Franco Nero


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Blue-eyed and well-built Italian actor in international cinema, Franco Nero, was a painting photographer when he was discovered as an actor by director John Huston. He has since appeared in more than 200 movies around the world, working with Europe's top directors, such as Luis Buñuel, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Claude Chabrol, Sergey Bondarchuk, ... See full bio »

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Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 13 wins & 2 nominations. See more awards »

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Django Libertado Amerigo Vessepi
(2012)
John Wick 2 Julius
(2017)
(1990)
Camelot Lancelot Du Lac
(1967)

Filmography

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  Prairie Bones (announced)
Juliano (rumored)
  The Final Mile (announced)
Don Jose
  The Last Hit Man (announced)
Slade Muso
 2021 Wisdom for Heroes (pre-production)
Amphitryon
 2020 Keoma Rises (pre-production)
Keoma
 2020 Immortalist (filming)
Paolo Spersoni
 2020 Entree Des Artists (post-production)
Henry's Grandfather
 2020 The Match (post-production)
Old Branko
 2020 Dante's Hell (post-production)
Circles Introduction (Italian) (voice)
 2020 The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatory and Paradise (TV Series) (post-production)
Introduction to Limbo / Introduction to the 9 Circles of Hell
- First Circle: Limbo (2020) ... Introduction to Limbo (voice)
- The Gate of Hell (2020) ... Introduction to the 9 Circles of Hell (voice)
 2020 Silent Life (post-production)
Rudolph Valentino's Spirit
 2020 La Danza Nera (post-production)
l'Impresario
 2020 Harmonie
Danilo
 2020 Havana Kyrie
Vittorio Arditi De Bellis
 2019 The Duel (Short)
Franco
 2019 Christmas in Rome (TV Movie)
Luigi Forlinghetti
 2019/II Peace
Angelo
 2019 The Killers (Short)
Paolo
 2019 Inferno Dantesco Animato (Short)
Circles Introduction (voice)
 2019 The Collini Case
Fabrizio Collini
 2019 Ed è subito sera
Rosario De Martino
 2018 A Rose in Winter
Rainer Praeger
 2018 The Inspector Shadow
Ispettore Brandi
 2018 Buon Lavoro
 2018 Red Land (Rosso Istria)
Professore Ambrosin
 2017-2018 Delicious (TV Series)
Joe Benelli
- Episode #2.4 (2018) ... Joe Benelli
- Episode #2.3 (2018) ... Joe Benelli
- Episode #2.2 (2018) ... Joe Benelli
- Episode #2.1 (2017) ... Joe Benelli
 2017 The Broken Key
Hiram Abif
 2017 The Executrix
Carlo
 2017 Death of the Sheik
Rudolph Valentino's soul
 2017/I The Neighborhood
Guglielmo
 2017 Der Mann aus dem Eis
Ditob
 2017 The Time of Their Lives
Alberto
 2017 John Wick 2
Julius
 2016 A Cidade Perdida de Z
Baron De Gondoriz
 2016 Il ragazzo della Giudecca
Salvatore
 2016 Along the River (Short)
Frank De Ville
 2015/III The Kid (Short)
Franco Nero
 2015 Gemma di Maggio (Short)
Gaetano Old
 2015 il Buio (Short)
Clochard
 2014 Figli di Maam
Herod
 2014 Love Island
Marquis Polesini
 2014 Mamula
Niko
 2013 Cadências Obstinadas
Carmine
 2013 Handy
Frank The Black
 2012 The Last Alchemist (Short)
Felix the Alchemist
 2012/I The Woods
Enzo Philipo
 2012 Django Libertado
Amerigo Vessepi
 2012 Canepazzo
Alvaro Genta
 2012 New Order
Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
 2011 Lei & Ordem: Unidade Especial (TV Series)
Roberto Distasio
- Scorched Earth (2011) ... Roberto Distasio
 2011 Carros 2
Uncle Topolino (voice)
 2011/II Father
Enrico
 2010 Rasputin
Narrator
 2010 Cartas para Julieta
Lorenzo
 2010 Angelus Hiroshimae
The Hunter
 2010 Sant'Agostino (TV Movie)
Augustinus (age 76)
 2009 Palestrina - princeps musicae
Domenico Ferrabosco
 2009/IV Lullaby (Short)
Angelo della morte
 2009 Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling
Enrico Puzzo
 2008/II Elena (Short)
Colonel
 2008 Four Seasons (TV Mini-Series)
Max Freeman
- Summer (2008) ... Max Freeman
- Autumn (2008) ... Max Freeman (uncredited)
 2008 Eine Nacht im Grandhotel (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
King Mathias II
 2008 La rabbia
Mentore
 2008 Márió, a varázsló
Mario
 2008 Bastardi
Rene Iuvara
 2007 Two Families
Morandi
 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
- Nicolai (2007) ... Herzog Massimo di Romano
- Verluste (2007) ... Conte Massimo di Romano
 2007 Mineurs
Michele Acucella
 2006 A Sagrada Família (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 L'unica testimone (Short)
 2004 Post coitum
Bakchus, photographer
 2003 Cattive inclinazioni
Vagrant
 2003 Herz ohne Krone (TV Movie)
Bear's Trainer
 2003 Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften (TV Series)
Pietro Bellini / Fashion Billionaire
- Stunde der Entscheidung (2003) ... 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 Fumata blanca
Cardenal Tura
 2002 Ultimo stadio
Antonio
 2001 Crociati (TV Movie)
Ibnazul
 2001 Gli angeli dell'isola verde (TV Movie)
 2001 Código Omega: Megiddo
Gen. Francini
 2001 La ragion pura
Marito
 2001 Sacra Corona
Bishop Gellért
 2001 Chimera
Imprenditore
 2000 San Paolo (TV Mini-Series)
Gamaliel
 2000 Maestrale
Michele Giangrande
 2000 Mirka
il Sindaco
 1999 La voce del sangue (TV Movie)
Antonio Castaldi
 1999 Uninvited
Ralph Barolo
 1999 Li chiamarono... briganti!
Il caporale dei carabinieri Nerza
 1998 O poder da paixão
Dr. Vicente Areavaga
 1998 Il tesoro di Damasco (TV Movie)
Andrea
 1998 Homicídio de Versace
Gianni Versace
 1997 Painted Lady (TV Movie)
Robert Tassi
 1997 Bela Mafia (TV Movie)
Mario Domino
 1997 Nessuno escluso (TV Movie)
Alfonso Martinez
 1997 Il deserto di fuoco (TV Mini-Series)
Marcel Duvivier
- Episode #1.3 (1997) ... Marcel Duvivier (credit only)
- Episode #1.2 (1997) ... Marcel Duvivier
- Episode #1.1 (1997) ... Marcel Duvivier
 1997 La medaglia
Ing. Ferrero
 1997 Il tocco - La sfida
Jesus Barro
 1997 David (TV Mini-Series)
Nathan
 1996 Honfoglalás
Árpád vezér
 1996 Il ritorno di Sandokan (TV Mini-Series)
Yogi Azim
- Episode #1.4 (1996) ... Yogi Azim
- Episode #1.3 (1996) ... Yogi Azim
- Episode #1.2 (1996) ... Yogi Azim
- Episode #1.1 (1996) ... Yogi Azim
 1996 Ha-Italkim Ba'im
Luigi
 1995 The Innocent Sleep
Adolfo Cavani
 1995 Io e il re
Maggiore Ferri
 1994 Desideria e l'anello del drago (TV Movie)
Dragon King
 1994 Nemici intimi (TV Movie)
Lorenzo Stradella
 1994 Jonathan degli orsi
Jonathan
 1993 Azzurro profondo (TV Movie)
Luca Morinari
 1993 Das Babylon Komplott (TV Movie)
Chris Lang
 1993 Der Fall Lucona
Enzo Lombardo
 1992 Zoloto
Gabriele da Poppi
 1992 Fratelli e sorelle
Franco
 1992 Prova di memoria
Paul Herzog
 1992 From Time to Time (Short)
Leonardo da Vinci
 1992 O Toque da Morte (TV Movie)
Aquani
 1991 Julianus barát (TV Series)
Fra Domenico
- Episode #1.1 ... Fra Domenico
- Episode #1.3 ... Fra Domenico
- Episode #1.2 ... Fra Domenico
 1991 Amelia Lópes O'Neill
Fernando
 1991 Young Catherine (TV Movie)
Count Vorontsov
 1990 Diceria dell'untore
Angelo
 1990 Assalto ao Aeroporto
Esperanza
 1989 Oggi ho vinto anch'io (TV Movie)
Saverio Palluca
 1989 Os noivos (TV Mini-Series)
Friar Cristofero
- Episode #1.3 (1989) ... Friar Cristofero
- Episode #1.2 (1989) ... Friar Cristofero
- Episode #1.1 (1989) ... Friar Cristofero
 1989 The Magistrate (TV Mini-Series)
Paolo Pizzi
- Part six (1989) ... Paolo Pizzi
- Part five (1989) ... Paolo Pizzi
- Part three (1989) ... Paolo Pizzi
- Part four (1989) ... Paolo Pizzi
- Part two (1989) ... Paolo Pizzi
 1989 Blaues Blut (TV Mini-Series)
Sandro Castellani
- Gegen die Uhr (1989) ... Sandro Castellani
 1988 Magdalene
Janza
 1988 Pigmalione 88
Lorenzo
 1988 Run for Your Life
Commissare
 1988 A Vida do Jovem Toscanini
Claudio Toscanini
 1988 Em Busca do Tesouro Misterioso
Ted Angelo
 1988 A Vingança dos Deuses (TV Mini-Series)
Ionescu
- Episode #1.2 (1988) ... Ionescu
- Episode #1.1 (1988) ... Ionescu
 1987 Fuga Espectacular
Francis, il marinaio
 1987 Django Ataca de Novo
Django / Brother Ignatius
 1987 The Girl
Johan (John) Berg
 1987 Il generale (TV Mini-Series)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
- Episode #1.4 (1987) ... Giuseppe Garibaldi
- Episode #1.3 (1987) ... Giuseppe Garibaldi
- Episode #1.2 (1987) ... Giuseppe Garibaldi
- Episode #1.1 (1987) ... Giuseppe Garibaldi
 1987 Doce Pátria
Paul
 1986 Un altare per la madre (TV Movie)
 1985 Il pentito
Falco
 1985 Luta Pela Sobrevivência (TV Movie)
Nick
 1985 O Passageiro Imprevisto (TV Series)
Dr. Peter Milne
- Murderous Feelings (1985) ... Dr. Peter Milne
 1985 André schafft sie alle
André
 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
 1981-1983 Wagner (TV Mini-Series)
Crespi
- Episode #1.3 (1983) ... Crespi
- Episode #1.4 (1981) ... Crespi
 1982 Grog
Nicola Fanelli
 1982 Querelle - Um Pacto com o Diabo
Lieutenant Seblon
 1982 Kamikaze 1989
Weiss
 1981 O Esquadrão Salamandra
Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
 1981 Ninja, o Imbatível
Cole
 1981 Banovic Strahinja
Banovic Strahinja
 1980 O Dia do Cobra
Larry Stanziani
 1980 O Bandido dos Olhos Azuis
Renzo Dominici
 1979 O Caçador de Tubarões
Mike di Donato
 1979 Le rose di Danzica (TV Mini-Series)
Il generale Konrad Von Den Berg (1981)
- Episode #1.3 (1979) ... Il generale Konrad Von Den Berg (1981)
- Episode #1.2 (1979) ... Il generale Konrad Von Den Berg (1981)
- Episode #1.1 (1979) ... Il generale Konrad Von Den Berg (1981)
 1979 Um Drama Burguês
Guido
 1979 Os Visitantes
Jesus Christ (uncredited)
 1978 The Pirate (TV Movie)
Baydr Al Fay
 1978 Os Comandos de Navarone
Lescovar
 1977 Sahara Cross
Jean Ballard
 1977 Auto-Stop Alucinante
Walter
 1976 Keoma
Keoma Shannon
 1976 21 horas em Munique (TV Movie)
Issa
 1976 Escândalo
Armand / pharmacy clerk
 1976 Profecia de um Delito
Sadry
 1976 Marcha Triunfal
Captain Asciutto
 1975 The Legend of Valentino (TV Movie)
Rudolph Valentino
 1975 Gente de Respeito
Professore Michele Belcore
 1975 O Cheiro das Cebolas
Onion Stark
 1975 Porque se Mata Um Magistrado
Giacomo Solaris
 1974 O Regresso do Cão Lobo
Jason Scott
 1974 Il cittadino si ribella
Carlo Antonelli
 1974 Mussolini, Último Acto
Walter Audisio 'Valerio'
 1974 I guappi
Nicola Bellizzi
 1973 Croc Blanc, o Cão Lobo
Jason Scott
 1973 Crime de Alto Nível
Vice-Commissioner Belli
 1973 Morte de Um Deputado
Giacomo Matteotti
 1973 Los amigos
Johnny Ears
 1973 O Crocodico
Mosquito
 1972 O Monge
Ambrosio
 1972 Papisa Joana
Louis
 1971 Uma Dupla de Mestres - Viva a Morte... Tua
Prince Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky
 1971 Processo Arquivado
Vanzi
 1971 La vacanza
Osiride
 1971 O Quinto Dedo
Andrea Bild
 1971 Confissão de um Comissário
Deputy D.A. Traini
 1970 Companheiros
Yodlaf Peterson
 1970 Dropout
Bruno
 1970 Os Carrascos Nunca Morrem
Bruno Grauber
 1970 A Virgem e o Cigano
The Gypsy
 1970 Tristana - Amor Perverso
Horacio
 1969 A Batalha do Rio Neva
Riva
 1969 Un detective
Commissario Stefano Belli
 1968 Pistoleiro Profissional
Sergei Kowalski - the Polish
 1968 Um tranquilo lugar na província
Leonardo Ferri
 1968 Sequestro di persona
Gavino
 1968 O Dia da Vergonha
Capt. Bellodi
 1967 O Homem, o Orgulho e a Vingança
Sergeant José
 1967 Camelot
Lancelot Du Lac
 1966 A Bíblia
Abel
 1966 Texas Adeus
Burt Sullivan
 1966 Tempo de Massacre
Tom Corbett
 1966 I diafanoidi vengono da Marte
Lt. Jake Jacowitz
 1966 I criminali della galassia
Lt. Jake Jacowitz
 1966 Il terzo occhio
Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)
 1966 Django
Django
 1966 Técnica de um homicídio
Tony Lo Bello (as Frank Nero)
 1965 Os Implacáveis
Charley Garvey (as Frank Nero)
 1965 Io la conoscevo bene
Italo - The garage attendant
 1965 La Celestina P... R...
Fabrizio
 1963 Un delitto (Short)
The Boy
 1962 Pelle viva
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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 »

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1 Interview | 2 Pictorials | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

Alternate Names:

Frank Black | Frank Nero

Height:

5' 11" (1.8 m)
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[on the cultural impact of Django (1966)] I had no idea it would turn out to be so special. It wasn't just a success; it was a phenomenon. Everywhere I go people shout "Django" at me. Even today, as I am working in Brazil, kids call me Django. In Japan, they won't even put my name on movie posters, they put "Django". In Germany, they call all my movies "Django"; I did a great movie about the ... See more »

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Stepfather of Joely Richardson and the late Natasha Richardson. See more »

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Django

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Sagittarius

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