Cast Led by Tessie Santiago as Tessa/The Queen, British actors played many Spanish parts
The Cast of Queen of Swords
Queen of Swords Cast
Tessie Santiago: María Teresa Alvarado / The Queen
Paulina Gálvez: Marta
Elsa Pataky: Vera Hidalgo
Valentine Pelka: Colonel Luis Ramirez Montoya
Peter Wingfield: Doctor Robert Helm
Anthony Lemke: Captain Marcus Grisham
Tacho Gonzalez: Don Gaspar Hidalgo
David Abramowitz: Executive Producer — David guided the episodes of the series much as he did “Highlander.” He was the story “Executive Creative Consultant” as well as executive producer of the show.
The part of Colonel Montoya was written specifically for Valentine Pelka by David Abramowitz, who phoned Pelka in October 1999 to offer him the part, subject to approval by the other show producers.
Abramowitz met Peter Wingfield at a Highlander convention in November 1999 and offered him the parts of Doctor Helm or Captain Grisham. Wingfield chose the doctor as a part with more mileage and more challenging.
— TV zone special; # 40 sword and sorcery special page; interviews with Val and Pete
Queen of Swords Guest Cast
David Carradine: El Serpiente, The Serpent
Cyrielle Clair: Paloma Rey, The Pretender
Anthony De Longis: Krane, Hanged Man & Torres, Destiny
Bo Derek: Mary Rose, The Witness
Cristián de la Fuente: Antonio, Duel With A Stranger
Daisy Fuentes: Isabel Selvera, Running Wild
Elizabeth Gracen: Carlotta, Counterfeit Queen
Sung-Hi Lee: Kami, The Dragon
Simon MacCorkindale: Captain Charles Wentworth, Runaways
Ralf Moeller: Roman Petrov, Takes A Thief
Jose Sancho: Don Rafael Alvarado, Destiny
“It has been my great pleasure to contribute my skills to a truly wonderful project, The Queen of Swords. My tenure as Stunt Coordinator, Sword Master and finally Guest Star Performer has been both a challenge and an adventure. I have worked professionally for over twenty-five years choreographing, coordinating and performing with some of the biggest names in entertainment, with no small degree of success. I have a passionate belief in The Queen of Swords and I have devoted every effort to helping create the best action possible with the assets at our disposal.”
— Anthony De Longis breaks down the first six episodes of QoS at his website: Behind The Scenes And on The Set With Anthony De Longis
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