Fernando Sancho
Acting1916Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
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
Acting History
2015
Spanish Western
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
1990
The Black Moon
as Mariano
1989
Sabbath
TVas Mariano
1987
Policía
as Comandante Castillejo
1986
Los presuntos
as Mafioso italiano
1985
1984
East of West
as Chapulín
1983
Las autonosuyas
as Bernardo
Invierno en Marbella
as Cardenal
1982
Black Commando
as President Bethancourt
De camisa vieja a chaqueta nueva
as Cónsul alemán
Fredy el croupier
as Cura
1981
1980
Spoiled Children
as Agustín
...And the Third Year, He Resuscitated
as Coronel
I.O.B. Spezialauftrag
TVas Vanloo
1979
Father Cami's Wedding
as Blas
Son of Superbug
as Alfonso, Mafia-Boss
1978
1977
The Perfect Killer
as The Arms Dealer
La mujer es un buen negocio
as Don Anselmo
Change of Sex
as José
Las alimañas
as Louis
1976
What Changed Charley Farthing?
as Lupez
Memoria
as Profesor Ulop
The Stash
as Paco
Halt die Luft an alter Gauner - Der Stockfisch und das Stinktier
as Admiral Pedro Santos
1975
Cross of the Devil
as Ignacio
La última jugada
as Swartas Pinto
The Married and the Minor
as Comisario
Canciones de nuestra vida
as Self
Demon Witch Child
as Police Chief
1974
Voodoo Black Exorcist
as Inspector Dominguez
The Swamp of the Ravens
as Inspector
Ten Killers from Afar
as Kelly Lucamone
The King is the Best Mayor
as Conde
1973
The Playboy and His Sprees
as Toni López
Three Supermen of the West
as FBI Director
Attack of the Blind Dead
as Mayor Duncan
Karate, Fist and Beans
as Espartero
The Guerrilla
as Juan
Man with the Golden Winchester
as Colonel Michel Leblanche
1972
Souliotes
as Ali Pasas
Forbidden Love
as Comisario
Too Much Gold for One Gringo
as Fermín Rojas
Fabulous Trinity
as Coronel Jiménez
The Boldest Job in the West
as Reyes
Watch Out Gringo! Sabata Will Return
as Carrancho
You Are a Traitor and I Will Kill You!
as Sebastian
1971
Dig Your Grave Friend... Sabata's Coming
as Leon Pompera
X312 - Flight to Hell
as Bill - Steward / Paco
And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave
as Pancho Corrales
28th October, 5:30
as Tryfonas Platanias
1970
At the Battle of Crete
as Felix and Maria's father
In the Folds of the Flesh
as Pascal Gorriot
Surprise Attack
as El Pernas
The Invisible Man's Love Life
as The Game-Keeper
Stagecoach of the Condemned
as Leon Pomparo / Ramón Sartana
La banda de los tres crisantemos
as Burton
1969
Simón Bolívar
as Fernando Gonzales
Amor a todo gas
as Wagner
Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard
as Il Pirata Barbanera
Twenty Thousand Dollars for Seven
as Bill Cochran
The Magnificent Tony Carrera
as Einstein
1968
Requiem for a Gringo
as Porfirio Carranza
Ciccio Forgives, I Don't
as El Diablo / El Pantera
Night of Hate
as Fernando Gonzales
Blood Calls to Blood
as Sancho Rodriguez
Wrath of God
as Burd
Go For Broke
as Carrancha
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
as Jose Manuel Mendoza
1967
Hate for Hate
as Coyote
Killer Kid
as Vilar
Clint the Stranger
as Ross
The Big Gundown
as Capt. Segura
The Crazy Westerners
as Pancho
$10,000 for a Massacre
as 'Stardust' Vasquez
A Man and a Colt
as Don Carlos
Vengeance Is Mine
as Goncalves / Gonzalez
Wanted Johnny Texas
as Colonel Steward - Texas Rangers
Hand of the Assassin
as Suarez
Mission Phantom
as Prof. Higgins
Massacre Mania
as Professor Kenitz
Winchester Bill
as El Bicho 'The Bug'
1966
Dynamite Jim
as Pablo Reyes
Arizona Colt
as Gordon
Seven Dollars on Red
as El Chacal
Almost Perfect Crime
as Omar
Agent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun
as General Emilio Siqueiros
Seven Guns for the MacGregors
as Miguel
Django Shoots First
as Gordon
Taste of Killing
as Sanchez
Seven Guns for Timothy
as Sancho Rodrigo Rodriguez
The Tough One
as El Lobo
Il vostro superagente Flit
as Smirnoff
The Big Hit of Surcouf
as Le geolier
1965
A Pistol for Ringo
as Sancho
The Return of Ringo
as Esteban Fuentes
Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell
as Colonel Dolukin
Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
as Sergeant Fidhouse
Texas Jim
as Sancho / Pancho
Kingdom of the Silver Lion
as Padischah
Totò d'Arabia
as Ali el Buzur
Man from Canyon City
as Carrancho
From the Orient with Fury
as Loud patron in Paris restaurant
Five Thousand Dollars on One Ace
as Juan Carrancho
Historias de la televisión
as Presentador TV
The Wild Men of Kurdistan
as Padischah
Doc, Hands of Steel
as Pablo Reyes
$100,000 for Ringo
as Chuck
1964
Backfire
as Ilmaz
Black Angel of the Mississippi
as Garcia
Minnesota Clay
as Dominique Ortiz Mendoza
Hour of Death
as Scometti
I due toreri
as Don Alonso
The Pitiless Three
as Pedro Ramirez
Gunmen Of The Rio Grande
as Pancho Bogan
The New Cinderella
as Fernando
Crimen
as El Juez
1963
55 Days at Peking
as Belgian Minister (uncredited)
The Implacable Three
as Diego Abriles
The Ceremony
as Shaoush
José María
as El Barrigas
The Sign of the Coyote
as Lugones Brother
Magic Fountain
as Priest
No temas a la ley
as Eugenio - Le patron de l'hôtel
El precio de un asesino
as Rufo
1962
My Son, the Hero
as Prison Overseer (uncredited)
The Son of Captain Blood
as Timothy Thomas
The Carpet of Horror
as Gunman
Zorro the Avenger
as Sargento
Lawrence of Arabia
as Turkish Sergeant (uncredited)
1961
Madame
as Pommier
King of Kings
as Mad man
Alerta en el cielo
as Sargento Montebelo
El pobre García
as Elías
Goliath Against the Giants
as Namathos
1960
1959
Der Löwe von Babylon
as Prof. Ignatz Pfotenhauer
In Cold Blood
as Enrique
Luxury Cabin
as Ernesto
Two Men in Town
as Gregorio
1958
Die Sklavenkarawane
as Prof. Ignaz Pfotenhauer
El inquilino
as Jiménez
¡Viva lo imposible!
as John
You, Your Mother, and Me
as il turco
The Girl of San Pietro Square
as The Boxing Coach
1957
1956
Pasión en el mar
as Vicente
Fail in Communism
as Pedro
Cuerda de presos
as Juan Díaz de Garayo, 'El Sacamantecas'
1955
Death of a Cyclist
as Traffic Police
El canto del gallo
as (no acreditado)
That Lady
as Diego
The Other Life of Captain Contreras
as Antonio Cornejo
Tres hombres van a morir
as Peauleguin
1954
Judas' Kiss
as Padre del condenado
Murió hace quince años
as Joaquín Campos
The Adventurer of Seville
as Sir Albert
Castles in Spain
as Posadero
Intriga en el escenario
as Policía 1º
1953
Nadie lo sabrá
as Ángel
Airport
as Mr. Fogg
I Was a Parish Priest
as Barrona
La belle de Cadix
as Padre gitano
María Dolores
as Antonio
1952
Estrella de Sierra Morena
as Rafael
De Madrid al cielo
as Empresario de "El Paraíso"
The Eyes Leave a Trace
as Comensal irascible
Path to the Kingdom
as Mr. Evans
Último día
as Profesor Lorenzo
1951
La señora de Fátima
as Comunista 1
Dawn of America
as Pedro Salcedo
The Great Galeoto
as Vizconde de Nebreda
El sueño de Andalucía
as Empresario
1950
1949
Don Juan de Serrallonga
as Tallaferro
Life in Shadows
as Film Producer
1948
La mies es mucha
as Clarenberg
Embrujo
as Mister Benson
Si te hubieses casado conmigo
as Taxista
La muralla feliz
as Mariano García
1947
1944
Orosia
as Mañico bronquista (uncredited)
1941
Stowaway on Board!
as Camarero