About

Known credits:
83
Birthday:
1935-07-15
Place of birth:
Zara, Dalmatia, Italy [now Zadar, Croatia]
Website:
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Gianni Garko

Overview

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

Acting
2025 Aquel último tiburón Actor Self N/A
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2025 Heads or Tails? Actor Mr. Rupè N/A
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2019 George Hilton - The World Belongs to the Daring Actor Himself N/A
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2014 Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres… Actor Lui-même N/A
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2008 Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 Actor Self 58
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2006 Do You Remember Lucio Fulci? Actor Self N/A
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2006 Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern Actor Self 59
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2005 Mondo Garko Actor Himself N/A
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2004 Western all'italiana Actor N/A
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2002 Family Flaw Actor 58
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2001 Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema Actor Self - Actor 58
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1999 Vivere Actor Pierfrancesco Moretti N/A
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1997 Con rabbia e con amore Actor N/A
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1996 Uno di noi Actor N/A
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1994 Italian Restaurant Actor Henken 70
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1992 Body Puzzle Actor Police Chief 58
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1991 Una Prova d'Innocenza Actor Cremonese N/A
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1990 In nome del popolo sovrano Actor Nicolas Charles Victor Oudinot 58
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1989 I promessi sposi Actor fratello gentiluomo 69
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1987 Skipper Actor 59
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1987 Gila and Rik Actor Giovanni N/A
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1986 Black Tunnel Actor N/A
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1985 Drei und eine halbe Portion Actor Fabo 58
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1984 Devil Fish Actor Sheriff Gordon 55
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1983 Hercules Actor Valcheus 56
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1983 Il passo falso Actor N/A
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1983 Babystrich im Sperrbezirk Actor 58
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1983 Amok Actor Le journaliste Breyten N/A
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1982 L'Occhio di Giuda Actor Harry N/A
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1979 Star Odyssey Actor Dirk 57
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1979 Dracula Blows His Cool Actor Stan / Count Stanislaus 58
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1979 Lo scugnizzo Actor 59
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1979 The New Godfathers Actor Capitano Ivano Radovich 59
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1979 Encounters in the Deep Actor Mike 58
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1978 Summer Night Fever Actor Jacky / Playboy 58
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1977 Maldoror Actor Il regista N/A
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1977 Three Swedish Girls in Upper Bavaria Actor Otto Gruber 58
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1977 Joy of Flying Actor Jörg Bronner 58
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1977 The Psychic Actor Francesco Ducci 62
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1974 Seven Jackals Actor Luis N/A
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1973 The Flower with Petals of Steel Actor Dr. Andrea Valenti 59
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1973 Those Dirty Dogs! Actor Korano 58
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1973 The Heroes Actor Schreiber 59
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1973 The Boss Actor Police Commissioner Torri 59
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1972 The Night of the Devils Actor Nicola 59
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1972 His Name Was Holy Ghost Actor Holy Ghost 58
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1971 Bad Man's River Actor Ed Pace 58
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1971 They Call Him Cemetery Actor Camposanto / 'The Stranger' 58
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1971 The Price of Death Actor Silver 58
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1971 Cold Eyes of Fear Actor Peter Flower 58
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1970 Light the Fuse… Sartana Is Coming Actor Sartana 58
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1970 Waterloo Actor Drouot 62
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1970 Have a Good Funeral, My Friend… Sartana Will Pay Actor Sartana 58
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1970 The Cop Actor Dan Rover 59
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1970 Sartana Kills Them All Actor Santana 58
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1970 Tulips of Haarlem Actor Bernardo 59
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1969 I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death Actor Sartana 58
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1969 Thunder from the West Actor Riccardo Cloro N/A
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1969 Five for Hell Actor Lt. Glenn Hoffmann 58
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1968 If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death Actor Sartana 58
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1968 Lucrezia Actor Fabrizio Aldobrandi 58
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1968 Red Roses for the Fuhrer Actor Alex Rostov / il tenente Mann 58
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1968 Bloody Days Actor N/A
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1968 Taste of Vengeance Actor Bryan Clarke 59
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1967 Vengeance Is Mine Actor John Forest 58
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1967 $10,000 for a Massacre Actor Django 58
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1966 $1,000 on the Black Actor Sartana Liston 58
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1966 Almost a Man Actor Michele's Brother 58
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1965 Don Camillo in Moscow Actor Scamoggia 62
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1964 Saul and David Actor David 59
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1963 The Shortest Day Actor Uomo alla stazione (uncredited) 58
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1962 The Avenger Actor Turno, King of the Rusalie 59
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1962 Eighteen in the Sun Actor Nicola Molino 58
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1962 Crazy Desire Actor Piero 59
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1962 Pontius Pilate Actor Jonathan 58
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1961 Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules Actor Kathar - Kahab's Son 59
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1961 The Mongols Actor Henry de Valois 58
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1961 One Night at the Beach Actor Heinrich 58
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1960 Kapo Actor Karl 60
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1960 Death of a Friend Actor Aldo 59
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1959 Hello, Hello Baby! (Rains) Actor 58
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1958 Cannon Serenade Actor Un altro ufficiale N/A
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Writing
2025 Dead Souls Writing Writer N/A
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