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Franco Nero
Also known as: Frank Black, Frank Nero, Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero
Biography
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 23, 1941
Age
84 years old
Place of Birth
San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Popularity Score
3.6
Filmography
In the Hand of Dante
Don Lecco (86)
2026Movie
Roma elastica
The Old Filmmaker
2026Movie
Il Vecchio Terribile
Oste
2026Movie
Aurora
Bertoldo
2026Movie
L'ANIME CHE OGNI OBESO HA BISOGNO
Epk Camera Operator
2026Movie
The Estate
2025Movie
The Estate
Executive Producer
2025Movie
The Jester from Transylvania
One-eye
2024Movie
Compagni d'arte
2024Movie
Titanus 1904
Self
2024Movie
Giorni felici
Antonio
2023Movie
On Our Way
2023Movie
The Pope's Exorcist
The Pope
2023Movie
The Man Who Drew God
Emanuele
2023Movie
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
Valentino's Spirit
2023Movie
Django
Reverend
2023TV
The Man Who Drew God
Director
2023Movie
The Man from Rome
The Pope
2022Movie
Buon Lavoro
2022Movie
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Self - Actor
2021Movie
Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto
Self
2021Movie
The Duel
2021Movie
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2021Movie
Off the Rails
Giovanni
2021Movie
The Match
Old Branko
2021Movie
Two Men Alone
Himself
2021Movie
Harmonie
2020Movie
Entree Des Artists
Henry's Grandfather
2020Movie
The Dark Dance
L'Impresario
2020Movie
Immortalist
Paolo Spersoni
2020Movie
A Rose in Winter
Rainer Praeger
2019Movie
The Collini Case
Fabrizio Collini
2019Movie
Ed è subito sera
2019Movie
Christmas in Rome
Luigi Forlinghetti
2019Movie
Recon
Angelo
2019Movie
Havana Kyrie
Vittorio Arditi De Bellis
2019Movie
Red Land
Professor Ambrosin
2018Movie
John Wick: Chapter 2
Julius
2017Movie
The Time of Their Lives
Alberto
2017Movie
The Lost City of Z
Baron de Gondoriz
2017Movie
The Neighborhood
Guglielmo
2017Movie
The Broken Key
Hiram Abif
2017Movie
Agony
Carlo
2017Movie
Iceman
Ditob
2017Movie
Il crimine non va in pensione
il primario
2017Movie
Along the River
Frank De Ville
2016Movie
Road to Ruin
Self
2016Movie
Delicious
Joe Benelli
2016TV
Emigratis
Self
2016TV
Earth
2015Movie
Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling Man
Himself
2015Movie
Road to Capri
Guido
2015Movie
Obsessive Rhythms
Carmine
2014Movie
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…
Lui-même
2014Movie
Killer Mermaid
Niko
2014Movie
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Actor
2014Movie
Figli di Maam
2014Movie
Love Island
Marquis Polesini
2014Movie
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
Self
2014Movie
The Mystery of Dante
Executive Producer
2014Movie
Memories They Told Me
Paolo
2013Movie
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
Self
2013Movie
I Tarantiniani
Self
2013Movie
Handy
Frank The Black
2013Movie
Istintobrass
Self
2013Movie
Django Unchained
Amerigo Vessepi
2012Movie
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
Self
2012Movie
New Order
Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
2012Movie
Crazy Dog
Alvaro Genta
2012Movie
The Last Alchemist
Felix the Alchemist
2012Movie
Django Unchained
Thanks
2012Movie
Cars 2
Uncle Topolino (voice)
2011Movie
Father
Enrico
2011Movie
Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine
Augustinus (age 76)
2010Movie
Rasputin
Narratore
2010Movie
Prigioniero di un segreto
Il barbone
2010Movie
Letters to Juliet
Lorenzo
2010Movie
Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire
Augustine of Hippo
2010TV
Killing Is My Business, Honey
Enrico Puzzo
2009Movie
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
2009Movie
Bathory: Countess of Blood
King Mathias
2008Movie
Mein Herz in Chile
Carlos Sanchez
2008Movie
La rabbia
Mentore
2008Movie
Márió, a varázsló
Mario
2008Movie
A Night at the Grand Hotel
Ferran Moreno
2008Movie
Bastardi
René Iuvara
2008Movie
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons
Max Freeman
2008TV
Il sangue e la rosa
Conte Uberto Mancini
2008TV
Mein Herz in Chile
Carlos Sanchez
2008TV
La rabbia
Producer
2008Movie
La rabbia
Executive Producer
2008Movie
Márió, a varázsló
Co-Producer
2008Movie
Mineurs
Michele Acucella
2007Movie
The Final Inquiry
Caifa
2007Movie
Two Families
Morandi
2007Movie
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
Caifa
2007TV
Amore e libertà - Masaniello
Vicerè
2006Movie
Hans
Giudice/barbone
2006Movie
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern
Self
2006Movie
The Holy Family
Zachary
2006Movie
Giornata Nera
2006Movie
Vasco Rossi - È solo un rock'n'roll show
Judge
2005Movie
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
Self
2005Movie
Forever Blues
Luca
2005Movie
Summer Solstice
Lorenzo
2005Movie
The Spaghetti West
Self
2005Movie
Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love
2005TV
Forever Blues
Producer
2005Movie
Forever Blues
Director
2005Movie
Forever Blues
Writer
2005Movie
Post Coitum
Bakchus
2004Movie
Guardians of the Clouds
Padre
2004Movie
Bad Inclination
Il barbone
2003Movie
The Uncrowned Heart
Bear's Trainer
2003Movie
Der Fürst und das Mädchen
2003TV
Fumata blanca
Cardenal Tura
2002Movie
Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell
Giuseppe Mantaldo
2002Movie
The Last Gunfighter
The pistolero
2002Movie
Ultimo stadio
Antonio
2002Movie
Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften
Fashion Billionaire
2002TV
Through the Night with...
Self
2002TV
La ragion pura
Marito
2001Movie
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
General Francini
2001Movie
Sacra Corona
Bishop Gellért
2001Movie
In the Company of Compañeros
Self
2001Movie
The Crusaders
Ibnazul
2001Movie
Franco Nero: Back in the Saddle
Self
2001Movie
Chimera
Imprenditore
2001Movie
La voce del sangue
Antonio Castaldi
2001TV
The Crusaders
Ibnazul
2001TV
Saint Paul
Gamaliel
2000Movie
Mirka
Il Sindaco
2000Movie
Uninvited
Ralph Barolo
2000Movie
Winds of Passion
Michele Giangrande
2000Movie
Saint Paul
Gamaliel
2000TV
Uninvited
Producer
2000Movie
Li chiamarono... briganti!
Caporale Nerza
1999Movie
Talk of Angels
Dr. Vicente Areavaga
1998Movie
Il tesoro di Damasco
Andrea
1998Movie
The Versace Murder
Gianni Versace
1998Movie
David
Natan
1997Movie
Desert of Fire
Marcel Duvivier
1997Movie
Rack Up
Jesus Barro
1997Movie
The Medal
Ing. Ferrero
1997Movie
Bella Mafia
Mario Domino
1997Movie
Painted Lady
Robert Tassi
1997TV
Desert of Fire
Marcel Duvivier
1997TV
David
Nathan
1997TV
Davide
Nathan
1997TV
The Conquest
Árpád vezér
1996Movie
The Innocent Sleep
Adolfo Cavani
1996Movie
The Return of Sandokan
Yogi Azim
1996TV
Jonathan of the Bears
Jonathan
1995Movie
Io e il re
Maggiore Ferri
1995Movie
Viva el lunes
Self
1995TV
Desideria e l'anello del drago
Dragon King
1995TV
Jonathan of the Bears
Producer
1995Movie
Jonathan of the Bears
Story
1995Movie
The Dragon Ring
Dragon King
1994Movie
Das Babylon Komplott
Chris Lang
1993Movie
Test of Memory
Paul Herzog
1993Movie
Der Fall Lucona
Enzo Lombardi
1993Movie
Azzurro profondo
Luca Morinari
1993Movie
Brothers and Sisters
Franco
1992Movie
Amelia Lópes O'Neill
Fernando
1992Movie
Gold
Gabriele da Poppi
1992Movie
From Time to Time
Leonard De Vinci
1992Movie
Touch and Die
Aquani
1991Movie
Young Catherine
Count Vorontsov
1991TV
Die Hard 2
General Ramon Esperanza
1990Movie
Breath of Life
Angelo
1990Movie
A Double Victory
Saverio Pallucca
1989Movie
Blaues Blut
Sandro Castellani
1989TV
I promessi sposi
fra Cristoforo
1989TV
Top Line
Ted Angelo
1988Movie
Race to Danger
Francis, il marinaio
1988Movie
Young Toscanini
Claudio Toscanini
1988Movie
Run for Your Life
Commissario
1988Movie
Magdalene
Janza
1988Movie
Django Strikes Again
Django
1987Movie
The Girl
Johan (John) Berg
1987Movie
Sweet Country
Paul
1987Movie
Un altare per la madre
-
1986Movie
Devil's Crude
Nick
1985Movie
André schafft sie alle
Andre
1985Movie
The Repenter
Falco
1985Movie
Die Försterbuben
Böhme
1984Movie
The Last Days of Pompeii
Arbaces
1984TV
The Falcon
Banović Strahinja
1983Movie
The Hitchhiker
Dr. Peter Milne
1983TV
Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames
John Reed
1982Movie
Red Bells Part II: I Saw the Birth of a New World
John Reed
1982Movie
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last Works
Self
1982Movie
Grog
Nicola Fanelli
1982Movie
Kamikaze '89
Weiss
1982Movie
Querelle
Lieutenant Seblon
1982Movie
Sergey Bondarchuk
Self
1982Movie
Na sowas!
Self
1982TV
Enter the Ninja
Cole
1981Movie
The Salamander
Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
1981Movie
Le rose di Danzica
Il generale Konrad Von Den Berg
1981TV
The Man with Bogart's Face
Hakim
1980Movie
Day of the Cobra
Larry Stanziani
1980Movie
The Blue-Eyed Bandit
Renzo Dominici
1980Movie
Mimi
Guido
1979Movie
The Shark Hunter
Mike di Donato
1979Movie
The Visitor
Jesus Christ
1979Movie
Le rose di Danzica
General Konrad von Der Berg
1979Movie
The Shark Hunter
Co-Producer
1979Movie
Force 10 from Navarone
Lescovar
1978Movie
The Pirate
Baydr Al Fay
1978Movie
Hitch Hike
Walter Mancini
1977Movie
Sahara Cross
Jean Ballard
1977Movie
The Pirate
Baydr Al Fay
1977TV
Keoma
Keoma
1976Movie
Victory March
Captain Asciutto
1976Movie
21 Hours at Munich
Issa
1976Movie
Submission
Armand
1976Movie
Cry, Onion!
Onion Stark
1975Movie
The Flower in His Mouth
Professore Michele Belcore
1975Movie
How to Kill a Judge
Giacomo Solaris
1975Movie
Death Rite
Sadry
1975Movie
Smiling Maniacs
Judge Dani
1975Movie
The Legend of Valentino
Rudolph Valentino
1975Movie
Blood Brothers
Nicola Bellizzi
1974Movie
The Last Four Days
Walter Audisio
1974Movie
Street Law
Carlo Antonelli
1974Movie
Challenge to White Fang
Jason Scott
1974Movie
Der große Preis
Self
1974TV
The Assassination of Matteotti
Giacomo Matteotti
1973Movie
Redneck
Mosquito
1973Movie
White Fang
Jason Scott
1973Movie
High Crime
Commissario Belli
1973Movie
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
Johnny Ears
1973Movie
The Harder They Come
Django (archive footage)
1972Movie
The Monk
Ambrosio
1972Movie
Pope Joan
Louis
1972Movie
The Fifth Cord
Andrea Bild
1971Movie
The Case Is Closed, Forget It
Vanzi
1971Movie
Confessions of a Police Captain
Sostituto Procuratore Traini
1971Movie
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky
1971Movie
Vacation
Osiride
1971Movie
Vacation
Producer
1971Movie
Tristana
Horacio
1970Movie
Compañeros
Yodlaf Peterson
1970Movie
The Virgin and the Gypsy
The gypsy
1970Movie
The Fifth Day of Peace
Bruno Grauber
1970Movie
Dropout
Bruno
1970Movie
Dropout
Co-Producer
1970Movie
The Battle of Neretva
Capitano Michele Rossi
1969Movie
Detective Belli
Commissario Stefano Belli
1969Movie
The Mercenary
Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
1968Movie
A Quiet Place in the Country
Leonardo Ferri
1968Movie
The Day of the Owl
Captain Bellodi
1968Movie
Sardinia Kidnapped
Gavino
1968Movie
Camelot
Lancelot Du Lac
1967Movie
Man, Pride and Vengeance
José
1967Movie
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Abel
1966Movie
Django
Django
1966Movie
Texas, Adios
Burt Sullivan
1966Movie
Massacre Time
Tom Corbett
1966Movie
The Wild, Wild Planet
Lt. Jake
1966Movie
War of the Planets
Lt. Jake Jacowitx
1966Movie
The Hired Killer
Tony Lo Bello
1966Movie
The Third Eye
Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)
1966Movie
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Still Photographer
1966Movie
The Tramplers
Charley Garvey
1965Movie
I Knew Her Well
Italo - The garage attendant
1965Movie
La Celestina P… R…
Fabrizio
1965Movie
Italian Engagement
1964Movie
Un delitto
1963Movie
Scorched Skin
1962Movie
La battaglia di Gorthene
—Movie
The Temptation Of Gracie
—Movie
Django Lives!
Django
—Movie
El Sobrino
—Movie