Portrait of Anthony Franciosa

Anthony Franciosa

Acting

Biography

Anthony Franciosa (born Anthony George Papaleo; October 25, 1928 – January 19, 2006) was an American actor. Franciosa began his career on stage and made a breakthrough after portraying a brother of the drug addict in the play A Hatful of Rain, which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He reprised his role in its subsequent film adaptation, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Franciosa,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: October 25, 1928

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

2018
The Ghost of Peter Sellers

as Himself (Archive)

2014
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger

as Self (archive footage) (as Tony Franciosa)

2003
Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album

as Bene (archive footage)

2003
Rita

as Self

1996
City Hall

as Paul Zapatti

1992
Double Threat

as Crocker Scott

1990
1989
Ghost Writer

as Vincent Carbone

1989
Fashion Crimes

as Commissioner Rizzo

1988
Zombie Death House

as Vic Moretti

1986
Stagecoach

as Henry Gatewood

1985
1984
Finder of Lost Loves

as Cary Maxwell

1983
Julie Darling

as Harold Wilding

1982
Tenebre

as Peter Neal

1982
1982
Kiss My Grits

as Charlie Karkas

1982
Death Wish II

as Herman Baldwin

1981
Side Show

as Zaranov

1981
1980
The Cricket

as Annibale Meneghetti, detto Ulisse

1979
Firepower

as the doctor Charles Félix

1979
Tales of the Unexpected

as Arnold Bourdon

1978
Wheels

as Smokey Stevenson

1977
Aspen

as Alex Budde

1977
1975
Matt Helm

as Matt Helm

1975
The Drowning Pool

as Broussard

1975
Matt Helm

as Matt Helm

1974
1973
Ghost in the Noonday Sun

as Pierre Rodriguez

1972
Across 110th Street

as Nick D'Salvio

1972
Search

as Nick Bianco

1972
The Catcher

as Joe Cade

1971
Earth II

as Frank Karger

1971
1971
Web of the Spider

as Alan Foster

1968
The Name of the Game

as Jeff Dillon

1968
In Enemy Country

as Charles (as Tony Franciosa)

1968
The Sweet Ride

as Collie Ransom

1968
1967
Fathom

as Peter Merriwether

1966
The Swinger

as Ric Colby

1966
Assault on a Queen

as Vic Rossiter

1966
A Man Could Get Killed

as Steve / Antonio

1964
The Pleasure Seekers

as Emilio Lacayo

1964
Rio Conchos

as Juan Luis Rodriguez

1963
Arrest and Trial

as Steve Jared

1962
Period of Adjustment

as Ralph Bates

1962
The Virginian

as Kordick

1962
The Virginian

as Ritter Miley

1962
Careless

as Emilio Brentani

1961
The Dick Powell Show

as Charlie Harris

1961
Go Naked in the World

as Nick Stratton

1959
The Story on Page One

as Victor Santini

1959
Career

as Sam Lawson

1958
The Naked Maja

as Francisco Jose de Goya

1958
Naked City

as Gorilla

1958
The Long, Hot Summer

as Jody Varner

1957
1957
DuPont Show of the Month

as Joe Pendleton

1957
A Hatful of Rain

as Polo Pope

1957
A Face in the Crowd

as Joey DePalma

1957
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

1953
The Oscars

as Self

1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

1948
Studio One

as Charles Egan

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee