
Fernando Sancho
Known for Acting · 225 credits
- Born
- 1916-01-07
- Died
- 1990-07-31
- Place of birth
- Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
- Also known as
- Fernando Sanchez · Ferdinand Sancho · Fernand Sancho · Фернандо Санчо · Fernando Sancho Les
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
TV Shows (3)
Movies (222)

Lawrence of Arabia
1962
as Turkish Sergeant (uncredited)

Abel Sánchez
1947

José María
1963
as El Barrigas

Estrella de Sierra Morena
1952
as Rafael

The Stash
1976
as Paco

El pobre García
1961
as Elías
Pecado Horizontal
1982

Trampa sexual
1978
as Padre de Marta

Crimen
1964
as El Juez

La última jugada
1975
as Swartas Pinto

55 Days at Peking
1963
as Belgian Minister (uncredited)

Path to the Kingdom
1952
as Mr. Evans (as Fernando Sancho)

King of Kings
1961
as Mad man

Hand of the Assassin
1967
as Suarez

A Pistol for Ringo
1965
as Sancho

Django Shoots First
1966
as Gordon

The Little Colonel
1960
as Vinagre

The Return of Ringo
1965
as Esteban Fuentes

Life in Shadows
1949
as Film Producer

In the Folds of the Flesh
1970
as Pascal Gorriot

The Seven Magnificent and Bold Women
1979

The Son of Captain Blood
1962
as Timothy Thomas

The Big Gundown
1967
as Capt. Segura

Embrujo
1948
as Mister Benson

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

Canción mortal
1948

Patio andaluz
1958

Amor a todo gas
1969
as Wagner

Backfire
1964
as Ilmaz

The Eyes Leave a Trace
1952
as Comensal irascible

X312 - Flight to Hell
1971
as Bill - Steward / Paco

Susanna tutta panna
1957
as Aristide

I due toreri
1964
as Don Alonso

Agustina of Aragon
1950
as Escudella

My Son, the Hero
1962
as Prison Overseer (uncredited)

Alma baturra
1948

Winchester Bill
1967
as El Bicho 'The Bug'

Death of a Cyclist
1955
as Traffic Police

La alegre caravana
1953

Seven Guns for Timothy
1966
as Sancho Rodrigo Rodriguez

The Wild Men of Kurdistan
1965
as Padischah

The Heifer
1985
as Alcalde

Goliath Against the Giants
1961
as Namathos

You Are a Traitor and I Will Kill You!
1972
as Sebastian

$100,000 for Ringo
1965
as Chuck

La sirena negra
1948

Cuando los ángeles duermen
1947
as Peral

In Cold Blood
1959
as Enrique

Madame
1961
as Pommier

The Married and the Minor
1975
as Comisario

28th October, 5:30
1971
as Tryfonas Platanias

Change of Sex
1977
as José

That Lady
1955
as Diego

La belle de Cadix
1953
as Padre gitano

Attack of the Blind Dead
1973
as Mayor Duncan

The Crazy Westerners
1967
as Sancho

Minnesota Clay
1964
as Dominique Ortiz Mendoza

From the Orient with Fury
1965
as Loud patron in Paris restaurant

Gunmen Of The Rio Grande
1964
as Pancho Bogan

Go For Broke
1968
as Carrancha

Seven Guns for the MacGregors
1966
as Miguel

El sueño de Andalucía
1951
as Empresario

Seven Dollars on Red
1966
as El Chacal

Ciccio Forgives, I Don't
1968
as El Diablo / El Pantera

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

The Pitiless Three
1964
as Pedro Ramirez
Stowaway on Board!
1941
as Camarero
Don Juan de Serrallonga
1949
as Tallaferro

Requiem for a Gringo
1968
as Porfirio Carranza

Magic Fountain
1963
as Priest

Intriga en el escenario
1954
as Policía 1º

The Swamp of the Ravens
1974
as Inspector

...And She Chose Hell
1957

Arizona Colt
1966
as Gordon

Taste of Killing
1966
as Sanchez

Hate for Hate
1967
as Coyote

Hour of Death
1964
as Scometti

Killer Kid
1967
as Vilar

Spanish Western
2015
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

The Carpet of Horror
1962
as Gunman

Murió hace quince años
1954
as Joaquín Campos

Son of Superbug
1979
as Alfonso, Mafia-Boss

The Implacable Three
1963
as Diego Abriles

Voodoo Black Exorcist
1974
as Inspector Dominguez

Clint the Stranger
1967
as Ross

The Invisible Man's Love Life
1970
as The Game-Keeper

Kingdom of the Silver Lion
1965
as Padischah

Too Much Gold for One Gringo
1972
as Fermín Rojas

Dig Your Grave Friend... Sabata's Coming
1971
as Leon Pompera

Black Jack
1981

Dynamite Jim
1966
as Pablo Reyes

Where the Bullets Fly
1972

Cross of the Devil
1975
as Ignacio

I Was a Parish Priest
1953
as Barrona

Fabulous Trinity
1972
as Coronel Jiménez

La mies es mucha
1948
as Clarenberg

Totò d'Arabia
1965
as Ali el Buzur

Father Cami's Wedding
1979
as Blas

Demon Witch Child
1975
as Police Chief

El canto del gallo
1955
as (no acreditado)

Ni pobre, ni rico, sino todo lo contrario
1944

Five Thousand Dollars on One Ace
1965
as Juan Carrancho

The Black Wolf
1981
as Cabo

Die Sklavenkarawane
1958
as Prof. Ignaz Pfotenhauer

Female Three Times
1957
as Guardia notturna

Wrath of God
1968
as Burd

Judas' Kiss
1954
as Padre del condenado

Man from Canyon City
1965
as Carrancho

Simón Bolívar
1969
as Fernando Gonzales

The Star of Africa
1957
as Strauch

East of West
1984
as Chapulín

Airport
1953
as Mr. Fogg

Las alegres chicas de Colsada
1984

Night of Hate
1968
as Fernando Gonzales

Two Gangsters in the Wild West
1964
as Rio

The Playboy and His Sprees
1973
as Toni López

And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave
1971
as Pancho Corrales

Stagecoach of the Condemned
1970
as Leon Pomparo / Ramón Sartana

¡Viva lo imposible!
1958
as John

The Adventurer of Seville
1954
as Sir Albert
About Fernando Sancho
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"… With 225 credits spanning from 1941 to 2015, Fernando Sancho has appeared in 222 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Fernando Sancho Movies
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962) — as Turkish Sergeant (uncredited)
- Abel Sánchez (1947)
- José María (1963) — as El Barrigas
- Estrella de Sierra Morena (1952) — as Rafael
- The Stash (1976) — as Paco
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