
Franco Nero
Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born 23 November 1941), known professionally as Franco Nero, is an Italian actor, producer, and director. His breakthrough role was as the title character in the Spaghetti Western film Django (1966), which made him a pop culture icon and launched an international career that includes over 200 leading and supporting roles in a wide variety of films and television programmes. During the 1960s and 1970s, Nero was actively involved in many popular Italian "genre trends", including poliziotteschi, gialli, and Spaghetti Westerns. His best-known films include The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), Camelot (1967), The Day of the Owl (1968), The Mercenary (1968), Battle of Neretva (1969), Tristana (1970), Compañeros (1970), Confessions of a Police Captain (1971), The Fifth Cord (1971), High Crime (1973), Street Law (1974), Keoma (1976), Hitch-Hike (1977), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Enter the Ninja (1981), Die Hard 2 (1990), Letters to Juliet (2010), Cars 2 (2011), and John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017). Nero has had a long relationship with Vanessa Redgrave, which began during the filming of Camelot. They were married in 2006, and are the parents of the actor Carlo Gabriel Nero. Description above from the Wikipedia article Franco Nero licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · The Pope's Exorcist as The Pope
- 2023 · Django as Reverend
- 2019 · Recon as Angelo
- 2019 · The Collini Case as Fabrizio Collini
- 2017 · Iceman as Ditob
- 2017 · The Lost City of Z as Baron de Gondoriz
- 2017 · John Wick: Chapter 2 as Julius
- 2016 · Delicious as Joe Benelli
- 2016 · Emigratis as Self
- 2014 · Killer Mermaid as Niko
- 2013 · Istintobrass as Self
- 2012 · Django Unchained as Amerigo Vessepi
- 2011 · Cars 2 as Uncle Topolino (voice)
- 2010 · Letters to Juliet as Lorenzo
- 2010 · Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire as Augustine of Hippo
- 2010 · Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire as Augustinus (age 76)
- 2008 · Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons as Max Freeman
- 2008 · Il sangue e la rosa as Conte Uberto Mancini
- 2008 · Bathory: Countess of Blood as King Mathias
- 2007 · The Final Inquiry as Caifa
- 2007 · L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII as Caifa
- 2005 · Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love as
- 2003 · Der Fürst und das Mädchen as
- 2002 · Through the Night with... as Self
- 2002 · Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften as Fashion Billionaire
- 2001 · Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 as Gen. Francini
- 2001 · Ulisse - Il piacere della scoperta as Self
- 2000 · Saint Paul as Gamaliel
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Roberto Distasio
- 1997 · Bella Mafia as Mario Domino
- 1997 · Desert of Fire as Marcel Duvivier
- 1997 · David as Natan
- 1996 · Il Ritorno di Sandokan as Yogi Azim
- 1995 · Viva el lunes as Self
- 1995 · Desideria e l'anello del drago as Dragon King
- 1991 · Young Catherine as Count Vorontsov
- 1990 · Die Hard 2 as General Ramon Esperanza
- 1989 · I promessi sposi as fra Cristoforo
- 1989 · Blaues Blut as Sandro Castellani
- 1987 · Django Strikes Again as Django
- 1984 · The Last Days of Pompeii as Arbaces
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as Dr. Peter Milne
- 1982 · Red Bells Part I: Mexico on Fire as John Reed
- 1982 · Querelle as Lieutenant Seblon
- 1982 · Kamikaze 1989 as Weiss
- 1982 · Na sowas! as Self
- 1979 · The Visitor as Jesus Christ
- 1978 · Force 10 from Navarone as Lescovar
- 1977 · Hitch Hike as Walter Mancini
- 1976 · Keoma as Keoma
- 1976 · Submission as Armand
- 1974 · Der große Preis as Self
- 1973 · White Fang as Jason Scott
- 1972 · Pope Joan as Louis
- 1971 · Don't Turn the Other Cheek as Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky
- 1970 · Tristana as Horacio
- 1969 · The Battle of Neretva as Capitani Michele Rossi
- 1968 · The Mercenary as Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
- 1968 · A Quiet Place in the Country as Leonardo Ferri
- 1967 · Camelot as Lancelot Du Lac
- 1966 · The Bible: In the Beginning... as Abel
- 1966 · Django as Django
- Future · In the Hand of Dante as
- 2023 · The Man Who Drew God as Emanuele
- 2022 · Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black as Spirit
- 2022 · The Man from Rome as The Pope
- 2021 · We Are Cinema as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained as Self - Actor
- 2021 · Off the Rails as Giovanni
- 2020 · The Match as Old Branko
- 2020 · The Jester from Transylvania as One-eye
- 2019 · Havana Kyrie as Vittorio Arditi De Bellis
- 2019 · Christmas in Rome as Luigi Forlinghetti
- 2017 · The Broken Key as Hiram Abif
- 2017 · The Neighborhood as Guglielmo
- 2017 · The Time of Their Lives as Alberto
- 2014 · Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Self - Actor
- 2014 · Love Island as Marquis Polesini
- 2012 · Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s as Self
- 2009 · Killing Is My Business, Honey as Enrico Puzzo
- 2008 · La rabbia as Mentore
- 2005 · Summer Solstice as Lorenzo
- 2001 · La voce del sangue as Antonio Castaldi
- 2001 · The Crusaders as Ibnazul
- 2000 · Saint Paul as Gamaliel
- 1998 · Talk of Angels as Dr. Vicente Areavaga
- 1997 · Painted Lady as Robert Tassi
- 1997 · David as Nathan
- 1997 · Davide as Nathan
- 1995 · Jonathan of the Bears as Jonathan
- 1994 · The Dragon Ring as Dragon King
- 1987 · The Girl as Johan (John) Berg
- 1987 · Sweet Country as Paul
- 1985 · The Repenter as Falco
- 1982 · Grog as Nicola Fanelli
- 1981 · Enter the Ninja as Cole
- 1981 · The Salamander as Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
- 1980 · The Man with Bogart's Face as Hakim
- 1980 · Day of the Cobra as Larry Stanziani
- 1979 · Mimi as Guido
- 1978 · The Pirate as Baydr Al Fay
- 1976 · 21 Hours at Munich as Issa
- 1975 · Cry, Onion! as Onion Stark
- 1975 · How to Kill a Judge as Giacomo Solaris
- 1974 · Challenge to White Fang as Jason Scott
- 1974 · Street Law as Carlo Antonelli
- 1974 · The Last Four Days as Walter Audisio
- 1974 · Blood Brothers as Nicola Bellizzi
- 1973 · The Assassination of Matteotti as Giacomo Matteotti
- 1973 · High Crime as Commissario Belli
- 1973 · Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears as Johnny Ears
- 1972 · The Harder They Come as Django (archive footage)
- 1971 · Vacation as Osiride
- 1971 · The Fifth Cord as Andrea Bild
- 1971 · Confessions of a Police Captain as Sostituto Procuratore Traini
- 1970 · Compañeros as Yodlaf Peterson
- 1970 · Dropout as Bruno
- 1970 · The 5th Day of Peace as Bruno Grauber
- 1969 · Detective Belli as Commissario Stefano Belli
- 1968 · The Day of the Owl as Captain Bellodi
- 1966 · Texas, Adios as Burt Sullivan
- 1966 · Massacre Time as Tom Corbett
- 1965 · The Tramplers as Charley Garvey
- 1965 · I Knew Her Well as Italo - The garage attendant
- Future · Django Lives! as Django
- 1966 · The Wild, Wild Planet as Lt. Jake
- Future · Roma elastica as
- 2024 · Titanus 1904 as Self
- 2023 · On Our Way as
- 2021 · Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto as Himself
- 2020 · The Dark Dance as L'Impresario
- 2020 · A Rose in Winter as Rainer Praeger
- 2020 · Immortalist as Paolo Spersoni
- 2020 · Entree Des Artists as Henry's Grandfather
- 2017 · Agony as Carlo
- 2015 · Earth as
- 2015 · Road to Capri as Guido
- 2014 · Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema as Self
- 2014 · Obsessive Rythms as Carmine
- 2013 · Memories They Told Me as Paolo
- 2013 · The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti as Self
- 2013 · I Tarantiniani as Self
- 2012 · Crazy Dog as Alvaro Genta
- 2010 · Rasputin as Narratore
- 2009 · Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso as
- 2008 · A Night at the Grand Hotel as Ferran Moreno
- 2008 · Bastardi as Rene Iuvara
- 2008 · Mein Herz in Chile as Carlos Sanchez
- 2006 · The Holy Family as Zachary
- 2006 · Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern as Self
- 2006 · Hans as Giudice/barbone
- 2005 · Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker as Self
- 2005 · The Spaghetti West as Self
- 2002 · Ultimo stadio as Antonio
- 2001 · Sacra Corona as Bishop Gellért
- 2000 · Uninvited as Ralph Barolo
- 2000 · Mirka as Il Sindaco
- 1999 · Li chiamarono... briganti! as Caporale Nerza
- 1998 · The Versace Murder as Gianni Versace
- 1997 · Desert of Fire as Marcel Duvivier
- 1996 · The Innocent Sleep as Adolfo Cavani
- 1993 · Das Babylon Komplott as Chris Lang
- 1992 · Brothers and Sisters as Franco
- 1991 · Touch and Die as Aquani
- 1990 · Breath of Life as Angelo
- 1988 · Magdalene as Janza
- 1988 · Young Toscanini as Claudio Toscanini
- 1988 · Top Line as Ted Angelo
- 1988 · Run for Your Life as Commissario
- 1983 · The Falcon as Banović Strahinja
- 1982 · Red Bells Part II: I Saw the Birth of a New World as John Reed
- 1979 · The Shark Hunter as Mike di Donato
- 1977 · Sahara Cross as Jean Ballard
- 1976 · Victory March as Captain Asciutto
- 1975 · The Legend of Valentino as Rudolph Valentino
- 1975 · The Flower in His Mouth as Professore Michele Belcore
- 1975 · Death Rite as Sadry
- 1975 · Smiling Maniacs as Judge Dani
- 1973 · Redneck as Mosquito
- 1972 · The Monk as Ambrosio
- 1971 · The Case Is Closed, Forget It as Vanzi
- 1970 · The Virgin and the Gypsy as The gypsy
- 1968 · Sardinia Kidnapped as Gavino
- 1967 · Man, Pride and Vengeance as José
- 1966 · War of the Planets as Lt. Jake Jacowitx
- Future · The Temptation Of Gracie as
- 1966 · The Third Eye as Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)
- Future · The Estate as
- 2024 · Compagni d'arte as
- 2023 · Giorni Felici as Antonio
- 2022 · Buon Lavoro as
- 2021 · The Duel as
- 2021 · Two Men Alone as Himself
- 2020 · Harmonie as
- 2019 · Ed è subito sera as
- 2018 · Red Land as Professor Ambrosin
- 2017 · Il crimine non va in pensione as il primario
- 2017 · Agony (L'esecutore) as
- 2016 · Road to Ruin as Self
- 2016 · Along the River as Frank De Ville
- 2015 · Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling Man as Himself
- 2014 · Figli di Maam as
- 2014 · Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres… as Lui-même
- 2013 · Handy as Frank The Black
- 2012 · The Last Alchemist as Felix the Alchemist
- 2012 · New Order as Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
- 2011 · Father as Enrico
- 2010 · Prigioniero di un segreto as Il barbone
- 2008 · Márió, a varázsló as Mario
- 2007 · Mineurs as Michele Acucella
- 2007 · Two Families as Morandi
- 2006 · Amore e libertà - Masaniello as Vicerè
- 2006 · Giornata Nera as
- 2005 · Forever Blues as Luca
- 2005 · Vasco Rossi - È solo un rock'n'roll show as Judge
- 2004 · Post Coitum as Bakchus
- 2004 · Guardiani delle nuvole as Padre
- 2003 · Bad Inclination as Il barbone
- 2003 · The Uncrowned Heart as Bear's Trainer
- 2002 · The Last Gunfighter as The pistolero
- 2002 · Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell as Giuseppe Mantaldo
- 2002 · Fumata blanca as Cardenal Tura
- 2001 · In the Company of Compañeros as Self
- 2001 · La ragion pura as Marito
- 2001 · Franco Nero: Back in the Saddle as Self
- 2000 · Winds of Passion as Michele Giangrande
- 1998 · Il tesoro di Damasco as Andrea
- 1997 · The Medal as Ing. Ferrero
- 1997 · Rack Up as Jesus Barro
- 1996 · The Conquest as Árpád vezér
- 1995 · Io e il re as Maggiore Ferri
- 1993 · Test of Memory as Paul Herzog
- 1993 · Der Fall Lucona as Enzo Lombardi
- 1993 · Azzurro profondo as Luca Morinari
- 1992 · Gold as Gabriele da Poppi
- 1988 · Race to Danger as Francis, il marinaio
- 1986 · Un altare per la madre as -
- 1985 · André schafft sie alle as Andre
- 1985 · Devil's Crude as Nick
- 1984 · Die Försterbuben as Böhme
- 1965 · La Celestina P… R… as Fabrizio
- Future · Oggi ho vinto anch'io as Saverio Pallucca
- 1992 · Amelia Lópes O'Neill as Fernando
- 1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last Works as Self
- 1980 · The Blue-Eyed Bandit as Renzo Dominici
- 1979 · Le rose di Danzica as General Konrad von Der Berg
- 1966 · The Hired Killer as Tony Lo Bello
- 1964 · Italian Engagement as
- 1963 · Un delitto as
- 1962 · Scorched Skin as
- Future · La battaglia di Gorthene as