kommerell (actress) is 75 today.

 

Daylight Savings Time Begins 2025

 

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