Franco Nero
Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born November 23, 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.
Filmography
Titanus 1904
as Self
Titanus 1904
as Self
The Dark Dance
as L'Impresario
The Dark Dance
as L'Impresario
Agony
as Carlo
Agony
as Carlo
The Time of Their Lives
as Alberto
The Time of Their Lives
as Alberto
Obsessive Rhythms
as Carmine
Obsessive Rhythms
as Carmine
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
as Self
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
as Self
New Order
as Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
New Order
as Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
Cars 2
as Uncle Topolino (voice)
Cars 2
as Uncle Topolino (voice)
Father
as Enrico
Father
as Enrico
Rasputin
as Narratore
Rasputin
as Narratore
Prigioniero di un segreto
as Il barbone
Prigioniero di un segreto
as Il barbone
Letters to Juliet
as Lorenzo
Letters to Juliet
as Lorenzo
Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine
as Augustinus (age 76)
Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine
as Augustinus (age 76)
Killing Is My Business, Honey
as Enrico Puzzo
Killing Is My Business, Honey
as Enrico Puzzo
Márió, a varázsló
as Mario
Márió, a varázsló
as Mario
A Night at the Grand Hotel
as Ferran Moreno
A Night at the Grand Hotel
as Ferran Moreno
Mein Herz in Chile
as Carlos Sanchez
Mein Herz in Chile
as Carlos Sanchez
La rabbia
as Mentore
La rabbia
as Mentore
Mineurs
as Michele Acucella
Mineurs
as Michele Acucella
The Final Inquiry
as Caifa
The Final Inquiry
as Caifa
Two Families
as Morandi
Two Families
as Morandi
Hans
as Giudice/barbone
Hans
as Giudice/barbone
Summer Solstice
as Lorenzo
Summer Solstice
as Lorenzo
Forever Blues
as Luca
Forever Blues
as Luca
Vasco Rossi - È solo un rock'n'roll show
as Judge
Vasco Rossi - È solo un rock'n'roll show
as Judge
Ultimo stadio
as Antonio
Ultimo stadio
as Antonio
Sacra Corona
as Bishop Gellért
Sacra Corona
as Bishop Gellért
Franco Nero: Back in the Saddle
as Self
Franco Nero: Back in the Saddle
as Self
The Crusaders
as Ibnazul
The Crusaders
as Ibnazul
Saint Paul
as Gamaliel
Saint Paul
as Gamaliel
Winds of Passion
as Michele Giangrande
Winds of Passion
as Michele Giangrande
Uninvited
as Ralph Barolo
Uninvited
as Ralph Barolo
Mirka
as Il Sindaco
Mirka
as Il Sindaco
Rack Up
as Jesus Barro
Rack Up
as Jesus Barro
David
as Natan
David
as Natan
Desert of Fire
as Marcel Duvivier
Desert of Fire
as Marcel Duvivier
The Conquest
as Árpád vezér
The Conquest
as Árpád vezér
Io e il re
as Maggiore Ferri
Io e il re
as Maggiore Ferri
Der Fall Lucona
as Enzo Lombardi
Der Fall Lucona
as Enzo Lombardi
Die Hard 2
as General Ramon Esperanza
Die Hard 2
as General Ramon Esperanza
A Double Victory
as Saverio Pallucca
A Double Victory
as Saverio Pallucca
Young Toscanini
as Claudio Toscanini
Young Toscanini
as Claudio Toscanini
Sweet Country
as Paul
Sweet Country
as Paul
The Man with Bogart's Face
as Hakim
The Man with Bogart's Face
as Hakim
The Pirate
as Baydr Al Fay
The Pirate
as Baydr Al Fay
Force 10 from Navarone
as Lescovar
Force 10 from Navarone
as Lescovar
Victory March
as Captain Asciutto
Victory March
as Captain Asciutto
How to Kill a Judge
as Giacomo Solaris
How to Kill a Judge
as Giacomo Solaris
Smiling Maniacs
as Judge Dani
Smiling Maniacs
as Judge Dani
Challenge to White Fang
as Jason Scott
Challenge to White Fang
as Jason Scott
Street Law
as Carlo Antonelli
Street Law
as Carlo Antonelli
The Last Four Days
as Walter Audisio
The Last Four Days
as Walter Audisio
Blood Brothers
as Nicola Bellizzi
Blood Brothers
as Nicola Bellizzi
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
as Johnny Ears
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
as Johnny Ears
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
as Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
as Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky
Vacation
as Osiride
Vacation
as Osiride
The Fifth Cord
as Andrea Bild
The Fifth Cord
as Andrea Bild
Compañeros
as Yodlaf Peterson
Compañeros
as Yodlaf Peterson
The Mercenary
as Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
The Mercenary
as Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
A Quiet Place in the Country
as Leonardo Ferri
A Quiet Place in the Country
as Leonardo Ferri
The Day of the Owl
as Captain Bellodi
The Day of the Owl
as Captain Bellodi
The Third Eye
as Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)
The Third Eye
as Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)
The Hired Killer
as Tony Lo Bello
The Hired Killer
as Tony Lo Bello
The Tramplers
as Charley Garvey
The Tramplers
as Charley Garvey
Italian Engagement
Italian Engagement
Scorched Skin
Scorched Skin