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.

[2] 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.

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.

[citation needed] Sancho had a prolific career and remained active in films up to his death.

[citation needed] He won the Medallas del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos for La guerrilla in 1972,[3] and in 1980 for all his career.