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Franco Nero

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 "ge

Born

Nov 23, 1941

San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Known For

Acting

Movies

226 acting

18 crew

Popularity

2.2

Known For

Django Unchained
Django Unchained
2012 as Amerigo Vessepi
★ 8.2
John Wick: Chapter 2
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017 as Julius
★ 7.3
Cars 2
Cars 2
2011 as Uncle Topolino (voice)
★ 6.2
Die Hard 2
Die Hard 2
1990 as General Ramon Esperanza
★ 7.0
The Pope's Exorcist
The Pope's Exorcist
2023 as The Pope
★ 6.9
The Lost City of Z
The Lost City of Z
2017 as Baron de Gondoriz
★ 6.4
Letters to Juliet
Letters to Juliet
2010 as Lorenzo
★ 7.0
The Bible: In the Beginning...
★ 7.3
David
David
1997 as Natan
★ 6.5
Querelle
Querelle
1982 as Lieutenant Seblon
★ 6.6
Force 10 from Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone
1978 as Lescovar
★ 6.2
Django
Django
1966 as Django
★ 7.2
Camelot
Camelot
1967 as Lancelot Du Lac
★ 6.2
The Match
The Match
2021 as Old Branko
★ 6.1
Tristana
Tristana
1970 as Horacio
★ 7.2
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
★ 7.0
The Mercenary
The Mercenary
1968 as Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
★ 6.9
In the Hand of Dante
In the Hand of Dante
2026 as Don Lecco
Bathory: Countess of Blood
Bathory: Countess of Blood
2008 as King Mathias
★ 5.7
Saint Paul
Saint Paul
2000 as Gamaliel
★ 6.9
The Collini Case
The Collini Case
2019 as Fabrizio Collini
★ 7.4
Submission
Submission
1976 as Armand
★ 6.0
The Pirate
The Pirate
1978 as Baydr Al Fay
★ 3.7
Compañeros
Compañeros
1970 as Yodlaf Peterson
★ 6.5
Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames
★ 3.8
Keoma
Keoma
1976 as Keoma
★ 6.9
High Crime
High Crime
1973 as Commissario Belli
★ 6.4
The Harder They Come
The Harder They Come
1972 as Django (archive footage)
★ 6.5
Christmas in Rome
Christmas in Rome
2019 as Luigi Forlinghetti
★ 6.6
The Battle of Neretva
The Battle of Neretva
1969 as Capitano Michele Rossi
★ 6.8
The Day of the Owl
The Day of the Owl
1968 as Captain Bellodi
★ 7.1
Massacre Time
Massacre Time
1966 as Tom Corbett
★ 6.3
Hitch Hike
Hitch Hike
1977 as Walter Mancini
★ 6.8
The Visitor
The Visitor
1979 as Jesus Christ
★ 5.3
Killer Mermaid
Killer Mermaid
2014 as Niko
★ 4.3
The Fifth Cord
The Fifth Cord
1971 as Andrea Bild
★ 6.5
Killing Is My Business, Honey
Killing Is My Business, Honey
2009 as Enrico Puzzo
★ 6.7
The Dragon Ring
The Dragon Ring
1994 as Dragon King
★ 7.0
Iceman
Iceman
2017 as Ditob
★ 6.3
The Man from Rome
The Man from Rome
2022 as The Pope
★ 5.9
I Knew Her Well
I Knew Her Well
1965 as Italo - The garage attendant
★ 7.5
The Time of Their Lives
The Time of Their Lives
2017 as Alberto
★ 5.0
Confessions of a Police Captain
Confessions of a Police Captain
1971 as Sostituto Procuratore Traini
★ 6.7
Istintobrass
Istintobrass
2013 as Self
★ 4.8
The Final Inquiry
The Final Inquiry
2007 as Caifa
★ 4.7
Bella Mafia
Bella Mafia
1997 as Mario Domino
★ 6.6
Rasputin
Rasputin
2010 as Narratore
★ 4.6
We Are Cinema
We Are Cinema
2021 as Self (archive footage)
★ 9.5
Texas, Adios
Texas, Adios
1966 as Burt Sullivan
★ 5.9
The Salamander
The Salamander
1981 as Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
★ 5.3
The Girl
The Girl
1987 as Johan (John) Berg
★ 4.0
A Quiet Place in the Country
A Quiet Place in the Country
1968 as Leonardo Ferri
★ 6.2
White Fang
White Fang
1973 as Jason Scott
★ 6.4
The Last Four Days
The Last Four Days
1974 as Walter Audisio
★ 6.2
Kamikaze '89
Kamikaze '89
1982 as Weiss
★ 5.1
Talk of Angels
Talk of Angels
1998 as Dr. Vicente Areavaga
★ 5.4
Django Strikes Again
Django Strikes Again
1987 as Django
★ 5.1
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
2001 as General Francini
★ 4.5
The Man Who Drew God
The Man Who Drew God
2023 as Emanuele
★ 4.6
Cry, Onion!
Cry, Onion!
1975 as Onion Stark
★ 5.2
Recon
Recon
2019 as Angelo
★ 4.9
Off the Rails
Off the Rails
2021 as Giovanni
★ 6.0
The Broken Key
The Broken Key
2017 as Hiram Abif
★ 3.2
La rabbia
La rabbia
2008 as Mentore
★ 4.3
21 Hours at Munich
21 Hours at Munich
1976 as Issa
★ 6.2
Mimi
Mimi
1979 as Guido
★ 6.2
Dropout
Dropout
1970 as Bruno
★ 4.8
On Our Way
★ 3.5
The Crusaders
The Crusaders
2001 as Ibnazul
★ 3.9
Vacation
Vacation
1971 as Osiride
★ 4.6
Challenge to White Fang
Challenge to White Fang
1974 as Jason Scott
★ 6.2
The Repenter
The Repenter
1985 as Falco
★ 6.1
Death Rite
Death Rite
1975 as Sadry
★ 4.2
The Hired Killer
The Hired Killer
1966 as Tony Lo Bello
★ 5.4
Grog
Grog
1982 as Nicola Fanelli
Sahara Cross
Sahara Cross
1977 as Jean Ballard
★ 2.0
Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers
1974 as Nicola Bellizzi
★ 6.1
Detective Belli
Detective Belli
1969 as Commissario Stefano Belli
★ 5.3
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
1971 as Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky
★ 5.3
The Neighborhood
The Neighborhood
2017 as Guglielmo
★ 3.2
The Man with Bogart's Face
★ 5.9
Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine
Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine
2010 as Augustinus (age 76)
★ 5.1
Magdalene
Magdalene
1988 as Janza
★ 3.3
The Fifth Day of Peace
The Fifth Day of Peace
1970 as Bruno Grauber
★ 5.4
The Monk
The Monk
1972 as Ambrosio
★ 5.6
Desert of Fire
Desert of Fire
1997 as Marcel Duvivier
★ 9.3
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
1973 as Johnny Ears
★ 4.9
Agony
Agony
2017 as Carlo
★ 4.0
Giorni felici
Giorni felici
2023 as Antonio
★ 4.7
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
2023 as Valentino's Spirit
★ 3.0
Enter the Ninja
Enter the Ninja
1981 as Cole
★ 5.5
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
1988 as Commissario
★ 4.4
The Case Is Closed, Forget It
★ 6.7
Sweet Country
Sweet Country
1987 as Paul
★ 4.4
Street Law
Street Law
1974 as Carlo Antonelli
★ 6.5
Red Land
Red Land
2018 as Professor Ambrosin
★ 6.0
Touch and Die
Touch and Die
1991 as Aquani
★ 3.3
Love Island
Love Island
2014 as Marquis Polesini
★ 4.1
I Tarantiniani
I Tarantiniani
2013 as Self
Pope Joan
Pope Joan
1972 as Louis
★ 5.9
Bastardi
Bastardi
2008 as Rene Iuvara
★ 4.0
Redneck
Redneck
1973 as Mosquito
★ 4.2
The Spaghetti West
The Spaghetti West
2005 as Self
★ 5.8
Die Försterbuben
Die Försterbuben
1984 as Böhme
★ 3.5
The Legend of Valentino
The Legend of Valentino
1975 as Rudolph Valentino
★ 5.5
War of the Planets
War of the Planets
1966 as Lt. Jake Jacowitx
★ 4.9
Azzurro profondo
Azzurro profondo
1993 as Luca Morinari
★ 5.2
Havana Kyrie
Havana Kyrie
2019 as Vittorio Arditi De Bellis
★ 6.0
Smiling Maniacs
Smiling Maniacs
1975 as Judge Dani
A Rose in Winter
A Rose in Winter
2019 as Rainer Praeger
★ 6.0
The Falcon
The Falcon
1983 as Banović Strahinja
★ 4.6
How to Kill a Judge
How to Kill a Judge
1975 as Giacomo Solaris
★ 7.0
Hans
Hans
2006 as Giudice/barbone
★ 5.0
Bad Inclination
Bad Inclination
2003 as Il barbone
★ 2.4
The Shark Hunter
The Shark Hunter
1979 as Mike di Donato
★ 4.1
Gold
Gold
1992 as Gabriele da Poppi
★ 3.0
Der Fall Lucona
Der Fall Lucona
1993 as Enzo Lombardi
★ 5.0
Young Toscanini
Young Toscanini
1988 as Claudio Toscanini
★ 5.9
Day of the Cobra
Day of the Cobra
1980 as Larry Stanziani
★ 6.0
The Jester from Transylvania
The Jester from Transylvania
2024 as One-eye
Li chiamarono... briganti!
Li chiamarono... briganti!
1999 as Caporale Nerza
★ 5.1
The Holy Family
The Holy Family
2006 as Zachary
★ 6.2
The Innocent Sleep
The Innocent Sleep
1996 as Adolfo Cavani
★ 4.0
Jonathan of the Bears
Jonathan of the Bears
1995 as Jonathan
★ 5.8
The Tramplers
The Tramplers
1965 as Charley Garvey
★ 5.9
movie
Sergey Bondarchuk
1982 as Self
Man, Pride and Vengeance
Man, Pride and Vengeance
1967 as José
★ 5.7
Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice
2005 as Lorenzo
Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters
1992 as Franco
★ 3.5
Top Line
Top Line
1988 as Ted Angelo
★ 4.0
The Wild, Wild Planet
The Wild, Wild Planet
1966 as Lt. Jake
★ 4.2
The Virgin and the Gypsy
The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970 as The gypsy
★ 2.1
Victory March
Victory March
1976 as Captain Asciutto
★ 5.5
Earth
Earth
2015
Crazy Dog
Crazy Dog
2012 as Alvaro Genta
★ 7.0
La Celestina P… R…
La Celestina P… R…
1965 as Fabrizio
Uninvited
Uninvited
2000 as Ralph Barolo
★ 3.5
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
★ 6.7
Il tesoro di Damasco
Il tesoro di Damasco
1998 as Andrea
Mirka
Mirka
2000 as Il Sindaco
The Run
The Run
2025 as Hunter
The Versace Murder
The Versace Murder
1998 as Gianni Versace
★ 2.7
Memories They Told Me
Memories They Told Me
2013 as Paolo
★ 6.0
The Flower in His Mouth
The Flower in His Mouth
1975 as Professore Michele Belcore
★ 6.2
Io e il re
Io e il re
1995 as Maggiore Ferri
Road to Capri
Road to Capri
2015 as Guido
The Blue-Eyed Bandit
The Blue-Eyed Bandit
1980 as Renzo Dominici
★ 4.8
Test of Memory
Test of Memory
1993 as Paul Herzog
★ 3.0
The Third Eye
The Third Eye
1966 as Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)
★ 5.8
Das Babylon Komplott
Das Babylon Komplott
1993 as Chris Lang
★ 4.0
Amore e libertà - Masaniello
★ 6.3
Mein Herz in Chile
Mein Herz in Chile
2008 as Carlos Sanchez
The Conquest
The Conquest
1996 as Árpád vezér
★ 4.2
Sacra Corona
Sacra Corona
2001 as Bishop Gellért
★ 4.4
Ultimo stadio
Ultimo stadio
2002 as Antonio
Rack Up
Rack Up
1997 as Jesus Barro
Sardinia Kidnapped
Sardinia Kidnapped
1968 as Gavino
★ 5.6
From Time to Time
From Time to Time
1992 as Leonard De Vinci
Titanus 1904
Titanus 1904
2024 as Self
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…
★ 8.0
movie
A Double Victory
1989 as Saverio Pallucca
André schafft sie alle
André schafft sie alle
1985 as Andre
Amelia Lópes O'Neill
Amelia Lópes O'Neill
1992 as Fernando
★ 3.8
Obsessive Rhythms
Obsessive Rhythms
2014 as Carmine
★ 5.3
Márió, a varázsló
Márió, a varázsló
2008 as Mario
★ 4.0
Il crimine non va in pensione
Il crimine non va in pensione
2017 as il primario
★ 5.6
The Dark Dance
The Dark Dance
2020 as L'Impresario
★ 4.0
The Assassination of Matteotti
The Assassination of Matteotti
1973 as Giacomo Matteotti
★ 6.6
A Night at the Grand Hotel
A Night at the Grand Hotel
2008 as Ferran Moreno
★ 6.0
movie
Entree Des Artists
2020 as Henry's Grandfather
Guardians of the Clouds
Guardians of the Clouds
2004 as Padre
★ 2.0
movie
Road to Ruin
2016 as Self
Buon Lavoro
★ 4.0
movie
★ 5.7
Forever Blues
Forever Blues
2005 as Luca
Chimera
Chimera
2001 as Imprenditore
Race to Danger
Race to Danger
1988 as Francis, il marinaio
★ 4.0
Le rose di Danzica
Le rose di Danzica
1979 as General Konrad von Der Berg
movie
★ 10.0
movie
Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell
2002 as Giuseppe Mantaldo
Father
Father
2011 as Enrico
movie
The Uncrowned Heart
2003 as Bear's Trainer
Fumata blanca
Fumata blanca
2002 as Cardenal Tura
Post Coitum
Post Coitum
2004 as Bakchus
★ 4.0
Django Lives!
Django Lives!
as Django
La ragion pura
La ragion pura
2001 as Marito
★ 2.0
movie
Breath of Life
Breath of Life
1990 as Angelo
Two Families
Two Families
2007 as Morandi
The Last Alchemist
The Last Alchemist
2012 as Felix the Alchemist
★ 5.5
Winds of Passion
Winds of Passion
2000 as Michele Giangrande
Immortalist
Immortalist
2020 as Paolo Spersoni
★ 1.0
Mineurs
Mineurs
2007 as Michele Acucella
★ 9.5
The Medal
The Medal
1997 as Ing. Ferrero
Devil's Crude
Devil's Crude
1985 as Nick
★ 4.5
movie
Two Men Alone
Two Men Alone
2021 as Himself
Prigioniero di un segreto
Prigioniero di un segreto
2010 as Il barbone
Scorched Skin
★ 3.8
New Order
New Order
2012 as Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
★ 3.1
Handy
Handy
2013 as Frank The Black
★ 10.0
Ed è subito sera
★ 4.0
Il Vecchio Terribile
Il Vecchio Terribile
2026 as Oste
The Last Gunfighter
The Last Gunfighter
2002 as The pistolero
★ 6.2
movie
movie
Along the River
2016 as Frank De Ville