Actor
Franco Nero
Born November 23, 1941 in San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy199 films
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.
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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.
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First watchDjango Unchained20128.2as Amerigo VessepiWith the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
199 films as actor- TBALa battaglia di Gorthene
- TBADjango Lives!Django
- TBAEl Sobrino
- 2026Roma elasticaThe Old Filmmaker
- 2026In the Hand of DanteDon Lecco (86)
- 2026AuroraBertoldo
- 2026Il Vecchio TerribileOste
- 2025The Estate
- 2024The Jester from TransylvaniaOne-eye
- 2023Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in BlackValentino's Spirit
- 2023Giorni feliciAntonio
- 2023On Our Way
- 2023The Pope's ExorcistThe Pope
- 2023The Man Who Drew GodEmanuele
- 2022The Man from RomeThe Pope
- 2022Buon Lavoro
- 2021Off the RailsGiovanni
- 2021The MatchOld Branko
- 2020The Dark DanceL'Impresario
- 2020Harmonie
- 2020ImmortalistPaolo Spersoni
- 2020Entree Des ArtistsHenry's Grandfather
- 2019Havana KyrieVittorio Arditi De Bellis
- 2019Christmas in RomeLuigi Forlinghetti
- 2019ReconAngelo
- 2019A Rose in WinterRainer Praeger
- 2019The Collini CaseFabrizio Collini
- 2019Ed è subito sera
- 2018Red LandProfessor Ambrosin
- 2017IcemanDitob
- 2017The Broken KeyHiram Abif
- 2017AgonyCarlo
- 2017The NeighborhoodGuglielmo
- 2017Il crimine non va in pensioneil primario
- 2017The Lost City of ZBaron de Gondoriz
- 2017The Time of Their LivesAlberto
- 2017John Wick: Chapter 2Julius
- 2016Along the RiverFrank De Ville
- 2015Earth
- 2015Road to CapriGuido
- 2014Figli di Maam
- 2014Love IslandMarquis Polesini
- 2014Killer MermaidNiko
- 2014Obsessive RhythmsCarmine
- 2013HandyFrank The Black
- 2013Memories They Told MePaolo
- 2012Django UnchainedAmerigo Vessepi
- 2012The Last AlchemistFelix the Alchemist
- 2012Crazy DogAlvaro Genta
- 2012New OrderDr. Cornelius Van Morgen
- 2011Cars 2Uncle Topolino (voice)
- 2011FatherEnrico
- 2010RasputinNarratore
- 2010Prigioniero di un segretoIl barbone
- 2010Letters to JulietLorenzo
- 2010Restless Heart: The Confessions of AugustineAugustinus (age 76)
- 2009Killing Is My Business, HoneyEnrico Puzzo
- 2008Márió, a varázslóMario
- 2008A Night at the Grand HotelFerran Moreno
- 2008Mein Herz in ChileCarlos Sanchez
- 2008Bathory: Countess of BloodKing Mathias
- 2008La rabbiaMentore
- 2008BastardiRené Iuvara
- 2007MineursMichele Acucella
- 2007The Final InquiryCaifa
- 2007Two FamiliesMorandi
- 2006The Holy FamilyZachary
- 2006Amore e libertà - MasanielloVicerè
- 2006HansGiudice/barbone
- 2005Summer SolsticeLorenzo
- 2005Forever BluesLuca
- 2005Vasco Rossi - È solo un rock'n'roll showJudge
- 2004Post CoitumBakchus
- 2004Guardians of the CloudsPadre
- 2003Bad InclinationIl barbone
- 2003The Uncrowned HeartBear's Trainer
- 2002The Last GunfighterThe pistolero
- 2002Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-KarussellGiuseppe Mantaldo
- 2002Fumata blancaCardenal Tura
- 2002Ultimo stadioAntonio
- 2001La ragion puraMarito
- 2001Megiddo: The Omega Code 2General Francini
- 2001ChimeraImprenditore
- 2001Sacra CoronaBishop Gellért
- 2001The CrusadersIbnazul
- 2000Saint PaulGamaliel
- 2000Winds of PassionMichele Giangrande
- 2000UninvitedRalph Barolo
- 2000MirkaIl Sindaco
- 1999Li chiamarono... briganti!Caporale Nerza
- 1998Talk of AngelsDr. Vicente Areavaga
- 1998Il tesoro di DamascoAndrea
- 1998The Versace MurderGianni Versace
- 1997Bella MafiaMario Domino
- 1997The MedalIng. Ferrero
- 1997Rack UpJesus Barro
- 1997DavidNatan
- 1997Desert of FireMarcel Duvivier
- 1996The ConquestÁrpád vezér
- 1996The Innocent SleepAdolfo Cavani
- 1995Io e il reMaggiore Ferri
- 1995Jonathan of the BearsJonathan
- 1994The Dragon RingDragon King
- 1993Das Babylon KomplottChris Lang
- 1993Test of MemoryPaul Herzog
- 1993Der Fall LuconaEnzo Lombardi
- 1993Azzurro profondoLuca Morinari
- 1992Brothers and SistersFranco
- 1992GoldGabriele da Poppi
- 1992From Time to TimeLeonard De Vinci
- 1992Amelia Lópes O'NeillFernando
- 1991Touch and DieAquani
- 1990Breath of LifeAngelo
- 1990Die Hard 2General Ramon Esperanza
- 1989A Double VictorySaverio Pallucca
- 1988MagdaleneJanza
- 1988Young ToscaniniClaudio Toscanini
- 1988Top LineTed Angelo
- 1988Race to DangerFrancis, il marinaio
- 1988Run for Your LifeCommissario