(From www.variety.com )
Actor and fencing expert Britt Lomond died March 22 in Huntington Beach, Calif. after a long illness. He was 80.
Lomond was best known for his role as Capitan Monastario in the 1957 Walt Disney TV series "Zorro."
Among the TV shows he appeared in are "Death Valley Days," "Highway Patrol," "Wyatt Earp," "Perry Mason,", "I Spy" and "Sea Hunt."
He was originally chosen by Walt Disney for the title role of "Zorro," but series director Norman Foster insisted he was better suited for the evil but elegant Spanish commandant who ruled Pueblo de Los Angeles. Although Monastario never defeated Zorro, played by Guy Williams, their fencing matches were often the highlight the show.
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http://www.zorrovsmonastario.com/wine_index.html
Actor and fencing expert Britt Lomond died March 22 in Huntington Beach, Calif. after a long illness. He was 80.
Lomond was best known for his role as Capitan Monastario in the 1957 Walt Disney TV series "Zorro."
Among the TV shows he appeared in are "Death Valley Days," "Highway Patrol," "Wyatt Earp," "Perry Mason,", "I Spy" and "Sea Hunt."
He was originally chosen by Walt Disney for the title role of "Zorro," but series director Norman Foster insisted he was better suited for the evil but elegant Spanish commandant who ruled Pueblo de Los Angeles. Although Monastario never defeated Zorro, played by Guy Williams, their fencing matches were often the highlight the show.
(Read more at
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117940237?categoryId=25&cs=1
http://www.zorrovsmonastario.com/wine_index.html