Portrait of Franco Citti

Franco Citti

Acting

Biography

 Franco Citti (born 23 April 1935 in Rome) was an Italian actor. He came to fame at the age of 26, playing the title role in Pier Paolo Pasolini's film Accattone. In 1967 he appeared in the title role in Pasolini's version of Oedipus Rex. He is perhaps best-known to non-Italian audiences as Calo in The Godfather I and III and uttering the line 'In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns'. Description above from the Wikipedia article "Franco Citti," licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: April 23, 1935

Place of Birth: Roma, Lazio, Italia

Filmography

2017
1997
The Mayor

as Arturo Santaniello

1997
1996
We Free Kings

as Attore

1994
1990
Scandal in Black

as Projectionist

1990
The Secret

as Franco

1989
I promessi sposi

as Grignapoco

1989
Rosso di sera

as Capace

1986
1985
1983
The Black Stallion Returns

as Foreign Legion Officer

1981
The Soup

as Francesco

1980
Fatal Fix

as Alfredo

1980
Ciao marziano

as Er Cinese

1979
Luna

as Man in Bar

1978
Yerma

as Juan

1977
Beach House

as Nando

1977
Watch Me When I Kill

as Pasquale Ferrante

1977
Destruction Force

as Antonio Lanza

1977
1976
One Way or Another

as Autista di M.

1976
1974
Arabian Nights

as The Demon

1974
1973
Bawdy Tales

as Mammone

1973
1972
Roma

as Man at Restaurant (uncredited)

1972
The Godfather

as Calo - Sicilian Sequence

1971
The Decameron

as Ciappelletto

1970
Ostia

as Rabbino

1969
Pigsty

as Secondo Cannibale

1969
Gangster's Law

as Bruno Esposito

1968
Black Jesus

as Oreste

1967
Oedipus Rex

as Oedipus

1967
1963
The Shortest Day

as Fante Romano

1962
Mamma Roma

as Carmine

1962
Violent Life

as Tommaso

1961
Accattone

as Vittorio 'Accattone' Cataldi