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Amando de Ossorio(1918-2001)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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He was born in 1918, although there isn't a consensus as some books date his birth in 1925. He was one of the main directors of the Spanish horror boom in the 70s, specially for his quartet of films about the living dead templars which started with Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972).
BornApril 6, 1918
DiedJanuary 13, 2001(82)
BornApril 6, 1918
DiedJanuary 13, 2001(82)
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Known for

I tre del Colorado (1965)
I tre del Colorado
4.6
  • Writer
  • 1965
The Night of the Sorcerers (1974)
The Night of the Sorcerers
5.1
  • Writer
  • 1974
Anita Ekberg, Adriana Ambesi, and Julián Ugarte in Fangs of the Living Dead (1969)
Fangs of the Living Dead
4.5
  • Writer
  • 1969
The Loreley's Grasp (1973)
The Loreley's Grasp
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1973

Credits

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Writer

  • Curse of the Blind Dead (2020)
    Curse of the Blind Dead
    3.1
    • based on characters created by
    • 2020
  • El último guión (2016)
    El último guión
    4.9
    Short
    • inspired
    • 2016
  • The Sea Serpent (1985)
    The Sea Serpent
    3.6
    • screenplay (as Gordon A. Osburn)
    • 1985
  • Los cántabros (1980)
    Los cántabros
    5.1
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Forbidden Passion (1980)
    Forbidden Passion
    3.9
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Las alimañas (1977)
    Las alimañas
    4.8
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Night of the Seagulls (1975)
    Night of the Seagulls
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • story (as Amando Ossori)
    • 1975
  • Demon Witch Child (1975)
    Demon Witch Child
    5.1
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • La pazienza ha un limite... noi no! (1974)
    La pazienza ha un limite... noi no!
    3.7
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • The Night of the Sorcerers (1974)
    The Night of the Sorcerers
    5.1
    • screenplay
    • 1974
  • The Ghost Galleon (1974)
    The Ghost Galleon
    4.6
    • screenplay
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Boda en Lagartera
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1973
  • Centro nacional de promoción profesional
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1973
  • Return of the Evil Dead (1973)
    Return of the Evil Dead
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • story (as Amando Ossori, as Amando Ossori)
    • 1973
  • The Loreley's Grasp (1973)
    The Loreley's Grasp
    5.7
    • written by
    • 1973

Director

  • The Sea Serpent (1985)
    The Sea Serpent
    3.6
    • Director (as Gregory Greens)
    • 1985
  • Forbidden Passion (1980)
    Forbidden Passion
    3.9
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Las alimañas (1977)
    Las alimañas
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Night of the Seagulls (1975)
    Night of the Seagulls
    5.7
    • Director (as Amando Ossori)
    • 1975
  • Demon Witch Child (1975)
    Demon Witch Child
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1975
  • The Night of the Sorcerers (1974)
    The Night of the Sorcerers
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1974
  • The Ghost Galleon (1974)
    The Ghost Galleon
    4.6
    • Director (as Amando Ossori)
    • 1974
  • Boda en Lagartera
    Short
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Centro nacional de promoción profesional
    Short
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Return of the Evil Dead (1973)
    Return of the Evil Dead
    5.8
    • Director (as Amando Ossori)
    • 1973
  • The Loreley's Grasp (1973)
    The Loreley's Grasp
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972)
    Tombs of the Blind Dead
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Anita Ekberg, Adriana Ambesi, and Julián Ugarte in Fangs of the Living Dead (1969)
    Fangs of the Living Dead
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Pasto de fieras (1969)
    Pasto de fieras
    4.7
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Escuela de enfermeras (1968)
    Escuela de enfermeras
    4.4
    • Director
    • 1968

Actor

  • Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972)
    Tombs of the Blind Dead
    6.1
    • Stationmaster (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Último día (1952)
    Último día
    4.5
    • Jugador 3º (uncredited)
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Gregory Greens
  • Born
    • April 6, 1918
    • A Coruña, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
  • Died
    • January 13, 2001
    • Madrid, Spain(undisclosed)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Interviews
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Studied painting and photography. Moreover, he also made his living as a painter of creepy images of the Knights Templar in his later years.
  • Nickname
    • Horseman of Horror

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