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Franco Nero

Franco Nero

Acting

Born: November 23, 1941San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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
Il Vecchio Terribile

Il Vecchio Terribile

Oste

2026
The Estate

The Estate

2025
The Run

The Run

Hunter

2025
In the Hand of Dante

In the Hand of Dante

Don Lecco

2025
Titanus 1904

Titanus 1904

Self

2024
Compagni d'arte

Compagni d'arte

2024
The Jester from Transylvania

The Jester from Transylvania

One-eye

2024
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black

Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black

Valentino's Spirit

2023
Giorni felici

Giorni felici

Antonio

2023
On Our Way

On Our Way

2023
The Pope's Exorcist

The Pope's Exorcist

The Pope

2023
The Man Who Drew God

The Man Who Drew God

Emanuele

2023
The Man from Rome

The Man from Rome

The Pope

2022
Buon Lavoro

Buon Lavoro

2022
The Duel

The Duel

2021
We Are Cinema

We Are Cinema

Self (archive footage)

2021
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

Self - Actor

2021
Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto

Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto

Self

2021
Off the Rails

Off the Rails

Giovanni

2021
Two Men Alone

Two Men Alone

Himself

2021
The Match

The Match

Old Branko

2021
The Dark Dance

The Dark Dance

L'Impresario

2020
Harmonie

Harmonie

2020
Immortalist

Immortalist

Paolo Spersoni

2020

Entree Des Artists

Henry's Grandfather

2020
Havana Kyrie

Havana Kyrie

Vittorio Arditi De Bellis

2019
Christmas in Rome

Christmas in Rome

Luigi Forlinghetti

2019
Recon

Recon

Angelo

2019
A Rose in Winter

A Rose in Winter

Rainer Praeger

2019
The Collini Case

The Collini Case

Fabrizio Collini

2019
Ed è subito sera

Ed è subito sera

2019
Red Land

Red Land

Professor Ambrosin

2018
Iceman

Iceman

Ditob

2017
The Broken Key

The Broken Key

Hiram Abif

2017
Agony

Agony

Carlo

2017
The Neighborhood

The Neighborhood

Guglielmo

2017
Il crimine non va in pensione

Il crimine non va in pensione

il primario

2017
The Lost City of Z

The Lost City of Z

Baron de Gondoriz

2017
The Time of Their Lives

The Time of Their Lives

Alberto

2017
John Wick: Chapter 2

John Wick: Chapter 2

Julius

2017

Road to Ruin

Self

2016

Along the River

Frank De Ville

2016
Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling Man

Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling Man

Himself

2015
Earth

Earth

2015
Road to Capri

Road to Capri

Guido

2015
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Self - Actor

2014

Figli di Maam

2014
Love Island

Love Island

Marquis Polesini

2014
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema

Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema

Self

2014
Killer Mermaid

Killer Mermaid

Niko

2014
Obsessive Rhythms

Obsessive Rhythms

Carmine

2014
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…

Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…

Lui-même

2014
Handy

Handy

Frank The Black

2013
Istintobrass

Istintobrass

Self

2013
Memories They Told Me

Memories They Told Me

Paolo

2013
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti

The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti

Self

2013
I Tarantiniani

I Tarantiniani

Self

2013
Django Unchained

Django Unchained

Amerigo Vessepi

2012
The Last Alchemist

The Last Alchemist

Felix the Alchemist

2012
Crazy Dog

Crazy Dog

Alvaro Genta

2012
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s

Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s

Self

2012
New Order

New Order

Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen

2012
Cars 2

Cars 2

Uncle Topolino (voice)

2011
Father

Father

Enrico

2011
Rasputin

Rasputin

Narratore

2010
Prigioniero di un segreto

Prigioniero di un segreto

Il barbone

2010
Letters to Juliet

Letters to Juliet

Lorenzo

2010
Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine

Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine

Augustinus (age 76)

2010
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso

Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso

2009
Killing Is My Business, Honey

Killing Is My Business, Honey

Enrico Puzzo

2009
Márió, a varázsló

Márió, a varázsló

Mario

2008
A Night at the Grand Hotel

A Night at the Grand Hotel

Ferran Moreno

2008
Bathory: Countess of Blood

Bathory: Countess of Blood

King Mathias

2008
La rabbia

La rabbia

Mentore

2008
Bastardi

Bastardi

Rene Iuvara

2008
Mein Herz in Chile

Mein Herz in Chile

Carlos Sanchez

2008
Mineurs

Mineurs

Michele Acucella

2007
The Final Inquiry

The Final Inquiry

Caifa

2007
Two Families

Two Families

Morandi

2007
The Holy Family

The Holy Family

Zachary

2006
Amore e libertà - Masaniello

Amore e libertà - Masaniello

Vicerè

2006
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern

Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern

Self

2006
Hans

Hans

Giudice/barbone

2006

Giornata Nera

2006
Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice

Lorenzo

2005
Forever Blues

Forever Blues

Luca

2005
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

Self

2005
The Spaghetti West

The Spaghetti West

Self

2005
Vasco Rossi - È solo un rock'n'roll show

Vasco Rossi - È solo un rock'n'roll show

Judge

2005
Post Coitum

Post Coitum

Bakchus

2004
Guardians of the Clouds

Guardians of the Clouds

Padre

2004
Bad Inclination

Bad Inclination

Il barbone

2003

The Uncrowned Heart

Bear's Trainer

2003
The Last Gunfighter

The Last Gunfighter

The pistolero

2002

Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell

Giuseppe Mantaldo

2002
Ultimo stadio

Ultimo stadio

Antonio

2002
Fumata blanca

Fumata blanca

Cardenal Tura

2002
In the Company of Compañeros

In the Company of Compañeros

Self

2001
La ragion pura

La ragion pura

Marito

2001
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

General Francini

2001
Chimera

Chimera

Imprenditore

2001
Sacra Corona

Sacra Corona

Bishop Gellért

2001
Franco Nero: Back in the Saddle

Franco Nero: Back in the Saddle

Self

2001
The Crusaders

The Crusaders

Ibnazul

2001
Saint Paul

Saint Paul

Gamaliel

2000
Winds of Passion

Winds of Passion

Michele Giangrande

2000
Uninvited

Uninvited

Ralph Barolo

2000
Mirka

Mirka

Il Sindaco

2000
Li chiamarono... briganti!

Li chiamarono... briganti!

Caporale Nerza

1999
Talk of Angels

Talk of Angels

Dr. Vicente Areavaga

1998
Il tesoro di Damasco

Il tesoro di Damasco

Andrea

1998
The Versace Murder

The Versace Murder

Gianni Versace

1998
Bella Mafia

Bella Mafia

Mario Domino

1997
The Medal

The Medal

Ing. Ferrero

1997
Rack Up

Rack Up

Jesus Barro

1997
David

David

Natan

1997
Desert of Fire

Desert of Fire

Marcel Duvivier

1997
The Conquest

The Conquest

Árpád vezér

1996
The Innocent Sleep

The Innocent Sleep

Adolfo Cavani

1996
Io e il re

Io e il re

Maggiore Ferri

1995
Jonathan of the Bears

Jonathan of the Bears

Jonathan

1995
The Dragon Ring

The Dragon Ring

Dragon King

1994
Das Babylon Komplott

Das Babylon Komplott

Chris Lang

1993
Test of Memory

Test of Memory

Paul Herzog

1993
Der Fall Lucona

Der Fall Lucona

Enzo Lombardi

1993
Azzurro profondo

Azzurro profondo

Luca Morinari

1993
Brothers and Sisters

Brothers and Sisters

Franco

1992
Gold

Gold

Gabriele da Poppi

1992
From Time to Time

From Time to Time

Leonard De Vinci

1992
Amelia Lópes O'Neill

Amelia Lópes O'Neill

Fernando

1992
Touch and Die

Touch and Die

Aquani

1991
Breath of Life

Breath of Life

Angelo

1990
Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2

General Ramon Esperanza

1990

A Double Victory

Saverio Pallucca

1989
Magdalene

Magdalene

Janza

1988
Young Toscanini

Young Toscanini

Claudio Toscanini

1988
Top Line

Top Line

Ted Angelo

1988
Race to Danger

Race to Danger

Francis, il marinaio

1988
Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

Commissario

1988
Django Strikes Again

Django Strikes Again

Django

1987
The Girl

The Girl

Johan (John) Berg

1987
Sweet Country

Sweet Country

Paul

1987

Un altare per la madre

-

1986
The Repenter

The Repenter

Falco

1985
André schafft sie alle

André schafft sie alle

Andre

1985
Devil's Crude

Devil's Crude

Nick

1985
Die Försterbuben

Die Försterbuben

Böhme

1984
The Falcon

The Falcon

Banović Strahinja

1983
Red Bells Part II: I Saw the Birth of a New World

Red Bells Part II: I Saw the Birth of a New World

John Reed

1982
Querelle

Querelle

Lieutenant Seblon

1982
Grog

Grog

Nicola Fanelli

1982

Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last Works

Self

1982
Kamikaze '89

Kamikaze '89

Weiss

1982
Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames

Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames

John Reed

1982
Enter the Ninja

Enter the Ninja

Cole

1981
The Salamander

The Salamander

Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci

1981
The Man with Bogart's Face

The Man with Bogart's Face

Hakim

1980
Day of the Cobra

Day of the Cobra

Larry Stanziani

1980
The Blue-Eyed Bandit

The Blue-Eyed Bandit

Renzo Dominici

1980
The Shark Hunter

The Shark Hunter

Mike di Donato

1979
Le rose di Danzica

Le rose di Danzica

General Konrad von Der Berg

1979
Mimi

Mimi

Guido

1979
The Visitor

The Visitor

Jesus Christ

1979
The Pirate

The Pirate

Baydr Al Fay

1978
Force 10 from Navarone

Force 10 from Navarone

Lescovar

1978
Sahara Cross

Sahara Cross

Jean Ballard

1977
Hitch Hike

Hitch Hike

Walter Mancini

1977
21 Hours at Munich

21 Hours at Munich

Issa

1976
Keoma

Keoma

Keoma

1976
Submission

Submission

Armand

1976
Victory March

Victory March

Captain Asciutto

1976
The Legend of Valentino

The Legend of Valentino

Rudolph Valentino

1975
The Flower in His Mouth

The Flower in His Mouth

Professore Michele Belcore

1975
Death Rite

Death Rite

Sadry

1975
Cry, Onion!

Cry, Onion!

Onion Stark

1975
How to Kill a Judge

How to Kill a Judge

Giacomo Solaris

1975
Smiling Maniacs

Smiling Maniacs

Judge Dani

1975
Challenge to White Fang

Challenge to White Fang

Jason Scott

1974
Street Law

Street Law

Carlo Antonelli

1974
The Last Four Days

The Last Four Days

Walter Audisio

1974
Blood Brothers

Blood Brothers

Nicola Bellizzi

1974
White Fang

White Fang

Jason Scott

1973
The Assassination of Matteotti

The Assassination of Matteotti

Giacomo Matteotti

1973
High Crime

High Crime

Commissario Belli

1973
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears

Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears

Johnny Ears

1973
Redneck

Redneck

Mosquito

1973
The Monk

The Monk

Ambrosio

1972
Pope Joan

Pope Joan

Louis

1972
The Harder They Come

The Harder They Come

Django (archive footage)

1972
Don't Turn the Other Cheek

Don't Turn the Other Cheek

Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky

1971
The Case Is Closed, Forget It

The Case Is Closed, Forget It

Vanzi

1971
Vacation

Vacation

Osiride

1971
The Fifth Cord

The Fifth Cord

Andrea Bild

1971
Confessions of a Police Captain

Confessions of a Police Captain

Sostituto Procuratore Traini

1971
Dropout

Dropout

Bruno

1970
Compañeros

Compañeros

Yodlaf Peterson

1970
The Virgin and the Gypsy

The Virgin and the Gypsy

The gypsy

1970
The Fifth Day of Peace

The Fifth Day of Peace

Bruno Grauber

1970
Tristana

Tristana

Horacio

1970
The Battle of Neretva

The Battle of Neretva

Capitano Michele Rossi

1969
Detective Belli

Detective Belli

Commissario Stefano Belli

1969
The Mercenary

The Mercenary

Sergei Kowalski, The Polish

1968
A Quiet Place in the Country

A Quiet Place in the Country

Leonardo Ferri

1968
Sardinia Kidnapped

Sardinia Kidnapped

Gavino

1968
The Day of the Owl

The Day of the Owl

Captain Bellodi

1968
Man, Pride and Vengeance

Man, Pride and Vengeance

José

1967
Camelot

Camelot

Lancelot Du Lac

1967
The Bible: In the Beginning...

The Bible: In the Beginning...

Abel

1966
Texas, Adios

Texas, Adios

Burt Sullivan

1966
Massacre Time

Massacre Time

Tom Corbett

1966
War of the Planets

War of the Planets

Lt. Jake Jacowitx

1966
The Wild, Wild Planet

The Wild, Wild Planet

Lt. Jake

1966
The Third Eye

The Third Eye

Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)

1966
Django

Django

Django

1966
The Hired Killer

The Hired Killer

Tony Lo Bello

1966
The Tramplers

The Tramplers

Charley Garvey

1965
I Knew Her Well

I Knew Her Well

Italo - The garage attendant

1965
La Celestina P… R…

La Celestina P… R…

Fabrizio

1965
Italian Engagement

Italian Engagement

1964

Un delitto

1963
Scorched Skin

Scorched Skin

1962