
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)

The Stash
1976
as Paco

José María
1963
as El Barrigas

Estrella de Sierra Morena
1952
as Rafael

Abel Sánchez
1947

55 Days at Peking
1963
as Belgian Minister (uncredited)

El pobre García
1961
as Elías

La última jugada
1975
as Swartas Pinto

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

Crimen
1964
as El Juez

Life in Shadows
1949
as Film Producer

King of Kings
1961
as Mad man

Hand of the Assassin
1967
as Suarez
Pecado Horizontal
1982

A Pistol for Ringo
1965
as Sancho

Trampa sexual
1978
as Padre de Marta

In the Folds of the Flesh
1970
as Pascal Gorriot

Cuando los ángeles duermen
1947
as Peral

Django Shoots First
1966
as Gordon

The Big Gundown
1967
as Capt. Segura

La belle de Cadix
1953
as Padre gitano

Goliath Against the Giants
1961
as Namathos

Agustina of Aragon
1950
as Escudella

$100,000 for Ringo
1965
as Chuck

Canción mortal
1948

The Return of Ringo
1965
as Esteban Fuentes

The Little Colonel
1960
as Vinagre

La alegre caravana
1953

Backfire
1964
as Ilmaz

The Son of Captain Blood
1962
as Timothy Thomas

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

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

I due toreri
1964
as Don Alonso

The Seven Magnificent and Bold Women
1979

The Married and the Minor
1975
as Comisario

La sirena negra
1948

Patio andaluz
1958

The Eyes Leave a Trace
1952
as Comensal irascible

28th October, 5:30
1971
as Tryfonas Platanias

Winchester Bill
1967
as El Bicho 'The Bug'

Susanna tutta panna
1957
as Aristide

In Cold Blood
1959
as Enrique

Killer Kid
1967
as Vilar

Embrujo
1948
as Mister Benson

The Carpet of Horror
1962
as Gunman

Amor a todo gas
1969
as Wagner

The Heifer
1985
as Alcalde

Death of a Cyclist
1955
as Traffic Police

Madame
1961
as Pommier

Alma baturra
1948

Intriga en el escenario
1954
as Policía 1º

Magic Fountain
1963
as Priest

Ciccio Forgives, I Don't
1968
as El Diablo / El Pantera
Stowaway on Board!
1941
as Camarero

Spanish Western
2015
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Voodoo Black Exorcist
1974
as Inspector Dominguez

The Crazy Westerners
1967
as Sancho

Change of Sex
1977
as José

Seven Dollars on Red
1966
as El Chacal

...And She Chose Hell
1957

Seven Guns for Timothy
1966
as Sancho Rodrigo Rodriguez

The Wild Men of Kurdistan
1965
as Padischah

Attack of the Blind Dead
1973
as Mayor Duncan

The Black Moon
1990
as Mariano

That Lady
1955
as Diego
Don Juan de Serrallonga
1949
as Tallaferro

Gunmen Of The Rio Grande
1964
as Pancho Bogan

Simón Bolívar
1969
as Fernando Gonzales

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

Taste of Killing
1966
as Sanchez

Arizona Colt
1966
as Gordon

The Swamp of the Ravens
1974
as Inspector

Minnesota Clay
1964
as Dominique Ortiz Mendoza

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

The Ceremony
1963
as Shaoush

Clint the Stranger
1967
as Ross

Kingdom of the Silver Lion
1965
as Padischah

The Pitiless Three
1964
as Pedro Ramirez

Souliotes
1972
as Ali Pasas

Ni pobre, ni rico, sino todo lo contrario
1944

El canto del gallo
1955
as (no acreditado)

Vengeance Is Mine
1967
as Goncalves / Gonzalez

The Big Hit of Surcouf
1966
as Le geolier

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

La paz empieza nunca
1960
as Mirín

Totò d'Arabia
1965
as Ali el Buzur

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

Seven Guns for the MacGregors
1966
as Miguel

You, Your Mother, and Me
1958
as il turco

The Implacable Three
1963
as Diego Abriles

Hate for Hate
1967
as Coyote

Requiem for a Gringo
1968
as Porfirio Carranza

The Inveterate Bachelor
1958

Black Commando
1982
as President Bethancourt

Go For Broke
1968
as Carrancha

The Black Wolf
1981
as Cabo

Hour of Death
1964
as Scometti

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

Las alegres chicas de Colsada
1984

El sueño de Andalucía
1951
as Empresario

At the Battle of Crete
1970
as Felix and Maria's father

Demon Witch Child
1975
as Police Chief

Cross of the Devil
1975
as Ignacio

Cuerda de presos
1956
as Juan Díaz de Garayo, 'El Sacamantecas'

The Secret of the Black Widow
1963
as Slim

Airport
1953
as Mr. Fogg

The Guerrilla
1973
as Juan

Der Löwe von Babylon
1959
as Prof. Ignatz Pfotenhauer

The Sign of the Coyote
1963
as Lugones Brother

Doc, Hands of Steel
1965
as Pablo Reyes

El inquilino
1958
as Jiménez

Judas' Kiss
1954
as Padre del condenado

Memoria
1978
as Ulop

A la Legión le gustan las mujeres… y a las mujeres, les gusta la Legión
1976
as André Meroy

Tarzan in the Golden Grotto
1969
as Hotel owner

Almost Perfect Crime
1966
as Omar

Wanted Johnny Texas
1967
as Col. Stewart / Colonel Steward - Texas Rangers

Where the Bullets Fly
1972

Black Jack
1981

Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard
1969
as Il Pirata Barbanera
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)
- The Stash (1976) — as Paco
- José María (1963) — as El Barrigas
- Estrella de Sierra Morena (1952) — as Rafael
- Abel Sánchez (1947)
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