Franco Nero

Franco Nero

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1941-11-23 (83 years old)

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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Filmography

all 259

Movies 231

self 29

TV Shows 28

Producer 10

Director 1

Voice 1

Narrator 1

Self (archive footage)
We Are Cinema

We Are Cinema (2021)

Movie
Vittorio Arditi De Bellis
Havana Kyrie

Havana Kyrie (2019)

Movie
Professor Ambrosin
Red Land

Red Land (2018)

Movie
Rudolph Valentino's soul
Death of the Sheik

Death of the Sheik (2017)

Movie
Marquis Polesini
Love Island

Love Island (2014)

Movie
Frank The Black
Handy

Handy (2013)

Movie
Amerigo Vessepi / Thanks
Django Unchained

Django Unchained (2012)

Movie
7.57
Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
New Order

New Order (2012)

Movie
Uncle Topolino (voice)
Cars 2

Cars 2 (2011)

Movie
7.1
Conte Uberto Mancini
Il sangue e la rosa

Il sangue e la rosa (2008)

TV
Mentore / Executive Producer / Producer
La rabbia

La rabbia (2008)

Movie
Michele Acucella
Mineurs

Mineurs (2007)

Movie
Giudice/barbone
Hans

Hans (2006)

Movie
Luca / Director / Writer / Producer
Forever Blues

Forever Blues (2005)

Movie
Ralph Barolo / Producer
Uninvited

Uninvited (2000)

Movie
Dr. Vicente Areavaga
Talk of Angels

Talk of Angels (1998)

Movie
Jonathan / Producer / Story
Jonathan of the Bears

Jonathan of the Bears (1995)

Movie
Paul Herzog / Producer
Test of Memory

Test of Memory (1993)

Movie
Gabriele da Poppi
Gold

Gold (1992)

Movie
General Ramon Esperanza
Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2 (1990)

Movie
6.15
Sandro Castellani
Blaues Blut

Blaues Blut (1989)

TV
Francis, il marinaio
Race to Danger

Race to Danger (1988)

Movie
Johan (John) Berg
The Girl

The Girl (1987)

Movie
Banović Strahinja
The Falcon

The Falcon (1983)

Movie
Lieutenant Seblon
Querelle

Querelle (1982)

Movie
Nicola Fanelli
Grog

Grog (1982)

Movie
Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
The Salamander

The Salamander (1981)

Movie
Mike di Donato / Co-Producer
The Shark Hunter

The Shark Hunter (1979)

Movie
General Konrad von Der Berg
Le rose di Danzica

Le rose di Danzica (1979)

Movie
Professore Michele Belcore
The Flower in His Mouth

The Flower in His Mouth (1975)

Movie
Carlo Antonelli
Street Law

Street Law (1974)

Movie
Commissario Belli
High Crime

High Crime (1973)

Movie
Django (archive footage)
The Harder They Come

The Harder They Come (1972)

Movie
Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky
Don't Turn the Other Cheek

Don't Turn the Other Cheek (1971)

Movie
Osiride / Producer
Vacation

Vacation (1971)

Movie
6
Bruno / Co-Producer
Dropout

Dropout (1970)

Movie
Capitani Michele Rossi
The Battle of Neretva

The Battle of Neretva (1969)

Movie
Commissario Stefano Belli
Detective Belli

Detective Belli (1969)

Movie
Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
The Mercenary

The Mercenary (1968)

Movie
6
Lancelot Du Lac
Camelot

Camelot (1967)

Movie
Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)
The Third Eye

The Third Eye (1966)

Movie
Italo - The garage attendant
I Knew Her Well

I Knew Her Well (1965)

Movie
Executive Producer
The Estate

The Estate

Movie
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1941-11-23 (83 years old)

Birth Name
Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero

Birth Place
San Prospero Parmense, Italy

Spouse
Vanessa Redgrave

Children
Franquito Sparanero, Carlo Gabriel Nero

Siblings
Raffaele Sparanero

Citizenships
Italy

Also Known As
Frank Black, Frank Nero, Франко Неро, Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero, فرانکو نرو, فرانکو نِرو

Awards
Time Machine Award, Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, David di Donatello for Best Actor

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