Gianni Garko

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

89

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-07-15 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Zara, Dalmatia, Italy [now Zadar, Croatia]

Gianni Garko

Biography

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

  • Space: 1999

    Space: 1999

  • Eighteen in the Sun

    Eighteen in the Sun

  • Maggie & Bianca Fashion Friends

    Maggie & Bianca Fashion Friends

  • Waterloo

    Waterloo

  • Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

    Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

  • Saul and David

    Saul and David

  • Devil Fish

    Devil Fish

  • Body Puzzle

    Body Puzzle

  • Bad Man's River

    Bad Man's River

  • the famous escapes

    the famous escapes

  • I promessi sposi

    I promessi sposi

  • Black Tunnel

    Black Tunnel

  • Cannon Serenade

    Cannon Serenade

  • Joy of Flying

    Joy of Flying

  • Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…

    Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…

  • Pontius Pilate

    Pontius Pilate

  • Kapo

    Kapo

  • Don Camillo in Moscow

    Don Camillo in Moscow

  • Crazy Desire

    Crazy Desire

  • Three Swedish Girls in Upper Bavaria

    Three Swedish Girls in Upper Bavaria

  • The Cop

    The Cop

  • Heads or Tails?

    Heads or Tails?

  • Five for Hell

    Five for Hell

  • Skipper

    Skipper

  • Seven Jackals

    Seven Jackals

  • Il passo falso

    Il passo falso

  • Italian Restaurant

    Italian Restaurant

  • Italian Restaurant

    Italian Restaurant

  • The Shortest Day

    The Shortest Day

  • Sartana Kills Them All

    Sartana Kills Them All

  • Thunder from the West

    Thunder from the West

  • The New Godfathers

    The New Godfathers

  • Drei und eine halbe Portion

    Drei und eine halbe Portion

  • Hercules

    Hercules

  • Amok

    Amok

  • L'isola del tesoro

    L'isola del tesoro

  • Mondo Garko

    Mondo Garko

  • Star Odyssey

    Star Odyssey

  • George Hilton - The World Belongs to the Daring

    George Hilton - The World Belongs to the Daring

  • Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern

    Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern

  • Almost a Man

    Almost a Man

  • Vengeance Is Mine

    Vengeance Is Mine

  • Uno di noi

    Uno di noi

  • The Mongols

    The Mongols

  • Lucrezia

    Lucrezia

  • His Name Was Holy Ghost

    His Name Was Holy Ghost

  • In nome del popolo sovrano

    In nome del popolo sovrano

  • The Boss

    The Boss

  • Dracula Blows His Cool

    Dracula Blows His Cool

  • Red Roses for the Fuhrer

    Red Roses for the Fuhrer

  • Western all'italiana

    Western all'italiana

  • Vivere

    Vivere

  • Morte a passo di valzer

    Morte a passo di valzer

  • Una prova d'innocenza

    Una prova d'innocenza

  • $10,000 for a Massacre

    $10,000 for a Massacre

  • The Night of the Devils

    The Night of the Devils

  • L'Occhio di Giuda

    L'Occhio di Giuda

  • Cold Eyes of Fear

    Cold Eyes of Fear

  • Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules

    Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules

  • $1,000 on the Black

    $1,000 on the Black

  • Gila and Rik

    Gila and Rik

  • The Price of Death

    The Price of Death

  • Family Flaw

    Family Flaw

  • The Avenger

    The Avenger

  • Con rabbia e con amore

    Con rabbia e con amore

  • Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?

    Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?

  • Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema

    Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema

  • The Psychic

    The Psychic

  • Hello, Hello Baby! (Rains)

    Hello, Hello Baby! (Rains)

  • Babystrich im Sperrbezirk

    Babystrich im Sperrbezirk

  • Aquel último tiburón

    Aquel último tiburón

  • I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death

    I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death

  • Light the Fuse… Sartana Is Coming

    Light the Fuse… Sartana Is Coming

  • If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death

    If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death

  • Encounters in the Deep

    Encounters in the Deep

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

    Have a Good Funeral, My Friend… Sartana Will Pay

  • One Night at the Beach

    One Night at the Beach

  • The Heroes

    The Heroes

  • They Call Him Cemetery

    They Call Him Cemetery

  • Those Dirty Dogs!

    Those Dirty Dogs!

  • Taste of Vengeance

    Taste of Vengeance

  • Summer Night Fever

    Summer Night Fever

  • Lo scugnizzo

    Lo scugnizzo

  • Death of a Friend

    Death of a Friend

  • Tulips of Haarlem

    Tulips of Haarlem

  • Maldoror

    Maldoror

  • The Flower with Petals of Steel

    The Flower with Petals of Steel

  • Giallo Western

    Giallo Western

  • Bloody Days

    Bloody Days