Fernando Sancho
Acting
Born January 7, 1916 · Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
Died July 31, 1990
Also known as Fernando Sanchez · Ferdinand Sancho · Fernand 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).
Awards & recognition
- Almeria Western Film Festival · 2016
- Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos · 1980
- Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos · 1972
- Sindicato Nacional del Espectáculo · 1971
- Sindicato Nacional del Espectáculo · 1962
Filmography41 titles
Man from Canyon City
Lawrence of Arabia
At the Battle of Crete
The Big Gundown
And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave
King of Kings
Death of a Cyclist
Go For Broke
55 Days at Peking
Vengeance Is Mine
The Star of Africa
Doc, Hands of Steel
A Man and a Colt
Arizona Colt
Taste of Killing
Tarzan in the Golden Grotto
The Return of Ringo
The Carpet of Horror
A Pistol for Ringo
The Secret of the Black Widow
Killer Kid
Minnesota Clay
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
Return of the Evil Dead
Blood Calls to Blood
The Crazy Westerners
The Ceremony
The Devil's Cross
Too Much Gold for One Gringo
$10,000 for a Massacre
Seven Guns for the MacGregors
Seven Guns for Timothy
Requiem for a Gringo
$100,000 for Ringo
Hour of Death
Demon Witch Child
Seven Dollars on Red
The Sign of the Coyote
The Swamp of the Ravens
The Perfect Killer
Voodoo Black Exorcist