I’ve seen Papillon about six times, but it’s been a long time. It’s one of my all-time favorites.
Now that you say this, I recognize him, but I never realized it was Julio. Was he the one who got killed by a spiked log or some other jungle trap? Sometime before or after the leper colony?
We used to watch Sanford and Son every week. His death is just another sign or reminder of how the world is changing. Fred Sanford’s character written nowadays wouldn’t be remotely the same.
Yes, he got the spikes through the upper torso. Gruesome.