Fernando Sancho
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1916-01-07 – 1990-07-31
Place of birth: Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
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).
Known for
What Changed Charley Farthing?
1976Lupez
Dig Your Grave Friend... Sabata's Coming
1971Leon Pompera
Attack of the Blind Dead
1973Mayor Duncan
The Invisible Man's Love Life
1970The Game-Keeper
Demon Witch Child
1975Police Chief
Arizona Colt
1966Gordon
Die Sklavenkarawane
1958Prof. Ignaz Pfotenhauer
The Return of Ringo
1965Esteban Fuentes
Nadie lo sabrá
1953Ángel
The Big Gundown
1967Capt. Segura
La mujer es un buen negocio
1977Don Anselmo
The Crazy Westerners
1967Pancho
Der Löwe von Babylon
1959Prof. Ignatz Pfotenhauer
Killer Kid
1967Vilar
Amor a todo gas
1969Wagner
The Wild Men of Kurdistan
1965Padischah
Kingdom of the Silver Lion
1965Padischah
In the Folds of the Flesh
1970Pascal Gorriot
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
1968Jose Manuel Mendoza