Born Pedro Jorge Rigato Delissetche on August 11, 1905 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His family were immigrants his father being Italian and his mother Basque. He moved with his parents to France in 1930. He used George Rigaud as his name and began competing with Jean Gabin as the hero in action films. He made 30 French films in twelve years before appearing in his first Italian film in 1940s. After World War II her appeared in a few American films before returning to Europe in the late 1950s. He would go on to appear in 23 Euro-westerns in the 1960s and '70s. He was used as a supporting actor playing generals, ranchers, town bosses, preachers and bankers. Some of his most memorable westerns were “Ride and Kill” (1963), “A Place Called Glory” (1965), “Sugar Colt”, “The Texican” both 1966 “Gatling Gun” (1968), “Sundance Cassidy and Butch the Kid” (1969) and “The Stranger and the Gunfighter” (1974). George appeared in over 190 film and TV appearances before his last film “Maravillas” (1981). After retiring he was struck and killed on January 17, 1984 by a motorcycle near his home in the Madrid suburb of Leganés, Spain. Today we remember George Rigaud on what would have been his 105th birthday.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Remembering George Rigaud
Born Pedro Jorge Rigato Delissetche on August 11, 1905 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His family were immigrants his father being Italian and his mother Basque. He moved with his parents to France in 1930. He used George Rigaud as his name and began competing with Jean Gabin as the hero in action films. He made 30 French films in twelve years before appearing in his first Italian film in 1940s. After World War II her appeared in a few American films before returning to Europe in the late 1950s. He would go on to appear in 23 Euro-westerns in the 1960s and '70s. He was used as a supporting actor playing generals, ranchers, town bosses, preachers and bankers. Some of his most memorable westerns were “Ride and Kill” (1963), “A Place Called Glory” (1965), “Sugar Colt”, “The Texican” both 1966 “Gatling Gun” (1968), “Sundance Cassidy and Butch the Kid” (1969) and “The Stranger and the Gunfighter” (1974). George appeared in over 190 film and TV appearances before his last film “Maravillas” (1981). After retiring he was struck and killed on January 17, 1984 by a motorcycle near his home in the Madrid suburb of Leganés, Spain. Today we remember George Rigaud on what would have been his 105th birthday.
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