Fernando was a light-skinned black actor of Italian/Ethopian decent, who was active in Italian films and fotoromanzi throughout the sixties. He retired from acting in the 70's, moving into actor management and production. According to Ted Rusoff he died around 2008 or 2009.
Fernando had substantial roles in Le prigioniere dell'isola del Diavolo (1961) and Boom (1968), but most of his other roles were small uncredited parts.
Filmography
- Noi duri .... Nightclub customer (uncredited)
1961 - Gordon il pirata nero .... Slave (uncredited)
- Il relitto .... Barman (uncredited)
- Nefertite, regina del Nilo .... Slave in the temple (uncredited)
1962 - L'arciere delle mille e una notte .... Guard (uncredited)
- Le prigioniere dell'isola del diavolo .... Michael (credited?)
- Le sette folgori di Assur .... Slave destroying the statue of Assur (uncredited)
- Ponzio Pilato .... Slave carrying Claudia's carriage (uncredited)
- Totò contro Maciste .... Kimen (uncredited)
- Totò e Peppino divisi a Berlino .... M.P. guard at the trial (uncredited)
- Un branco di vigliacchi .... American soldier (uncredited)
- Una regina per Cesare .... Manicurist (uncredited)
1963 - I dieci gladiatori .... Slave in Palace (uncredited)
1964 - Ercole contro i figli del sole .... Native councillor (uncredited)
- I due pericoli pubblici .... Doorman at Moroccan embassy (uncredited)
- Il figlio di Cleopatra .... Slave in Petronio's palace (uncredited)
- Il Leone di Tebe .... Egyptian slave (uncredited)
- Maciste nelle miniere di Re Salomone .... Prisoner / Native (uncredited)
- Sandokan contro il leopardo di Sarawak .... Charles Druk's henchman (uncredited)
- Tarzak contro gli uomini leopardo .... Member of hunting party (uncredited)
1965 - Agente 077 dall'oriente con furore .... Resting musician (uncredited)
- Oggi, domani, dopodomani .... Assistant to Ali Ben Ali (uncredited)
1966 - Agente 3S3 massacro al sole .... Soldier (uncredited - uncertain identification)
- Come imparai ad amare le donne .... Party guest (uncredited)
- Le fate - segment "Fata Elena" .... Man at the airport (uncredited)
- Non faccio la guerra, faccio l'amore .... Party guest on yacht (uncredited)
1967 - Come rubare la corona d'Inghilterra .... Guest at the embassy party (uncredited)
- Segretissimo .... Hotel employee making the bed (uncredited)
1968 - Boom .... Etti (credited)
- Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell .... Bank customer (uncredited)
- Gungala, la pantera nuda .... Sir Helmer's butler (credited)
- Samoa, regina della giungla .... Man in background during pre-credit bar fight (uncredited)
- Satanik .... Man at the casino (uncredited)
- The Shoes of the Fisherman .... Party guest (uncredited)
1969 - Tarzana, sesso selvaggio .... Bearer (uncredited)
1971 - Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse ufficio imposte .... African tribal warrior (uncredited)
1972 - Jesse & Lester - Due fratelli in un posto chiamato Trinità .... Does not appear (credited as Producer)
1973 - Super Fly T.N.T. .... Poker player (credited)
1976 - Mark colpisce ancora .... Sheik's bodyguard (uncredited)
- Le avventure di Jacques Douglas N. 50: "Le figlie del demonio" (November 1969) - credited
- Super Lesbo N. 2: "Saffo o morte" (December 1971)
- Nuovo Super Lesbo N. 2: "Corpi perversi" (July 1972)