| Antonio Sabàto Sr. | |
|---|---|
 Sabàto in Gang War in Milan (1973) | |
| Born | (1943-04-02)April 2, 1943 Montelepre, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | January 10, 2021(2021-01-10) (aged 77) Hemet, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1966–2006 |
| Spouse | Yvonne Kabouchy (divorced) |
| Children | 5, including Antonio Jr. |
Antonio Sabàto Sr. (2 April 1943 – 10 January 2021) was an Italian actor noted for extensive work in the Italian exploitation genre. He was the father of model and actor Antonio Sabàto Jr. and Simmone Sabàto. Among Sabàto's starring roles were parts in the Spaghetti Western films One Dollar Too Many and Due volte Giuda.
Personal life
Sabàto was previously married to Yvonne, who was born in Prague (then part of Czechoslovakia) and the daughter of a Holocaust survivor. She is of half Czech and half Jewish descent. They had two children together, a son, Antonio, and a daughter, Simonne. They divorced sometime before 1997, when she remarried to California-based businessman George F. Kabouchy. In 1985, he and his family immigrated to the United States, settling in California.
He died from complications of COVID-19 at a hospice in Hemet, California, on 10 January 2021, at age 77.
Selected filmography
- Lo scandalo (1966) - Mauro
- Grand Prix (1966) - Nino Barlini
- Hate for Hate (1967, a.k.a. Odio per odio ) - Miguel
- Shoot Twice (1968, Due volte Giuda) - Luke Barrett
- Beyond the Law (1968, Al di là della legge) - Ben Novack
- One Dollar Too Many (1968, I tre che sconvolsero il West / Vado, vedo e sparo) - Moses Lang
- Barbarella (1968) - Jean-Paul (uncredited)
- The Lady of Monza (1969, a.k.a. La monaca di Monza) - Giampaolo Osio
- Diary of a Telephone Operator (1969, Certo, certissimo, anzi... probabile) - Carmelo
- Lovemaker [it] (1969) - Giorgio Marelli
- Mafia Connection (1970, E venne il giorno dei limoni neri) - Rosario Inzulìa
- The Man with Icy Eyes (1971, a.k.a. L'uomo dagli occhi di ghiaccio) - Eddie Mills
- When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong (1971) - Ari
- L'occhio del ragno (1971) - Paul Valéry / Frank Vogel
- Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972) - Mario
- I senza Dio (1972) - Roy, detto 'El Santo'
- Crime Boss (1972) - Antonio Mancuso
- Tutti fratelli nel West... per parte di padre (1972) - Jonathan 'Jeepo' Poe
- Gang War in Milan (1973) - Salvatore "Toto" Cangemi
- Questa volta ti faccio ricco! (1974) - Joe Esposito
- The Last Desperate Hours (1974, a.k.a. Milano: il clan dei calabresi) - Paolo Mancuso
- El clan de los Nazarenos (1975) - Jorge
- Calling All Police Cars (1975) - Commissario Fernando Solmi
- Crimebusters (1976) - Comm. Paolo Tosi
- Terror in Rome (1976) - Inspector De Gregori
- Four Billion in Four Minutes (1976) - Raffaele
- Return of the 38 Gang (1977) - Marshall Tinto Baragli
- Canne mozze (1977) - Giovanni Molet
- War of the Robots (1978) - Captain John Boyd
- The New Godfathers (1979) - Don Michele Vizzini
- Napoli... la camorra sfida, la città risponde (1979) - Vito
- La tua vita per mio figlio (1980) - Antonio Esposito
- Escape from the Bronx (1983) - Dablone / Toblerone
- Thunder Warrior (1983) - Thomas
- Zampognaro innamorato (1983) - Marito di Angela
- Tuareg: The Desert Warrior (1984, a.k.a. Tuareg – Il guerriero del deserto) - The Captain
- Thunder Squad (1985) - Martin Cuomo
- Bye Bye Vietnam (1988) - Razor
- High Voltage (1997) - Carlo
- The Bold and the Beautiful (2006, TV Series) – Aldo Damiano (final appearance)
References
- Countryman, Eli (January 9, 2021). "Antonio Sabáto Sr., Italian American Actor and Father of Antonio Sabáto Jr., Dies at 77". Variety. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- Hoffman, Allison (August 13, 2009). "A Nice Jewish Boy". Tablet Magazine. Nextbook Inc. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- "Star Tracks". PEOPLE.com. Meredith Corporation. April 28, 1997. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- "Los Angeles County". Los Angeles Times. December 16, 1987. ISSN 0458-3035. Archived from the original on January 4, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- Vadukul, Alex (January 21, 2021). "Antonio Sabàto, Spaghetti Western Leading Man, Dies at 77". The New York Times.
- Countryman, Eil (January 9, 2021). "Antonio Sabáto Sr., Italian American Actor and Father of Antonio Sabáto Jr., Dies at 77". Variety.
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