Fernando Sancho

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Known For

Acting

Born

1916-01-07

Place of Birth

Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
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Fernando Sancho

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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Acting History

2015
Spanish Western as Self - Actor (archive footage)
1990
The Black Moon as Mariano
1989
Sabbath as Mariano
1987
Policía as Comandante Castillejo
1986
Los presuntos as Mafioso italiano
1985
Pagina de Sucesos as Río Leona
1985
El crimen de la calle Fuencarral as Coronel
1985
The Heifer as Alcalde
1984
East of West as Chapulín
1984
Las alegres chicas de Colsada
1983
Las autonosuyas as Bernardo
1983
Invierno en Marbella as Cardenal
1982
Fredy el croupier as Cura
1982
Black Commando as President Bethancourt
1982
De camisa vieja a chaqueta nueva as Cónsul alemán
1982
Pecado Horizontal
1981
Revenge of the Black Wolf as Corporal Donovan
1981
Black Jack
1981
The Black Wolf as Cabo
1980
Spoiled Children as Agustín
1980
I.O.B. Spezialauftrag as Vanloo
1980
...And the Third Year, He Resuscitated as Coronel
1979
The Seven Magnificent and Bold Women
1979
Father Cami's Wedding as Blas
1979
Son of Superbug as Alfonso, Mafia-Boss
1978
Trampa sexual as Padre de Marta
1978
Estimado Sr. juez... as Tambarria
1978
Venus de fuego as Subcomisario
1977
The Perfect Killer as The Arms Dealer
1977
Doña Perfecta
1977
Las alimañas as Louis
1977
Change of Sex as José
1977
La mujer es un buen negocio as Don Anselmo
1976
Memoria as Profesor Ulop
1976
A la Legión le gustan las mujeres… y a las mujeres, les gusta la Legión as André Meroy
1976
What Changed Charley Farthing? as Lupez
1976
The Stash as Paco
1976
Halt die Luft an alter Gauner - Der Stockfisch und das Stinktier as Admiral Pedro Santos
1975
Canciones de nuestra vida as Self
1975
La última jugada as Swartas Pinto
1975
Cross of the Devil as Ignacio
1975
Demon Witch Child as Police Chief
1975
Novios de la muerte
1975
The Married and the Minor as Comisario
1974
Ten Killers from Afar as Kelly Lucamone
1974
Voodoo Black Exorcist as Inspector Dominguez
1974
The Swamp of the Ravens as Inspector
1974
The King is the Best Mayor as Conde
1973
Man with the Golden Winchester as Colonel Michel Leblanche
1973
Karate, Fist and Beans as Espartero
1973
Three Supermen of the West as FBI Director
1973
Attack of the Blind Dead as Mayor Duncan
1973
The Guerrilla as Juan
1973
The Playboy and His Sprees as Toni López
1972
Fabulous Trinity as Coronel Jiménez
1972
Too Much Gold for One Gringo as Fermín Rojas
1972
Watch Out Gringo! Sabata Will Return as Carrancho
1972
Forbidden Love as Comisario
1972
The Boldest Job in the West as Reyes
1972
You Are a Traitor and I Will Kill You! as Sebastian
1972
Souliotes as Ali Pasas
1972
Where the Bullets Fly
1971
X312 - Flight to Hell as Bill - Steward / Paco
1971
And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave as Pancho Corrales
1971
Dig Your Grave Friend... Sabata's Coming as Leon Pompera
1971
28th October, 5:30 as Tryfonas Platanias
1970
The Invisible Man's Love Life as The Game-Keeper
1970
Stagecoach of the Condemned as Leon Pomparo / Ramón Sartana
1970
In the Folds of the Flesh as Pascal Gorriot
1970
Surprise Attack as El Pernas
1970
La banda de los tres crisantemos as Burton
1970
At the Battle of Crete as Felix and Maria's father
1969
Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard as Il Pirata Barbanera
1969
Simón Bolívar as Fernando Gonzales
1969
Amor a todo gas as Wagner
1969
Twenty Thousand Dollars for Seven as Bill Cochran
1969
Tarzan in the Golden Grotto
1969
The Magnificent Tony Carrera as Einstein
1968
Ciccio Forgives, I Don't as El Diablo / El Pantera
1968
Wrath of God as Burd
1968
Requiem for a Gringo as Porfirio Carranza
1968
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death as Jose Manuel Mendoza
1968
Blood Calls to Blood as Sancho Rodriguez
1968
Go For Broke as Carrancha
1968
Night of Hate as Fernando Gonzales
1967
Vengeance Is Mine as Goncalves / Gonzalez
1967
Massacre Mania as Professor Kenitz
1967
Winchester Bill as El Bicho 'The Bug'
1967
Killer Kid as Vilar
1967
Hand of the Assassin as Suarez
1967
Hate for Hate as Coyote
1967
The Crazy Westerners as Pancho
1967
Mission Phantom as Prof. Higgins
1967
Wanted Johnny Texas as Col. Stewart
1967
Wanted Johnny Texas as Colonel Steward - Texas Rangers
1967
El secreto de papá
1967
Clint the Stranger as Ross
1967
A Man and a Colt as Don Carlos
1967
$10,000 for a Massacre as 'Stardust' Vasquez
1967
The Big Gundown as Capt. Segura
1966
Dynamite Jim as Pablo Reyes
1966
The Tough One as El Lobo
1966
The Big Hit of Surcouf as Le geolier
1966
Django Shoots First as Gordon
1966
Il vostro superagente Flit as Smirnoff
1966
Arizona Colt as Gordon
1966
Taste of Killing as Sanchez
1966
Agent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun as General Emilio Siqueiros
1966
Almost Perfect Crime as Omar
1966
Seven Guns for Timothy as Sancho Rodrigo Rodriguez
1966
Seven Dollars on Red as El Chacal
1966
Seven Guns for the MacGregors as Miguel
1965
Kingdom of the Silver Lion as Padischah
1965
The Return of Ringo as Esteban Fuentes
1965
Doc, Hands of Steel as Pablo Reyes
1965
$100,000 for Ringo as Chuck
1965
Man from Canyon City as Carrancho
1965
The Wild Men of Kurdistan as Padischah
1965
From the Orient with Fury as Loud patron in Paris restaurant
1965
Two Idiots at Fort Alamo as Sergeant Fidhouse
1965
Five Thousand Dollars on One Ace as Juan Carrancho
1965
Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell as Colonel Dolukin
1965
Texas Jim as Sancho / Pancho
1965
A Pistol for Ringo as Sancho
1965
Historias de la televisión as Presentador TV
1965
Totò d'Arabia as Ali el Buzur
1964
I due toreri as Don Alonso
1964
Gunmen Of The Rio Grande as Pancho Bogan
1964
Minnesota Clay as Dominique Ortiz Mendoza
1964
Hour of Death as Scometti
1964
Crimen as El Juez
1964
Backfire as Ilmaz
1964
Black Angel of the Mississippi as Garcia
1964
Two Gangsters in the Wild West as Rio
1964
The Pitiless Three as Pedro Ramirez
1963
The Ceremony as Shaoush
1963
The Secret of the Black Widow as Slim
1963
No temas a la ley as Eugenio - Le patron de l'hôtel
1963
The Implacable Three as Diego Abriles
1963
The Sign of the Coyote as Lugones Brother
1963
55 Days at Peking as Belgian Minister (uncredited)
1963
El precio de un asesino as Rufo
1963
Magic Fountain as Priest
1963
José María as El Barrigas
1962
Lawrence of Arabia as Turkish Sergeant (uncredited)
1962
The Carpet of Horror as Gunman
1962
The Son of Captain Blood as Timothy Thomas
1962
Zorro the Avenger as Sargento
1962
My Son, the Hero as Prison Overseer (uncredited)
1961
Madame as Pommier
1961
King of Kings as Mad man
1961
El pobre García as Elías
1961
Alerta en el cielo as Sargento Montebelo
1961
Goliath Against the Giants as Namathos
1960
La paz empieza nunca as Mirín
1960
El indulto as El Maroma
1960
The Little Colonel as Vinagre
1959
In Cold Blood as Enrique
1959
Der Löwe von Babylon as Prof. Ignatz Pfotenhauer
1959
Luxury Cabin as Ernesto
1959
Two Men in Town as Gregorio
1958
Die Sklavenkarawane as Prof. Ignaz Pfotenhauer
1958
The Girl of San Pietro Square as The Boxing Coach
1958
The Inveterate Bachelor
1958
¡Viva lo imposible! as John
1958
Entierro de un funcionario en primavera
1958
You, Your Mother, and Me as il turco
1958
El inquilino as Jiménez
1958
Entierro de un funcionario en primavera
1957
...And She Chose Hell
1957
Female Three Times as Guardia notturna
1957
All Cream Susanna as Aristide
1957
The Star of Africa as Strauch
1957
Day of Fear
1956
Cuerda de presos as Juan Díaz de Garayo, 'El Sacamantecas'
1956
Pasión en el mar as Vicente
1956
Fail in Communism as Pedro
1955
El canto del gallo as (no acreditado)
1955
Death of a Cyclist as Traffic Police
1955
The Other Life of Captain Contreras as Antonio Cornejo
1955
That Lady as Diego
1955
Tres hombres van a morir as Peauleguin
1954
Intriga en el escenario as Policía 1º
1954
Murió hace quince años as Joaquín Campos
1954
Castles in Spain as Posadero
1954
The Adventurer of Seville as Sir Albert
1954
Judas' Kiss as Padre del condenado
1953
La belle de Cadix as Padre gitano
1953
Nadie lo sabrá as Ángel
1953
I Was a Parish Priest as Barrona
1953
Airport as Mr. Fogg
1953
La alegre caravana
1953
María Dolores as Antonio
1952
Último día as Profesor Lorenzo
1952
Estrella de Sierra Morena as Rafael
1952
The Eyes Leave a Trace as Comensal irascible
1952
De Madrid al cielo as Empresario de "El Paraíso"
1952
Path to the Kingdom as Mr. Evans
1951
Dawn of America as Pedro Salcedo
1951
The Great Galeoto as Vizconde de Nebreda
1951
La señora de Fátima as Comunista 1
1951
El sueño de Andalucía as Empresario
1951
Andalusia
1950
La mujer de nadie as Martorell
1950
Agustina of Aragon as Escudella
1950
Servicio en la mar as Don Tofol
1950
Date With My Old Love
1949
Life in Shadows as Film Producer
1949
Don Juan de Serrallonga as Tallaferro
1948
Canción mortal
1948
La sirena negra
1948
Si te hubieses casado conmigo as Taxista
1948
La muralla feliz as Mariano García
1948
Embrujo as Mister Benson
1948
Alma baturra
1948
La mies es mucha as Clarenberg
1947
El ángel gris
1947
Mariona Rebull as Señor Roig
1947
Abel Sánchez
1947
Heroes del 95 as General Tampico
1944
Orosia as Mañico bronquista (uncredited)
1944
Ni pobre, ni rico, sino todo lo contrario
1941
Stowaway on Board! as Camarero