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Fernando Sánchez Polack

Fernando Sánchez Polack

Actor · Died January 24, 1982, aged 61 · Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Fernando Sánchez Polack (11 August 1920 – 24 January 1982) was a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than 110 films and television shows between 1959 and 1982, mostly of them as a supporting character in Spaghetti Western films. He starred in the 1966 film La caza, which won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 16th Berlin International Film Festival.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 11, 1920
Died
January 24, 1982 (aged 61)
From
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 86 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 22% in 30 days

What are Fernando Sánchez Polack's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
43%
Morality
20%
Survival
18%
Bonds
15%
Society
4%
Obsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Absurd
2
Romantic
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Fernando Sánchez Polack's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Fernando Sánchez Polack's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

86 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • El Trapero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Perdóname, amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • The Black Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Ciudadano

  • Vultures Over the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Cullen

  • La Sabina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Félix

  • Seven Days in January (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Sebastián Cifuentes

  • Cabo de Vara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Love Letters of a Nun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Jerónimo

  • A Man Called Autumn Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Modesto

  • Donde hay patrón... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Vargas

  • I Feel Strange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Los días del pasado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Lucio

  • Foul Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Mecánico del pueblo

  • Más fina que las gallinas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • The Kidnapping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Civil Guard

  • Curro Jiménez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Mochuelo

  • La lozana andaluza(1976)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Manuela (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as El Moreno

  • Solo ante el Streaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Servando

  • The Mummy's Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Anchaff

  • Pim, pam, pum… ¡fuego! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Earthquake in Chile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Prison Guard

  • El poder del deseo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Vecino

  • Cuando los niños vienen de Marsella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Padre de Titi

  • The King is the Best Mayor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Yuntero (as F. Sánchez Polack)

  • Curse of the Devil(1973)

    as Maurice, Waldemar's valet

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Murder in a Blue World(1973)

    as Rehabilitated Man

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Vengeance of the Zombies(1973)

    as Augusto

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • La leyenda del alcalde de Zalamea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Alguacil

  • The Guerrilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Guerrillero

  • Pancho Villa(1972)

    as Manuel

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Cannibal Man(1972)

    as Mr. Ambrosio

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • La garbanza negra, que en paz descanse... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Bombero jefe

  • The House of the Doves(1972)

    as Sirviente de Fernando

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Twenty Thousand Dollars for Every Corpse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Exorcism's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Mozo del manicomio

  • The Wind's Fierce(1970)

    as Pedro

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Juan Pedro the Scyther (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Amigo de El Rubio

  • The Ancines Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Vilairo

  • Transplant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The Pizza Triangle(1970)

    as District Head of Communist Party

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • El ángel(1969)

    as Delincuente

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • No disponible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Cliente de la pensión

  • The Challenges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Benito

  • Murders in Chicago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as (as Fernando S. Polak)

  • Shadow of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Comisario

  • Blood in the Bullring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Félix

  • They Paid with Bullets: Chicago 1929 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Rico

  • El niño y el potro (Más allá de río Miño) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Don Lorenzo - mayor

  • The Hiding Places (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Long Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Jacinto

  • Stress Is Three(1968)

    as Juan

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • La dinamita está servida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Pepe

  • Los subdesarrollados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Jefe de bomberos

  • Los flamencos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Mario

  • Death Knows No Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • The Hotheads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Jesús

  • Novios 68 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Guardia urbano (as Sanchez Polak)

  • Peppermint Frappé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Club de solteros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Paco (as Fernando Sánchez Polak)

  • De cuerpo presente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Jefe de policía

  • Crónica de nueve meses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Eugenio, conductor del autobús

  • With the East Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Francisco Vázquez

  • Bewitched Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Candela's Father

  • The Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Juan

  • The Ugly Ones(1966)

    as Doc

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • El arte de vivir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Nine Letters to Berta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Padre Echarri

  • Nuevo en esta plaza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Torero

  • Django Does Not Forgive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Louis Riel

  • Posición avanzada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Sargento Díaz

  • Historias para no dormir(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Jesse James' Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Más allá de las rejas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Búsqueme a esa chica(1964)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Los dinamiteros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Obrero en mausoleo

  • Two Violent Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Hombre de Barnes

  • A Fistful of Dollars(1964)

    as Rojo Gang Member Crushed by Wine Cask (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Weeping for a Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Antonio

  • El niño de Vallecas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • El balcón de la Luna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • La venganza de Don Mendo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Barón de Vedia

  • Los económicamente débiles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • La fiel infanteria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Sargento Asterio

  • Trío de damas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Horacio, un basurero

  • Los tramposos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 86 titles from 1959 to 1982; peak year 1973.

Highest rated

The Pizza Triangle (1970)

Midcredits 89th

Film career

19591982

Peak 1973 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting86 of 86: 86 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score26th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s44 · acting1970s37 · acting1980s4 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Fernando Sánchez Polack's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

El ángel (1969)

72nd percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Fernando Sánchez Polack work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fernando Sánchez Polack's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eloy de la Iglesia shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors