Antonio Sabàto Sr. Explained

Birth Date:2 April 1943
Birth Place:Montelepre, Kingdom of Italy
Death Place: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)[1] 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.[2] They divorced sometime before 1997, when she remarried to California-based businessman George F. Kabouchy.[3] [4] 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.[5] [6]

Selected filmography

References

  1. Web site: Antonio Sabáto Sr., Italian American Actor and Father of Antonio Sabáto Jr., Dies at 77. Variety. Eli. Countryman. January 9, 2021. January 9, 2021.
  2. News: A Nice Jewish Boy . . 1 March 2018 . Allison . Hoffman . 13 August 2009 . Nextbook Inc..
  3. News: Star Tracks . . 6 March 2018 . 28 April 1997 . Meredith Corporation.
  4. News: Los Angeles County . 16 December 1987 . . 6 March 2018 . 0458-3035 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120104152920/http://articles.latimes.com/1987-12-16/business/fi-19550_1_executive-vice-president . 4 January 2012 . live .
  5. News: Antonio Sabàto, Spaghetti Western Leading Man, Dies at 77. The New York Times . 21 January 2021. Vadukul . Alex.
  6. Web site: Antonio Sabáto Sr., Italian American Actor and Father of Antonio Sabáto Jr., Dies at 77. Variety . 9 January 2021. Countryman . Eil.