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Blue-eyed well-built Italian actor Franco Nero, once was a painting photographer, when he was discovered as an actor by director John Huston. Grew up in provincial northern Italian town in the family of a strict police sergeant, Nero got on the scene at six-years-old. Studied economics and trade in Milan University and... See full bio »

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Francesco Sparanero
in San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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???? Badlanders (rumored) (announced)
 
2014 Prairie Bones (pre-production)
Juliano (rumored)
 
2014 Silent Life (filming)
Alexander De Salm
 
2013 Cadences obstinées (post-production)
Carmine
 
2013 Dante's Hell Documented (post-production)
Circles Introduction (voice)
 
2012 Django Unchained
Amerigo Vessepi
 
2012/I The Woods
Enzo Philipo
 
2012 Dante's Hell Animated (short)
Circles Introduction (voice: Italian version)
 
2012 A Memória que me Contam
 
2012 Canepazzo
Alvaro Genta
 
2012 New Order
Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
 
2012 The Last Alchemist (short)
Felix the Alchemist
 
2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Roberto Distasio
– Scorched Earth (2011) … Roberto Distasio
 
2011 Cars 2
Uncle Topolino (voice)
 
2010 Rasputin
Narrator
 
2010 Prigioniero di un segreto
 
2010 Letters to Juliet
Lorenzo Bartolini
 
2010 Angelus Hiroshimae
The Hunter
 
2010 Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire (TV movie)
Augustinus (age 76)
 
2009 Palestrina - princeps musicae (documentary)
Domenico Ferrabosco
 
2009/IV Lullaby (short)
Angelo della morte
 
2009 Killing Is My Business, Honey
Enrico Puzzo
 
2008 Four Seasons (TV mini-series)
Max Freeman
– Autumn (2008) … Max Freeman (uncredited)
– Summer (2008) … Max Freeman
 
2008 Ti stramo: Ho voglia di un'ultima notte da manuale prima di tre baci sopra il cielo
Il barbone
 
2008 A Night at the Grand Hotel (TV movie)
Ferran Moreno
 
2008 Mein Herz in Chile (TV movie)
Carlos Sanchez
 
2008 Il sangue e la rosa (TV series)
Umberto Mancini
– Prima puntata (2008) … Umberto Mancini
 
2008 Una storia di lupi (short)
Hermit
 
2008 Bathory: Countess of Blood
King Mathias II
 
2008 La rabbia
Mentore
 
2008 Bastardi
Rene Iuvara
 
2008/II Elena (short)
Colonel
 
2008 Márió, a varázsló
Mario
 
2007 Der Fürst und das Mädchen (TV series)
Conte Massimo di Romano / Herzog Massimo di Romano
– Machtspiele (2007) … Conte Massimo di Romano
– Familienbande (2007) … Conte Massimo di Romano
– Mutterglück (2007) … Conte Massimo di Romano
– Die Söhne des Fürsten (2007) … Herzog Massimo di Romano
– Verluste (2007) … Conte Massimo di Romano
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2007 Mineurs
Michele Acucella
 
2007 Two Families
Morandi
 
2006 The Holy Family (TV movie)
Zachary
 
2006 Amore e libertà - Masaniello
Vicerè D'Arcos
 
2006 Hans
Homeless/Magistrate
 
2005 Summer Solstice (TV movie)
Lorenzo
 
2005 Forever Blues
Luca
 
2004 Guardiani delle nuvole
Padre
 
2004 Post coitum
Bakchus, photographer
 
2003 Cattive inclinazioni
Vagrant
 
2003 The Uncrowned Heart (TV movie)
Bear's Trainer
 
2003 Love, Lies, Passions (TV mini-series)
Fashion Billionaire / Pietro Bellini
– Das Komplott (2003) … Pietro Bellini
– Die Überraschung (2003) … Fashion Billionaire
 
2002 L'ultimo pistolero (short)
Pistolero
 
2002 Die 8. Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell
Giuseppe Mantaldo
 
2002 White Smoke
Cardenal Tura
 
2002 Ultimo stadio
Antonio
 
2001 Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
Gen. Francini
 
2001 The Sleeping Wife
 
2001 Sacra Corona
Bishop Gellért
 
2001 Chimera
Imprenditore
 
2001 Gli angeli dell'isola verde (TV series)
Black Horseman with Special Power
 
2001 Crociati (TV movie)
Ibnazul
 
2000 St. Paul (TV movie)
Gamaliel
 
2000 Winds of Passion
Michele Giangrande
 
2000 Mirka
 
1999 Uninvited
Avvocato Ralph Barolo
 
1999 Brigands
Il caporale dei carabinieri Nerza
 
1999 La voce del sangue (TV movie)
Antonio Castaldi
 
1998 Talk of Angels
Dr. Vicente Areavaga
 
1998 Il tesoro di Damasco (TV movie)
Andrea
 
1998 The Versace Murder
Gianni Versace
 
1997 Painted Lady (TV movie)
Robert Tassi
 
1997 Nessuno escluso (TV movie)
Alfonso Martinez
 
1997 Bella Mafia (TV movie)
Mario Domino
 
1997 Deserto di fuoco (TV mini-series)
Marcel Duvivier
– Episode #1.1 (1997) … Marcel Duvivier
 
1997 Il tocco: la sfida
Jesus Barro
 
1997 David (TV movie)
Nathan
 
1997 La medaglia
Ing. Ferrero
 
1996 The Conquest
Árpád vezér
 
1996 The Return of Sandokan (TV mini-series)
Yogi Azim
 
1996 Ha-Italkim Ba'im
Luigi
 
1996 The Innocent Sleep
Adolfo Cavani
 
1995 Io e il re
Maggiore Ferri
 
1994 Jonathan degli orsi
Jonathan
 
1994 Nemici intimi (TV movie)
Lorenzo Stradella
 
1994 The Dragon Ring (TV movie)
Dragon King
 
1993 Das Babylon Komplott (TV movie)
Chris Lang
 
1993 Azzurro profondo (TV movie)
Luca Morinari
 
1993 Der Fall Lucona
Enzo Lombardo
 
1992 Fratelli e sorelle
Franco
 
1992 Crimson Dawn
Paul Herzog
 
1992 From Time to Time (short)
Leonardo da Vinci
 
1992 Touch and Die (TV movie)
Aquani
 
1992 Zoloto
 
1991 Julianus barát (TV series)
Fra Domenico
– Episode #1.1 … Fra Domenico
– Episode #1.2 … Fra Domenico
– Episode #1.3 … Fra Domenico
 
1991 Amelia Lópes O'Neill
Fernando
 
1991 Young Catherine (TV movie)
Count Vorontsov
 
1990 Breath of Life
Gesualdo
 
1990 Die Hard 2
Gen. Ramon Esperanza
 
1990 Blaues Blut (TV mini-series)
Sandro Castellani
– Gegen die Uhr (1990) … Sandro Castellani
 
1989 Il Magistrato (TV movie)
Paolo Pizzi
 
1989 The Betrothed (TV mini-series)
Friar Cristofero
 
1989 Oggi ho vinto anch'io (TV movie)
Saverio Palluca
 
1989 Magdalene
Janza
 
1988 Il giovane Toscanini
Claudio Toscanini
 
1988 Top Line
Ted Angelo
 
1988 Tre giorni ai tropici
Francis, il marinaio
 
1988 Windmills of the Gods (TV movie)
Ionescu
 
1988 Pygmalion 88
 
1988 Run for Your Life
Commissare
 
1987 Django 2 - Il grande ritorno
Django
 
1987 The Girl
Johan (John) Berg
 
1987 Il generale (TV mini-series)
Garibaldi
– Episode #1.4 (1987) … Garibaldi
– Episode #1.3 (1987) … Garibaldi
– Episode #1.2 (1987) … Garibaldi
– Episode #1.1 (1987) … Garibaldi
 
1987 Sweet Country
Paul
 
1986 Un altare per la madre (TV movie)
 
1985 The Repenter
Falco
 
1985 The Hitchhiker (TV series)
Dr. Peter Milne
– Murderous Feelings (1985) … Dr. Peter Milne
 
1985 André schafft sie alle
André
 
1985 Un marinaio e mezzo (TV movie)
Nick
 
1984 Die Försterbuben (TV movie)
Boehme
 
1984 The Last Days of Pompeii (TV mini-series)
Arbaces
– Part 3 (1984) … Arbaces
– Part 2 (1984) … Arbaces
– Part 1 (1984) … Arbaces
 
1983 Wagner (TV series)
Crespi
– Episode #1.3 (1983) … Crespi
 
1983 Red Bells Part II: I Saw the Birth of a New World
John Reed
 
1983 Mimi
Guido
 
1982 Red Bells Part I: Mexico on Fire
John Reed
 
1982 Grog
Nicola Fanelli
 
1982 Querelle
Lieutenant Seblon
 
1982 Kamikaze 89
Weiss
 
1981 Le rose di Danzica (TV mini-series)
 
1981 Enter the Ninja
Cole
 
1981 Banovic Strahinja
Banovic Strahinja
 
1981 The Salamander
Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
 
1980 Il giorno del Cobra
Larry Stanziani
 
1980 The Blue-Eyed Bandit
Renzo Dominici
 
1980 The Man with Bogart's Face
Hakim
 
1979 Il cacciatore di squali
Mike di Donato
 
1979 The Visitor
Jesus Christ (uncredited)
 
1978 The Pirate (TV movie)
Baydr Al Fay
 
1978 Force 10 from Navarone
Lescovar
 
1978 Sahara Cross
John Ballard
 
1977 Hitch Hike
Walter Mancini
 
1976 Keoma
Keoma
 
1976 21 Hours at Munich (TV movie)
Issa
 
1976 Submission
Armand
 
1976 Death Rite
Sadry
 
1976 Victory March
Captain Asciutto
 
1975 The Legend of Valentino (TV movie)
Rudolph Valentino
 
1975 The Flower in His Mouth
Professore Michele Belcore
 
1975 Cipolla Colt
Onion Stark
 
1975 How to Kill a Judge
Giacomo Solaris
 
1975 Smiling Maniacs
Judge Dani
 
1974 Challenge to White Fang
Jason Scott
 
1974 Street Law
Carlo Antonelli
 
1974 The Last 4 Days
Walter Audisio 'Valerio'
 
1974 I guappi
Nicola Bellizzi
 
1973 Zanna Bianca
Jason Scott
 
1973 La polizia incrimina la legge assolve
Vice-Commissioner Belli
 
1973 Il delitto Matteotti
Giacomo Matteotti
 
1973 Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
Johnny Ears
 
1973 Senza ragione
Mosquito
 
1972 Le moine
Ambrosio
 
1972 Pope Joan
Louis
 
1971 Don't Turn the Other Cheek
Prince Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky
 
1971 L'istruttoria è chiusa: dimentichi
Vanzi
 
1971 La vacanza
Osiride
 
1971 Giornata nera per l'ariete
Andrea Bild
 
1971 Confessions of a Police Captain
Deputy D.A. Traini
 
1970 Dropout
Bruno
 
1970 Companeros
Yodlaf Peterson
 
1970 The Fifth Day of Peace
Bruno Grauber
 
1970 The Virgin and the Gypsy
The Gypsy
 
1970 Tristana
Horacio
 
1969 The Battle of Neretva
Capt. Michele Riva
 
1969 Un detective
Commissario Stefano Belli
 
1969 Sequestro di persona
Gavino
 
1968 Un tranquillo posto di campagna
Leonardo Ferri
 
1968 A Professional Gun
Sergei Kowalski, the Polish
 
1968 Pride and Vengeance
Don José
 
1968 Mafia
Capt. Bellodi
 
1967 Camelot
Lancelot Du Lac
 
1966 The Bible: In the Beginning...
Abel
 
1966 Goodbye Texas
Burt Sullivan
 
1966 Massacre Time
Tom Corbett
 
1966 The Third Eye
Mino (as Frank Nero)
 
1966 The War of the Planets
Lt. Jake Jacowitx
 
1966 Django
Django
 
1966 Hired Killer
Tony Lo Bello (as Frank Nero)
 
1965 The Tramplers
Charley Garvey (as Frank Nero)
 
1965 I Knew Her Well
Italo - The garage attendant
 
1965 La Celestina P... R...
Fabrizio
 
1965 I criminali della galassia
Jake, Lieutenant
 
1964 Engagement Italiano
 
1962 Scorched Skin
 
Show ShowProducer (13 titles)
2012 New Order (producer)
 
2008 La rabbia (executive producer, producer)
 
2008 Márió, a varázsló (co-producer)
 
2005 Forever Blues (producer)
 
1999 Uninvited (producer)
 
1994 Jonathan degli orsi (producer)
 
1992 Crimson Dawn (co-producer - uncredited)
 
1990 Breath of Life (co-producer)
 
1983 Mimi (co-producer)
 
1980 The Blue-Eyed Bandit (co-producer)
 
1979 Il cacciatore di squali (co-producer - uncredited)
 
1971 La vacanza (co-producer)
 
1970 Dropout (co-producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
2005 Forever Blues
 
1994 Jonathan degli orsi (story)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
2005 Forever Blues
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1967 Camelot (performer: "C'est Moi" - uncredited, "If Ever I Would Leave You" - uncredited, "I Loved You Once In Silence" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1966 The Bible: In the Beginning... (still photographer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2012 Django Unchained (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (35 titles)
2013 The Outsider - Il Cinema Di Antonio Margheriti (documentary)
Himself
 
2013 Janela Indiscreta (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.158 (2013) … Himself
 
2012 Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Letters to Juliet: The Making of in Italia (short)
Himself
 
2010 Letters to Juliet: A Courtyard in Verona (short)
Himself
 
2010 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.26 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Soltanto un nome nei titoli di testa (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Seitenblicke (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 May 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2006-2008 Quelli che... il calcio (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #15.27 (2008) … Himself
– Episode #13.25 (2006) … Himself
 
2007 Viaggio in corso nel cinema di Carlo Lizzani (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Into the Night with... (TV series documentary)
– Franco Nero und Fred Williamson (2007)
 
2007 Role Play (short)
Himself
 
2006 Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Giornata nera (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Laying Down the Law (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Street Law: Laying Down the Law (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The Spaghetti West (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Elio Petri... appunti su un autore (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 È solo un rock'n'roll show (video)
Himself
 
2005 Strange Stories from the West (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Franco Nero in His Own Words (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Django: et le western apporta la violence (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Filming Django: Exclusive Interview with Franco Nero (video short)
Himself
 
2002 The Devil Thumbs a Ride (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Once Upon a Time in Europe (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1994-1996 ¿Qué apostamos? (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 November 1996 (1996) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 March 1995 (1995) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 May 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1988 La nit (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1982 The Wizard of Babylon (documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Rainer Werner Fassbinder - Letzte Arbeiten (TV documentary)
 
1978 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 December 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1971 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1971) … Himself
 
1969 The 41st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2007 Quelli che... il calcio (TV series)
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
1991 Locos por la tele (TV series)
 
1967 The Story of Camelot
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1990) Provides his own dubbing in the Italian post-synchronized version of Renny Harlin's "Die Hard 2" (58 minuti per morire - Die Harder). See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Frank Black | Frank Nero

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[interview in Toronto Globe and Mail, 11/12/1982] I would speak to Vanessa's [Vanessa Redgrave] father [Sir Michael Redgrave], or Laurence Olivier or John Gielgud, and they told me that, at a certain point, I had to make a choice. I could be a star and maybe make lots of money, or I could change roles all the time and have a more interesting--and longer--career... See more »

Trivia:

His appearance with wife-to-be Vanessa Redgrave in Uninvited, marked the only time the couple were directed by their only son Carlo Gabriel Nero. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius