Franco Nero
Born
November 23, 1941 (83 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
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Known For
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Self - Actor
2021
Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto
Himself
2021
Along the River
Frank De Ville
2016
Django Unchained
Amerigo Vessepi
2012
Cars 2
Uncle Topolino (voice)
2011
Rasputin
Narratore
2010
Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire
Augustinus (age 76)
2010
Killing Is My Business, Honey
Enrico Puzzo
2009
Bathory: Countess of Blood
King Mathias
2008
Amore e libertà - Masaniello
Vicerè
2006
Vasco Rossi - È solo un rock'n'roll show
Judge
2005
Fumata blanca
Cardenal Tura
2002
Saint Paul
Gamaliel
2000
Li chiamarono... briganti!
Caporale Nerza
1999
Talk of Angels
Dr. Vicente Areavaga
1998
David
Natan
1997
The Conquest
Árpád vezér
1996
Jonathan of the Bears
Jonathan
1995
The Dragon Ring
Dragon King
1994
Brothers and Sisters
Franco
1992
Touch and Die
Aquani
1991
Die Hard 2
General Ramon Esperanza
1990
Django Strikes Again
Django
1987
Devil's Crude
Nick
1985
Enter the Ninja
Cole
1981
The Man with Bogart's Face
Hakim
1980
Day of the Cobra
Larry Stanziani
1980
The Shark Hunter
Mike di Donato
1979
Mimi
Guido
1979
Force 10 from Navarone
Lescovar
1978
Hitch Hike
Walter Mancini
1977
21 Hours at Munich
Issa
1976
Keoma
Keoma
1976
Victory March
Captain Asciutto
1976
The Flower in His Mouth
Professore Michele Belcore
1975
Cry, Onion!
Onion Stark
1975
Challenge to White Fang
Jason Scott
1974
Street Law
Carlo Antonelli
1974
The Last Four Days
Walter Audisio
1974
Blood Brothers
Nicola Bellizzi
1974
White Fang
Jason Scott
1973
The Assassination of Matteotti
Giacomo Matteotti
1973
High Crime
Commissario Belli
1973
Redneck
Mosquito
1973
The Case Is Closed, Forget It
Vanzi
1971
The Fifth Cord
Andrea Bild
1971
Compañeros
Yodlaf Peterson
1970
The Virgin and the Gypsy
The gypsy
1970
The 5th Day of Peace
Bruno Grauber
1970
Tristana
Horacio
1970
The Battle of Neretva
Capitani Michele Rossi
1969
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Abel
1966
Texas, Adios
Burt Sullivan
1966
Django
Django
1966
La battaglia di Gorthene
Giorni Felici
Antonio
2023
On Our Way
2023
The Pope's Exorcist
The Pope
2023
The Man from Rome
The Pope
2022
Harmonie
2020
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Actor
2014
Killer Mermaid
Niko
2014
Obsessive Rythms
Carmine
2014
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…
Lui-même
2014
Memories They Told Me
Paolo
2013
The Last Alchemist
Felix the Alchemist
2012
Crazy Dog
Alvaro Genta
2012
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
Self
2012
New Order
Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
2012
Prigioniero di un segreto
Il barbone
2010
Márió, a varázsló
Mario
2008
La rabbia
Mentore
2008
Mein Herz in Chile
Carlos Sanchez
2008
Hans
Giudice/barbone
2006
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
Self
2005
Post Coitum
Bakchus
2004
The Last Gunfighter
The pistolero
2002
Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell
Giuseppe Mantaldo
2002
In the Company of Compañeros
Self
2001
La ragion pura
Marito
2001
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
Gen. Francini
2001
Sacra Corona
Bishop Gellért
2001
Mirka
Il Sindaco
2000
Il tesoro di Damasco
Andrea
1998
Desert of Fire
Marcel Duvivier
1997
Das Babylon Komplott
Chris Lang
1993
Gold
Gabriele da Poppi
1992
Amelia Lópes O'Neill
Fernando
1992
Young Toscanini
Claudio Toscanini
1988
Top Line
Ted Angelo
1988
Race to Danger
Francis, il marinaio
1988
The Girl
Johan (John) Berg
1987
Un altare per la madre
-
1986
The Falcon
Banović Strahinja
1983
Red Bells Part II: I Saw the Birth of a New World
John Reed
1982
Red Bells Part I: Mexico on Fire
John Reed
1982
Grog
Nicola Fanelli
1982
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last Works
Self
1982
The Salamander
Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
1981
The Blue-Eyed Bandit
Renzo Dominici
1980
The Visitor
Jesus Christ
1979
Sahara Cross
Jean Ballard
1977
Submission
Armand
1976
Death Rite
Sadry
1975
How to Kill a Judge
Giacomo Solaris
1975
Smiling Maniacs
Judge Dani
1975
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
Johnny Ears
1973
The Monk
Ambrosio
1972
The Harder They Come
Django (archive footage)
1972
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky
1971
Vacation
Osiride
1971
Confessions of a Police Captain
Sostituto Procuratore Traini
1971
Detective Belli
Commissario Stefano Belli
1969
The Mercenary
Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
1968
A Quiet Place in the Country
Leonardo Ferri
1968
Sardinia Kidnapped
Gavino
1968
The Day of the Owl
Captain Bellodi
1968
Man, Pride and Vengeance
José
1967
Camelot
Lancelot Du Lac
1967
Massacre Time
Tom Corbett
1966
War of the Planets
Lt. Jake Jacowitx
1966
The Wild, Wild Planet
Lt. Jake
1966
The Hired Killer
Tony Lo Bello
1966
The Tramplers
Charley Garvey
1965
Oggi ho vinto anch'io
Saverio Pallucca
In the Hand of Dante
The Duel
2021
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2021
A Rose in Winter
Rainer Praeger
2020
Entree Des Artists
Henry's Grandfather
2020
The Collini Case
Fabrizio Collini
2019
Red Land
Professor Ambrosin
2018
Iceman
Ditob
2017
The Broken Key
Hiram Abif
2017
Agony
Carlo
2017
The Neighborhood
Guglielmo
2017
Il crimine non va in pensione
il primario
2017
Agony (L'esecutore)
2017
The Lost City of Z
Baron de Gondoriz
2017
The Time of Their Lives
Alberto
2017
John Wick: Chapter 2
Julius
2017
Road to Ruin
Self
2016
Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling Man
Himself
2015
Earth
2015
Figli di Maam
2014
Love Island
Marquis Polesini
2014
Handy
Frank The Black
2013
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
Self
2013
I Tarantiniani
Self
2013
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
2009
A Night at the Grand Hotel
Ferran Moreno
2008
Mineurs
Michele Acucella
2007
The Final Inquiry
Caifa
2007
The Holy Family
Zachary
2006
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern
Self
2006
Summer Solstice
Lorenzo
2005
Forever Blues
Luca
2005
The Spaghetti West
Self
2005
Guardiani delle nuvole
Padre
2004
Bad Inclination
Il barbone
2003
The Uncrowned Heart
Bear's Trainer
2003
Ultimo stadio
Antonio
2002
The Crusaders
Ibnazul
2001
Uninvited
Ralph Barolo
2000
The Versace Murder
Gianni Versace
1998
Rack Up
Jesus Barro
1997
The Innocent Sleep
Adolfo Cavani
1996
Io e il re
Maggiore Ferri
1995
Test of Memory
Paul Herzog
1993
Der Fall Lucona
Enzo Lombardi
1993
Breath of Life
Angelo
1990
Magdalene
Janza
1988
Run for Your Life
Commissario
1988
Sweet Country
Paul
1987
The Repenter
Falco
1985
André schafft sie alle
Andre
1985
Die Försterbuben
Böhme
1984
Kamikaze 1989
Weiss
1982
Le rose di Danzica
General Konrad von Der Berg
1979
The Pirate
Baydr Al Fay
1978
The Legend of Valentino
Rudolph Valentino
1975
Pope Joan
Louis
1972
Dropout
Bruno
1970
I Knew Her Well
Italo - The garage attendant
1965
The Temptation Of Gracie
Django Lives!
Django
The Estate
Titanus 1904
Self
2024
Compagni d'arte
2024
The Man Who Drew God
Emanuele
2023
Django
Reverend · (2 episodes)
2023
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
Spirit
2022
Buon Lavoro
2022
Off the Rails
Giovanni
2021
Two Men Alone
Himself
2021
The Dark Dance
L'Impresario
2020
The Match
Old Branko
2020
Immortalist
Paolo Spersoni
2020
The Jester from Transylvania
One-eye
2020
Havana Kyrie
Vittorio Arditi De Bellis
2019
Christmas in Rome
Luigi Forlinghetti
2019
Recon
Angelo
2019
Ed è subito sera
2019
Delicious
Joe Benelli · (4 episodes)
2016
Emigratis
Self · (2 episodes)
2016
Road to Capri
Guido
2015
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
Self
2014
Istintobrass
Self
2013
Father
Enrico
2011
Letters to Juliet
Lorenzo
2010
Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire
Augustine of Hippo · (2 episodes)
2010
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons
Max Freeman · (1 episode)
2008
Il sangue e la rosa
Conte Uberto Mancini · (4 episodes)
2008
Bastardi
Rene Iuvara
2008
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
Caifa · (2 episodes)
2007
Two Families
Morandi
2007
Giornata Nera
2006
Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love
(2 episodes)
2005
Der Fürst und das Mädchen
(0 episode)
2003
Through the Night with...
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften
Fashion Billionaire · (1 episode)
2002
La voce del sangue
Antonio Castaldi · (2 episodes)
2001
Ulisse - Il piacere della scoperta
Self · (1 episode)
2001
Franco Nero: Back in the Saddle
Self
2001
Saint Paul
Gamaliel · (2 episodes)
2000
Winds of Passion
Michele Giangrande
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Roberto Distasio · (1 episode)
1999
Painted Lady
Robert Tassi · (2 episodes)
1997
Bella Mafia
Mario Domino
1997
Desert of Fire
Marcel Duvivier · (3 episodes)
1997
The Medal
Ing. Ferrero
1997
David
Nathan · (2 episodes)
1997
Davide
Nathan · (2 episodes)
1997
Il Ritorno di Sandokan
Yogi Azim · (4 episodes)
1996
Viva el lunes
Self · (2 episodes)
1995
Desideria e l'anello del drago
Dragon King · (2 episodes)
1995
Azzurro profondo
Luca Morinari
1993
Young Catherine
Count Vorontsov · (2 episodes)
1991
I promessi sposi
fra Cristoforo · (5 episodes)
1989
Blaues Blut
Sandro Castellani · (1 episode)
1989
The Last Days of Pompeii
Arbaces · (3 episodes)
1984
The Hitchhiker
Dr. Peter Milne · (1 episode)
1983
Querelle
Lieutenant Seblon
1982
Na sowas!
Self · (1 episode)
1982
Der große Preis
Self · (1 episode)
1974
The Third Eye
Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)
1966
La Celestina P… R…
Fabrizio
1965
Italian Engagement
1964
Un delitto
1963
Scorched Skin
1962