Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/23/1941
Place of Birth
San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Also Known As
Frank BlackFrank NeroFrancesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero
Franco Nero
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 ...
Known For
Django Unchained
as Amerigo Vessepi
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Julius
Cars 2
as Uncle Topolino (voice)
Die Hard 2
as General Ramon Esperanza
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
as Self
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
as Self
Vacation
as Osiride
Istintobrass
as Self
Submission
as Armand
Dropout
as Bruno
The Pope's Exorcist
as The Pope
Harmonie
Unknown Role
Querelle
as Lieutenant Seblon
Chimera
as Imprenditore
La rabbia
as Mentore
Crazy Dog
as Alvaro Genta
Kamikaze '89
as Weiss
Texas, Adios
as Burt Sullivan
Sweet Country
as Paul
Agony
as Carlo
Career Timeline
2023
2021
2020
2019
2017
2016
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actor
Figli di Maam
Role unknown
Love Island
as Marquis Polesini
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
as Self
Killer Mermaid
as Niko
Obsessive Rhythms
as Carmine
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…
as Lui-même
2013
2012
2010
2009
2008
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons
as Max Freeman
Márió, a varázsló
as Mario
A Night at the Grand Hotel
as Ferran Moreno
Mein Herz in Chile
as Carlos Sanchez
Il sangue e la rosa
as Conte Uberto Mancini
Bathory: Countess of Blood
as King Mathias
La rabbia
as Mentore
Bastardi
as Rene Iuvara
Mein Herz in Chile
as Carlos Sanchez
2007
2006
2005
2003
2002
2001
In the Company of Compañeros
as Self
La ragion pura
as Marito
The Crusaders
as Ibnazul
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
as General Francini
La voce del sangue
as Antonio Castaldi
Chimera
as Imprenditore
Sacra Corona
as Bishop Gellért
Ulisse - Il piacere della scoperta
as Self
Franco Nero: Back in the Saddle
as Self
The Crusaders
as Ibnazul