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.

Robert Hundar
Born
Claudio Undari

(1935-01-12)12 January 1935
Died12 May 2008(2008-05-12) (aged 73)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActor
Years active1956-2001

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Addio a Robert Hundar il siciliano dei western" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. ^ Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.
  3. ^ "E' morto Robert Hundar" (in Italian). Film.it. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Muere actor italiano Robert Hundar". Listin Diario (in Spanish). 14 May 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  5. ^ "CINEMA: MORTO L'ATTORE CLAUDIO UNDARI, IN ARTE ROBERT HUNDAR". Adnkronos (in Italian). 13 May 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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