
Franco Franchi
Known for Acting · 142 credits
- Born
- 1928-09-18
- Died
- 1992-12-09
- Place of birth
- Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Franco Franchi (born Francesco Benenato , 18 September 1928 - 9 December 1992) was an Italian comedian.
He was born in Palermo, Sicily and began his career in the 1950s, although his career only really took off in the 1960s. He starred in many comedies, mainly as a duo with Ciccio Ingrassia but also in more dramatic material such as Comencini's 'Adventures of Pinocchio (1972), in which they paired memorably as the Fox and the Cat.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Franco Franchi,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

Domenica In
1976
as Self

La donna degli altri è sempre più bella
1963
as Turiddu Macrì (segment "I Promessi Sposi")

Le tardone
1964
as The killer (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")

The Adventures of Pinocchio
1972
as Gatto

The Shortest Day
1963
as Franco Lo Grugno

Two Sons of Ringo
1966
as Franco Merendino / Django
TV Shows (6)
Movies (136)

La donna degli altri è sempre più bella
1963
as Turiddu Macrì (segment "I Promessi Sposi")

Le tardone
1964
as The killer (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")

The Shortest Day
1963
as Franco Lo Grugno

Two Sons of Ringo
1966
as Franco Merendino / Django

Two Gangsters in the Wild West
1964
as Franco Capone / Il nonno di Franco / Francuzza l'abbandonata

Dream of Zorro
1975
as Paco / Zorro

The Two of the F. 1 at the Craziest, Craziest Race in the World
1971
as Franco / Pepito Gonzales

The Sons of the Leopard
1965
as Franco / Maria Rosa

Satiricosissimo
1970
as Franco

The Nephews of Zorro
1968
as Franco La Vacca

The Sicily Barbers
1967
as Franco Lo Persico

These Mad, Mad Women
1964
as Turiddu Macrì ('Siciliani a Milano')

Two R-R-Ringos from Texas
1967
as Franco Caterina

Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
1971
as Franco Bello

Ma che musica maestro
1971
as Franco, il capobanda

Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard
1969
as Franco

I due assi del guantone
1971
as Franco Marsala

War Italian Style
1965
as Frank Scordia

The Adventures of Pinocchio
1972
as Gatto

Kaos
1984
as Zi' Dima (segment "La giara")

Don Franco and Don Ciccio in a Year of Protest
1970
as Don Franco

The Two Wizards of the Ball
1970
as Mago K. K

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
1966
as Franco

Two Escape from Sing Sing
1964
as Franco

Guess Who's Coming for a Snack?
1969
as Franco La Rapa

The Sergeant Rompiglioni Becomes... Corporal
1975
as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni

I motorizzati
1962
as Un ladro di gomme

Fists, Girls and Sailors
1961
as Salvatore

The Masseuses
1962
as Franco - Nightwatchman #1

Franco and Ciccio... Robber and Cop
1969
as Franco Chiappalone

Vino, whisky e acqua salata
1962
as cuoco

Lisa with the Blue Eyes
1969
as funzionario Centro Spaziale #1

I 2 deputati
1969
as Franco Franchini

The Amazing Doctor G
1965
as Franco Pecora

How We Stole the Atomic Bomb
1968
as Franco

Littlefoot the Policeman
1974
as Franco Petralia

On the Day of the Lord
1970
as Carceriere

The Loves of Salammbo
1960

The Swindlers
1963
as Salvatore (segment "Siciliani")

Caprice Italian Style
1968
as Cassio

Ugly at Night
1968
as Franco / Bruto Di Notte

5 marines per 100 ragazze
1961
as factotum

Blue Tango
1987
as Gaetano Buttitta

The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars
1964
as Socio dello scrittore

The Two Magnificent Fresconi
1968
as Franco

Wrong Beds
1965
as Franco (Segment "La seconda moglie")

The Tall, The Short, The Cat
1967
as Franco

Two Firefighters
1968
as Francesco Perricone

Those Two in the Legion
1962
as Franco Cocuzza

2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
1966
as Franco

Gli altri, gli altri e noi
1966
as 'Occhi Svelti'

Tonight I'll Throw Me
1967
as Bath attendant

The Last Judgment
1961
as disoccupato

The Clan of the Two Borsalini
1971
as Franco Franchetti, il 'Professore'

Adventure at the Motel
1963
as Franco

The Maniacs
1964
as Thief #1 (segment 'Il week-end)

Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza
1968
as Sancio Panza

The World's Gold
1967
as Franco Sparapaoli

I due maggiolini più matti del mondo
1970
as Franco

Easy Love
1964
as Franco (segment "Un uomo corretto")

The Honored Society
1961
as Saruzzo

Principe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditiera
1970
as Principe Don Mimì

The Noon Vigilante
1975
as Franco Gabbiani

The Two Parachutists
1965
as Pasquale - Franco Impallomeni

Paths of War
1970
as Franco

All the Gold in the World
1968
as Franco

I Kill, You Kill
1965
as Turiddu (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi")

Paolo the Cool
1974
as Paolino Pastorino detto Tino

Two Public Enemies
1964
as Franco

Dirty Weekend
1973
as Person on Film #1 (Theater) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Latin Lovers
1965
as Franco

How We Robbed the Bank of Italy
1966
as Franco

Two Sons of Trinity
1972
as Franco Trinità

Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
1971
as Franco

What Are the Clouds?
1968
as Cassio

Who Gave You the License?
1970
as Franco

Ciccio Forgives, I Don't
1968
as Franco

How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
2004
as Self (archive footage)

002 Operation Moon
1965
as Franco / Colonel Paradowsky

Fistful of Knuckles
1965
as Franco

Venus in the Sun
1964
as Francesco Macrì (segment "Una domenica a Fregene")

The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband)
1964
as Avvocato Franchi

Two Whites in Dark Africa
1970
as Franco

Farfallon
1974
as Farfallon

Seduced and Duped
1964
as Franco

The Promise
1950

Story of Fear and a Knife
1972
as Franco

I due vigili
1967
as Franco Lo Cascio

Cream, Chocolate and... Paprika
1981
as Matteo

The Three Enemies
1962
as Fantuzzo

Hercules in the Valley of Woe
1961
as Francheo

It's a Woman's War
1971
as Serg. Franco Samperi

I due toreri
1964
as Franco Scontentezza

Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows
1968
as Franco Marelli / Salvatore Pollara

The Two Sans-culottes
1966
as Franco La Capra

Corpse for the Lady
1964
as Gianni

Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore
1973
as Franco

Songs, Bullies and Chicks
1964
as Gaspare

Continuavano a chiamarli i due piloti più matti del mondo
1972
as Franco Franchini

2 samurai per 100 geishe
1962
as Franco Santuzzo

Will the Lawyer Franco Benenato Be Able to Defeat his Arch Enemy the Magistrate Ciccio De Ingras?
1971
as Franco Benenato

Il sergente Rompiglioni
1973
as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni

Il mio amico Benito
1962
as Terrorista

Appointment in Ischia
1960
as Contrabbandiere Basso

Veneri in collegio
1965
as Calogero Junior

Soldiers and corporals
1964
as Franco

Dying as Hierarchs
1961
as Scilla

The Handsome, The Ugly, And The Stupid
1967
as Il brutto - Franco
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
2022
as Self (archive footage)

Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
1965
as Franco La Pera

The Two Big Shots
1971
as Franco

2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge
1964
as Nicolino Celletti

The Godfather's Godson
1973
as Oronzo Musumeci

Scandal Nudes
1963
as polizziotto Franco

They Were Still Called... The Most and the Least
1972
as Franco Pietrasicca

Oh! Those Most Secret Agents
1964
as Franco Passalacqua

The Inheritance of Uncle Goodsoul
1974
as Franco Favazza

How We Got Into Trouble with the Army
1965
as soldato Piscitello

Target: Girls
1963
as Cassarà

The Last Italian Tango
1973
as Franco
About Franco Franchi
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Franco Franchi (born Francesco Benenato , 18 September 1928 - 9 December 1992) was an Italian comedian. He was born in Palermo, Sicily and began his career in the 1950s, although his career only really took off in the 1960s. He starred in many comedies, mainly as a duo with Ciccio Ingrassia but also in more dramatic material such as Comencini's 'Adventures of Pinocchio (1972), in which they paired memorably as the Fox and the Cat. Description above from the Wikipedia article Franco Franchi,licensed under C… With 142 credits spanning from 1950 to 2022, Franco Franchi has appeared in 136 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Franco Franchi Movies
- La donna degli altri è sempre più bella (1963) — as Turiddu Macrì (segment "I Promessi Sposi")
- Le tardone (1964) — as The killer (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")
- The Shortest Day (1963) — as Franco Lo Grugno
- Two Sons of Ringo (1966) — as Franco Merendino / Django
- Two Gangsters in the Wild West (1964) — as Franco Capone / Il nonno di Franco / Francuzza l'abbandonata
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