Franco Nero
Known for Acting · 259 credits
- Born
- 1941-11-23 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (33)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Roberto Distasio
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Dr. Peter Milne
Through the Night with...
2002
as Self
Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery
2001
as Self
Der große Preis
1974
as Self
Emigratis
2016
as Self
Django
2023
as Reverend
Delicious
2016
as Joe Benelli
Viva el lunes
1995
as Self
Na sowas!
1982
as Self
The Return of Sandokan
1996
as Yogi Azim
The Last Days of Pompeii
1984
as Arbaces
I promessi sposi
1989
as fra Cristoforo
Der Fürst und das Mädchen
2003
Desert of Fire
1997
as Marcel Duvivier
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons
2008
as Max Freeman
Saint Paul
2000
as Gamaliel
The Pirate
1977
as Baydr Al Fay
Desideria e l'anello del drago
1995
as Dragon King
Young Catherine
1991
as Count Vorontsov
Painted Lady
1997
as Robert Tassi
Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire
2010
as Augustine of Hippo
Davide
1997
as Nathan
Blaues Blut
1989
as Sandro Castellani
Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love
2005
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
2007
as Caifa
David
1997
as Nathan
The Crusaders
2001
as Ibnazul
Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften
2002
as Fashion Billionaire
Le rose di Danzica
1981
as Il generale Konrad Von Den Berg
Mein Herz in Chile
2008
as Carlos Sanchez
Il sangue e la rosa
2008
as Conte Uberto Mancini
La voce del sangue
2001
as Antonio Castaldi
Movies (226)
Cars 2
2011
as Uncle Topolino (voice)
Django Unchained
2012
as Amerigo Vessepi
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
as Julius
Die Hard 2
1990
as General Ramon Esperanza
The Pope's Exorcist
2023
as The Pope
In the Hand of Dante
2026
as Don Lecco
Django
1966
as Django
Letters to Juliet
2010
as Lorenzo
The Lost City of Z
2017
as Baron de Gondoriz
The Mercenary
1968
as Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966
as Abel
David
1997
as Natan
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
2021
as Self - Actor
Hitch Hike
1977
as Walter Mancini
Camelot
1967
as Lancelot Du Lac
Cry, Onion!
1975
as Onion Stark
Saint Paul
2000
as Gamaliel
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Self - Actor
Force 10 from Navarone
1978
as Lescovar
Grog
1982
as Nicola Fanelli
Bathory: Countess of Blood
2008
as King Mathias
Recon
2019
as Angelo
Submission
1976
as Armand
Istintobrass
2013
as Self
We Are Cinema
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Django Strikes Again
1987
as Django
Querelle
1982
as Lieutenant Seblon
The Spaghetti West
2005
as Self
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern
2006
as Self
Bella Mafia
1997
as Mario Domino
The Man from Rome
2022
as The Pope
The Visitor
1979
as Jesus Christ
Keoma
1976
as Keoma
The Collini Case
2019
as Fabrizio Collini
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
2001
as General Francini
The Battle of Neretva
1969
as Capitano Michele Rossi
Pope Joan
1972
as Louis
High Crime
1973
as Commissario Belli
The Match
2021
as Old Branko
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
2012
as Self
The Pirate
1978
as Baydr Al Fay
Killer Mermaid
2014
as Niko
Vacation
1971
as Osiride
Mimi
1979
as Guido
Iceman
2017
as Ditob
Roma elastica
2026
as The Old Filmmaker
Tristana
1970
as Horacio
Rasputin
2010
as Narratore
Compañeros
1970
as Yodlaf Peterson
Day of the Cobra
1980
as Larry Stanziani
White Fang
1973
as Jason Scott
Confessions of a Police Captain
1971
as Sostituto Procuratore Traini
The Harder They Come
1972
as Django (archive footage)
Detective Belli
1969
as Commissario Stefano Belli
The Girl
1987
as Johan (John) Berg
The Salamander
1981
as Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
The Estate
2025
Sardinia Kidnapped
1968
as Gavino
Massacre Time
1966
as Tom Corbett
I Knew Her Well
1965
as Italo - The garage attendant
The Legend of Valentino
1975
as Rudolph Valentino
Jonathan of the Bears
1995
as Jonathan
Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine
2010
as Augustinus (age 76)
Desert of Fire
1997
as Marcel Duvivier
A Quiet Place in the Country
1968
as Leonardo Ferri
The Shark Hunter
1979
as Mike di Donato
Red Bells Part II: I Saw the Birth of a New World
1982
as John Reed
The Time of Their Lives
2017
as Alberto
Texas, Adios
1966
as Burt Sullivan
Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames
1982
as John Reed
The Repenter
1985
as Falco
Talk of Angels
1998
as Dr. Vicente Areavaga
The Day of the Owl
1968
as Captain Bellodi
The Crusaders
2001
as Ibnazul
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
2005
as Self
Young Toscanini
1988
as Claudio Toscanini
The Case Is Closed, Forget It
1971
as Vanzi
The Final Inquiry
2007
as Caifa
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
2013
as Self
Challenge to White Fang
1974
as Jason Scott
The Fifth Day of Peace
1970
as Bruno Grauber
The Last Four Days
1974
as Walter Audisio
La rabbia
2008
as Mentore
Crazy Dog
2012
as Alvaro Genta
A Rose in Winter
2019
as Rainer Praeger
Christmas in Rome
2019
as Luigi Forlinghetti
The Man with Bogart's Face
1980
as Hakim
The Monk
1972
as Ambrosio
Death Rite
1975
as Sadry
Sahara Cross
1977
as Jean Ballard
The Dragon Ring
1994
as Dragon King
I Tarantiniani
2013
as Self
On Our Way
2023
21 Hours at Munich
1976
as Issa
The Neighborhood
2017
as Guglielmo
Magdalene
1988
as Janza
Touch and Die
1991
as Aquani
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
1971
as Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky
The Hired Killer
1966
as Tony Lo Bello
Road to Capri
2015
as Guido
Killing Is My Business, Honey
2009
as Enrico Puzzo
Man, Pride and Vengeance
1967
as José
Dropout
1970
as Bruno
Brothers and Sisters
1992
as Franco
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…
2014
as Lui-même
The Innocent Sleep
1996
as Adolfo Cavani
Blood Brothers
1974
as Nicola Bellizzi
The Falcon
1983
as Banović Strahinja
Kamikaze '89
1982
as Weiss
Li chiamarono... briganti!
1999
as Caporale Nerza
The Tramplers
1965
as Charley Garvey
Obsessive Rhythms
2014
as Carmine
Top Line
1988
as Ted Angelo
Off the Rails
2021
as Giovanni
Sweet Country
1987
as Paul
Victory March
1976
as Captain Asciutto
Redneck
1973
as Mosquito
The Flower in His Mouth
1975
as Professore Michele Belcore
Mirka
2000
as Il Sindaco
The Broken Key
2017
as Hiram Abif
About Franco Nero
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… With 259 credits spanning from 1962 to 2026, Franco Nero has appeared in 226 films and 33 TV shows.
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Most Popular Franco Nero Movies
- Cars 2 (2011) — as Uncle Topolino (voice)
- Django Unchained (2012) — as Amerigo Vessepi
- John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) — as Julius
- Die Hard 2 (1990) — as General Ramon Esperanza
- The Pope's Exorcist (2023) — as The Pope
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