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Lou Castel

Lou Castel

Highest Rated: 94% Irma Vep (1996)

Lowest Rated: 29% Year of the Gun (1991)

Birthday: May 28, 1943

Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia

A Colombian-born actor, Lou Castel has appeared in German, French, and Italian films. Castel moved to Europe and attended the Italian National Film School (Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia) but didn't graduate. He had a bit part in the Luchino Visconti epic, "The Leopard," in 1963 then received an enormous break when he was given the starring role in Marco Bellocchio's 1965 hit, "Fist in His Pocket." A year later, he was cast in the revisionist historical film, "Francis of Assisi," in the title role. He played the alter ego of German director, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, in the 1971 film, "Beware of a Holy Whore," and co-starred in the Wim Wenders historical drama, "The Scarlet Letter," in 1973. Castel worked with Wenders again in his critically acclaimed film, "The American Friend," as well as appearing in lower budget exploitation films like the 1978 thriller, "Flesh Color," and the horror film, "Obscene Desire." In the 1980s, he starred in Fulvio Wetzl's thriller, "Rorret," and in the '90s had a supporting part in the Olivier Assayas hit, "Irma Vep." In his long and varied career, he has also worked with directors Pier Paolo Pasolini and Philippe Garrel.

Highest rated movies

94% 71% Irma Vep
93% 82% Fists in the Pocket
88% 80% The American Friend
84% 62% Beware of a Holy Whore
81% 48% Heartbeat Detector
70% 58% Three Lives and Only One Death
64% 56% The Nun
50% 42% Paris Is Us

Filmography

Movies

Credit
50% 42% Paris Is Us Unknown (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 57% Drive Me Home Karl (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Look Up Baobab (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Pugni Chiusi Unknown (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Earth Unknown (Character) - 2015
64% 56% The Nun Baron de Lasson (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lapidation of Saint Etienne Étienne (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Stargazer Le vieil astronome (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Ketel Wissmann (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 63% La Naissance De L'amour (The Birth of Love) Unknown (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rage Unknown (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet 1, 2, 3, Whiteout (The End of the Light Age) Unknown (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Clouds Le médecin (Character) - 2007
81% 48% Heartbeat Detector Arie Neumann (Character) $5.3K 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet La Question Humaine Arie Neumann (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Clément François (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Les insoumis Noah (Character) - 1998
94% 71% Irma Vep José Mirano (Character) $191.2K 1996
70% 58% Three Lives and Only One Death Bum 1 (Character) $11.4K 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Birth of Love Paul (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tortilla Road McDonaldson (Character) - 1991
29% 28% Year of the Gun Round Faced Man (Character) $1.2M 1991
No Score Yet 82% What Time Is It? Fisherman (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rorret Joseph Rorret (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet 71% Man on Fire Unknown (Character) $435.3K 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hotel du Paradis Tramp (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps Marie's friend (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet 67% Treasure Island Doctor/Father (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet 59% Love Unto Death Michel Garenne (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Der Beginn aller Schrecken ist Liebe Traugott (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Eyes, The Mouth Giovanni Pallidissimi/Pippo Pallidissimi (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet 24% Killer Nun Peter (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Flesh Color Unknown (Character) - 1978
88% 80% The American Friend Rodolphe (Character) - 1977
36% 52% The Cassandra Crossing Swedish Terrorist (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mr. Mean Huberto (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Closet Children Nicola (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sex Change (Cambio de Sexo) (Forbidden Love) Unknown (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sex Change (Cambio de Sexo) (Forbidden Love) Unknown (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Change of Sex Durán (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dear Michael Osvaldo (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Virginity Luciano (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet C.I.A. Secret Story Torturer (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet 59% Nada D'Arey (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Stranger Came by Train Unknown (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 29% The Scarlet Letter Rev. Dimmesdale (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why Carlo (Character) - 1972
84% 62% Beware of a Holy Whore Jeff, Regisseur (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet In the Name of the Father Salvatore (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Matalo Kill! Ray / Todd (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Paranoia Peter Donovan (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet I protagonisti Taddeu (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lucrezia Cesare Borgia (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet 47% Kill and Pray Requiescant (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet 62% Come Play With Me Alvise (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet 71% A Bullet for the General Bill 'Niño' Tate (Character) - 1966
93% 82% Fists in the Pocket Alessandro (Character) - 1965