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Gianni Garko

Gianni Garko

Acting

Born: July 15, 1935Zara, Dalmatia, Italy [now Zadar, Croatia]

Born in Zadar, Dalmatia (then Italy, now part of Croatia), he moved to Trieste in 1948 to attend the acting school of the Piccolo Teatro di Trieste, and then to Rome to enter the Accademia nazionale d'arte drammatica. Garko began his career in the 1950s playing roles of various genres, especially in westerns and Italian-style comedies; in his later years he devoted himself to films for RAI television. He gave life to the character of Sartana (together with directors Gianfranco Parolini and later Giuliano Carnimeo), the protagonist of numerous spaghetti-westerns. In the film Il compagno don Camillo (1965) he played the character of Scamoggia, the photographer sent by the party to document the twinning. In addition to the films he starred in, he had various television experiences. Among the many, we recall his appearance in the television series Space 1999 as astronaut Tony Cellini, in the episode entitled The Dragon's Domain (in addition to voicing Gwent in the episode The Infernal Machine in the same series), and in the television series Suspects, in the role of industrialist Martin Fisher. From 2002 to 2004 he starred in the soap opera Vivere, playing entrepreneur Pierfrancesco Moretti. He took part in a number of commercials; among others an olive oil, a wine, and finally a medicine alongside comedian Fabrizio Fontana from 1995-1997. Active now mainly as a character actor from tv

Known For
Filmography
Vamos a Matar - Storia e storie del western mediterraneo

Vamos a Matar - Storia e storie del western mediterraneo

Sé stesso

2025
Aquel último tiburón

Aquel último tiburón

Self

2025
Heads or Tails?

Heads or Tails?

Mr. Rupè

2025
George Hilton - The World Belongs to the Daring

George Hilton - The World Belongs to the Daring

Himself

2019
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…

Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…

Lui-même

2014

Giallo Western

self

2010
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

Self

2008
Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?

Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?

Self

2006
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern

Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern

Self

2006

Mondo Garko

Himself

2005

Western all'italiana

2004
Family Flaw

Family Flaw

2002
Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema

Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema

Self - Actor

2001

Mio padre è innocente

Luigi Ammannati

1997

Con rabbia e con amore

1997
Body Puzzle

Body Puzzle

Police Chief

1992
Una prova d'innocenza

Una prova d'innocenza

Cremonese

1991
In nome del popolo sovrano

In nome del popolo sovrano

Nicolas Charles Victor Oudinot

1990
Skipper

Skipper

1987
Gila and Rik

Gila and Rik

Giovanni

1987
Black Tunnel

Black Tunnel

1986
Drei und eine halbe Portion

Drei und eine halbe Portion

Fabo

1985
Devil Fish

Devil Fish

Sheriff Gordon

1984
Hercules

Hercules

Valcheus

1983

Il passo falso

1983
Babystrich im Sperrbezirk

Babystrich im Sperrbezirk

1983
Amok

Amok

Le journaliste Breyten

1983
L'Occhio di Giuda

L'Occhio di Giuda

Harry

1982
Star Odyssey

Star Odyssey

Dirk

1979
Dracula Blows His Cool

Dracula Blows His Cool

Stan / Count Stanislaus

1979
Lo scugnizzo

Lo scugnizzo

1979
The New Godfathers

The New Godfathers

Capitano Ivano Radovich

1979
Encounters in the Deep

Encounters in the Deep

Mike

1979
Summer Night Fever

Summer Night Fever

Jacky / Playboy

1978

Maldoror

Il regista

1977
Three Swedish Girls in Upper Bavaria

Three Swedish Girls in Upper Bavaria

Otto Gruber

1977
Joy of Flying

Joy of Flying

Jörg Bronner

1977
The Psychic

The Psychic

Francesco Ducci

1977
Seven Jackals

Seven Jackals

Luis

1974
The Flower with Petals of Steel

The Flower with Petals of Steel

Dr. Andrea Valenti

1973
Those Dirty Dogs!

Those Dirty Dogs!

Korano

1973
The Heroes

The Heroes

Schreiber

1973
The Boss

The Boss

Police Commissioner Torri

1973
The Night of the Devils

The Night of the Devils

Nicola

1972
His Name Was Holy Ghost

His Name Was Holy Ghost

Holy Ghost

1972
Bad Man's River

Bad Man's River

Ed Pace

1971
They Call Him Cemetery

They Call Him Cemetery

Camposanto / 'The Stranger'

1971
The Price of Death

The Price of Death

Silver

1971
Cold Eyes of Fear

Cold Eyes of Fear

Peter Flower

1971
Light the Fuse… Sartana Is Coming

Light the Fuse… Sartana Is Coming

Sartana

1970
Waterloo

Waterloo

Drouot

1970
Have a Good Funeral, My Friend… Sartana Will Pay

Have a Good Funeral, My Friend… Sartana Will Pay

Sartana

1970
The Cop

The Cop

Dan Rover

1970
Sartana Kills Them All

Sartana Kills Them All

Santana

1970
Tulips of Haarlem

Tulips of Haarlem

Bernardo

1970
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death

I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death

Sartana

1969
Thunder from the West

Thunder from the West

Riccardo Cloro

1969
Five for Hell

Five for Hell

Lt. Glenn Hoffmann

1969
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death

If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death

Sartana

1968
Lucrezia

Lucrezia

Fabrizio Aldobrandi

1968
Red Roses for the Fuhrer

Red Roses for the Fuhrer

Alex Rostov / il tenente Mann

1968
Bloody Days

Bloody Days

1968
Taste of Vengeance

Taste of Vengeance

Bryan Clarke

1968
Vengeance Is Mine

Vengeance Is Mine

John Forest

1967
$10,000 for a Massacre

$10,000 for a Massacre

Django

1967
$1,000 on the Black

$1,000 on the Black

Sartana Liston

1966
Almost a Man

Almost a Man

Michele's Brother

1966
Don Camillo in Moscow

Don Camillo in Moscow

Scamoggia

1965
Saul and David

Saul and David

David

1964
The Shortest Day

The Shortest Day

Uomo alla stazione (uncredited)

1963
The Avenger

The Avenger

Turno, King of the Rusalie

1962
Eighteen in the Sun

Eighteen in the Sun

Nicola Molino

1962
Crazy Desire

Crazy Desire

Piero

1962
Pontius Pilate

Pontius Pilate

Jonathan

1962
Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules

Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules

Kathar - Kahab's Son

1961
The Mongols

The Mongols

Henry de Valois

1961
One Night at the Beach

One Night at the Beach

Heinrich

1961
Kapo

Kapo

Karl

1960
Death of a Friend

Death of a Friend

Aldo

1960
Hello, Hello Baby! (Rains)

Hello, Hello Baby! (Rains)

1959
Cannon Serenade

Cannon Serenade

Un altro ufficiale

1958