
Acting
Fernando Sancho
Also Known As: Fernando Sanchez, Ferdinand Sancho, Fernand Sancho
Birth Date
January 7, 1916
Death Date
July 31, 1990
(passed away at 74)
Place of Birth
Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
Popularity
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Biography
One of the most popular performers in Spanish cinema. Born in Zaragoza, Sancho began acting in the theatre. After fighting in the Spanish Civil War, he entered films in 1940 and amassed over 400 credits in a career that spanned 50 years. During the 1960s and 1970s he played villains in several spaghetti westerns. His films include "Mariona Rebull" (1947), "Agustina de Aragón" (1950), Terence Young's "That Lady" (1955), Juan Antonio Bardem's "Muerte de un Ciclista" (1955), "King of Kings" (1961), "Lawrence of Arabia"(1962), "55 Days at Peking" (1955), "Historias de la Televisión" (1965), "Tres Superhombres en el Oeste" (1973), "1919. Crónica del Alba" (1983) and Berlanga's "La Vaquilla" (1984).
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Lawrence of Arabia
Turkish Sergeant (uncredited)
1962

55 Days at Peking
Belgian Minister (uncredited)
1963
I.O.B. Spezialauftrag
Vanloo
1980 • 1 episode

King of Kings
Mad man
1961

A Pistol for Ringo
Sancho
1965

Django Shoots First
Gordon
1966

The Big Gundown
Capt. Segura
1967

The Crazy Westerners
Sancho
1967

Madame
Pommier
1961

If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
Jose Manuel Mendoza
1968

The Return of Ringo
Esteban Fuentes
1965

José María
El Barrigas
1963

The Son of Captain Blood
Timothy Thomas
1962

$10,000 for a Massacre
'Stardust' Vasquez
1967

Death of a Cyclist
Traffic Police
1955

Sabbath
Mariano
1989 • 1 episode

My Son, the Hero
Prison Overseer (uncredited)
1962

Attack of the Blind Dead
Mayor Duncan
1973

Seven Guns for the MacGregors
Miguel
1966

Pagina de Sucesos
Río Leona
1985 • 1 episode