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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-09-18 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Franco Franchi

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Franco Franchi (born Francesco Benenato , 18 September 1928 - 9 December 1992) was an Italian comedian.

He was born in Palermo, Sicily and began his career in the 1950s, although his career only really took off in the 1960s. He starred in many comedies, mainly as a duo with Ciccio Ingrassia but also in more dramatic material such as Comencini's 'Adventures of Pinocchio (1972), in which they paired memorably as the Fox and the Cat.

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Known For

Acting

2004

1989

You Jane, Me Tarzan as Mercenary

1987

Blue Tango as Gaetano Buttitta

1985

Buona Domenica as Partecipazione

1984

Kaos as Zi' Dima (segment "La giara")

1983

1981

1976

Domenica In as Self

1975

Il sergente Rompiglioni diventa... caporale as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni
Dream of Zorro as Paco / Zorro

1974

Farfallon as Farfallon
Paolo il freddo as Paolino Pastorino detto Tino
Littlefoot the Policeman as Franco Petralia

1973

Il Figlioccio del padrino as Oronzo Musumeci
Il sergente Rompiglioni as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni
Dirty Weekend as Person on Film #1 (Theater) (archive footage) (uncredited)

1972

Teatro 11 as Self
Two Sons of Trinity as Franco Trinità

1971

I due assi del guantone as Franco Marsala
It's a Woman's War as Serg. Franco Samperi
Il clan dei due Borsalini as Franco Franchetti, il 'Professore'
Ma che musica maestro as Franco, il capobanda

1970

Those Sweet Creatures as Franco Samperi
Paths of War as Franco
Satiricosissimo as Franco

1969

I 2 deputati as Franco Franchini
Lisa with the Blue Eyes as funzionario Centro Spaziale #1

1968

The Nephews of Zorro as Franco La Vacca
Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows as Franco Marelli / Salvatore Pollara
I due Crociati as Franco di Carrapipi
I 2 pompieri as Francesco Perricone
Brutti di notte as Franco / Bruto Di Notte

1967

Stasera mi butto as Bath attendant
I due vigili as Franco Lo Cascio
Two R-R-Ringos from Texas as Franco Caterina
The World's Gold as Franco Sparapaoli
I barbieri di Sicilia as Franco Lo Persico

1966

Two Sons of Ringo as Franco Merendino / Django
I due sanculotti as Franco La Capra
Gli altri, gli altri e noi as 'Occhi Svelti'

1965

002 Operation Moon as Franco / Colonel Paradowsky
Two Idiots at Fort Alamo as Franco La Pera
Letti sbagliati as Franco (Segment "La seconda moglie")
Veneri in collegio as Calogero Junior
The Sons of the Leopard as Franco / Maria Rosa
Latin Lovers as Franco
The Two Parachutists as Pasquale - Franco Impallomeni
The Amazing Doctor G as Franco Pecora
I Kill, You Kill as Turiddu (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi")
War Italian Style as Frank Scordia

1964

Two Gangsters in the Wild West as Franco Capone / Il nonno di Franco / Francuzza l'abbandonata
2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge as Nicolino Celletti
Primitive Love as Franco
The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars as Socio dello scrittore
Un mostro e mezzo as Franco \ Cesarone
Le tardone as The killer (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")
Queste pazze, pazze donne as Turiddu Macrì ('Siciliani a Milano')
I due toreri as Franco Scontentezza
I due mafiosi as Franco Fisichella
Easy Love as Franco (segment "Un uomo corretto")
Oh! Those Most Secret Agents as Franco Passalacqua
Veneri al sole as Francesco Macrì (segment "Una domenica a Fregene")
The Maniacs as Thief #1 (segment 'Il week-end)

1963

The Swindlers as Salvatore (segment "Siciliani")
The Shortest Day as Franco Lo Grugno
Scandal Nudes as polizziotto Franco
La donna degli altri è sempre più bella as Turiddu Macrì (segment "I Promessi Sposi")
Obiettivo ragazze as Cassarà
Everything is Music as Friend of Anemia

1962

Il mio amico Benito as Terrorista
Those Two in the Legion as Franco Cocuzza
The Masseuses as Franco - Nightwatchman #1
2 samurai per 100 geishe as Franco Santuzzo
I tre nemici as Fantuzzo
I motorizzati as Un ladro di gomme

1961

The Last Judgment as disoccupato

1960

Appuntamento a Ischia as Contrabbandiere Basso

1950