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Franco Nero

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 "ge

Born

Nov 23, 1941

San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Known For

Acting

Movies

226 acting

18 crew

Popularity

3.1

Known For

John Wick: Chapter 2
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017 as Julius
★ 7.3
Django Unchained
Django Unchained
2012 as Amerigo Vessepi
★ 8.2
Cars 2
Cars 2
2011 as Uncle Topolino (voice)
★ 6.2
Die Hard 2
Die Hard 2
1990 as General Ramon Esperanza
★ 7.0
The Pope's Exorcist
The Pope's Exorcist
2023 as The Pope
★ 6.9
In the Hand of Dante
In the Hand of Dante
2026 as Don Lecco
Letters to Juliet
Letters to Juliet
2010 as Lorenzo
★ 7.0
Camelot
Camelot
1967 as Lancelot Du Lac
★ 6.2
The Lost City of Z
The Lost City of Z
2017 as Baron de Gondoriz
★ 6.4
Django
Django
1966 as Django
★ 7.2
Hitch Hike
Hitch Hike
1977 as Walter Mancini
★ 6.8
David
David
1997 as Natan
★ 6.6
Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters
1992 as Franco
★ 4.4
The Mercenary
The Mercenary
1968 as Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
★ 6.9
The Bible: In the Beginning...
★ 7.3
Bathory: Countess of Blood
Bathory: Countess of Blood
2008 as King Mathias
★ 5.7
Saint Paul
Saint Paul
2000 as Gamaliel
★ 6.9
The Collini Case
The Collini Case
2019 as Fabrizio Collini
★ 7.4
Grog
Grog
1982 as Nicola Fanelli
★ 9.0
Rasputin
Rasputin
2010 as Narratore
★ 4.6
Force 10 from Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone
1978 as Lescovar
★ 6.2
Tristana
Tristana
1970 as Horacio
★ 7.2
Istintobrass
Istintobrass
2013 as Self
★ 5.3
Cry, Onion!
Cry, Onion!
1975 as Onion Stark
★ 5.3
Querelle
Querelle
1982 as Lieutenant Seblon
★ 6.6
The Shark Hunter
The Shark Hunter
1979 as Mike di Donato
★ 4.3
Pope Joan
Pope Joan
1972 as Louis
★ 6.1
Recon
Recon
2019 as Angelo
★ 4.9
Submission
Submission
1976 as Armand
★ 6.1
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
2001 as General Francini
★ 4.6
Keoma
Keoma
1976 as Keoma
★ 6.9
The Battle of Neretva
The Battle of Neretva
1969 as Capitano Michele Rossi
★ 6.8
Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers
1974 as Nicola Bellizzi
★ 6.2
Magdalene
Magdalene
1988 as Janza
★ 3.9
Killer Mermaid
Killer Mermaid
2014 as Niko
★ 4.3
Texas, Adios
Texas, Adios
1966 as Burt Sullivan
★ 6.0
The Visitor
The Visitor
1979 as Jesus Christ
★ 5.3
Bella Mafia
Bella Mafia
1997 as Mario Domino
★ 6.6
Iceman
Iceman
2017 as Ditob
★ 6.3
Roma elastica
Roma elastica
2026 as The Old Filmmaker
The Match
The Match
2021 as Old Branko
★ 6.1
Detective Belli
Detective Belli
1969 as Commissario Stefano Belli
★ 5.4
The Last Four Days
The Last Four Days
1974 as Walter Audisio
★ 6.3
The Monk
The Monk
1972 as Ambrosio
★ 5.8
White Fang
White Fang
1973 as Jason Scott
★ 6.3
Le rose di Danzica
Le rose di Danzica
1979 as General Konrad von Der Berg
★ 8.0
I Knew Her Well
I Knew Her Well
1965 as Italo - The garage attendant
★ 7.5
Mimi
Mimi
1979 as Guido
★ 6.5
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
★ 7.0
Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames
★ 4.2
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
1971 as Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky
★ 5.6
Massacre Time
Massacre Time
1966 as Tom Corbett
★ 6.4
The Assassination of Matteotti
The Assassination of Matteotti
1973 as Giacomo Matteotti
★ 6.7
The Crusaders
The Crusaders
2001 as Ibnazul
★ 4.3
The Versace Murder
The Versace Murder
1998 as Gianni Versace
★ 3.4
We Are Cinema
We Are Cinema
2021 as Self (archive footage)
★ 9.5
Vacation
Vacation
1971 as Osiride
★ 4.8
Bastardi
Bastardi
2008 as Rene Iuvara
★ 4.0
Compañeros
Compañeros
1970 as Yodlaf Peterson
★ 6.5
The Day of the Owl
The Day of the Owl
1968 as Captain Bellodi
★ 7.1
The Man with Bogart's Face
★ 6.0
The Girl
The Girl
1987 as Johan (John) Berg
★ 4.9
The Salamander
The Salamander
1981 as Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
★ 5.5
The Man Who Drew God
The Man Who Drew God
2023 as Emanuele
★ 4.6
Off the Rails
Off the Rails
2021 as Giovanni
★ 6.0
Guardians of the Clouds
Guardians of the Clouds
2004 as Padre
★ 4.3
Kamikaze '89
Kamikaze '89
1982 as Weiss
★ 5.3
Man, Pride and Vengeance
Man, Pride and Vengeance
1967 as José
★ 5.9
Crazy Dog
Crazy Dog
2012 as Alvaro Genta
★ 7.0
The Man from Rome
The Man from Rome
2022 as The Pope
★ 5.9
The Dragon Ring
The Dragon Ring
1994 as Dragon King
★ 7.0
The Harder They Come
The Harder They Come
1972 as Django (archive footage)
★ 6.6
High Crime
High Crime
1973 as Commissario Belli
★ 6.4
The Legend of Valentino
The Legend of Valentino
1975 as Rudolph Valentino
★ 6.7
The Falcon
The Falcon
1983 as Banović Strahinja
★ 5.0
Young Toscanini
Young Toscanini
1988 as Claudio Toscanini
★ 6.3
Mirka
Mirka
2000 as Il Sindaco
★ 9.0
Top Line
Top Line
1988 as Ted Angelo
★ 4.5
The Time of Their Lives
The Time of Their Lives
2017 as Alberto
★ 5.0
Challenge to White Fang
Challenge to White Fang
1974 as Jason Scott
★ 6.2
Mein Herz in Chile
Mein Herz in Chile
2008 as Carlos Sanchez
The Repenter
The Repenter
1985 as Falco
★ 6.3
The Final Inquiry
The Final Inquiry
2007 as Caifa
★ 4.8
Django Strikes Again
Django Strikes Again
1987 as Django
★ 5.1
Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine
Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine
2010 as Augustinus (age 76)
★ 5.2
Confessions of a Police Captain
Confessions of a Police Captain
1971 as Sostituto Procuratore Traini
★ 6.8
A Quiet Place in the Country
A Quiet Place in the Country
1968 as Leonardo Ferri
★ 6.2
The Pirate
The Pirate
1978 as Baydr Al Fay
★ 4.5
Road to Capri
Road to Capri
2015 as Guido
Sweet Country
Sweet Country
1987 as Paul
★ 4.9
movie
The Uncrowned Heart
2003 as Bear's Trainer
★ 10.0
The Neighborhood
The Neighborhood
2017 as Guglielmo
★ 3.2
Sardinia Kidnapped
Sardinia Kidnapped
1968 as Gavino
★ 5.7
Touch and Die
Touch and Die
1991 as Aquani
★ 5.0
The Innocent Sleep
The Innocent Sleep
1996 as Adolfo Cavani
★ 5.0
How to Kill a Judge
How to Kill a Judge
1975 as Giacomo Solaris
★ 7.3
Dropout
Dropout
1970 as Bruno
★ 5.6
Killing Is My Business, Honey
Killing Is My Business, Honey
2009 as Enrico Puzzo
★ 6.7
21 Hours at Munich
21 Hours at Munich
1976 as Issa
★ 6.3
La rabbia
La rabbia
2008 as Mentore
★ 4.3
Sacra Corona
Sacra Corona
2001 as Bishop Gellért
★ 5.3
Jonathan of the Bears
Jonathan of the Bears
1995 as Jonathan
★ 5.9
The Fifth Cord
The Fifth Cord
1971 as Andrea Bild
★ 6.6
Enter the Ninja
Enter the Ninja
1981 as Cole
★ 5.6
Agony
Agony
2017 as Carlo
★ 4.0
Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice
2005 as Lorenzo
The Hired Killer
The Hired Killer
1966 as Tony Lo Bello
★ 5.5
Smiling Maniacs
Smiling Maniacs
1975 as Judge Dani
★ 7.0
The Spaghetti West
The Spaghetti West
2005 as Self
★ 5.8
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
1973 as Johnny Ears
★ 5.1
Death Rite
Death Rite
1975 as Sadry
★ 5.0
Redneck
Redneck
1973 as Mosquito
★ 4.4
On Our Way
★ 3.5
The Tramplers
The Tramplers
1965 as Charley Garvey
★ 6.4
Victory March
Victory March
1976 as Captain Asciutto
★ 5.7
The Broken Key
The Broken Key
2017 as Hiram Abif
★ 3.2
A Rose in Winter
A Rose in Winter
2019 as Rainer Praeger
★ 6.0
Fumata blanca
Fumata blanca
2002 as Cardenal Tura
★ 8.0
Day of the Cobra
Day of the Cobra
1980 as Larry Stanziani
★ 6.1
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
1988 as Commissario
★ 4.8
The Case Is Closed, Forget It
★ 6.7
Earth
Earth
2015
Memories They Told Me
Memories They Told Me
2013 as Paolo
★ 6.0
Christmas in Rome
Christmas in Rome
2019 as Luigi Forlinghetti
★ 6.6
Havana Kyrie
Havana Kyrie
2019 as Vittorio Arditi De Bellis
★ 6.0
The Flower in His Mouth
The Flower in His Mouth
1975 as Professore Michele Belcore
★ 6.3
Sahara Cross
Sahara Cross
1977 as Jean Ballard
★ 5.0
Love Island
Love Island
2014 as Marquis Polesini
★ 4.1
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
★ 6.7
The Fifth Day of Peace
The Fifth Day of Peace
1970 as Bruno Grauber
★ 5.5
Talk of Angels
Talk of Angels
1998 as Dr. Vicente Areavaga
★ 5.5
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
2023 as Valentino's Spirit
★ 3.0
Titanus 1904
Titanus 1904
2024 as Self
Street Law
Street Law
1974 as Carlo Antonelli
★ 6.5
Il tesoro di Damasco
Il tesoro di Damasco
1998 as Andrea
★ 10.0
Chimera
Chimera
2001 as Imprenditore
★ 7.0
I Tarantiniani
I Tarantiniani
2013 as Self
Li chiamarono... briganti!
Li chiamarono... briganti!
1999 as Caporale Nerza
★ 5.5
Gold
Gold
1992 as Gabriele da Poppi
★ 4.0
Die Försterbuben
Die Försterbuben
1984 as Böhme
★ 4.7
Hans
Hans
2006 as Giudice/barbone
★ 5.0
Amelia Lópes O'Neill
Amelia Lópes O'Neill
1992 as Fernando
★ 4.8
The Virgin and the Gypsy
The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970 as The gypsy
★ 3.1
War of the Planets
War of the Planets
1966 as Lt. Jake Jacowitx
★ 5.3
movie
A Double Victory
1989 as Saverio Pallucca
★ 7.0
The Dark Dance
The Dark Dance
2020 as L'Impresario
★ 4.0
The Holy Family
The Holy Family
2006 as Zachary
★ 6.2
Obsessive Rhythms
Obsessive Rhythms
2014 as Carmine
★ 5.3
Buon Lavoro
★ 4.0
Amore e libertà - Masaniello
★ 6.3
Uninvited
Uninvited
2000 as Ralph Barolo
★ 5.3
The Conquest
The Conquest
1996 as Árpád vezér
★ 4.4
Father
Father
2011 as Enrico
Red Land
Red Land
2018 as Professor Ambrosin
★ 6.0
Der Fall Lucona
Der Fall Lucona
1993 as Enzo Lombardi
★ 6.0
The Jester from Transylvania
The Jester from Transylvania
2024 as One-eye
New Order
New Order
2012 as Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
★ 3.1
A Night at the Grand Hotel
A Night at the Grand Hotel
2008 as Ferran Moreno
★ 6.0
Das Babylon Komplott
Das Babylon Komplott
1993 as Chris Lang
★ 5.5
Rack Up
Rack Up
1997 as Jesus Barro
★ 8.0
From Time to Time
From Time to Time
1992 as Leonard De Vinci
★ 8.0
Django Lives!
Django Lives!
as Django
Azzurro profondo
Azzurro profondo
1993 as Luca Morinari
★ 5.2
La Celestina P… R…
La Celestina P… R…
1965 as Fabrizio
★ 7.0
Il Vecchio Terribile
Il Vecchio Terribile
2026 as Oste
The Third Eye
The Third Eye
1966 as Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)
★ 5.8
movie
The Last Alchemist
The Last Alchemist
2012 as Felix the Alchemist
★ 5.5
Devil's Crude
Devil's Crude
1985 as Nick
★ 6.3
Bad Inclination
Bad Inclination
2003 as Il barbone
★ 2.9
Ultimo stadio
Ultimo stadio
2002 as Antonio
★ 9.0
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…
★ 8.0
Italian Engagement
★ 10.0
movie
movie
Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell
2002 as Giuseppe Mantaldo
★ 7.0
Two Families
Two Families
2007 as Morandi
Ed è subito sera
★ 4.0
The Wild, Wild Planet
The Wild, Wild Planet
1966 as Lt. Jake
★ 4.5
Test of Memory
Test of Memory
1993 as Paul Herzog
★ 4.2
Winds of Passion
Winds of Passion
2000 as Michele Giangrande
★ 10.0
Desert of Fire
Desert of Fire
1997 as Marcel Duvivier
★ 8.4
movie
Entree Des Artists
2020 as Henry's Grandfather
The Blue-Eyed Bandit
The Blue-Eyed Bandit
1980 as Renzo Dominici
★ 5.1
Prigioniero di un segreto
Prigioniero di un segreto
2010 as Il barbone
André schafft sie alle
André schafft sie alle
1985 as Andre
★ 9.0
movie
Sergey Bondarchuk
1982 as Self
Io e il re
Io e il re
1995 as Maggiore Ferri
Il crimine non va in pensione
Il crimine non va in pensione
2017 as il primario
★ 5.6
Márió, a varázsló
Márió, a varázsló
2008 as Mario
★ 4.0
movie
★ 10.0
Race to Danger
Race to Danger
1988 as Francis, il marinaio
★ 5.3
Immortalist
Immortalist
2020 as Paolo Spersoni
★ 1.0
Mineurs
Mineurs
2007 as Michele Acucella
★ 9.5
movie
Road to Ruin
2016 as Self
movie
★ 6.3
movie
★ 7.0
The Last Gunfighter
The Last Gunfighter
2002 as The pistolero
★ 6.6
The Medal
The Medal
1997 as Ing. Ferrero
Giorni felici
Giorni felici
2023 as Antonio
★ 4.7
Forever Blues
Forever Blues
2005 as Luca
Breath of Life
Breath of Life
1990 as Angelo
★ 10.0
La ragion pura
La ragion pura
2001 as Marito
★ 3.7
Post Coitum
Post Coitum
2004 as Bakchus
★ 4.5
Two Men Alone
Two Men Alone
2021 as Himself
Handy
Handy
2013 as Frank The Black
★ 10.0
movie
Along the River
2016 as Frank De Ville
Scorched Skin
★ 4.6