Al Mulock
Alfred Mulock Rogers, better known as Al Mulock or Al Mulloch, was a Canadian character actor.
Early life
Alfred Mulock Rogers was born on June 30, 1926, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was the only child of Adèle Cawthra Mulock and Alfred Rogers. Maternally he was descended from the Mulock family, headed by Sir William Mulock KCMG, the former Postmaster-General of Canada and one of the wealthiest families in Canada.
Career
He attended the Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio in New York City, United States. Then, with David de Keyser, he started The London Studio, which taught method acting to British actors. Mulock became active in the British film industry in the 1950s and early 1960s, making numerous appearances in various British television series and films.
He is best known for his roles in Spaghetti Western films, most notably in his two collaborations with Sergio Leone, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West. He appears, and is memorably shot in each film: by Eli Wallach's character, Tuco, in the former and by Charles Bronson's character in the opening scene of the latter.
Death
Mulock died by suicide by jumping from his hotel room in Guadix, Granada, Spain, in May 1968, while filming Once Upon a Time in the West. He was wearing his cowboy-style costume at the time of his fall. Mickey Knox, screenwriter for the film, and production manager Claudio Mancini witnessed Mulock's suicide as his body passed their hotel window near the end of the shoot. Mulock survived the fall, but suffered a pierced lung from a broken rib during the bumpy ride to the hospital. Before being taken away in the ambulance, director Sergio Leone shouted, "Get the costume, we need the costume."
Family
Al Mulock was the great-grandson of Sir William Mulock, the former Canadian Postmaster-General. He was married to actress Steffi Henderson; she died in 1967. They had one child named Robin Mulock, now named Eclipse Neilson, who is a screenwriter and artist.
Selected filmography
Joe MacBeth – First AssassinWicked as They Come – Supporting Role Interpol – InterrogatorKill Me Tomorrow – RodThe One That Got Away – US Patrolman at Ogdensburg High Hell – Frank DavidsonDeath Over My Shoulder – Brainy PetersonDial 999 (TV series) - KendallThe Sheriff of Fractured Jaw – Henchman Tarzan's Greatest Adventure – DinoJazz Boat – The DancerIn the Nick – DancerTarzan the Magnificent – Martin BantonThe Mark – ConvictThe Hellions – Mark BillingsThe Longest Day – Minor Role The Small World of Sammy Lee – DealerCall Me Bwana – Second HenchmanGame for Three Losers – NickDr. Terror's House of Horrors – Detective Lost Command – MugnierThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly – One-Armed Bounty HunterHuyendo del halcón The Hellbenders – The BeggarThe Treasure of Makuba – PatBattle Beneath the Earth – Sergeant Marvin MulberryReflections in a Golden Eye – Private Day of Anger – Wild Jack Shoot Twice Once Upon a Time in the West – Knuckles, Member of Frank's Gang