Actor

Fernando Sancho

Acting

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Acting credits

219

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

0.8

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Movies: 217Series: 2

TMDB ID: 53950

IMDb ID: nm0761100

Known for: Acting

Born: January 7, 1916

Died: July 31, 1990

Age: 74

Place of birth: Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1944 - 2015

Years active: 72

Average TMDB rating: 6.14

Wikidata: Q1406829

Also known as

Fernando Sanchez • Ferdinand Sancho • Fernand Sancho • Фернандо Санчо • Fernando Sancho Les

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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).