Fernando Sancho

Fernando Sancho (born January 7, 1916; died July 31, 1990) was a Spanish actor. Sancho was born in Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain, and died in Madrid after surgery. Image used in http://www. ... Image used in http://www. ... January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Zaragozas location in Spain Zaragoza (frequently Saragossa in English; Latin Caesaraugusta) is the capital city of the autonomous region and former kingdom of Aragón in Spain, and is located on the river Ebro, and its tributaries the Huerva and Gállego, near the centre of the region, in... Plaza de Cibeles (Cibeles square) and the Palacio de Comunicaciones (Communications Palace) Coat of arms. ...

He was often typecast as a Mexican bandit in paella and spaghetti westerns, several of which were directed or produced by Ignacio f. iquino and sometimes starred Richard Harrison. He also appeared in a number of Spanish horror movies in the 60's and 70's. One of the better known horror parts was the role of a corrupt small town mayor in El Ataque de los Muertos sin Ojos AKA Return of the Blind Dead, 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). Spaghetti Westerns is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western film that emerged in the mid-1960s, so named because most of them were produced by Italian studios. ... Ignacio F. Iquino, also credited as John Wood, Steve MacCohy, Prada-Iquino, Steve McCoy, Steve McCohy and Ignacio Iquino, was a Spanish film director (and occasionally also a producer/writer/actor/cinematographer/editor). ... There are several people named Richard Harrison. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Jesus (or Jess) Franco (born May 12, 1930 as Jesús Franco Manera) is a Spanish film director, writer, cinematographer and actor. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Sancho had a very prolific career and remained active in film up to his death. He made larger than life characters his specialty, and according to some people he worked with, his off screen persona was equally extravagant.