Franco Nero

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

233

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-11-23 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Also Known As

  • Frank Black
  • Frank Nero
  • Франко Неро
  • Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero

Franco Nero

Biography

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 Unchained
8.2%

Django Unchained

Dec 25, 2012

John Wick: Chapter 2
7.3%

John Wick: Chapter 2

Feb 8, 2017

Cars 2
6.1%

Cars 2

Jun 11, 2011

Die Hard 2
6.9%

Die Hard 2

Jul 3, 1990

Letters to Juliet
7.0%

Letters to Juliet

May 13, 2010

The Lost City of Z
6.4%

The Lost City of Z

Mar 15, 2017

The Pope's Exorcist
7.0%

The Pope's Exorcist

Apr 5, 2023

Django
7.2%

Django

Apr 6, 1966

The Collini Case
7.4%

The Collini Case

Apr 18, 2019

Force 10 from Navarone
6.2%

Force 10 from Navarone

Aug 16, 1978

Tristana
7.3%

Tristana

Mar 29, 1970

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Acting

Django Lives! as Django
La battaglia di Gorthene
Oggi ho vinto anch'io as Saverio Pallucca
In the Hand of Dante
2023
Giorni Felici
2023
On Our Way
2023
The Pope's Exorcist as The Pope
2023
The Man Who Drew God as Emanuele
2023
Django as Reverend
2022
Silent Life as Spirit
2022
The Man from Rome as The Pope
2021
The Duel
2021
We Are Cinema as Self (archive footage)
2021
Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto as Himself
2021
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained as Self
2021
Off the Rails as Giovanni
2021
Two Men Alone as Himself
2020
The Dark Dance as L'Impresario
2020
A Rose in Winter as Rainer Praeger
2020
Harmonie
2020
The Match as Old Branko
2020
Immortalist as Paolo Spersoni
2020
The Jester from Transylvania as One-eye
2019
Havana Kyrie as Vittorio Arditi De Bellis
2019
Christmas in Rome as Luigi Forlinghetti
2019
Recon as Angelo
2019
The Collini Case as Fabrizio Collini
2019
Ed è subito sera
2018
Red Land as Professor Ambrosin
2017
Iceman as Ditob
2017
The Broken Key as Hiram Abif
2017
Iceman as Ditob
2017
Agony as Carlo
2017
The Neighborhood as Guglielmo
2017
Il crimine non va in pensione as il primario
2017
The Lost City of Z as Baron de Gondoriz
2017
The Time of Their Lives as Alberto
2017
John Wick: Chapter 2 as Julius
2016
Delicious as Joe Benelli
2016
Emigratis as Self
2016
Road to Ruin as Self
2016
Along the River as Frank De Ville
2015
Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling Man as Himself
2015
Earth
2015
Road to Capri as Guido
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Self - Actor
2014
Figli di Maam
2014
Love Island as Marquis Polesini
2014
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema as Self
2014
Killer Mermaid as Niko
2014
Obsessive Rythms as Carmine
2014
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres… as Lui-même
2013
Istintobrass as Self
2013
Memories They Told Me as Paolo
2013
The Outsider - The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti as Self
2013
I Tarantiniani as Self
2012
Django Unchained as Amerigo Vessepi
2012
The Last Alchemist as Felix the Alchemist
2012
Crazy Dog as Alvaro Genta
2012
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s as Self
2012
New Order as Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
2011
Cars 2 as Uncle Topolino (voice)
2011
Father as Enrico
2010
Rasputin as Narratore
2010
Prigioniero di un segreto as Il barbone
2010
Letters to Juliet as Lorenzo
2010
Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire as Augustinus (age 76)
2010
Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire as Augustine of Hippo
2009
Killing Is My Business, Honey as Enrico Puzzo
2008
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons as Max Freeman
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
Bathory: Countess of Blood as King Mathias
2008
Bastardi as Rene Iuvara
2008
La rabbia as Mentore
2008
Mein Herz in Chile as Carlos Sanchez
2007
Mineurs as Michele Acucella
2007
The Final Inquiry as Caifa
2007
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII as Caifa
2006
The Holy Family as Zachary
2006
Amore e libertà - Masaniello
2006
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen: Der Italowestern as Self
2006
Hans as Giudice/barbone
2006
Giornata Nera
2005
Summer Solstice as Lorenzo
2005
Forever Blues as Luca
2005
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker as Self
2005
The Spaghetti West as Self
2005
Vasco Rossi - È solo un rock'n'roll show as Judge
2005
Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love
2004
Post Coitum as Bakchus
2004
Guardiani delle nuvole as Padre
2003
Bad Inclination as Il barbone
2003
Der Fürst und das Mädchen
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
Through the Night with... as Self
2002
Fumata blanca as Cardenal Tura
2002
Ultimo stadio as Antonio
2002
Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften as Fashion Billionaire
2001
In the Company of Compañeros as Self
2001
La ragion pura as Marito
2001
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 as Gen. Francini
2001
Sacra Corona as Bishop Gellért
2001
Ulisse. Il piacere della scoperta as Self
2001
The Crusaders as Ibnazul
2000
Saint Paul as Gamaliel
2000
Uninvited as Ralph Barolo
2000
Mirka as Il Sindaco
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Roberto Distasio
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
Painted Lady as Robert Tassi
1997
Bella Mafia as Mario Domino
1997
Desert of Fire as Marcel Duvivier
1997
The Medal as Ing. Ferrero
1997
David as Natan
1997
Desert of Fire as Marcel Duvivier
1996
The Conquest as Árpád vezér
1996
Il Ritorno di Sandokan as Yogi Azim
1996
The Innocent Sleep as Adolfo Cavani
1995
Viva el lunes as Self
1995
Io e il re as Maggiore Ferri
1995
Jonathan of the Bears as Jonathan
1995
Desideria e l'anello del drago as Dragon King
1994
The Dragon Ring as Dragon King
1993
Das Babylon Komplott as Chris Lang
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
1992
Amelia Lópes O'Neill as Fernando
1992
Brothers and Sisters as Franco
1991
Young Catherine as Count Vorontsov
1991
Touch and Die as Aquani
1990
Breath of Life as Angelo
1990
Die Hard 2 as General Ramon Esperanza
1989
I promessi sposi as fra Cristoforo
1989
Blaues Blut as Sandro Castellani
1988
Magdalene as Janza
1988
Young Toscanini as Claudio Toscanini
1988
Top Line as Ted Angelo
1988
Race to Danger as Francis, il marinaio
1988
Run for Your Life as Commissario
1987
Django Strikes Again as Django
1987
The Girl as Johan (John) Berg
1987
Sweet Country as Paul
1986
Un altare per la madre as -
1985
The Repenter as Falco
1985
Andre Handles Them All as Andre
1985
Devil's Crude as Nick
1984
Die Försterbuben as Böhme
1984
The Last Days of Pompeii as Arbaces
1983
The Hitchhiker as Dr. Peter Milne
1983
The Falcon as Banović Strahinja
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
1982
Querelle as Lieutenant Seblon
1982
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last Works
1982
Kamikaze 1989 as Weiss
1982
Na sowas! as Self
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
1980
The Blue-Eyed Bandit as Renzo Dominici
1979
The Shark Hunter as Mike di Donato
1979
Le rose di Danzica as General Konrad von Der Berg
1979
Mimi as Guido
1979
The Visitor as Jesus Christ
1978
The Pirate as Baydr Al Fay
1978
Force 10 from Navarone as Lescovar
1977
Sahara Cross as Jean Ballard
1977
Hitch Hike as Walter Mancini
1976
21 Hours at Munich as Issa
1976
Keoma as Keoma
1976
Submission as Armand
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
Cry, Onion! as Onion Stark
1975
How to Kill a Judge as Giacomo Solaris
1975
Smiling Maniacs as Judge Dani
1974
Challenge to White Fang as Jason Scott
1974
Street Law as Carlo Antonelli
1974
Der große Preis as Self
1974
The Last Four Days as Walter Audisio
1974
Blood Brothers as Nicola Bellizzi
1973
White Fang as Jason Scott
1973
The Assassination of Matteotti as Giacomo Matteotti
1973
High Crime as Commissario Belli
1973
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears as Johnny Ears
1973
Redneck as Mosquito
1972
The Monk as Ambrosio
1972
The Harder They Come as Django (archive footage)
1972
Pope Joan as Louis
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
Compañeros as Yodlaf Peterson
1970
Dropout as Bruno
1970
The Virgin and the Gypsy as The gypsy
1970
The 5th Day of Peace as Bruno Grauber
1970
Tristana as Horacio
1969
The Battle of Neretva as Capitani Michele Rossi
1969
Detective Belli as Commissario Stefano Belli
1968
The Mercenary as Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
1968
A Quiet Place in the Country as Leonardo Ferri
1968
Sardinia Kidnapped as Gavino
1968
The Day of the Owl as Captain Bellodi
1967
Man, Pride and Vengeance as José
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
War of the Planets as Lt. Jake Jacowitx
1966
The Wild, Wild Planet as Lt. Jake
1966
The Third Eye as Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)
1966
Django as Django
1966
The Hired Killer as Tony Lo Bello
1965
The Tramplers as Edith Wickett
1965
I Knew Her Well as Italo - The garage attendant
1965
La Celestina P… R… as Fabrizio
1964
Italian Engagement
1963
Un delitto

Camera

1966
The Bible: In the Beginning... as Still Photographer

Crew

2012
Django Unchained as Thanks

Directing

2023
The Man Who Drew God as Director
2005
Forever Blues as Director

Production

2014
The Mystery of Dante as Executive Producer
2005
Forever Blues as Producer
2000
Uninvited as Producer
1995
Jonathan of the Bears as Producer
1993
Test of Memory as Producer
1979
The Shark Hunter as Co-Producer
1971
Vacation as Producer
1970
Dropout as Co-Producer

Writing

2005
Forever Blues as Writer
1995
Jonathan of the Bears as Story
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