Antonio Sabàto Sr.

Antonio Sabàto Sr. (2 April 1943 – 6 January 2021)[1] was an Italian-American film and television actor. He is 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, Italy
DiedJanuary 10, 2021(2021-01-10) (aged 77)
Los Angeles, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1966–2021
Spouse(s)Yvonne Kabouchy
Children5, including Antonio Jr.

Personal life

Sabàto was previously married to Yvonne Kabouchy (b. 1947), a realtor and daughter of a Holocaust survivor, who is of Czech and Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. They have 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.

On 6 January 2021, Antonio Sabato Sr. died of complications from COVID-19 in Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles, as confirmed by his son.[5]

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. "Antonio Sabato Sr., 'Grand Prix' Star, Dead at 77 After COVID-19. His daughter reposted January 10th that Sabaot did not die on the 6th that he died at 11:10 a.m. January 10th. Hospitalization". popculture.com. 9 January 2021.


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