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Franco Nero
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn November 23, 1941 (84 years)
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.
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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Franco Nero Filmography
| 2026 | L'Inferno (Remastered) · as Narrator |
| 2026 | The Inferno Experience · as Narrator |
| 2025 | The Run · as Hunter |
| 2025 | In the Hand of Dante · as Don Lecco |
| 2025 | Milarepa · as Old Man |
| 2024 | The Jester from Transylvania · as One-Eye |
| 2023 | Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black · as Valentino's Spirit |
| 2023 | Giorni felici · as Antonio |
| 2023 | The Pope's Exorcist · as The Pope |
| 2022 | Django (TV Series) · as Reverend |
| 2022 | The Man Who Drew God · as Emanuele |
| 2022 | The Man from Rome · as The Pope |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Off the Rails · as Giovanni |
| 2021 | Mio papà, un carabiniere · as Cast |
| 2020 | The Dark Dance · as L'impresario |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | Havana Kyrie · as Vittorio Arditi De Bellis |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | Agony · as Carlo |
| 2019 | Christmas in Rome · as Luigi Forlinghetti |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | The Killers · as Paolo |
| 2019 | Inferno Dantesco Animato · as Narrator |
| 2019 | The Collini Case · as Fabrizio Collini |
| 2018 | A Rose in Winter · as Rainer Praeger |
| 2018 | Red Land (Rosso Istria) · as Professor Ambrosin |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | The Broken Key · as Hiram Abif |
| 2017 | The Neighborhood · as Guglielmo |
| 2017 | Il crimine non va in pensione · as Il Primario |
| 2017 | The Time of Their Lives · as Alberto |
| 2017 | John Wick: Chapter 2 · as Julius |
| 2016 | Delicious (TV Series) · as Joe Benelli |
| 2016 | The Lost City of Z · as Baron De Gondoriz |
| 2016 | Il ragazzo della Giudecca · as Salvatore |
| 2015 | Gemma di Maggio · as Gaetano Old |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | Love Island · as Marquis Polesini |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Killer Mermaid · as Niko |
| 2014 | Shaky Knees: Music Video · as Charley Garvey |
| 2013 | Obsessive Rhythms · as Carmine |
| 2013 | Handy · as Frank The Black |
| 2012 | A Memória que me Contam · as Paolo |
| 2012 | Django Unchained · as Amerigo Vessepi |
| 2012 | New Order · as Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen |
| 2012 | Canepazzo · as Alvaro Genta |
| 2011 | Cars 2 · as Uncle Topolino (voice) |
| 2010 | Rasputin · as Narratore |
| 2010 | Letters to Juliet · as Lorenzo |
| 2010 | Imperium: Augustine: the Decline of the Roman Empire · as Augustinus (age 76) |
| 2009 | Killing is My Business, Honey · as Enrico Puzzo |
| 2008 | Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons (TV Series) · as Max Freeman |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Márió, a varázsló · as Mario |
| 2008 | Il sangue e la rosa (TV Series) · as Conte Uberto Mancini |
| 2008 | Bathory: Countess of Blood · as King Mathias |
| 2008 | La rabbia · as Mentore |
| 2008 | Bastardi · as Rene Iuvara |
| 2008 | Mein Herz in Chile · as Carlos Sanchez |
| 2007 | Two Families · as Morandi |
| 2006 | The Final Inquiry · as Caifa |
| 2006 | The Holy Family · as Zachary |
| 2006 | Amore e libertà - Masaniello · as Vicerè |
| 2006 | Hans · as Giudice/barbone |
| 2005 | Summer Solstice · as Lorenzo |
| 2005 | Forever Blues · as Luca |
| 2004 | Post coitum · as Bakchus |
| 2003 | Bad Inclination · as Il Barbone |
| 2003 | Der Fürst und das Mädchen (TV Series) · as Massimo Di Romano |
| 2002 | White Smoke · as Cardenal Tura |
| 2002 | Ultimo stadio · as Antonio |
| 2002 | Love, Lies, Passions (TV Series) · as Fashion Billionaire |
| 2001 | Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 · as General Francini |
| 2001 | Sacra Corona · as Bishop Gellért |
| 2001 | Chimera · as Imprenditore |
| 2001 | The Crusaders · as Ibnazul |
| 2000 | Saint Paul · as Gamaliel |
| 2000 | St. Paul (TV Series) · as Gamaliel |
| 2000 | Mirka · as Il Sindaco |
| 1999 | Uninvited · as Ralph Barolo |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Roberto Distasio |
| 1999 | Brigands · as Caporale Nerza |
| 1998 | Talk of Angels · as Dr. Vicente Areavaga |
| 1998 | The Versace Murder · as Gianni Versace |
| 1997 | Painted Lady · as Robert Tassi |
| 1997 | Bella Mafia · as Mario Domino |
| 1997 | Il deserto di fuoco (TV Series) · as Marcel Duvivier |
| 1997 | Il tocco - La sfida · as Jesus Barro |
| 1997 | David · as Natan |
| 1997 | David (TV Series) · as Nathan |
| 1996 | The Conquest · as Árpád Vezér |
| 1996 | The Return of Sandokan (TV Series) · as Yogi Azim |
| 1995 | The Innocent Sleep · as Adolfo Cavani |
| 1994 | The Dragon Ring (TV Series) · as Dragon King |
| 1994 | Jonathan degli orsi · as Jonathan |
| 1994 | The Dragon Ring · as Dragon King |
| 1993 | Das Babylon Komplott · as Chris Lang |
| 1993 | Rosamunde Pilcher (TV Series) · as Lorenzo |
| 1993 | Der Fall Lucona · as Enzo Lombardi |
| 1993 | Azzurro profondo · as Luca Morinari |
| 1992 | Fratelli e sorelle · as Franco |
| 1992 | Touch and Die · as Aquani |
| 1992 | Zoloto · as Gabriele Da Poppi |
| 1991 | Amelia Lópes O'Neill · as Fernando |
| 1991 | Young Catherine (TV Series) · as Count Vorontsov |
| 1991 | Young Catherine · as Count Vorontsov |
| 1991 | Julianus barát (TV Series) · as Fra Domenico |
| 1990 | Breath of Life · as Angelo |
| 1990 | Die Hard 2 · as General Ramon Esperanza |
| 1989 | I promessi sposi (TV Series) · as Fra Cristoforo |
| 1988 | Blaues Blut (TV Series) · as Sandro Castellani |
| 1988 | Magdalene · as Janza |
| 1988 | Young Toscanini · as Claudio Toscanini |
| 1988 | Top Line · as Ted Angelo |
| 1988 | Windmills of the Gods (TV Series) · as Ionescu |
| 1988 | Run for Your Life · as Commissario |
| 1987 | Race to Danger · as Francis, Il Marinaio |
| 1987 | Django Strikes Again · as Django |
| 1987 | Sweet Country · as Paul |
| 1987 | The Girl · as Johan (john) Berg |
| 1985 | The Repenter · as Falco |
| 1985 | Un marinaio e mezzo · as Nick |
| 1985 | André schafft sie alle · as Andre |
| 1984 | Die Försterbuben · as Böhme |
| 1984 | The Last Days of Pompeii (TV Series) · as Arbaces |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker (TV Series) · as Dr. Peter Milne |
| 1983 | Wagner (TV Series) · as Crespi |
| 1982 | Red Bells Part II: Ten Days That Shook the World · as John Reed |
| 1982 | Querelle · as Lieutenant Seblon |
| 1982 | Grog · as Nicola Fanelli |
| 1982 | Kamikaze 89 · as Weiss |
| 1982 | Red Bells · as John Reed |
| 1981 | Enter the Ninja · as Cole |
| 1981 | The Salamander · as Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci |
| 1981 | Banovic Strahinja · as Banović Strahinja |
| 1980 | Il giorno del Cobra · as Larry Stanziani |
| 1980 | The Blue-Eyed Bandit · as Renzo Dominici |
| 1980 | The Man with Bogart's Face · as Hakim |
| 1979 | The Shark Hunter · as Mike Di Donato |
| 1979 | Mimi · as Guido |
| 1979 | The Visitor · as Jesus Christ |
| 1978 | The Pirate · as Baydr Al Fay |
| 1978 | Force 10 from Navarone · as Lescovar |
| 1977 | Sahara Cross · as Jean Ballard |
| 1977 | Hitch-Hike · as Walter Mancini |
| 1976 | Keoma: The Avenger · as Keoma |
| 1976 | 21 Hours at Munich · as Issa |
| 1976 | Submission · as Armand |
| 1976 | Victory March · as Captain Asciutto |
| 1975 | The Legend of Valentino · as Rudolph Valentino |
| 1975 | The Flower in His Mouth · as Professore Michele Belcore |
| 1975 | Death Rite · as Sadry |
| 1975 | Cry, Onion · as Onion Stark |
| 1975 | How to Kill a Judge · as Giacomo Solaris |
| 1975 | Smiling Maniacs · as Judge Dani |
| 1974 | Challenge to White Fang · as Jason Scott |
| 1974 | Street Law · as Carlo Antonelli |
| 1974 | The Last 4 Days · as Walter Audisio |
| 1974 | I guappi · as Nicola Bellizzi |
| 1973 | White Fang · as Jason Scott |
| 1973 | The Assassination of Matteotti · as Giacomo Matteotti |
| 1973 | High Crime · as Commissario Belli |
| 1973 | Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears · as Johnny Ears |
| 1973 | Redneck · as Mosquito |
| 1972 | Le moine · as Ambrosio |
| 1972 | Pope Joan · as Louis |
| 1972 | The Harder They Come · as Django (archive Footage) |
| 1971 | Don't Turn the Other Cheek! · as Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky |
| 1971 | The Case Is Closed, Forget It · as Vanzi |
| 1971 | Vacation · as Osiride |
| 1971 | The Fifth Cord · as Andrea Bild |
| 1971 | Confessions of a Police Captain · as Sostituto Procuratore Traini |
| 1970 | Compañeros · as Yodlaf Peterson |
| 1970 | Dropout · as Bruno |
| 1970 | The Fifth Day of Peace · as Bruno Grauber |
| 1970 | The Virgin and the Gypsy · as The Gypsy |
| 1970 | Tristana · as Horacio |
| 1969 | The Battle of Neretva · as Capitano Michele Rossi |
| 1969 | Detective Belli · as Commissario Stefano Belli |
| 1968 | The Mercenary · as Sergei Kowalski, The Polish |
| 1968 | A Quiet Place in the Country · as Leonardo Ferri |
| 1968 | Sequestro di persona · as Gavino |
| 1968 | Day of the Owl · as Captain Bellodi |
| 1967 | Man, Pride & Vengeance · as José |
| 1967 | Camelot · as Lancelot Du Lac |
| 1966 | The Bible in the Beginning... · as Abel |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | Texas, Adios · as Burt Sullivan |
| 1966 | Massacre Time · as Tom Corbett |
| 1966 | The War of the Planets · as Lt. Jake Jacowitx |
| 1966 | The Wild, Wild Planet · as Lt. Jake |
| 1966 | The Third Eye · as Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero) |
| 1966 | The Hired Killer · as Tony Lo Bello |
| 1965 | The Tramplers · as Charley Garvey |
| 1965 | I Knew Her Well · as Italo - The Garage Attendant |
| 2021 | Django & Django · as Self - Actor |
| 2021 | Two Men Alone · as Himself |
| 2019 | Piero Vivarelli, Life as a B-Movie · as Self |
| 2016 | Emigratis (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films · as Self - Actor |
| 2013 | Istintobrass · as Self |
| 2013 | |
| 2012 | Urgant Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | |
| 2009 | Videocracy · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Elio Petri... appunti su un autore · as Self |
| 2005 | The Spaghetti West · as Self |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars (IT) (TV Series) · as Self - Dancer For A Night |
| 2003 | The 57th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2002 | The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2002 | Through the Night With... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | |
| 2000 | Ulisse: Il piacere della scoperta (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Those Who ... Football (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | What's the Bet? (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | The 65th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1992 | ARD-Morgenmagazin (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1987 | Seitenblicke (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Na sowas! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | Domenica In (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | The Grand Prize (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The 41st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1965 | Beat Club (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
D-D-Dreamer · as Self |
| 2019 | The Killers · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | Love Island · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | The Mystery of Dante · as Executive Producer |
| 2012 | |
| 2008 | Márió, a varázsló · as Co-Producer |
| 2008 | |
| 2005 | |
| 1999 | |
| 1994 | |
| 1990 | Breath of Life · as Co-Producer |
| 1980 | The Blue-Eyed Bandit · as Co-Producer |
| 1979 | The Shark Hunter · as Co-Producer |
| 1971 | |
| 1970 | Dropout · as Co-Producer |
| 2005 |
| 2026 | Johnny's Inferno · as Presented By |
| 2020 | Havana Kyrie · as Original Idea By |
| 1994 | Jonathan degli orsi · as Story |