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 "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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Django Lives!
as Django
Roma elastica
as The Old Filmmaker
In the Hand of Dante
as Don Lecco (86)
Aurora
as Bertoldo
Il Vecchio Terribile
as Oste
The Estate
as Unknown
Titanus 1904
as Self
Compagni d'arte
as Unknown
The Jester from Transylvania
as One-eye
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
as Valentino's Spirit
Giorni felici
as Antonio
On Our Way
as Unknown
The Pope's Exorcist
as The Pope
The Man Who Drew God
as Emanuele
Django
as Reverend
The Man from Rome
as The Pope
Buon Lavoro
as Unknown
The Duel
as Unknown
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
as Self - Actor
Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto
as Self
Off the Rails
as Giovanni
Two Men Alone
as Himself
The Match
as Old Branko
The Dark Dance
as L'Impresario
Harmonie
as Unknown
Immortalist
as Paolo Spersoni
Havana Kyrie
as Vittorio Arditi De Bellis
Christmas in Rome
as Luigi Forlinghetti
Recon
as Angelo
A Rose in Winter
as Rainer Praeger
The Collini Case
as Fabrizio Collini
Ed è subito sera
as Unknown
Red Land
as Professor Ambrosin
The Broken Key
as Hiram Abif
Agony
as Carlo
The Neighborhood
as Guglielmo
Il crimine non va in pensione
as il primario
The Lost City of Z
as Baron de Gondoriz
The Time of Their Lives
as Alberto
Delicious
as Joe Benelli
Emigratis
as Self
Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling Man
as Himself
Earth
as Unknown
Road to Capri
as Guido
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actor
Love Island
as Marquis Polesini
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
as Self
Killer Mermaid
as Niko
Obsessive Rhythms
as Carmine
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…
as Lui-même
Handy
as Frank The Black
Istintobrass
as Self
Memories They Told Me
as Paolo
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
as Self
I Tarantiniani
as Self
Django Unchained
as Amerigo Vessepi
The Last Alchemist
as Felix the Alchemist
Crazy Dog
as Alvaro Genta
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
as Self
New Order
as Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
Father
as Enrico
Rasputin
as Narratore
Prigioniero di un segreto
as Il barbone
Letters to Juliet
as Lorenzo
Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine
as Augustinus (age 76)
Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire
as Augustine of Hippo
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
as Unknown
Killing Is My Business, Honey
as Enrico Puzzo
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons
as Max Freeman
Márió, a varázsló
as Mario
A Night at the Grand Hotel
as Ferran Moreno
Mein Herz in Chile
as Carlos Sanchez
Mein Herz in Chile
as Carlos Sanchez
Il sangue e la rosa
as Conte Uberto Mancini
Bathory: Countess of Blood
as King Mathias
La rabbia
as Mentore
Bastardi
as René Iuvara
Mineurs
as Michele Acucella
The Final Inquiry
as Caifa
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
as Caifa
Two Families
as Morandi
The Holy Family
as Zachary
Amore e libertà - Masaniello
as Vicerè
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern
as Self
Hans
as Giudice/barbone
Summer Solstice
as Lorenzo
Forever Blues
as Luca
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
as Self
The Spaghetti West
as Self
Vasco Rossi - È solo un rock'n'roll show
as Judge
Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love
as Unknown
Post Coitum
as Bakchus
Guardians of the Clouds
as Padre
Bad Inclination
as Il barbone
Der Fürst und das Mädchen
as Unknown
The Last Gunfighter
as The pistolero
Fumata blanca
as Cardenal Tura
Ultimo stadio
as Antonio
Through the Night with...
as Self
Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften
as Fashion Billionaire
In the Company of Compañeros
as Self
La ragion pura
as Marito
The Crusaders
as Ibnazul
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
as General Francini
La voce del sangue
as Antonio Castaldi
Chimera
as Imprenditore
Sacra Corona
as Bishop Gellért
Franco Nero: Back in the Saddle
as Self
The Crusaders
as Ibnazul
Saint Paul
as Gamaliel
Saint Paul
as Gamaliel
Winds of Passion
as Michele Giangrande
Uninvited
as Ralph Barolo
Mirka
as Il Sindaco
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Roberto Distasio
Li chiamarono... briganti!
as Caporale Nerza
Talk of Angels
as Dr. Vicente Areavaga
Il tesoro di Damasco
as Andrea
The Versace Murder
as Gianni Versace
Painted Lady
as Robert Tassi
Bella Mafia
as Mario Domino
Desert of Fire
as Marcel Duvivier
The Medal
as Ing. Ferrero
Rack Up
as Jesus Barro
David
as Nathan
David
as Natan
Desert of Fire
as Marcel Duvivier
The Conquest
as Árpád vezér
The Return of Sandokan
as Yogi Azim
The Innocent Sleep
as Adolfo Cavani
Io e il re
as Maggiore Ferri
Jonathan of the Bears
as Jonathan
Desideria e l'anello del drago
as Dragon King
The Dragon Ring
as Dragon King
Das Babylon Komplott
as Chris Lang
Test of Memory
as Paul Herzog
Der Fall Lucona
as Enzo Lombardi
Azzurro profondo
as Luca Morinari
Brothers and Sisters
as Franco
Gold
as Gabriele da Poppi
From Time to Time
as Leonard De Vinci
Amelia Lópes O'Neill
as Fernando
Young Catherine
as Count Vorontsov
Touch and Die
as Aquani
Breath of Life
as Angelo
Die Hard 2
as General Ramon Esperanza
I promessi sposi
as fra Cristoforo
A Double Victory
as Saverio Pallucca
Magdalene
as Janza
Young Toscanini
as Claudio Toscanini
Top Line
as Ted Angelo
Race to Danger
as Francis, il marinaio
Run for Your Life
as Commissario
Django Strikes Again
as Django
The Girl
as Johan (John) Berg
Sweet Country
as Paul
The Repenter
as Falco
André schafft sie alle
as Andre
Devil's Crude
as Nick
Die Försterbuben
as Böhme
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Arbaces
The Hitchhiker
as Dr. Peter Milne
The Falcon
as Banović Strahinja
Red Bells Part II: I Saw the Birth of a New World
as John Reed
Querelle
as Lieutenant Seblon
Grog
as Nicola Fanelli
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last Works
as Self
Kamikaze '89
as Weiss
Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames
as John Reed
Le rose di Danzica
as Il generale Konrad Von Den Berg
Enter the Ninja
as Cole
The Salamander
as Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
The Man with Bogart's Face
as Hakim
Day of the Cobra
as Larry Stanziani
The Blue-Eyed Bandit
as Renzo Dominici
The Shark Hunter
as Mike di Donato
Le rose di Danzica
as General Konrad von Der Berg
The Visitor
as Jesus Christ
Force 10 from Navarone
as Lescovar
The Pirate
as Baydr Al Fay
Sahara Cross
as Jean Ballard
Hitch Hike
as Walter Mancini
21 Hours at Munich
as Issa
Keoma
as Keoma
Submission
as Armand
Victory March
as Captain Asciutto
The Legend of Valentino
as Rudolph Valentino
The Flower in His Mouth
as Professore Michele Belcore
Death Rite
as Sadry
Cry, Onion!
as Onion Stark
How to Kill a Judge
as Giacomo Solaris
Smiling Maniacs
as Judge Dani
Challenge to White Fang
as Jason Scott
Street Law
as Carlo Antonelli
The Last Four Days
as Walter Audisio
Blood Brothers
as Nicola Bellizzi
White Fang
as Jason Scott
The Assassination of Matteotti
as Giacomo Matteotti
High Crime
as Commissario Belli
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
as Johnny Ears
Redneck
as Mosquito
The Monk
as Ambrosio
Pope Joan
as Louis
The Harder They Come
as Django (archive footage)
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
as Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky
The Case Is Closed, Forget It
as Vanzi
Vacation
as Osiride
The Fifth Cord
as Andrea Bild
Confessions of a Police Captain
as Sostituto Procuratore Traini
Compañeros
as Yodlaf Peterson
Dropout
as Bruno
The Virgin and the Gypsy
as The gypsy
The Fifth Day of Peace
as Bruno Grauber
Tristana
as Horacio
The Battle of Neretva
as Capitano Michele Rossi
Detective Belli
as Commissario Stefano Belli
The Mercenary
as Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
A Quiet Place in the Country
as Leonardo Ferri
Sardinia Kidnapped
as Gavino
The Day of the Owl
as Captain Bellodi
Man, Pride and Vengeance
as José
Camelot
as Lancelot Du Lac
The Bible: In the Beginning...
as Abel
Texas, Adios
as Burt Sullivan
Massacre Time
as Tom Corbett
War of the Planets
as Lt. Jake Jacowitx
The Wild, Wild Planet
as Lt. Jake
The Third Eye
as Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)
Django
as Django
The Hired Killer
as Tony Lo Bello
The Tramplers
as Charley Garvey
I Knew Her Well
as Italo - The garage attendant
La Celestina P… R…
as Fabrizio
Italian Engagement
as Unknown
Scorched Skin
as Unknown