Antonio Sabàto Sr.

Antonio Sabàto Sr. (2 April 1943 – 10 January 2021)[1] was an Italian-American film and television 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.

Antonio Sabàto Sr.
Sabàto in Gang War in Milan (1973)
Born(1943-04-02)April 2, 1943
Montelepre, Kingdom of Italy
DiedJanuary 10, 2021(2021-01-10) (aged 77)
Hemet, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1966–2006
SpouseYvonne Kabouchy (divorced)
Children5, including Antonio Jr.

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. 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.
  2. Hoffman, Allison (13 August 2009). "A Nice Jewish Boy". Tablet Magazine. Nextbook Inc. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. "Star Tracks". PEOPLE.com. Meredith Corporation. 28 April 1997. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  4. "Los Angeles County". Los Angeles Times. 16 December 1987. ISSN 0458-3035. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  5. Vadukul, Alex (21 January 2021). "Antonio Sabàto, Spaghetti Western Leading Man, Dies at 77". The New York Times.
  6. Countryman, Eil (9 January 2021). "Antonio Sabáto Sr., Italian American Actor and Father of Antonio Sabáto Jr., Dies at 77". Variety.


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