Acting
Franco Nero
IT, EN, ES, FR cinema · 227 credits
Born
23 November 1941 (age 84)
Birthplace
San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Also known as Frank Black · Frank Nero · Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero
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.
Known for
Filmography
Django Lives!
as Django
In the Hand of Dante
as Don Lecco (86)
Roma elastica
as The Old Filmmaker
Aurora
as Bertoldo
L'ANIME CHE OGNI OBESO HA BISOGNO
Epk Camera Operator
The Estate
Actor, Executive Producer
Giorni felici
as Antonio
The Pope's Exorcist
as The Pope
The Man Who Drew God
as Emanuele, Director
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
as Valentino's Spirit
The Man from Rome
as The Pope
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
as Self - Actor
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Off the Rails
as Giovanni
The Match
as Old Branko
Two Men Alone
as Himself
Entree Des Artists
2020
Entree Des Artists
as Henry's Grandfather
The Dark Dance
as L'Impresario
Immortalist
as Paolo Spersoni
A Rose in Winter
as Rainer Praeger
The Collini Case
as Fabrizio Collini
Christmas in Rome
as Luigi Forlinghetti
Recon
as Angelo
Havana Kyrie
as Vittorio Arditi De Bellis
Red Land
as Professor Ambrosin
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Julius
The Time of Their Lives
as Alberto
The Lost City of Z
as Baron de Gondoriz
The Neighborhood
as Guglielmo
The Broken Key
as Hiram Abif
Agony
as Carlo
Iceman
as Ditob
Il crimine non va in pensione
as il primario
Along the River
2016
Along the River
as Frank De Ville
Road to Capri
as Guido
Obsessive Rhythms
as Carmine
Killer Mermaid
as Niko
Love Island
as Marquis Polesini
The Mystery of Dante
Executive Producer
Handy
as Frank The Black
Istintobrass
as Self
Django Unchained
as Amerigo Vessepi, Thanks
New Order
as Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
Crazy Dog
as Alvaro Genta
The Last Alchemist
as Felix the Alchemist
Cars 2
as Uncle Topolino (voice)
Father
as Enrico
Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine
as Augustinus (age 76)
Rasputin
as Narratore
Prigioniero di un segreto
as Il barbone
Letters to Juliet
as Lorenzo
Killing Is My Business, Honey
as Enrico Puzzo
Bathory: Countess of Blood
as King Mathias
Mein Herz in Chile
as Carlos Sanchez
La rabbia
as Mentore, Producer, Executive Producer
Márió, a varázsló
as Mario, Co-Producer
A Night at the Grand Hotel
as Ferran Moreno
Bastardi
as René Iuvara
Mineurs
as Michele Acucella
The Final Inquiry
as Caifa
Two Families
as Morandi
Hans
as Giudice/barbone
The Holy Family
as Zachary
Forever Blues
as Luca, Writer, Director, Producer
Summer Solstice
as Lorenzo
Post Coitum
as Bakchus
Bad Inclination
as Il barbone
Herz ohne Krone
2003
The Uncrowned Heart
as Bear's Trainer
Fumata blanca
as Cardenal Tura
Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell
2002
Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell
as Giuseppe Mantaldo
The Last Gunfighter
as The pistolero
Ultimo stadio
as Antonio
La ragion pura
as Marito
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
as General Francini
Sacra Corona
as Bishop Gellért
The Crusaders
as Ibnazul
Chimera
as Imprenditore
Saint Paul
as Gamaliel
Mirka
as Il Sindaco
Uninvited
as Ralph Barolo, Producer
Winds of Passion
as Michele Giangrande
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
David
as Natan
Desert of Fire
as Marcel Duvivier
Rack Up
as Jesus Barro
The Medal
as Ing. Ferrero
Bella Mafia
as Mario Domino
The Conquest
as Árpád vezér
The Innocent Sleep
as Adolfo Cavani
Jonathan of the Bears
as Jonathan, Story, Producer
Io e il re
as Maggiore Ferri
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
Amelia Lópes O'Neill
as Fernando
Gold
as Gabriele da Poppi
From Time to Time
as Leonard De Vinci
Touch and Die
as Aquani
Die Hard 2
as General Ramon Esperanza
Breath of Life
as Angelo
A Double Victory
as Saverio Pallucca
Top Line
as Ted Angelo
Race to Danger
as Francis, il marinaio
Young Toscanini
as Claudio Toscanini
Run for Your Life
as Commissario
Magdalene
as Janza
Django Strikes Again
as Django
The Girl
as Johan (John) Berg
Sweet Country
as Paul
Devil's Crude
as Nick
The Repenter
as Falco
Die Försterbuben
as Böhme
The Falcon
as Banović Strahinja
Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames
as John Reed
Grog
as Nicola Fanelli
Kamikaze '89
as Weiss
Querelle
as Lieutenant Seblon
Enter the Ninja
as Cole
The Salamander
as Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
Day of the Cobra
as Larry Stanziani
The Blue-Eyed Bandit
as Renzo Dominici
Mimi
as Guido
The Shark Hunter
as Mike di Donato, Co-Producer
The Visitor
as Jesus Christ
Le rose di Danzica
as General Konrad von Der Berg
Force 10 from Navarone
as Lescovar
Hitch Hike
as Walter Mancini
Sahara Cross
as Jean Ballard
Keoma
as Keoma
Victory March
as Captain Asciutto
Submission
as Armand
Cry, Onion!
as Onion Stark
The Flower in His Mouth
as Professore Michele Belcore
How to Kill a Judge
as Giacomo Solaris
Death Rite
as Sadry
Smiling Maniacs
as Judge Dani
The Legend of Valentino
as Rudolph Valentino
Blood Brothers
as Nicola Bellizzi
The Last Four Days
as Walter Audisio
Street Law
as Carlo Antonelli
Challenge to White Fang
as Jason Scott
The Assassination of Matteotti
as Giacomo Matteotti
Redneck
as Mosquito
White Fang
as Jason Scott
High Crime
as Commissario Belli
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
as Johnny Ears
The Harder They Come
as Django (archive footage)
The Monk
as Ambrosio
Pope Joan
as Louis
The Fifth Cord
as Andrea Bild
Confessions of a Police Captain
as Sostituto Procuratore Traini
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
as Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky
Vacation
as Osiride, Producer
Tristana
as Horacio
Compañeros
as Yodlaf Peterson
The Virgin and the Gypsy
as The gypsy
The Fifth Day of Peace
as Bruno Grauber
Dropout
as Bruno, Co-Producer
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
The Day of the Owl
as Captain Bellodi
Sardinia Kidnapped
as Gavino
Camelot
as Lancelot Du Lac
The Bible: In the Beginning...
as Abel, Still Photographer
Django
as Django
Texas, Adios
as Burt Sullivan
Massacre Time
as Tom Corbett
The Wild, Wild Planet
as Lt. Jake
War of the Planets
as Lt. Jake Jacowitx
The Hired Killer
as Tony Lo Bello
The Third Eye
as Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)
The Tramplers
as Charley Garvey
I Knew Her Well
as Italo - The garage attendant
La Celestina P… R…
as Fabrizio
