
Anthony Franciosa
Known for Acting · 89 credits
- Born
- 1928-10-25
- Died
- 2006-01-19
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- A. Franciosa · Tony Franciosa
Biography
Anthony Franciosa (born Anthony George Papaleo; October 25, 1928 – January 19, 2006) was an American actor.
Franciosa began his career on stage and made a breakthrough after portraying a brother of the drug addict in the play A Hatful of Rain, which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He reprised his role in its subsequent film adaptation, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
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Known For
TV Shows (30)

The Love Boat
1977
as David Morgan

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Self - Winner

The Virginian
1962
as Kordick / Ritter Miley

What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest

Hotel
1982

The Twilight Zone
1985
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963

Naked City
1958
as Gorilla

Jake and the Fatman
1987

Studio One
1948
as Charles Egan

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Arnold Bourdon

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Morris Conrad

The Name of the Game
1968
as Jeff Dillon

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Arrest and Trial
1963
as Steve Jared

Finder of Lost Loves
1984
as Cary Maxwell

The Dick Powell Show
1961
as Charlie Harris
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
as Warren Duval

Search
1972
as Nick Bianco

DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Joe Pendleton

Matt Helm
1975
as Matt Helm

Valentine's Day
1964

Masquerade
1983

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

Larry King Live
1985
as Self

The DuPont Show of the Week
1961
as Fred Russo

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

Aspen
1977
as Alex Budde

Wheels
1978
as Smokey Stevenson
Kraft Television Theatre
1953
Movies (59)

Death Wish II
1982
as Herman Baldwin

City Hall
1996
as Paul Zapatti

Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self

The Long, Hot Summer
1958
as Jody Varner

Tenebre
1982
as Peter Neal

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self

Across 110th Street
1972
as Nick D'Salvio

The Swinger
1966
as Ric Colby

Stagecoach
1986
as Henry Gatewood

Rio Conchos
1964
as Rodriguez

The Drowning Pool
1975
as Broussard

Curse of the Black Widow
1977
as Mark Higbie

A Face in the Crowd
1957
as Joey DePalma

Julie Darling
1983
as Harold Wilding

Period of Adjustment
1962
as Ralph Bates

The Naked Maja
1958
as Francisco Jose de Goya

Firepower
1979
as the doctor Charles Félix

Wild Is the Wind
1957
as Bene

Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
1977

This Is the West That Was
1974
as J.W. McCanles

A Hatful of Rain
1957
as Polo Pope

The Pleasure Seekers
1964
as Emilio Lacayo

Fathom
1967
as Peter Merriwether

Earth II
1971
as Frank Karger

The World Is Full of Married Men
1979
as David Cooper

Ghost Writer
1989
as Vincent Carbone

The Sweet Ride
1968
as Collie Ransom

Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990
as Self

Backstreet Dreams
1990
as Angelo

The Cricket
1980
as Annibale Meneghetti, detto Ulisse

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987
as Lou Di Luca

Fame Is the Name of the Game
1966
as Jeff Dillon

Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
2014
as Self (archive footage) (as Tony Franciosa)

Assault on a Queen
1966
as Vic Rossiter

This Could Be the Night
1957
as Tony Armotti

Matt Helm
1975
as Matt Helm

Career
1959
as Sam Lawson
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
1997
as Self

Kiss My Grits
1982
as Charlie Karkas

Careless
1962
as Emilio Brentani

Go Naked in the World
1961
as Nick Stratton

Web of the Spider
1971
as Alan Foster

Double Threat
1992
as Crocker Scott

The Story on Page One
1959
as Victor Santini

Rita
2003
as Self

A Man Called Gannon
1968
as Gannon

Zombie Death House
1988
as Vic Moretti

The Ghost of Peter Sellers
2018
as Self (archive footage)

Side Show
1981
as Zaranov

Fashion Crimes
1989
as Commissioner Rizzo

A Man Could Get Killed
1966
as Steve / Antonio

Ghost in the Noonday Sun
1973
as Pierre Rodriguez

The Deadly Hunt
1971
as Ryan
Anthony Quinn - A Lust for Life
1998
as Self

Help Me Dream
1981
as Ray

The Catcher
1972
as Joe Cade

In Enemy Country
1968
as Charles (as Tony Franciosa)

Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album
2003
as Bene (archive footage)
The Enemy Before Us
1970
as Jeff Dillon (as Tony Franciosa)
About Anthony Franciosa
Anthony Franciosa (born Anthony George Papaleo; October 25, 1928 – January 19, 2006) was an American actor. Franciosa began his career on stage and made a breakthrough after portraying a brother of the drug addict in the play A Hatful of Rain, which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He reprised his role in its subsequent film adaptation, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Franciosa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list o… With 89 credits spanning from 1944 to 2021, Anthony Franciosa has appeared in 59 films and 30 TV shows.
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- Death Wish II (1982) — as Herman Baldwin
- City Hall (1996) — as Paul Zapatti
- Night of 100 Stars II (1985) — as Self
- The Long, Hot Summer (1958) — as Jody Varner
- Tenebre (1982) — as Peter Neal
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