Julio Madariaga — The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Character Profile

About Julio Madariaga

The 80-year-old Argentine cattle ranch patriarch. After slapping his Nazi grandson Heinrich, he predicts the coming apocalypse and dies in Julio's arms during a storm. His death sets the tragic tone and frames the film's anti-war themes.

Character Facts

Played by

Lee J. Cobb

Appears in

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

• Julio Desnoyers (Glenn Ford)
• Marguerite Laurier (Ingrid Thulin)
• Marcelo Desnoyers (Charles Boyer)
• Karl von Hartrott (Paul Lukas)
• Chi Chi Desnoyers (Yvette Mimieux)
• Dona Luisa Desnoyers (Harriet E. MacGibbon)
• Elena von Hartrott (Kathryn Givney)
• Armand Dibier (Marcel Hillaire)
• Heinrich von Hartrott (Karlheinz Böhm)
• Etienne Laurier (Paul Henreid)
• Gustav von Hartrott (Brian Avery)
• Miguel (Nestor Paiva)