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Franco Nero

Franco Nero

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 23, 1941 (83)
Birthplace San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 06, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 internation ... al 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Franco Nero licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

In the Hand of Dante

In the Hand of Dante

2025

as Don Lecco

The Pope's Exorcist

The Pope's Exorcist

2023

as The Pope

The Man from Rome

The Man from Rome

2022

as The Pope

Off the Rails

Off the Rails

2021

as Giovanni

The Match

The Match

2020

as Old Branko

Immortalist

Immortalist

2020

as Paolo Spersoni

Entree Des Artists

Entree Des Artists

2020

as Henry's Grandfather

A Rose in Winter

A Rose in Winter

2020

as Rainer Praeger

Christmas in Rome

Christmas in Rome

2019

as Luigi Forlinghetti

Recon

Recon

2019

as Angelo

The Collini Case

The Collini Case

2019

as Fabrizio Collini

The Neighborhood

The Neighborhood

2017

as Guglielmo

Agony

Agony

2017

as Carlo

The Time of Their Lives

The Time of Their Lives

2017

as Alberto

The Broken Key

The Broken Key

2017

as Hiram Abif

John Wick: Chapter 2

John Wick: Chapter 2

2017

as Julius

The Lost City of Z

The Lost City of Z

2017

as Baron de Gondoriz

Along the River

Along the River

2016

as Frank De Ville

Love Island

Love Island

2014

as Marquis Polesini

The Last Alchemist

The Last Alchemist

2012

as Felix the Alchemist

New Order

New Order

2012

as Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen

Django Unchained

Django Unchained

2012

as Amerigo Vessepi

Cars 2

Cars 2

2011

as Uncle Topolino (voice)

Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire

Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire

2010

as Augustinus (age 76)

Letters to Juliet

Letters to Juliet

2010

as Lorenzo

Bathory: Countess of Blood

Bathory: Countess of Blood

2008

as King Mathias

Two Families

Two Families

2007

as Morandi

Forever Blues

Forever Blues

2005

as Luca

Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice

2005

as Lorenzo

The Last Gunfighter

The Last Gunfighter

2002

as The pistolero

Fumata blanca

Fumata blanca

2002

as Cardenal Tura

La ragion pura

La ragion pura

2001

as Marito

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

2001

as Gen. Francini

The Crusaders

The Crusaders

2001

as Ibnazul

Uninvited

Uninvited

2000

as Ralph Barolo

Saint Paul

Saint Paul

2000

as Gamaliel

The Versace Murder

The Versace Murder

1998

as Gianni Versace

Talk of Angels

Talk of Angels

1998

as Dr. Vicente Areavaga

Bella Mafia

Bella Mafia

1997

as Mario Domino

David

David

1997

as Natan

Touch and Die

Touch and Die

1991

as Aquani

Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2

1990

as General Ramon Esperanza

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

1988

as Commissario

Magdalene

Magdalene

1988

as Janza

The Girl

The Girl

1987

as Johan (John) Berg

Sweet Country

Sweet Country

1987

as Paul

Querelle

Querelle

1982

as Lieutenant Seblon

Kamikaze 1989

Kamikaze 1989

1982

as Weiss

The Salamander

The Salamander

1981

as Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci

Enter the Ninja

Enter the Ninja

1981

as Cole

The Visitor

The Visitor

1979

as Jesus Christ

The Pirate

The Pirate

1978

as Baydr Al Fay

Force 10 from Navarone

Force 10 from Navarone

1978

as Lescovar

21 Hours at Munich

21 Hours at Munich

1976

as Issa

The Legend of Valentino

The Legend of Valentino

1975

as Rudolph Valentino

High Crime

High Crime

1973

as Commissario Belli

Pope Joan

Pope Joan

1972

as Louis

The Harder They Come

The Harder They Come

1972

as Django (archive footage)

Dropout

Dropout

1970

as Bruno

Compañeros

Compañeros

1970

as Yodlaf Peterson

The Virgin and the Gypsy

The Virgin and the Gypsy

1970

as The gypsy

Detective Belli

Detective Belli

1969

as Commissario Stefano Belli

Camelot

Camelot

1967

as Lancelot Du Lac

Django

Django

1966

as Django

The Tramplers

The Tramplers

1965

as Charley Garvey

Django Unchained

Django Unchained

2012

Thanks

Forever Blues

Forever Blues

2005

Writer

The Bible: In the Beginning...

The Bible: In the Beginning...

1966

Still Photographer

Forever Blues

Forever Blues

2005

Director

Forever Blues

Forever Blues

2005

Producer

Uninvited

Uninvited

2000

Producer

Dropout

Dropout

1970

Co-Producer

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Television Credits

I promessi sposi

as fra Cristoforo

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Nov 12, 1989

Delicious

as Joe Benelli

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 30, 2016

Il sangue e la rosa

as Conte Uberto Mancini

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 02, 2008

Il Ritorno di Sandokan

as Yogi Azim

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 06, 1996

Desert of Fire

as Marcel Duvivier

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 19, 1997

The Last Days of Pompeii

as Arbaces

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 06, 1984

Painted Lady

as Robert Tassi

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 07, 1997

Desideria e l'anello del drago

as Dragon King

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 02, 1995

Young Catherine

as Count Vorontsov

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 17, 1991

L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII

as Caifa

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 02, 2007

Django

as Reverend

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 13, 2023

Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire

as Augustine of Hippo

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 31, 2010

La voce del sangue

as Antonio Castaldi

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 07, 2001

David

as Nathan

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 06, 1997

The Hitchhiker

as Dr. Peter Milne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 1983

Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons

as Max Freeman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 25, 2008

Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften

as Fashion Billionaire

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 2002

Blaues Blut

as Sandro Castellani

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 09, 1989

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Roberto Distasio

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Viva el lunes

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 16, 1995

Emigratis

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 03, 2016

Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 01, 2005

Ulisse. Il piacere della scoperta

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 07, 2001

Through the Night with...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 10, 2002

Na sowas!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 29, 1982

Der große Preis

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1974

Der Fürst und das Mädchen

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Sep 17, 2003

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