Portrait of Franco Franchi

Franco Franchi

Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Franco Franchi,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: September 18, 1928

Place of Birth: Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Filmography

1989
1987
Blue Tango

as Gaetano Buttitta

1985
Buona Domenica

as Partecipazione

1984
Kaos

as Zi' Dima (segment "La giara")

1976
1975
Dream of Zorro

as Paco / Zorro

1975
The Sergeant Rompiglioni Becomes... Corporal

as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni

1975
The Noon Vigilante

as Franco Gabbiani

1974
Littlefoot the Policeman

as Franco Petralia

1974
Farfallon

as Farfallon

1974
Paolo the Cool

as Paolino Pastorino detto Tino

1973
Il sergente Rompiglioni

as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni

1973
Dirty Weekend

as Person on Film #1 (Theater) (archive footage) (uncredited)

1973
The Godfather's Godson

as Oronzo Musumeci

1972
Two Sons of Trinity

as Franco Trinità

1972
Teatro 11

as Self

1971
I due assi del guantone

as Franco Marsala

1971
1971
It's a Woman's War

as Serg. Franco Samperi

1971
Ma che musica maestro

as Franco, il capobanda

1971
The Clan of the Two Borsalini

as Franco Franchetti, il 'Professore'

1970
Those Sweet Creatures

as Franco Samperi

1970
Paths of War

as Franco

1970
1970
1969
Lisa with the Blue Eyes

as funzionario Centro Spaziale #1

1969
1969
1969
I 2 deputati

as Franco Franchini

1968
The Nephews of Zorro

as Franco La Vacca

1968
Two Firefighters

as Francesco Perricone

1968
I due Crociati

as Franco di Carrapipi

1968
Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows

as Franco Marelli / Salvatore Pollara

1968
Ugly at Night

as Franco / Bruto Di Notte

1967
The Sicily Barbers

as Franco Lo Persico

1967
The World's Gold

as Franco Sparapaoli

1967
I due vigili

as Franco Lo Cascio

1967
Tonight I'll Throw Me

as Bath attendant

1967
Two R-R-Ringos from Texas

as Franco Caterina

1966
Two Sons of Ringo

as Franco Merendino / Django

1966
1966
The Two Sans-culottes

as Franco La Capra

1965
The Two Parachutists

as Pasquale - Franco Impallomeni

1965
War Italian Style

as Frank Scordia

1965
002 Operation Moon

as Franco / Colonel Paradowsky

1965
The Amazing Doctor G

as Franco Pecora

1965
1965
Two Idiots at Fort Alamo

as Franco La Pera

1965
Latin Lovers

as Franco

1965
Veneri in collegio

as Calogero Junior

1965
The Sons of the Leopard

as Franco / Maria Rosa

1965
1965
Wrong Beds

as Franco (Segment "La seconda moglie")

1965
I Kill, You Kill

as Turiddu (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi")

1964
1964
Venus in the Sun

as Francesco Macrì (segment "Una domenica a Fregene")

1964
A Monster and a Half

as Franco \ Cesarone

1964
I due toreri

as Franco Scontentezza

1964
1964
Oh! Those Most Secret Agents

as Franco Passalacqua

1964
Easy Love

as Franco (segment "Un uomo corretto")

1964
1964
1964
Two Gangsters in the Wild West

as Franco Capone / Il nonno di Franco / Francuzza l'abbandonata

1964
The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars

as Socio dello scrittore

1964
These Mad, Mad Women

as Turiddu Macrì ('Siciliani a Milano')

1964
The Maniacs

as Thief #1 (segment 'Il week-end)

1964
Le tardone

as The killer (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")

1964
2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge

as Nicolino Celletti

1964
The Two Mafiosi

as Franco Fisichella

1963
Scandal Nudes

as polizziotto Franco

1963
The Swindlers

as Salvatore (segment "Siciliani")

1963
Everything is Music

as Friend of Anemia

1963
Target: Girls

as Cassarà

1963
La donna degli altri è sempre più bella

as Turiddu Macrì (segment "I Promessi Sposi")

1963
The Shortest Day

as Franco Lo Grugno

1962
I motorizzati

as Un ladro di gomme

1962
The Masseuses

as Franco - Nightwatchman #1

1962
2 samurai per 100 geishe

as Franco Santuzzo

1962
Those Two in the Legion

as Franco Cocuzza

1962
1962
Il mio amico Benito

as Terrorista

1961
1961
1961
The Last Judgment

as disoccupato

1961
1960
Appointment in Ischia

as Contrabbandiere Basso