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Franco Nero

Franco Nero

Acting November 23, 1941 (84 years old) San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Biography

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.

Movies 226

Django Unchained 8.2

Django Unchained

as Amerigo Vessepi

2012
Cars 2 6.2

Cars 2

as Uncle Topolino (voice)

2011
John Wick: Chapter 2 7.3

John Wick: Chapter 2

as Julius

2017
Die Hard 2 7.0

Die Hard 2

as General Ramon Esperanza

1990
The Pope's Exorcist 6.9

The Pope's Exorcist

as The Pope

2023
The Lost City of Z 6.4

The Lost City of Z

as Baron de Gondoriz

2017
In the Hand of Dante 5.4

In the Hand of Dante

as Don Lecco (86)

2026
Force 10 from Navarone 6.3

Force 10 from Navarone

as Lescovar

1978
Letters to Juliet 7.0

Letters to Juliet

as Lorenzo

2010
Django 7.2

Django

as Django

1966
The Bible: In the Beginning... 7.3

The Bible: In the Beginning...

as Abel

1966
Camelot 6.2

Camelot

as Lancelot Du Lac

1967
The Harder They Come 6.6

The Harder They Come

as Django (archive footage)

1972
The Collini Case 7.4

The Collini Case

as Fabrizio Collini

2019
Compañeros 6.5

Compañeros

as Yodlaf Peterson

1970
The Visitor 5.3

The Visitor

as Jesus Christ

1979
The Case Is Closed, Forget It 6.4

The Case Is Closed, Forget It

as Vanzi

1971
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films 7.2

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

as Self - Actor

2014
David 6.7

David

as Natan

1997
Querelle 6.6

Querelle

as Lieutenant Seblon

1982
Massacre Time 6.4

Massacre Time

as Tom Corbett

1966
The Mercenary 6.9

The Mercenary

as Sergei Kowalski, The Polish

1968
I Knew Her Well 7.5

I Knew Her Well

as Italo - The garage attendant

1965
Saint Paul 6.9

Saint Paul

as Gamaliel

2000
The Battle of Neretva 6.7

The Battle of Neretva

as Capitano Michele Rossi

1969
Tristana 7.2

Tristana

as Horacio

1970
Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames 4.2

Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames

as John Reed

1982
Submission 6.3

Submission

as Armand

1976
Hitch Hike 6.7

Hitch Hike

as Walter Mancini

1977
Challenge to White Fang 6.2

Challenge to White Fang

as Jason Scott

1974
Mimi 6.1

Mimi

as Guido

1979
Bathory: Countess of Blood 5.7

Bathory: Countess of Blood

as King Mathias

2008
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained 6.9

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

as Self - Actor

2021
Roma elastica

Roma elastica

as The Old Filmmaker

2026
The Day of the Owl 7.1

The Day of the Owl

as Captain Bellodi

1968
The Man from Rome 6.0

The Man from Rome

as The Pope

2022
Texas, Adios 6.2

Texas, Adios

as Burt Sullivan

1966
High Crime 6.4

High Crime

as Commissario Belli

1973
A Quiet Place in the Country 6.3

A Quiet Place in the Country

as Leonardo Ferri

1968
The Monk 5.8

The Monk

as Ambrosio

1972
White Fang 6.5

White Fang

as Jason Scott

1973
Killer Mermaid 4.6

Killer Mermaid

as Niko

2014
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 4.6

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

as General Francini

2001
Bella Mafia 6.6

Bella Mafia

as Mario Domino

1997
Django Strikes Again 5.0

Django Strikes Again

as Django

1987
Death Rite 4.9

Death Rite

as Sadry

1975
The Man Who Drew God 4.8

The Man Who Drew God

as Emanuele

2023
The Wild, Wild Planet 4.5

The Wild, Wild Planet

as Lt. Jake

1966
Don't Turn the Other Cheek 5.6

Don't Turn the Other Cheek

as Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky

1971
The Fifth Cord 6.6

The Fifth Cord

as Andrea Bild

1971
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s 7.7

Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s

as Self

2012
Keoma 6.8

Keoma

as Keoma

1976
The Last Four Days 6.3

The Last Four Days

as Walter Audisio

1974
Istintobrass 5.5

Istintobrass

as Self

2013
Iceman 6.2

Iceman

as Ditob

2017
How to Kill a Judge 7.3

How to Kill a Judge

as Giacomo Solaris

1975
The Assassination of Matteotti 6.7

The Assassination of Matteotti

as Giacomo Matteotti

1973
The Estate 5.0

The Estate

2025
The Time of Their Lives 5.0

The Time of Their Lives

as Alberto

2017
The Match 6.1

The Match

as Old Branko

2021
Confessions of a Police Captain 6.8

Confessions of a Police Captain

as Sostituto Procuratore Traini

1971
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black 3.0

Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black

as Valentino's Spirit

2023
Street Law 6.7

Street Law

as Carlo Antonelli

1974
Man, Pride and Vengeance 5.8

Man, Pride and Vengeance

as José

1967
Cry, Onion! 5.3

Cry, Onion!

as Onion Stark

1975
The Fifth Day of Peace 5.5

The Fifth Day of Peace

as Bruno Grauber

1970
Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine 5.2

Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine

as Augustinus (age 76)

2010
A Rose in Winter 6.0

A Rose in Winter

as Rainer Praeger

2019
The Shark Hunter 4.4

The Shark Hunter

as Mike di Donato

1979
The Crusaders 4.3

The Crusaders

as Ibnazul

2001
The Girl 4.9

The Girl

as Johan (John) Berg

1987
The Neighborhood 3.2

The Neighborhood

as Guglielmo

2017
The Hired Killer 5.5

The Hired Killer

as Tony Lo Bello

1966
Recon 4.9

Recon

as Angelo

2019
Dropout 5.6

Dropout

as Bruno

1970
Day of the Cobra 6.1

Day of the Cobra

as Larry Stanziani

1980
The Man with Bogart's Face 6.2

The Man with Bogart's Face

as Hakim

1980
War of the Planets 5.1

War of the Planets

as Lt. Jake Jacowitx

1966
21 Hours at Munich 6.3

21 Hours at Munich

as Issa

1976
Blood Brothers 6.2

Blood Brothers

as Nicola Bellizzi

1974
Pope Joan 6.1

Pope Joan

as Louis

1972
Redneck 4.4

Redneck

as Mosquito

1973
Christmas in Rome 6.6

Christmas in Rome

as Luigi Forlinghetti

2019
Off the Rails 5.9

Off the Rails

as Giovanni

2021
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears 5.1

Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears

as Johnny Ears

1973
Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto

Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto

as Self

2021
Il tesoro di Damasco 10.0

Il tesoro di Damasco

as Andrea

1998
Killing Is My Business, Honey 6.7

Killing Is My Business, Honey

as Enrico Puzzo

2009
Obsessive Rhythms 5.3

Obsessive Rhythms

as Carmine

2014
We Are Cinema 9.5

We Are Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

2021
The Salamander 5.2

The Salamander

as Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci

1981
The Repenter 6.2

The Repenter

as Falco

1985
The Final Inquiry 4.8

The Final Inquiry

as Caifa

2007
Vacation 4.8

Vacation

as Osiride

1971
Jonathan of the Bears 5.9

Jonathan of the Bears

as Jonathan

1995
Top Line 4.5

Top Line

as Ted Angelo

1988
The Conquest 4.4

The Conquest

as Árpád vezér

1996
The Tramplers 6.4

The Tramplers

as Charley Garvey

1965
The Broken Key 3.2

The Broken Key

as Hiram Abif

2017
The Jester from Transylvania

The Jester from Transylvania

as One-eye

2024
The Dragon Ring 7.0

The Dragon Ring

as Dragon King

1994
Il crimine non va in pensione 5.6

Il crimine non va in pensione

as il primario

2017
Memories They Told Me 6.0

Memories They Told Me

as Paolo

2013
Race to Danger 5.2

Race to Danger

as Francis, il marinaio

1988
The Innocent Sleep 5.0

The Innocent Sleep

as Adolfo Cavani

1996
Talk of Angels 5.5

Talk of Angels

as Dr. Vicente Areavaga

1998
Red Land 5.8

Red Land

as Professor Ambrosin

2018
La Celestina P… R… 7.0

La Celestina P… R…

as Fabrizio

1965
Earth

Earth

2015
Young Toscanini 6.7

Young Toscanini

as Claudio Toscanini

1988
Detective Belli 5.5

Detective Belli

as Commissario Stefano Belli

1969
The Virgin and the Gypsy 3.1

The Virgin and the Gypsy

as The gypsy

1970
Magdalene 3.9

Magdalene

as Janza

1988
The Legend of Valentino 6.7

The Legend of Valentino

as Rudolph Valentino

1975
Enter the Ninja 5.5

Enter the Ninja

as Cole

1981
The Versace Murder 3.4

The Versace Murder

as Gianni Versace

1998
La rabbia 4.3

La rabbia

as Mentore

2008
Red Bells Part II: I Saw the Birth of a New World 4.5

Red Bells Part II: I Saw the Birth of a New World

as John Reed

1982
Smiling Maniacs 7.0

Smiling Maniacs

as Judge Dani

1975
Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice

as Lorenzo

2005
Fumata blanca 8.0

Fumata blanca

as Cardenal Tura

2002
Mirka 9.0

Mirka

as Il Sindaco

2000
Run for Your Life 4.8

Run for Your Life

as Commissario

1988
El Sobrino

El Sobrino

Rack Up 8.0

Rack Up

as Jesus Barro

1997
Road to Capri

Road to Capri

as Guido

2015
Sweet Country 4.9

Sweet Country

as Paul

1987
Grog 9.0

Grog

as Nicola Fanelli

1982
Sacra Corona 5.3

Sacra Corona

as Bishop Gellért

2001
Aurora

Aurora

as Bertoldo

2026
Rasputin 4.6

Rasputin

as Narratore

2010
Agony 2.8

Agony

as Carlo

2017
The Third Eye 5.9

The Third Eye

as Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)

1966
Winds of Passion 10.0

Winds of Passion

as Michele Giangrande

2000
Bastardi 4.0

Bastardi

as René Iuvara

2008
Love Island 4.1

Love Island

as Marquis Polesini

2014
Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell 7.0

Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell

as Giuseppe Mantaldo

2002
A Double Victory 7.0

A Double Victory

as Saverio Pallucca

1989
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso

Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso

2009
Post Coitum 4.3

Post Coitum

as Bakchus

2004
Buon Lavoro 4.0

Buon Lavoro

2022
Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling Man

Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling Man

as Himself

2015
Touch and Die 5.0

Touch and Die

as Aquani

1991
On Our Way 3.5

On Our Way

2023
Li chiamarono... briganti! 5.5

Li chiamarono... briganti!

as Caporale Nerza

1999
In the Company of Compañeros

In the Company of Compañeros

as Self

2001
From Time to Time 8.0

From Time to Time

as Leonard De Vinci

1992
Desert of Fire 8.4

Desert of Fire

as Marcel Duvivier

1997
Victory March 5.7

Victory March

as Captain Asciutto

1976
Sardinia Kidnapped 5.7

Sardinia Kidnapped

as Gavino

1968
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema

Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema

as Self

2014
Gold 4.0

Gold

as Gabriele da Poppi

1992
Italian Engagement 10.0

Italian Engagement

1964
Titanus 1904

Titanus 1904

as Self

2024
Ultimo stadio 9.0

Ultimo stadio

as Antonio

2002
The Flower in His Mouth 6.3

The Flower in His Mouth

as Professore Michele Belcore

1975
Devil's Crude 6.3

Devil's Crude

as Nick

1985
Azzurro profondo 5.2

Azzurro profondo

as Luca Morinari

1993
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker 6.7

Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

as Self

2005
The Falcon 5.0

The Falcon

as Banović Strahinja

1983
Guardians of the Clouds 4.3

Guardians of the Clouds

as Padre

2004
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last Works 6.2

Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last Works

as Self

1982
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern 6.5

Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern

as Self

2006
Chimera 7.0

Chimera

as Imprenditore

2001
Le rose di Danzica 8.0

Le rose di Danzica

as General Konrad von Der Berg

1979
Ed è subito sera 4.0

Ed è subito sera

2019
Kamikaze '89 5.4

Kamikaze '89

as Weiss

1982
Uninvited 5.3

Uninvited

as Ralph Barolo

2000
Bad Inclination 2.9

Bad Inclination

as Il barbone

2003
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres… 8.0

Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…

as Lui-même

2014
The Duel

The Duel

2021
Mein Herz in Chile

Mein Herz in Chile

as Carlos Sanchez

2008
Franco Nero: Back in the Saddle

Franco Nero: Back in the Saddle

as Self

2001
Amelia Lópes O'Neill 5.0

Amelia Lópes O'Neill

as Fernando

1992
The Blue-Eyed Bandit 5.1

The Blue-Eyed Bandit

as Renzo Dominici

1980
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti 6.0

The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti

as Self

2013
Il Vecchio Terribile

Il Vecchio Terribile

as Oste

2026
Vasco Rossi - È solo un rock'n'roll show 7.8

Vasco Rossi - È solo un rock'n'roll show

as Judge

2005
A Night at the Grand Hotel 6.0

A Night at the Grand Hotel

as Ferran Moreno

2008
Immortalist 1.0

Immortalist

as Paolo Spersoni

2020
The Holy Family 6.2

The Holy Family

as Zachary

2006
André schafft sie alle 9.0

André schafft sie alle

as Andre

1985
The Spaghetti West 6.2

The Spaghetti West

as Self

2005
Der Fall Lucona 6.0

Der Fall Lucona

as Enzo Lombardi

1993
Márió, a varázsló 4.0

Márió, a varázsló

as Mario

2008
Crazy Dog 7.5

Crazy Dog

as Alvaro Genta

2012
Die Försterbuben 4.7

Die Försterbuben

as Böhme

1984
Io e il re

Io e il re

as Maggiore Ferri

1995
Amore e libertà - Masaniello 6.8

Amore e libertà - Masaniello

as Vicerè

2006
Handy 10.0

Handy

as Frank The Black

2013
New Order 3.1

New Order

as Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen

2012
Un altare per la madre 7.0

Un altare per la madre

as -

1986
Test of Memory 4.2

Test of Memory

as Paul Herzog

1993
Prigioniero di un segreto

Prigioniero di un segreto

as Il barbone

2010
Sahara Cross 5.0

Sahara Cross

as Jean Ballard

1977
Two Families

Two Families

as Morandi

2007
The Medal

The Medal

as Ing. Ferrero

1997
Compagni d'arte

Compagni d'arte

2024
Figli di Maam 10.0

Figli di Maam

2014
Giorni felici 4.7

Giorni felici

as Antonio

2023
The Last Alchemist 5.5

The Last Alchemist

as Felix the Alchemist

2012
Father

Father

as Enrico

2011
The Dark Dance 4.0

The Dark Dance

as L'Impresario

2020
I Tarantiniani

I Tarantiniani

as Self

2013
Hans 5.0

Hans

as Giudice/barbone

2006
Sergey Bondarchuk

Sergey Bondarchuk

as Self

1982
Havana Kyrie 5.4

Havana Kyrie

as Vittorio Arditi De Bellis

2019
La ragion pura 3.7

La ragion pura

as Marito

2001
La battaglia di Gorthene

La battaglia di Gorthene

Two Men Alone

Two Men Alone

as Himself

2021
Brothers and Sisters 4.4

Brothers and Sisters

as Franco

1992
Scorched Skin 4.6

Scorched Skin

1962
The Uncrowned Heart 10.0

The Uncrowned Heart

as Bear's Trainer

2003
Giornata Nera

Giornata Nera

2006
Entree Des Artists

Entree Des Artists

as Henry's Grandfather

2020
Mineurs 9.5

Mineurs

as Michele Acucella

2007
Along the River

Along the River

as Frank De Ville

2016
Harmonie

Harmonie

2020
Forever Blues

Forever Blues

as Luca

2005
Django Lives!

Django Lives!

as Django

Un delitto

Un delitto

1963
Breath of Life 10.0

Breath of Life

as Angelo

1990
The Last Gunfighter 6.6

The Last Gunfighter

as The pistolero

2002
Das Babylon Komplott 5.5

Das Babylon Komplott

as Chris Lang

1993
Road to Ruin

Road to Ruin

as Self

2016
Mexico Song

Mexico Song

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