Ramiro Oliveros Fernández (13 March 1941 – 27 April 2023) was a Spanish actor.[1]

Ramiro Oliveros
Born
Ramiro Oliveros Fernández

(1941-03-13)13 March 1941
Died27 April 2023(2023-04-27) (aged 82)
Madrid, Spain
Other names
  • Ray Williams
  • Raymond Oliver
OccupationActor
Years active1972–2023

Life and career

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Born and raised in Madrid, Oliveros originally studied medicine and worked as a nurse at Hospital Universitario de la Princesa. He studied acting in London (at the Royal Court Theatre), Paris, and Frankfurt, founding a theatre group in the latter. Returning to Spain in 1965, he founded the Nasto company and became a successful stage actor.

He became known to a wider audience after appearing on many TVE dramas. He made his film debut in Mario Camus' La leyenda del alcalde de Zalamea (1973). He appeared in numerous film and television roles during the following decades. To international audiences, he is best known for his genre film roles. He was sometimes credited in English-language productions under the aliases Ray Williams and Raymond Oliver.

In 1982, he starred in the Mexican telenovela Mañana es primavera, opposite Silvia Pinal. He was also a dubber, notably voicing George Peppard on the Antena 3 dub The A-Team.

Personal life

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Oliveros was married twice, and had three children.

Death

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Oliveros died on 27 April 2023, at the age of 82, the same day as his Cannibal Apocalypse co-star Giovanni Lombardo Radice.[2][3]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. Goble p.32
  2. Press, Europa (2023-04-27). "Ramiro Oliveros, viudo de Concha Márquez Piquer, muere a los 82 años". www.europapress.es. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
  3. "Muere el actor Ramiro Oliveros, marido de Concha Márquez Piquer, a los 82 años". elperiodico.com. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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