Fernando Sancho
Actor
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 Arag贸n" (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 Televisi贸n" (1965), "Tres Superhombres en el Oeste" (1973), "1919. Cr贸nica del Alba" (1983) and Berlanga's "La Vaquilla" (1984).
Filmography
King of Kings
as Mad man 1961
The Big Gundown
as Capt. Segura 1967
The Return of Ringo
as Esteban Fuentes 1965
55 Days at Peking
as Belgian Minister (uncredited) 1963
Death of a Cyclist
as Traffic Police 1955
Attack of the Blind Dead
as Mayor Duncan 1973
A Pistol for Ringo
as Sancho 1965
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
as Jose Manuel Mendoza 1968
The Heifer
as Alcalde 1985
$10,000 for a Massacre
as 'Stardust' Vasquez 1967
Tot貌 d'Arabia
as Ali el Buzur 1965
The Wild Men of Kurdistan
as Padischah 1965
Minnesota Clay
as Dominique Ortiz Mendoza 1964
In the Folds of the Flesh
as Pascal Gorriot 1970
Django Shoots First
as Gordon 1966
Backfire
as Ilmaz 1964