Franco Nero
Acting
🎂 1941-11-23
Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero, 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.
Cast credits(251)
Roberto Distasio
1999
Julius
2017
Amerigo Vessepi
2012
Uncle Topolino (voice)
2011
Dr. Peter Milne
1983
The Pope
2023
General Ramon Esperanza
1990
Don Lecco
2025
Self
2001
Self
1982
Baron de Gondoriz
2017
John Reed
1982
Self
2016
Böhme
1984
Lorenzo
2010
Lorenzo
2005
2023
Self
1974
Il Sindaco
2000
Reverend
2023
John Reed
1982
Django
1966
Antonio
2002
Self
2002
Captain Asciutto
1976
Chris Lang
1993
Nicola Fanelli
1982
Abel
1966
Fabrizio Collini
2019
Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
1981
Lescovar
1978
Weiss
1982
Caifa
2007
Gamaliel
2000
Mario Domino
1997
Johan (John) Berg
1987
Alvaro Genta
2012
Armand
1976
Italo - The garage attendant
1965
Joe Benelli
2016
Self
1995
Louis
1972
Gabriele da Poppi
1992
Fernando
1992
Il barbone
2003
Natan
1997
King Mathias
2008
Banović Strahinja
1983
Augustinus (age 76)
2010
Gen. Francini
2001
Bishop Gellért
2001
Self
2013
Michele Giangrande
2000
Niko
2014
Vittorio Arditi De Bellis
2019
Guido
2015
Lancelot Du Lac
1967
Ditob
2017
Arbaces
1984
Mario
2008
Robert Tassi
1997
Bear's Trainer
2003
Lieutenant Seblon
1982
Horacio
1970
Carlo
2017
fra Cristoforo
1989
Alberto
2017
Self (archive footage)
2021
Carlo Antonelli
1974
Narratore
2010
Burt Sullivan
1966
Antonio
2023
Guido
1979
Angelo
2019
Paolo Spersoni
2020
Luigi Forlinghetti
2019
Claudio Toscanini
1988
Self
2013
Dragon King
1994
One-eye
2020
Bakchus
2004
Janza
1988
Self
2024
Professor Ambrosin
2018
Self - Actor
2014
Francis, il marinaio
1988
Maggiore Ferri
1995
Caifa
2007
Aquani
1991
Andre
1985
Issa
1976
Max Freeman
2008
Osiride
1971
Paul Herzog
1993
Paolo
2013
Spirit
2022
Cardenal Tura
2002
Enrico Puzzo
2009
Luca Morinari
1993
Gavino
1968
Capitani Michele Rossi
1969
Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
1968
Jesus Christ
1979
Paul
1987
Rainer Praeger
2020
Keoma
1976
Django
1987
2022
Caporale Nerza
1999
Ibnazul
2001
Yogi Azim
1996
Hakim
1980
Django (archive footage)
1972
Jason Scott
1973
General Konrad von Der Berg
1979
Carlos Sanchez
2008
Baydr Al Fay
1978
Luca
2005
1962
Augustine of Hippo
2010
Gamaliel
2000
il primario
2017
Hiram Abif
2017
Walter Mancini
1977
Jean Ballard
1977
Commissario Stefano Belli
1969
Count Vorontsov
1991
Yodlaf Peterson
1970
Mentore
2008
Tom Corbett
1966
2003
Captain Bellodi
1968
Self - Actor
2021
Jonathan
1995
Onion Stark
1975
The Pope
2022
Árpád vezér
1996
Lt. Jake
1966
Old Branko
2020
The gypsy
1970
Leonardo Ferri
1968
Nicola Bellizzi
1974
Lui-même
2014
2005
Marcel Duvivier
1997
Emanuele
2023
Giovanni
2021
Franco
1992
Falco
1985
Andrea
1998
Ralph Barolo
2000
Commissario Belli
1973
Vicerè
2006
Walter Audisio
1974
Bruno Grauber
1970
Dragon King
1995
Giacomo Matteotti
1973
Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)
1966
Sadry
1975
Sandro Castellani
1989
José
1967
Nathan
1997
Zachary
2006
Enrico
2011
Himself
2021
Bruno
1970
Rene Iuvara
2008
Dr. Vicente Areavaga
1998
Ambrosio
1972
Commissario
1988
Morandi
2007
Andrea Bild
1971
Professore Michele Belcore
1975
2025
Giudice/barbone
2006
Conte Uberto Mancini
2008
2009
Self
2013
Giacomo Solaris
1975
Ferran Moreno
2008
Django
Jason Scott
1974
Vanzi
1971
Marquis Polesini
2014
Fashion Billionaire
2002
Mosquito
1973
Tony Lo Bello
1966
Judge
2005
Guglielmo
2017
Nathan
1997
Saverio Pallucca
1989
Charley Garvey
1965
Mike di Donato
1979
2015
Carmine
2014
Judge Dani
1975
Johnny Ears
1973
Ted Angelo
1988
Antonio Castaldi
2001
Lt. Jake Jacowitx
1966
1964
Fabrizio
1965
Henry's Grandfather
2020
Rudolph Valentino
1975
Sostituto Procuratore Traini
1971
Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky
1971
Renzo Dominici
1980
Self
2005
Larry Stanziani
1980
2014
Himself
2015
Cole
1981
Adolfo Cavani
1996
Padre
2004
Self
2005
Gianni Versace
1998
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1986
Jesus Barro
1997
Ing. Ferrero
1997
Self
2006
Self
2012
Michele Acucella
2007
2021
Angelo
1990
Self
2014
Marcel Duvivier
1997
2019
Himself
2021
Il barbone
2010
2006
L'Impresario
2020
Felix the Alchemist
2012
Self
2001
Nick
1985
1963
The pistolero
2002
2024
Self
1982
Giuseppe Mantaldo
2002
Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
2012
Enzo Lombardi
1993
Frank The Black
2013
2020
Self
2016
Marito
2001
Self
2001
Frank De Ville
2016
