Gianni Garko
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
Filmography
Vamos a Matar - Storia e storie del western mediterraneo
as Sé stesso
Vamos a Matar - Storia e storie del western mediterraneo
as Sé stesso
Aquel último tiburón
as Self
Aquel último tiburón
as Self
Heads or Tails?
as Mr. Rupè
Heads or Tails?
as Mr. Rupè
George Hilton - The World Belongs to the Daring
as Himself
George Hilton - The World Belongs to the Daring
as Himself
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…
as Lui-même
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…
as Lui-même
Giallo Western
as self
Giallo Western
as self
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
as Self
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
as Self
Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?
as Self
Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?
as Self
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern
as Self
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern
as Self
Mondo Garko
as Himself
Mondo Garko
as Himself
Western all'italiana
Western all'italiana
Family Flaw
Family Flaw
Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema
as Self - Actor
Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema
as Self - Actor
Tower of the First Born
as Commander
Tower of the First Born
as Commander
Entscheidung für die Liebe
Entscheidung für die Liebe
Mio padre è innocente
as Luigi Ammannati
Mio padre è innocente
as Luigi Ammannati
Con rabbia e con amore
Con rabbia e con amore
Body Puzzle
as Police Chief
Body Puzzle
as Police Chief
Una prova d'innocenza
as Cremonese
Una prova d'innocenza
as Cremonese
In nome del popolo sovrano
as Nicolas Charles Victor Oudinot
In nome del popolo sovrano
as Nicolas Charles Victor Oudinot
Skipper
Skipper
Gila and Rik
as Giovanni
Gila and Rik
as Giovanni
Black Tunnel
Black Tunnel
Drei und eine halbe Portion
as Fabo
Drei und eine halbe Portion
as Fabo
Devil Fish
as Sheriff Gordon
Devil Fish
as Sheriff Gordon
Hercules
as Valcheus
Hercules
as Valcheus
Il passo falso
Il passo falso
Babystrich im Sperrbezirk
Babystrich im Sperrbezirk
Amok
as Le journaliste Breyten
Amok
as Le journaliste Breyten
L'occhio di Giuda
as Harry
L'occhio di Giuda
as Harry
Star Odyssey
as Dirk
Star Odyssey
as Dirk
Dracula Blows His Cool
as Stan / Count Stanislaus
Dracula Blows His Cool
as Stan / Count Stanislaus
Lo scugnizzo
Lo scugnizzo
The New Godfathers
as Capitano Ivano Radovich
The New Godfathers
as Capitano Ivano Radovich
Encounters in the Deep
as Mike
Encounters in the Deep
as Mike
Summer Night Fever
as Jacky / Playboy
Summer Night Fever
as Jacky / Playboy
Maldoror
as Il regista
Maldoror
as Il regista
Three Swedish Girls in Upper Bavaria
as Otto Gruber
Three Swedish Girls in Upper Bavaria
as Otto Gruber
Joy of Flying
as Jörg Bronner
Joy of Flying
as Jörg Bronner
The Psychic
as Francesco Ducci
The Psychic
as Francesco Ducci
Seven Jackals
as Luis
Seven Jackals
as Luis
The Flower with Petals of Steel
as Dr. Andrea Valenti
The Flower with Petals of Steel
as Dr. Andrea Valenti
Those Dirty Dogs!
as Korano
Those Dirty Dogs!
as Korano
The Heroes
as Schreiber
The Heroes
as Schreiber
The Boss
as Police Commissioner Torri
The Boss
as Police Commissioner Torri
The Night of the Devils
as Nicola
The Night of the Devils
as Nicola
His Name Was Holy Ghost
as Holy Ghost
His Name Was Holy Ghost
as Holy Ghost
Bad Man's River
as Ed Pace
Bad Man's River
as Ed Pace
The Price of Death
as Silver
The Price of Death
as Silver
Light the Fuse… Sartana Is Coming
as Sartana
Light the Fuse… Sartana Is Coming
as Sartana
Have a Good Funeral, My Friend… Sartana Will Pay
as Sartana
Have a Good Funeral, My Friend… Sartana Will Pay
as Sartana
Sartana Kills Them All
as Santana
Sartana Kills Them All
as Santana
Thunder from the West
as Riccardo Cloro
Thunder from the West
as Riccardo Cloro
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
as Sartana
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
as Sartana
Lucrezia
as Fabrizio Aldobrandi
Lucrezia
as Fabrizio Aldobrandi
Red Roses for the Fuhrer
as Alex Rostov / il tenente Mann
Red Roses for the Fuhrer
as Alex Rostov / il tenente Mann
Taste of Vengeance
as Bryan Clarke
Taste of Vengeance
as Bryan Clarke
$1,000 on the Black
as Sartana Liston
$1,000 on the Black
as Sartana Liston
Almost a Man
as Michele's Brother
Almost a Man
as Michele's Brother
Don Camillo in Moscow
as Scamoggia
Don Camillo in Moscow
as Scamoggia
Saul and David
as David
Saul and David
as David
Eighteen in the Sun
as Nicola Molino
Eighteen in the Sun
as Nicola Molino
Crazy Desire
as Piero
Crazy Desire
as Piero
Pontius Pilate
as Jonathan
Pontius Pilate
as Jonathan
Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules
as Kathar - Kahab's Son
Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules
as Kathar - Kahab's Son
Kapo
as Karl
Kapo
as Karl
Death of a Friend
as Aldo
Death of a Friend
as Aldo