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
- 2022 · The Man from Rome as The Pope
- 2021 · Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained as Self
- 2020 · The Match as Old Branko
- 2020 · The Jester from Transylvania as One-eye
- 2019 · Christmas in Rome as Luigi Forlinghetti
- 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 · Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Self - Actor
- 2014 · Love Island as Marquis Polesini
- 2014 · Killer Mermaid as Niko
- 2013 · Istintobrass as Self
- 2012 · Django Unchained as Amerigo Vessepi
- 2012 · Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s as Self
- 2011 · Cars 2 as Uncle Topolino (voice)
- 2010 · Letters to Juliet as Lorenzo
- 2008 · Bathory: Countess of Blood as King Mathias
- 2003 · Der Fürst und das Mädchen as
- 2002 · Through the Night with... as Self
- 2001 · Ulisse. Il piacere della scoperta as Self
- 2000 · Saint Paul as Gamaliel
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Roberto Distasio
- 1997 · David as Natan
- 1995 · Viva el lunes as Self
- 1995 · Desideria e l'anello del drago as Dragon King
- 1990 · Die Hard 2 as General Ramon Esperanza
- 1989 · I promessi sposi as fra Cristoforo
- 1984 · The Last Days of Pompeii as Arbaces
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as Dr. Peter Milne
- 1982 · Querelle as Lieutenant Seblon
- 1982 · Na sowas! as Self
- 1981 · Enter the Ninja as Cole
- 1981 · The Salamander as Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
- 1978 · Force 10 from Navarone as Lescovar
- 1977 · Hitch Hike as Walter Mancini
- 1976 · Keoma as Keoma
- 1976 · Submission as Armand
- 1974 · Challenge to White Fang as Jason Scott
- 1974 · Der große Preis as Self
- 1973 · White Fang as Jason Scott
- 1973 · High Crime as Commissario Belli
- 1972 · The Harder They Come as Django (archive footage)
- 1970 · Compañeros as Yodlaf Peterson
- 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
- 1968 · The Day of the Owl as Captain Bellodi
- 1967 · Camelot as Lancelot Du Lac
- 1966 · The Bible: In the Beginning... as Abel
- 1966 · Texas, Adios as Burt Sullivan
- 1966 · Massacre Time as Tom Corbett
- 1966 · Django as Django
- 1965 · I Knew Her Well as Italo - The garage attendant
- Future · In the Hand of Dante as
- 2023 · The Man Who Drew God as Emanuele
- 2021 · We Are Cinema as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Off the Rails as Giovanni
- 2020 · A Rose in Winter as Rainer Praeger
- 2018 · Red Land as Professor Ambrosin
- 2017 · The Time of Their Lives as Alberto
- 2014 · Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema as Self
- 2012 · New Order as Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
- 2010 · Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire as Augustine of Hippo
- 2010 · Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire as Augustinus (age 76)
- 2009 · Killing Is My Business, Honey as Enrico Puzzo
- 2008 · Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons as Max Freeman
- 2008 · La rabbia as Mentore
- 2007 · The Final Inquiry as Caifa
- 2007 · L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII as Caifa
- 2005 · The Spaghetti West as Self
- 2005 · Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love as
- 2002 · Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften as Fashion Billionaire
- 2001 · Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 as Gen. Francini
- 2001 · Sacra Corona as Bishop Gellért
- 2001 · The Crusaders as Ibnazul
- 2000 · Mirka as Il Sindaco
- 1997 · Painted Lady as Robert Tassi
- 1997 · Bella Mafia as Mario Domino
- 1997 · Desert of Fire as Marcel Duvivier
- 1996 · Il Ritorno di Sandokan as Yogi Azim
- 1996 · The Innocent Sleep as Adolfo Cavani
- 1995 · Jonathan of the Bears as Jonathan
- 1994 · The Dragon Ring as Dragon King
- 1991 · Young Catherine as Count Vorontsov
- 1991 · Touch and Die as Aquani
- 1988 · Top Line as Ted Angelo
- 1987 · Django Strikes Again as Django
- 1987 · The Girl as Johan (John) Berg
- 1985 · The Repenter as Falco
- 1983 · The Falcon as Banović Strahinja
- 1982 · Kamikaze 1989 as Weiss
- 1980 · The Man with Bogart's Face as Hakim
- 1980 · Day of the Cobra as Larry Stanziani
- 1979 · Mimi as Guido
- 1979 · The Visitor as Jesus Christ
- 1978 · The Pirate as Baydr Al Fay
- 1976 · 21 Hours at Munich as Issa
- 1975 · Death Rite as Sadry
- 1975 · How to Kill a Judge as Giacomo Solaris
- 1974 · Street Law as Carlo Antonelli
- 1974 · The Last Four Days as Walter Audisio
- 1974 · Blood Brothers as Nicola Bellizzi
- 1973 · Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears as Johnny Ears
- 1973 · Redneck as Mosquito
- 1971 · Don't Turn the Other Cheek as Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky
- 1971 · The Case Is Closed, Forget It as Vanzi
- 1971 · Vacation as Osiride
- 1971 · The Fifth Cord as Andrea Bild
- 1971 · Confessions of a Police Captain as Sostituto Procuratore Traini
- 1970 · Dropout as Bruno
- 1968 · Sardinia Kidnapped as Gavino
- 1967 · Man, Pride and Vengeance as José
- 1965 · La Celestina P… R… as Fabrizio
- Future · Oggi ho vinto anch'io as Saverio Pallucca
- 2024 · Titanus 1904 as Self
- 2024 · Compagni d'arte as
- 2023 · Giorni Felici as
- 2023 · On Our Way as
- 2022 · Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black as Spirit
- 2022 · Buon Lavoro as
- 2021 · The Duel as
- 2021 · Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto as Himself
- 2021 · Two Men Alone as Himself
- 2020 · The Dark Dance as L'Impresario
- 2020 · Harmonie as
- 2020 · Immortalist as Paolo Spersoni
- 2020 · Entree Des Artists as Henry's Grandfather
- 2019 · Havana Kyrie as Vittorio Arditi De Bellis
- 2019 · Ed è subito sera as
- 2017 · The Broken Key as Hiram Abif
- 2017 · Agony as Carlo
- 2017 · The Neighborhood as Guglielmo
- 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
- 2015 · Earth as
- 2015 · Road to Capri as Guido
- 2014 · Figli di Maam as
- 2014 · Obsessive Rythms as Carmine
- 2014 · Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres… as Lui-même
- 2013 · Handy as Frank The Black
- 2013 · Memories They Told Me as Paolo
- 2013 · The Outsider - The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti as Self
- 2013 · I Tarantiniani as Self
- 2012 · The Last Alchemist as Felix the Alchemist
- 2012 · Crazy Dog as Alvaro Genta
- 2011 · Father as Enrico
- 2010 · Rasputin as Narratore
- 2010 · Prigioniero di un segreto as Il barbone
- 2009 · Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso as
- 2008 · Márió, a varázsló as Mario
- 2008 · A Night at the Grand Hotel as Ferran Moreno
- 2008 · Il sangue e la rosa as Conte Uberto Mancini
- 2008 · Bastardi as Rene Iuvara
- 2008 · Mein Herz in Chile as Carlos Sanchez
- 2007 · Mineurs as Michele Acucella
- 2007 · Two Families as Morandi
- 2006 · The Holy Family as Zachary
- 2006 · Amore e libertà - Masaniello as
- 2006 · Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern as Self
- 2006 · Hans as Giudice/barbone
- 2006 · Giornata Nera as
- 2005 · Summer Solstice as Lorenzo
- 2005 · Forever Blues as Luca
- 2005 · Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker as Self
- 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 · Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell as Giuseppe Mantaldo
- 2002 · Ultimo stadio as Antonio
- 2002 · Fumata blanca as Cardenal Tura
- 2001 · La ragion pura as Marito
- 2001 · La voce del sangue as Antonio Castaldi
- 2000 · Uninvited as Ralph Barolo
- 1999 · Li chiamarono... briganti! as Caporale Nerza
- 1998 · Talk of Angels as Dr. Vicente Areavaga
- 1998 · Il tesoro di Damasco as Andrea
- 1998 · The Versace Murder as Gianni Versace
- 1997 · The Medal as Ing. Ferrero
- 1997 · Rack Up as Jesus Barro
- 1997 · Desert of Fire as Marcel Duvivier
- 1996 · The Conquest as Árpád vezér
- 1995 · Io e il re as Maggiore Ferri
- 1993 · Das Babylon Komplott as Chris Lang
- 1993 · Test of Memory as Paul Herzog
- 1993 · Der Fall Lucona as Enzo Lombardi
- 1992 · Brothers and Sisters as Franco
- 1992 · Amelia Lópes O'Neill as Fernando
- 1990 · Breath of Life as Angelo
- 1989 · Blaues Blut as Sandro Castellani
- 1988 · Magdalene as Janza
- 1988 · Young Toscanini as Claudio Toscanini
- 1988 · Run for Your Life as Commissario
- 1987 · Sweet Country as Paul
- 1982 · Red Bells Part II: I Saw the Birth of a New World as John Reed
- 1982 · Red Bells Part I: Mexico on Fire as John Reed
- 1982 · Grog as Nicola Fanelli
- 1980 · The Blue-Eyed Bandit as Renzo Dominici
- 1979 · The Shark Hunter as Mike di Donato
- 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 · Cry, Onion! as Onion Stark
- 1975 · Smiling Maniacs as Judge Dani
- 1973 · The Assassination of Matteotti as Giacomo Matteotti
- 1972 · The Monk as Ambrosio
- 1972 · Pope Joan as Louis
- 1970 · The Virgin and the Gypsy as The gypsy
- 1970 · The 5th Day of Peace as Bruno Grauber
- 1969 · Detective Belli as Commissario Stefano Belli
- 1966 · The Wild, Wild Planet as Lt. Jake
- 1966 · The Third Eye as Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)
- Future · The Estate as
- 1966 · War of the Planets as Lt. Jake Jacowitx
- 1965 · The Tramplers as Charley Garvey
- Future · The Temptation Of Gracie as
- 2002 · The Last Gunfighter as The pistolero
- 2001 · In the Company of Compañeros as Self
- 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
- 1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last Works as Self
- 1979 · Le rose di Danzica as General Konrad von Der Berg
- 1977 · Sahara Cross as Jean Ballard
- 1966 · The Hired Killer as Tony Lo Bello
- 1964 · Italian Engagement as
- 1963 · Un delitto as
- Future · Django Lives! as Django
- Future · La battaglia di Gorthene as