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.
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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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- 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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