Fernando Sancho

Fernando Sancho Les (7 January 1916 – 31 July 1990) was a Spanish actor.
Biography
He was born in Zaragoza, in Aragon, Spain on 7 January 1916 and died at Hospital Militar Gómez Ulla in Madrid on 31 July 1990 from a liver failure during or following surgery to remove a malignant tumor in the pancreas. He was interred in Madrid.
Fernando Sancho fought in the Spanish Civil War on the rebel side, being wounded several times and achieving the rank of lieutenant in the Legion.
Career
He was often typecast as a Mexican bandit in Spaghetti Westerns, including The Big Gundown (directed by Sergio Sollima), A Pistol for Ringo and Return of Ringo (directed by Duccio Tessari), Arizona Colt (directed by Michele Lupo), Minnesota Clay (directed by Sergio Corbucci), and Sartana (directed by Gianfranco Parolini).
He also appeared in a number of Spanish horror movies in the 1960s and 1970s. One of his better known horror parts was the role of a corrupt small-town mayor in Return of the Blind Dead (El ataque de los muertos sin ojos), directed by Amando de Ossorio.
Another notable horror film was Orloff and the Invisible Man (1971), directed by Pierre Chevalier and starring Howard Vernon, an unofficial continuation of the Dr. Orloff saga begun by Jess Franco in The Awful Dr. Orloff (1962).
He turned up briefly in the epic film Lawrence of Arabia playing the Turkish sergeant who arrests T. E. Lawrence in Deraa. He appeared in five Greek war movies (1970-73); three of these involved World War II (i.e., Battle of Crete, Greek Resistance, Fort Roupel) and the other two involved the Greek War of Independence and the resistance of Souliotes against Ali Pasha.
Sancho had a prolific career and remained active in films up to his death.
Awards
He won the Medallas del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos for La guerrilla in 1972, and in 1980 for all his career.
Selected filmography
¡Polizón a bordo! (1941) - Camarero
Orosia (1944) - Mañico bronquista
Una mujer en un taxi (1944)
Ni pobre, ni rico, sino todo lo contrario (1944)
Estaba escrito (1945)
Leyenda de feria (1946)
Eres un caso (1946)
Las inquietudes de Shanti Andía (1947) - Tristán de Ugarte
Héroes del 95 (1947) - General Tampico
Abel Sánchez (1947)
Mariona Rebull (1947) - Señor Roig
When the Angels Sleep (1947) - Peral
El ángel gris (1947)
The Black Siren (1947) - Mayordomo
Alma baturra (1948)
Mi enemigo el doctor (1948)
Embrujo (1948) - Mister Benson
El tambor del Bruch (1948)
La muralla feliz (1948) - Mariano García
Canción mortal (1948)
La mies es mucha (1948) - Clarenberg
Campo Bravo (1948)
Don Juan de Serrallonga (1949) - Tallaferro
Aquellas palabras (1949)
Vida en sombras (1949) - Productor
Cita con mi viejo corazón (1950)
That Luzmela Girl (1950)
Si te hubieses casado conmigo (1950) - Taxista
Agustina of Aragon (1950)
La mujer de nadie (1950) - Martorell
The Dream of Andalusia (1951)
Service at Sea (1951) - Don Tofol
Our Lady of Fatima (1951) - Comunista 1
The Great Galeoto (1951) - Vizconde de Nebreda
Dawn of America (1951) - Pedro Salcedo
From Madrid to Heaven (1952) - Empresario de 'El Paraíso'
The Eyes Leave a Trace (1952) - Comensal irascible
The Song of Sister Maria (1952) - Rafael
Sor Intrépida (1952) - Mr. Evans
Estrella of the Sierra Morena (1952) - Rafael
Last Day (1952) - Profesor Lorenzo
María Dolores (1953) - Antonio
La alegre caravana (1953)
Airport (1953) - Mr. Fogg
I Was a Parish Priest (1953) - Barrona
Plot on the Stage (1953) - Policía 1º
The Beauty of Cadiz (1953) - Pere gitane
Nadie lo sabrá (1953) - Ángel
Judas' Kiss (1954) - Padre del condenado
The Adventurer of Seville (1954) - Sir Albert
Castles in Spain (1954) - Posadero
He Died Fifteen Years Ago (1954) - Joaquín Campos
Tres hombres van a morir (1954) - Peauleguin
The Other Life of Captain Contreras (1955) - Antonio Cornejo
That Lady (1955) - Diego
Death of a Cyclist (1955) - Guardia de tráfico
Suspenso en comunismo (1956) - Pedro
Cuerda de presos (1956) - Juan Díaz de Garayo, 'El Sacamantecas'
Torrepartida (1956) - El Alicantino
Pasión en el mar (1956) - Vicente
Horas de pánico (1957)
Der Stern von Afrika (1957) - Strauch
Susanna Whipped Cream (1957) - Giovanni
Femmine tre volte (1957) - Guardia notturna
...Y eligió el infierno (1957)
El inquilino (1958) - Jiménez
Io, mammeta e tu (1958) - Turco
Let's Make the Impossible! (1958) - John
Gli zitelloni (1958)
Die Sklavenkarawane (1958) - Prof. Ignaz Pfotenhauer
Patio andaluz (1958)
La ragazza di piazza San Pietro (1958) - The Boxing Coach
Entierro de un funcionario en primavera (1958) - Jefe de bomberos
Luxury Cabin (1959) - Ernesto
Llegaron dos hombres (1959) - Gregorio
Der Löwe von Babylon (1959) - Prof. Ignaz Pfotenhauer
A sangre fría (1959) - Enrique
El secreto de papá (1959)
Toro bravo (1960)
The Little Colonel (1960) - Vinagre
El indulto (1960) - El Maroma
La paz empieza nunca (1960) - Mirín
Taxi for Tobruk (1961) - German Corporal in the Oasis
Goliath Against the Giants (1961) - Namathos
Alerta en el cielo (1961) - Sargento Montebelo
El pobre García (1961) - Elías
King of Kings (1961) - the demon-possessed man
Madame (1961) - Pommier
My Son, the Hero (1962)
Zorro the Avenger (1962) - Sargento
The Son of Captain Blood (1962) - Timothy Thomas
Der Teppich des Grauens (1962) - Gunman
I tromboni di Fra Diavolo (1962) - Mammone
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - Turkish Sergeant (uncredited)
Magic Fountain (1963) - Priest
55 Days at Peking (1963) - Belgian Minister
The Sign of the Coyote (1963) - Lugones Brother
Tres hombres buenos (1963) - Diego Abriles
No temas a la ley (1963) - Eugenio - Le patron de l'hôtel
The Secret of the Black Widow (1963) - Slim
The Ceremony (1963) - Shaoush
José María (1963)
El precio de un asesino (1963) - Rufo
Three Ruthless Ones (1964) - Pedro Ramirez
Two Gangsters in the Wild West (1964) - Rio
Backfire (1964) - Ilmaz
Black Angel of the Mississippi (1964) - Garcia
Crimen (1964) - El Juez
The Seven from Texas (1964) - Scometti, the half-breed
Minnesota Clay (1964) - Gen. Domingo Ortiz
Desafío en Río Bravo (1964) - Pancho Bogan
La nueva Cenicienta (1964) - Fernando
I due toreri (1964) - Don Alonso
Toto of Arabia (1965) - Ali el Buzur
Historias de la televisión (1965) - Presentador TV
A Pistol for Ringo (1965) - Sancho
Los cuatreros (1965) - Pancho
Two Sergeants of General Custer (1965) - Colonel Dolukin
Pistoleros de Arizona (1965) - Carrancho
Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell (1965) - Serg. Fidhouse
Agent 077: From the Orient with Fury (1965) - Loud Patron in Paris Restaurant
Wild Kurdistan (1965) - Padischah
Man from Canyon City (1965) - Carrancho
100.000 dollari per Ringo (1965) - Chuck
Doc, Hands of Steel (1965) - Pablo Reyes
The Return of Ringo (1965) - Esteban Fuentes
Kingdom of the Silver Lion (1965) - Padischah
Seven Guns for the MacGregors (1966) - Miguel
Seven Dollars on the Red (1966) - El Cachal / Sancho
Seven Magnificent Guns (1966) - Sancho Rodrigo Rodriguez
The Almost Perfect Crime (1966) - Omar
Agent 3S3: Massacre in the Sun (1966) - General Emilio Siqueiros
Per il gusto di uccidere (1966) - Sanchez
Dynamite Jim (1966) - Pablo Reyes
Arizona Colt (1966) - Torrez Gordo Watch
Il vostro super agente Flit (1966) - Smirnoff
Django Shoots First (1966) - Gordon
The Big Gundown (1966) - Captain Segura
Il grande colpo di Surcouf (1966) - Le geôlier
The Tough One (1966)
Clint the Stranger (1967) - Ross
Ten Thousand Dollars for a Massacre (1967) - Stardust Vasquez
Wanted Johnny Texas (1967) - Colonel Steward - Texas Rangers
Come rubare un quintale di diamanti in Russia (1967) - Prof. Higgins
Odio per odio (1967) - Coyote
El rostro del asesino (1967) - Suarez
Dakota Joe (1967) - Don Carlos
Killer Kid (1967) - Vilar
If One Is Born a Swine (1967) - El Bicho
Massacre Mania (1967) - Professor Kenitz
Crónica de un atraco (1968) - Fernando Gonzales
Go for Broke (1968) - Carranza
Sangue chiama sangue (1968) - 'El Sancho' Rodríguez
Per 100.000 dollari ti ammazzo (1968) - Concalves
Rita of the West (1968) - Pancho
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death (1968) - Jose Manuel Mendoza
Requiem for a Gringo (1968) - Porfirio Carranza
Wrath of God (1968) - Burd
The Magnificent Tony Carrera (1968) - Einstein
Ciccio Forgives, I Don't (1968) - El Dablo / El Pantera
Tarzan in the Golden Grotto (1969)
Twenty Thousand Dollars for Seven (1969) - Bill Cochran, capo dei banditi
Amor a todo gas (1969) - Wagner
Simón Bolívar (1969) - Fernando González
Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera (1969) - Il Pirata Barbanera
La banda de los tres crisantemos (1970) - Burton
Golpe de mano (Explosión) (1970) - El Pernas
In the Folds of the Flesh (1970) - Pascal Gorriot
The Boldest Job in the West (1970) - Ramón Sartana
Orloff Against the Invisible Man (1970) - Le garde-chasse
In the Battle of Crete (1970) - Manousos Kallergis
28 October 1940 (1971) - Tryfonas Platanias
Dig Your Grave Friend... Sabata's Coming (1971) - León Pompero
Los buitres cavarán tu fosa (1971) - Pancho Corrales
(1971) - Bill - Steward / Paco
The Great Moment of the Greek War of Independence: Papaflessas (1971) - Mahmud Dramali Pasha
The Boldest Job in the West (1972) - Reyes
Timanfaya (Amor prohibido) (1972)
Watch Out Gringo! Sabata Will Return (1972) - Carrancho
You Are a Traitor and I'll Kill You! (1972) - Sebastian
La caza del oro (1972) - Fermín Rojas
Tutti fratelli nel West… per parte di padre (1972)
Fabulous Trinity (1972) - Coronel Jiménez
Souliotes (1972) - Ali Pasas
Las juergas de 'El Señorito''' (1973) - Toni López
The Guerrilla (1973) - Juan
The Last of Rupel (1973)
Three Supermen of the West (1973) - FBI Director
Return of the Blind Dead (1973) - Mayor Duncan
Storia di karatè, pugni e fagioli (1973) - Espartero
Man with the Golden Winchester (1973) - Colonel Michel Leblanche
El pantano de los cuervos (1974) - Inspector
The King is the Best Mayor (1974) - Conde
Il mio nome è Scopone e faccio sempre cappotto (1974) - Aguadulce
Voodoo Black Exorcist (1974) - Comisario Domínguez
Los caballeros del Botón de Ancla (1974) - Andrés Dopico
Death's Newlyweds (1975) - Comandante Lauria
The Possessed (1975) - Police Chief
La cruz del diablo (1975) - Ignacio
What Changed Charley Farthing? (1975) - Lupez
La última jugada (1975) - Swartas Pinto
Los casados y la menor (1975) - Comisario
The Legion Like Women (1976) - André Meroy
El alijo (1976) - Paco
Memoria (1976) - Profesor Ulop
Halt die Luft an alter Gauner - Der Stockfisch und das Stinktier (1976) - Admiral Pedro Santos
Las alimañas (1977) - Louis
La mujer es un buen negocio (1977) - Don Anselmo
Change of Sex (1977) - José Bou, padre de José María
Quel pomeriggio maledetto (1977) - The Arms Dealer
Doña Perfecta (1977)
Estimado Sr. juez... (1978) - Tambarria
Trampa sexual (1978) - Padre de Marta
Venus de fuego (1978) - Subcomisario
Zwei tolle Käfer räumen auf (1979) - Alfonso, Mafia-Boss
Father Cami's Wedding (1979) - Blas
Las siete magníficas y audaces mujeres (1979)
And in the Third Year, He Rose Again (1980) - Coronel
Spoiled Children (1980) - Agustín
El lobo negro (1981)
Asalto al casino (1981)
Revenge of the Black Wolf (1981) - Corporal Donovan
Black Commando (1982) - President Bethancourt
Fredy el croupier (1982) - Cura
De camisa vieja a chaqueta nueva (1982) - Cónsul alemán
Mar brava (1983) - Alcalde
1919, crónica del alba (1983) - Don Hermógenes
The Autonomines (1983) - Bernardo
Invierno en Marbella (1983) - Cardenal
Al este del oeste (1984) - Chapulín
The Cheerful Colsada Girls (1984) - Sr. Barbero
The Heifer (1985) - Alcalde
Los presuntos (1986) - Mafioso italiano
Policía (1987) - Comandante Castillejo
La luna negra'' (1989) - Mariano
References
External links
1916 births
1990 deaths
Actors from Zaragoza
Spanish male film actors
Male Spaghetti Western actors
20th-century Spanish male actors
Deaths from cancer in Spain
Deaths from pancreatic cancer