
Franco Franchi
Known for Acting · 144 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
TV Shows (8)
Movies (136)

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
1966
as Franco

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

Everything is Music
1963
as Friend of Anemia

Two Sons of Trinity
1972
as Franco Trinità

Latin Lovers
1965
as Franco

002 Operation Moon
1965
as Franco / Colonel Paradowsky

The Adventures of Pinocchio
1972
as Gatto

The Two Magnificent Fresconi
1968
as Franco

5 marines per 100 ragazze
1961
as factotum

Two Sons of Ringo
1966
as Franco Merendino / Django

The Shortest Day
1963
as Franco Lo Grugno

Scandal Nudes
1963
as polizziotto Franco

Two Public Enemies
1964
as Franco

The Last Judgment
1961
as disoccupato

I due toreri
1964
as Franco Scontentezza

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

Caprice Italian Style
1968
as Cassio

Oh! Those Most Secret Agents
1964
as Franco Passalacqua
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
2022
as Self (archive footage)

Adventure at the Motel
1963
as Franco

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

I motorizzati
1962
as Un ladro di gomme

Teatro 11
1972
as Self

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

The Handsome, The Ugly, And The Stupid
1967
as Il brutto - Franco

I due vigili
1967
as Franco Lo Cascio

Ugly at Night
1968
as Franco / Bruto Di Notte

The Last Italian Tango
1973
as Franco

Ciccio Forgives, I Don't
1968
as Franco

The Loves of Salammbo
1960

2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
1966
as Franco

The Amazing Doctor G
1965
as Franco Pecora

The Two Parachutists
1965
as Pasquale - Franco Impallomeni

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

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

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

War Italian Style
1965
as Frank Scordia

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

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

The Masseuses
1962
as Franco - Nightwatchman #1

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

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

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

Tonight I'll Throw Me
1967
as Bath attendant

I 2 deputati
1969
as Franco Franchini

The Swindlers
1963
as Salvatore (segment "Siciliani")

I due maggiolini più matti del mondo
1970
as Franco

The Sicily Barbers
1967
as Franco Lo Persico

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

Those Two in the Legion
1962
as Franco Cocuzza

The Honored Society
1961
as Saruzzo

Vino, whisky e acqua salata
1962
as cuoco

2 samurai per 100 geishe
1962
as Franco Santuzzo

How We Stole the Atomic Bomb
1968
as Franco

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

Appointment in Ischia
1960
as The Short Smuggler

Soldiers and corporals
1964
as Franco

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

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

The World's Gold
1967
as Franco Sparapaoli

Who Gave You the License?
1970
as Franco

Seduced and Duped
1964
as Franco

What Are the Clouds?
1968
as Cassio

On the Day of the Lord
1970
as Carceriere

...Excuse Me, Do You Pay Taxes?
1971
as Franco

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

Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza
1968
as Sancio Panza

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

Blue Tango
1987
as Gaetano Buttitta

Paths of War
1970
as Franco

The Two Mafiosi
1964
as Franco Fisichella

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

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

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

Veneri in collegio
1965
as Calogero Junior

The Two Sans-culottes
1966
as Franco La Capra

A Monster and a Half
1964
as Franco \ Cesarone

Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
1971
as Franco

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

Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
1965
as Franco La Pera

Hercules in the Valley of Woe
1961
as Francheo

Story of Fear and a Knife
1972
as Franco

American Secret Service
1968

Fists, Girls and Sailors
1961
as Salvatore

Farfallon
1974
as Farfallon

All the Gold in the World
1968
as Franco

2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge
1964
as Nicolino Celletti

Paolo the Cool
1974
as Paolino Pastorino detto Tino

The Nephews of Zorro
1968
as Franco La Vacca

Two Escape from Sing Sing
1964
as Franco

Principe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditiera
1970
as Principe Don Mimì

Dying as Hierarchs
1961
as Scilla

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

Satiricosissimo
1970
as Franco

The Tall, The Short, The Cat
1967
as Franco

The Godfather's Godson
1973
as Oronzo Musumeci

Friends More Than Before
1976

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

Il mio amico Benito
1962
as Terrorista

I due assi del guantone
1971
as Franco Marsala

Primitive Love
1964
as Franco

Cream, Chocolate and... Paprika
1981
as Matteo

Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard
1969
as Franco

The Sons of the Leopard
1965
as Franco / Maria Rosa

Fistful of Knuckles
1965
as Franco

Ma che musica maestro
1971
as Franco, il capobanda
Uno storico pasticcio
1983
as Franco

How We Robbed the Bank of Italy
1966
as Franco

The Inheritance of Uncle Goodsoul
1974
as Franco Favazza

Corpse for the Lady
1964
as Gianni

Littlefoot the Policeman
1974
as Franco Petralia

The Two Big Cats O'Nine Tails... and a Half in Amsterdam
1972
as Franco, il fotografo

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

Dream of Zorro
1975
as Paco / Zorro

The Promise
1950

The Noon Vigilante
1975
as Franco Gabbiani

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

Target: Girls
1963
as Cassarà

The Three Enemies
1962
as Fantuzzo

Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore
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 144 credits spanning from 1950 to 2022, Franco Franchi has appeared in 136 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Franco Franchi Movies
- Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966) — as Franco
- Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù? (1971) — as Franco Bello
- Everything is Music (1963) — as Friend of Anemia
- Two Sons of Trinity (1972) — as Franco Trinità
- Latin Lovers (1965) — as Franco
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