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 Youngs That Lady 1955 Juan Antonio Bardems Muerte de un Ciclista 1955 King of Kings 1961 Lawrence of Arabia1962 55 Days at Peking 1955 Historias de la Televisión 1965 Tres Superhombres en el Oeste 1973 1919 Crónica del Alba 1983 and Berlangas La Vaquilla 1984