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Fernando Sancho

Actor • Born 1916

Fernando Sancho

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About

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

Lawrence of Arabia posterLawrence of ArabiaMovie • 1962A Pistol for Ringo posterA Pistol for RingoMovie • 196555 Days at Peking poster55 Days at PekingMovie • 1963King of Kings posterKing of KingsMovie • 1961Minnesota Clay posterMinnesota ClayMovie • 1964The Return of Ringo posterThe Return of RingoMovie • 1965If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death posterIf You Meet Sartana Pray for Your DeathMovie • 1968The Big Gundown posterThe Big GundownMovie • 1967$10,000 for a Massacre poster$10,000 for a MassacreMovie • 1967The Crazy Westerners posterThe Crazy WesternersMovie • 1967Django Shoots First posterDjango Shoots FirstMovie • 1966In the Folds of the Flesh posterIn the Folds of the FleshMovie • 1970Vengeance Is Mine posterVengeance Is MineMovie • 1967Death of a Cyclist posterDeath of a CyclistMovie • 1955Attack of the Blind Dead posterAttack of the Blind DeadMovie • 1973Arizona Colt posterArizona ColtMovie • 1966The Heifer posterThe HeiferMovie • 1985Kingdom of the Silver Lion posterKingdom of the Silver LionMovie • 1965Backfire posterBackfireMovie • 1964Ciccio Forgives, I Don't posterCiccio Forgives, I Don'tMovie • 1968The Wild Men of Kurdistan posterThe Wild Men of KurdistanMovie • 1965Totò d'Arabia posterTotò d'ArabiaMovie • 1965Demon Witch Child posterDemon Witch ChildMovie • 1975