1941-11-23 San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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.
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Titanus 1904 | Self | 2024-10-17 |
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Compagni d'arte | 2024-10-07 | |
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The Pope's Exorcist | The Pope | 2023-04-05 |
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Giorni Felici | 2023-10-05 | |
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L'uomo che disegnò Dio | Emanuele | 2023-03-02 |
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On Our Way | 2023-05-19 | |
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Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black | Spirit | 2022-11-19 |
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Buon Lavoro | 2022-06-07 | |
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La piel del tambor | The Pope | 2022-10-21 |
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Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto | Himself | 2021-10-15 |
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Off the Rails | Giovanni | 2021-07-23 |
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Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained | Self | 2021-11-15 |
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Two Men Alone | Himself | 2021-07-12 |
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Noi siamo cinema | Self (archive footage) | 2021-12-16 |
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The Duel | 2021-12-24 | |
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Entree Des Artists | Henry's Grandfather | 2020-06-01 |
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La danza nera | L'Impresario | 2020-12-18 |
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A Rose in Winter | Rainer Praeger | 2020-10-05 |
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Harmonie | 2020-09-20 | |
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Immortalist | Paolo Spersoni | 2020-07-10 |
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The Jester from Transylvania | One-eye | 2020-01-01 |
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The Match | Old Branko | 2020-09-01 |
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Christmas in Rome | Luigi Forlinghetti | 2019-11-30 |
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Ed è subito sera | 2019-03-21 | |
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Der Fall Collini | Fabrizio Collini | 2019-04-18 |
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Havana Kyrie | Vittorio Arditi De Bellis | 2019-12-20 |
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Recon | Angelo | 2019-10-25 |
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Red Land (Rosso Istria) | Professor Ambrosin | 2018-11-15 |
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The Broken Key | Hiram Abif | 2017-11-16 |
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Il crimine non va in pensione | il primario | 2017-06-15 |
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The Lost City of Z | Baron de Gondoriz | 2017-03-15 |
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The Neighborhood | Guglielmo | 2017-08-18 |
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Agony - The Executrix | Carlo | 2017-10-05 |
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The Time of Their Lives | Alberto | 2017-03-10 |
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John Wick: Chapter 2 | Julius | 2017-02-08 |
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Agony (L'esecutore) | 2017-06-08 | |
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Der Mann aus dem Eis | Ditob | 2017-11-30 |
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Along the River | Frank De Ville | 2016-02-07 |
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Road to Ruin | Self | 2016-02-16 |
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Terra | 2015-06-26 | |
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Road to Capri | Guido | 2015-01-01 |
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Sergio Corbucci: L'uomo che ride | Himself | 2015-09-21 |
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Cadences Obstinées | Carmine | 2014-01-08 |
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Poltrone Rosse - Parma e il cinema | Self | 2014-07-24 |
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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Self - Actor | 2014-10-06 |
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Love Island | Marquis Polesini | 2014-08-08 |
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Figli di Maam | 2014-10-01 | |
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Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres… | Lui-même | 2014-01-01 |
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Mamula | Niko | 2014-03-08 |
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Istintobrass | Self | 2013-08-30 |
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The Outsider - Il Cinema Di Antonio Margheriti | Self | 2013-04-17 |
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A Memória Que Me Contam | Paolo | 2013-06-26 |
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I Tarantiniani | Self | 2013-02-21 |
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Handy | Frank The Black | 2013-10-26 |
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Django Unchained | Amerigo Vessepi | 2012-12-25 |
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Canepazzo | Alvaro Genta | 2012-04-16 |
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The Last Alchemist | Felix the Alchemist | 2012-12-10 |
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Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s | Self | 2012-03-30 |
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New Order | Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen | 2012-02-22 |
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Cars 2 | Uncle Topolino (voice) | 2011-06-11 |
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Father | Enrico | 2011-01-25 |
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Letters to Juliet | Lorenzo | 2010-05-13 |
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Sant'Agostino | Augustinus (age 76) | 2010-01-31 |
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Prigioniero di un segreto | Il barbone | 2010-07-15 |
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Rasputin | Narratore | 2010-09-04 |
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Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling | Enrico Puzzo | 2009-02-26 |
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Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso | 2009-09-16 | |
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Bastardi | Rene Iuvara | 2008-03-01 |
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La rabbia | Mentore | 2008-02-28 |
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Márió, a varázsló | Mario | 2008-11-28 |
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Bathory | King Mathias | 2008-07-10 |
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Mein Herz in Chile | Carlos Sanchez | 2008-01-01 |
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Eine Nacht im Grandhotel | Ferran Moreno | 2008-10-29 |
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L'inchiesta | Caifa | 2007-04-04 |
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Two Families | Morandi | 2007-01-01 |
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Mineurs | Michele Acucella | 2007-07-13 |
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La sacra famiglia | Zachary | 2006-10-12 |
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Giornata Nera | 2006-01-01 | |
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Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern | Self | 2006-04-23 |
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Amore e libertà - Masaniello | 2006-06-28 | |
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Hans | Giudice/barbone | 2006-01-27 |
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Forever Blues | Luca | 2005-10-11 |
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The Spaghetti West | Self | 2005-09-01 |
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Summer Solstice | Lorenzo | 2005-12-25 |
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Vasco Rossi - È solo un rock'n'roll show | Judge | 2005-07-09 |
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Elio Petri... appunti su un autore | Self | 2005-09-03 |
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Post coitum | Bakchus | 2004-05-20 |
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Guardiani delle nuvole | Padre | 2004-01-01 |
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Herz ohne Krone | Bear's Trainer | 2003-05-26 |
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Cattive inclinazioni | Il barbone | 2003-09-26 |
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L'ultimo pistolero | The pistolero | 2002-10-25 |
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Fumata blanca | Cardenal Tura | 2002-05-10 |
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Ultimo stadio | Antonio | 2002-05-10 |
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Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell | Giuseppe Mantaldo | 2002-09-25 |
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Crociati | Ibnazul | 2001-01-01 |
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Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 | Gen. Francini | 2001-09-07 |
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Sacra Corona | Bishop Gellért | 2001-04-11 |
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La ragion pura | Marito | 2001-10-26 |
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In the Company of Compañeros | Self | 2001-11-03 |
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Saint Paul | Gamaliel | 2000-12-03 |
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Mirka | Il Sindaco | 2000-03-10 |
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Uninvited | Ralph Barolo | 2000-05-19 |
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Li chiamarono... briganti! | Caporale Nerza | 1999-05-28 |
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Talk of Angels | Dr. Vicente Areavaga | 1998-10-30 |
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Il tesoro di Damasco | Andrea | 1998-10-06 |
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The Versace Murder | Gianni Versace | 1998-07-15 |
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Deserto di fuoco | Marcel Duvivier | 1997-01-01 |
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Bella Mafia | Mario Domino | 1997-11-16 |
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La medaglia | Ing. Ferrero | 1997-08-30 |
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David | Natan | 1997-03-23 |
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Il tocco - La sfida | Jesus Barro | 1997-05-09 |
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Honfoglalás | Árpád vezér | 1996-12-12 |
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The Innocent Sleep | Adolfo Cavani | 1996-01-25 |
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Jonathan degli orsi | Jonathan | 1995-04-21 |
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Io e il re | Maggiore Ferri | 1995-09-01 |
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Desideria e l'anello del drago | Dragon King | 1994-01-02 |
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Azzurro profondo | Luca Morinari | 1993-05-03 |
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Der Fall Lucona | Enzo Lombardi | 1993-06-10 |
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Das Babylon Komplott | Chris Lang | 1993-11-01 |
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Prova di memoria | Paul Herzog | 1993-10-07 |
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Fratelli e sorelle | Franco | 1992-09-11 |
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Amelia Lópes O'Neill | Fernando | 1992-02-05 |
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Золото | Gabriele da Poppi | 1992-06-06 |
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Touch and Die | Aquani | 1991-01-01 |
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Diceria dell'untore | Angelo | 1990-10-11 |
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Die Hard 2 | General Ramon Esperanza | 1990-07-03 |
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Magdalene | Janza | 1988-11-25 |
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Run for Your Life | Commissario | 1988-01-01 |
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Il giovane Toscanini | Claudio Toscanini | 1988-10-07 |
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Grosso guaio a Cartagena | Francis, il marinaio | 1988-04-14 |
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Top Line | Ted Angelo | 1988-08-16 |
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Sweet Country | Paul | 1987-01-23 |
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The Girl | Johan (John) Berg | 1987-08-07 |
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Django 2 - Il grande ritorno | Django | 1987-10-22 |
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Un altare per la madre | - | 1986-08-01 |
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Un marinaio e mezzo | Nick | 1985-01-01 |
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André schafft sie alle | Andre | 1985-03-29 |
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Il Pentito | Falco | 1985-11-15 |
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Die Försterbuben | Böhme | 1984-12-26 |
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Бановић Страхиња | Banović Strahinja | 1983-03-29 |
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Querelle | Lieutenant Seblon | 1982-09-08 |
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Kamikaze 1989 | Weiss | 1982-07-16 |
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Grog | Nicola Fanelli | 1982-09-03 |
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Красные колокола. Я видел рождение нового мира. Фильм второй. | John Reed | 1982-10-18 |
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Красные колокола. Мексика в огне. Фильм первый. | John Reed | 1982-10-01 |
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Letzte Arbeiten | Self | 1982-07-25 |
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The Salamander | Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci | 1981-04-25 |
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Enter the Ninja | Cole | 1981-07-17 |
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Il bandito dagli occhi azzurri | Renzo Dominici | 1980-08-07 |
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The Man with Bogart's Face | Hakim | 1980-10-03 |
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Il giorno del cobra | Larry Stanziani | 1980-08-12 |
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Un dramma borghese | Guido | 1979-06-06 |
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Il cacciatore di squali | Mike di Donato | 1979-12-24 |
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Le rose di Danzica | General Konrad von Der Berg | 1979-11-23 |
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Stridulum | Jesus Christ | 1979-03-14 |
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Force 10 from Navarone | Lescovar | 1978-08-16 |
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The Pirate | Baydr Al Fay | 1978-11-21 |
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Sahara Cross | Jean Ballard | 1977-09-10 |
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Autostop rosso sangue | Walter Mancini | 1977-04-30 |
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Scandalo | Armand | 1976-03-26 |
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Marcia trionfale | Captain Asciutto | 1976-03-12 |
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Keoma | Keoma | 1976-11-25 |
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21 Hours at Munich | Issa | 1976-12-25 |
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Perché si uccide un magistrato | Giacomo Solaris | 1975-02-05 |
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Gente di rispetto | Professore Michele Belcore | 1975-10-30 |
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Les Magiciens | Sadry | 1975-09-05 |
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Cipolla Colt | Onion Stark | 1975-08-25 |
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Corruzione al palazzo di giustizia | Judge Dani | 1975-01-16 |
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The Legend of Valentino | Rudolph Valentino | 1975-11-23 |
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Il cittadino si ribella | Carlo Antonelli | 1974-09-17 |
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Mussolini - Ultimo atto | Walter Audisio | 1974-03-27 |
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I Guappi | Nicola Bellizzi | 1974-02-23 |
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Il ritorno di Zanna Bianca | Jason Scott | 1974-10-25 |
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La polizia incrimina la legge assolve | Commissario Belli | 1973-08-12 |
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Il delitto Matteotti | Giacomo Matteotti | 1973-09-13 |
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Zanna Bianca | Jason Scott | 1973-12-21 |
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Los Amigos | Johnny Ears | 1973-03-29 |
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Senza ragione | Mosquito | 1973-02-02 |
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The Harder They Come | Django (archive footage) | 1972-09-01 |
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Le Moine | Ambrosio | 1972-11-02 |
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Pope Joan | Louis | 1972-08-16 |
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Giornata nera per l'ariete | Andrea Bild | 1971-08-17 |
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La Vacanza | Osiride | 1971-09-04 |
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¡Viva la muerte... tua! | Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky | 1971-12-22 |
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L'istruttoria è chiusa: dimentichi | Vanzi | 1971-10-27 |
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Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della Repubblica | Sostituto Procuratore Traini | 1971-03-26 |
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Vamos a matar, compañeros | Yodlaf Peterson | 1970-12-18 |
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Dio è con noi | Bruno Grauber | 1970-04-17 |
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Tristana | Horacio | 1970-03-29 |
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The Virgin and the Gypsy | The gypsy | 1970-06-01 |
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Dropout | Bruno | 1970-12-18 |
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Un detective | Commissario Stefano Belli | 1969-09-06 |
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Bitka na Neretvi | Capitani Michele Rossi | 1969-10-07 |
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Il mercenario | Sergei Kowalski, The Polish | 1968-12-20 |
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Un tranquillo posto di campagna | Leonardo Ferri | 1968-11-14 |
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Il giorno della civetta | Captain Bellodi | 1968-02-17 |
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Sequestro di persona | Gavino | 1968-03-14 |
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L'uomo, l'orgoglio, la vendetta | José | 1967-12-22 |
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Camelot | Lancelot Du Lac | 1967-10-25 |
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Tecnica di un omicidio | Tony Lo Bello | 1966-03-25 |
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Django | Django | 1966-04-06 |
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I criminali della galassia | Lt. Jake | 1966-07-15 |
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The Bible: In the Beginning... | Abel | 1966-09-28 |
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I diafanoidi vengono da Marte | Lt. Jake Jacowitx | 1966-07-21 |
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Le colt cantarono la morte e fu... tempo di massacro | Tom Corbett | 1966-08-10 |
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Il terzo occhio | Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero) | 1966-06-11 |
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Texas, Addio | Burt Sullivan | 1966-08-28 |
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La Celestina P… R… | Fabrizio | 1965-03-17 |
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Io la conoscevo bene | Italo - The garage attendant | 1965-12-01 |
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Gli uomini dal passo pesante | Charley Garvey | 1965-12-31 |
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La ragazza in prestito | 1964-10-16 | |
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Un delitto | 1963-01-01 | |
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Django Lives! | Django | |
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In the Hand of Dante | ||
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The Estate | ||
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The Temptation Of Gracie | ||
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Oggi ho vinto anch'io | Saverio Pallucca | |
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La battaglia di Gorthene |
