A charismatic German actor from Berlin, Horst Buchholz was once hailed as a European James Dean. Born in 1933, he achieved international stardom as the young gunslinger Chico in the Hollywood western 'The Magnificent Seven' (1960), and much later charmed audiences as the kindly Dr. Lessing in Roberto Benigni's 'Life Is Beautiful' (1997). He worked across German, French, Italian and American cinema during a wide-ranging career. He died in 2003, remembered as a handsome, magnetic leading man who bridged post-war European film and Hollywood. Read more