Lee van Cleef: We spoke of spaghetti westerns a couple of weeks ago, and the music is almost as wonderful as the films themselves.
Despite the enigmatic Clint Eastwood, and his rise to fame from within them, Lee van Cleef was always my kind of cowboy.
He was cool, he was ruthless, and he was as much an ally to Clint as an enemy.
He is the reason The Who's Pete Townsend named one of his solo albums 'All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes.'
In the Eastwood westerns, his character was bounty hunter Douglas Mortimer.
The vicar who married us in 1973 was also named Douglas Mortimer.
Odd coincidence, eh.
Here's a great tribute to Lee - RIP -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9InQvrRVr8&feature=related
Indeed, all the best cowboys do have Chinese eyes.