
Manu Bennett as Crixus – a Gaul, he is Batiatus' top gladiator prior to Spartacus. Andy Whitfield as Spartacus – a Thracian warrior who is condemned to slavery as a gladiator. Who are the main characters in spartacus blood and sand?Ĭast and characters.
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The series was inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus (played by Andy Whitfield), a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BC led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Spartacus: Blood and Sand is the first season of American television series Spartacus, which premiered on Starz on January 22, 2010.


He also played Winnetou in seasons at the Karl-May-Festspiele in Bad Segeberg near Hamburg, Germany, till 2006.
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He presented several TV shows, and played a role in an episode of the series Schloss Einstein. After the end of GDR, Gojko Mitic was still very popular. He made the popular television series Archiv des Todes/Archives of death (1980, Rudi Kurz) with Leon Niemczyk. In his later career, he appeared mainly on stage and on TV. In an attempt to move away from his fame based as an Indian, Gojko Mitic increasingly sought to appear in other genres, as the comedy Der lange Ritt zur Schule/The long ride to school (1982, Rolf Losansky). He had a love affair with the popular German actress Renate Blume but they split up. The muscled Mitic was an idol in the communist countries and many women were attracted to the glamorous star. These films showed the life of the Indians, their suffering and adventures, and became popular even in the USA, writes V. They all achieved success, but Mitic was always dubbed because of his accent. Wallroth) with the American communist film star Dean Reed, and Severino (1978, Claus Dobberke). It was followed by a long row of Westerns including Spur des Falken/Trail of the Falcon (1968, Gottfried Kolditz) with Rolf Hoppe, Weisse Wolfe/White Wolves (1969, Konrad Petzold, Bosko Boskovic) with Barbara Brylska, Osceola (1971, Konrad Petzold) with Iurie Darie, Ulzana (1974, Gottfried Kolditz) opposite Renate Blume, Blutsbruder/Blood Brothers (1975, Werner W. It was an adaptation of a novel by James Fenimore Cooper, and another great success. His second DEFA film was Chingachgook, die Grosse Schlange/Chingachgook: The Great Snake (1966, Richard Groschopp) with Rolf Romer. The film was huge success and this was the start of a great career in East Germany.īetween 19, Gojko Mitic starred in 12 DEFA Westerns in which he always played the leading role of an Indian. The hero was – like Winnetou - a native American, rather than a white settler as in John Ford's Hollywood Westerns.

Then he was offered the lead role as Tokei-Into in the western Die Sohne der gro?en Barin/The Sons of Great Bear (1966, Josef Mach), produced by the East-German DEFA studios in Babelsberg. He had a bigger part in the Western Unter Geiern/ Among Vultures (1964, Alfred Vohrer) starring Stewart Granger. Teil/The Last of the Renegades (1964, Harald Reinl), all starring Lex Barker and Pierre Brice. Teil/Apache Gold (1963, Harald Reinl), Old Shatterhand/Apaches Last Battle (1964, Hugo Fregonese) and Winnetou - 2. Examples are the Karl May adaptations Winnetou - 1. Mitic also started to play small parts in these Euro-westerns. Mitic was cast as a stuntman for some of these films, often German-French-Yugoslavian coproductions. In the early 1960’s, a lot of foreign productions were shot in Belgrad. He spent his childhood there but when he grew up, he went to Belgrad where he studied in the Sports School. Gojko Mitic (Гojкo Митић) was born in the little village of Leskovac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Serbia) in 1940. He also worked as a director, stuntman, and author. The handsome star played in numerous Westerns from East-Germany between 19. Serbian actor Gojko Mitic (1940) was the most famous Indian in Eastern Europe. Romanian postcard by Casa Filmului Acin, no.
