Franco Nero
Known for Acting · 259 credits
- Born
- 1941-11-23 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Also known as
- Frank Black · Frank Nero · Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero
Biography
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 "genre trends", including poliziotteschi, gialli, and Spaghetti Westerns. His best-known films include The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), Camelot (1967), The Day of the Owl (1968), The Mercenary (1968), Battle of Neretva (1969), Tristana (1970), Compañeros (1970), Confessions of a Police Captain (1971), The Fifth Cord (1971), High Crime (1973), Street Law (1974), Keoma (1976), Hitch-Hike (1977), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Enter the Ninja (1981), Die Hard 2 (1990), Letters to Juliet (2010), Cars 2 (2011), and John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017).
Nero has had a long relationship with Vanessa Redgrave, which began during the filming of Camelot. They were married in 2006, and are the parents of the actor Carlo Gabriel Nero.
Known For
TV Shows (33)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Roberto Distasio
Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery
2001
as Self
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Dr. Peter Milne
Na sowas!
1982
as Self
Der Fürst und das Mädchen
2003
Emigratis
2016
as Self
Through the Night with...
2002
as Self
Delicious
2016
as Joe Benelli
I promessi sposi
1989
as fra Cristoforo
Viva el lunes
1995
as Self
Der große Preis
1974
as Self
Django
2023
as Reverend
The Pirate
1977
as Baydr Al Fay
The Crusaders
2001
as Ibnazul
Saint Paul
2000
as Gamaliel
The Last Days of Pompeii
1984
as Arbaces
The Return of Sandokan
1996
as Yogi Azim
Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften
2002
as Fashion Billionaire
Painted Lady
1997
as Robert Tassi
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons
2008
as Max Freeman
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
2007
as Caifa
Blaues Blut
1989
as Sandro Castellani
Young Catherine
1991
as Count Vorontsov
Le rose di Danzica
1981
as Il generale Konrad Von Den Berg
Mein Herz in Chile
2008
as Carlos Sanchez
Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire
2010
as Augustine of Hippo
Desideria e l'anello del drago
1995
as Dragon King
Desert of Fire
1997
as Marcel Duvivier
David
1997
as Nathan
Il sangue e la rosa
2008
as Conte Uberto Mancini
Davide
1997
as Nathan
Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love
2005
La voce del sangue
2001
as Antonio Castaldi
Movies (226)
Django Unchained
2012
as Amerigo Vessepi
Cars 2
2011
as Uncle Topolino (voice)
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
as Julius
The Estate
2025
In the Hand of Dante
2026
as Don Lecco (86)
Die Hard 2
1990
as General Ramon Esperanza
The Pope's Exorcist
2023
as The Pope
The Lost City of Z
2017
as Baron de Gondoriz
Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames
1982
as John Reed
Letters to Juliet
2010
as Lorenzo
Gold
1992
as Gabriele da Poppi
The Monk
1972
as Ambrosio
The Last Four Days
1974
as Walter Audisio
Death Rite
1975
as Sadry
Django
1966
as Django
The Day of the Owl
1968
as Captain Bellodi
Challenge to White Fang
1974
as Jason Scott
Killer Mermaid
2014
as Niko
The Neighborhood
2017
as Guglielmo
Submission
1976
as Armand
El Sobrino
The Girl
1987
as Johan (John) Berg
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Self - Actor
Sergey Bondarchuk
1982
as Self
Saint Paul
2000
as Gamaliel
Buon Lavoro
2022
The Medal
1997
as Ing. Ferrero
Hitch Hike
1977
as Walter Mancini
The Pirate
1978
as Baydr Al Fay
The Collini Case
2019
as Fabrizio Collini
Iceman
2017
as Ditob
Compañeros
1970
as Yodlaf Peterson
I Knew Her Well
1965
as Italo - The garage attendant
Sardinia Kidnapped
1968
as Gavino
Il Vecchio Terribile
2026
as Oste
The Harder They Come
1972
as Django (archive footage)
The Conquest
1996
as Árpád vezér
Top Line
1988
as Ted Angelo
Vacation
1971
as Osiride
Force 10 from Navarone
1978
as Lescovar
The Versace Murder
1998
as Gianni Versace
How to Kill a Judge
1975
as Giacomo Solaris
The Shark Hunter
1979
as Mike di Donato
Young Toscanini
1988
as Claudio Toscanini
The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966
as Abel
Querelle
1982
as Lieutenant Seblon
The Salamander
1981
as Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
Django Lives!
as Django
Mimi
1979
as Guido
David
1997
as Natan
Mein Herz in Chile
2008
as Carlos Sanchez
Bella Mafia
1997
as Mario Domino
The Assassination of Matteotti
1973
as Giacomo Matteotti
Istintobrass
2013
as Self
Grog
1982
as Nicola Fanelli
Road to Capri
2015
as Guido
Rasputin
2010
as Narratore
Giornata Nera
2006
Fumata blanca
2002
as Cardenal Tura
Django Strikes Again
1987
as Django
Recon
2019
as Angelo
The Time of Their Lives
2017
as Alberto
Amelia Lópes O'Neill
1992
as Fernando
Guardians of the Clouds
2004
as Padre
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
1971
as Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky
Tristana
1970
as Horacio
The Temptation Of Gracie
Street Law
1974
as Carlo Antonelli
Roma elastica
2026
as The Old Filmmaker
Dropout
1970
as Bruno
Man, Pride and Vengeance
1967
as José
Compagni d'arte
2024
A Quiet Place in the Country
1968
as Leonardo Ferri
Camelot
1967
as Lancelot Du Lac
New Order
2012
as Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
The Visitor
1979
as Jesus Christ
The Fifth Day of Peace
1970
as Bruno Grauber
Texas, Adios
1966
as Burt Sullivan
Entree Des Artists
2020
as Henry's Grandfather
The Match
2021
as Old Branko
The Holy Family
2006
as Zachary
The Man Who Drew God
2023
as Emanuele
Cry, Onion!
1975
as Onion Stark
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
2012
as Self
The Broken Key
2017
as Hiram Abif
White Fang
1973
as Jason Scott
Race to Danger
1988
as Francis, il marinaio
The Dragon Ring
1994
as Dragon King
The Case Is Closed, Forget It
1971
as Vanzi
La rabbia
2008
as Mentore
Li chiamarono... briganti!
1999
as Caporale Nerza
Day of the Cobra
1980
as Larry Stanziani
Talk of Angels
1998
as Dr. Vicente Areavaga
Keoma
1976
as Keoma
The Innocent Sleep
1996
as Adolfo Cavani
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
1973
as Johnny Ears
Le rose di Danzica
1979
as General Konrad von Der Berg
The Battle of Neretva
1969
as Capitano Michele Rossi
21 Hours at Munich
1976
as Issa
The Man from Rome
2022
as The Pope
Confessions of a Police Captain
1971
as Sostituto Procuratore Traini
Winds of Passion
2000
as Michele Giangrande
Redneck
1973
as Mosquito
The Hired Killer
1966
as Tony Lo Bello
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
2001
as General Francini
The Mercenary
1968
as Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
High Crime
1973
as Commissario Belli
Detective Belli
1969
as Commissario Stefano Belli
Devil's Crude
1985
as Nick
The Spaghetti West
2005
as Self
La Celestina P… R…
1965
as Fabrizio
Sweet Country
1987
as Paul
Bad Inclination
2003
as Il barbone
Love Island
2014
as Marquis Polesini
In the Company of Compañeros
2001
as Self
Massacre Time
1966
as Tom Corbett
The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970
as The gypsy
Breath of Life
1990
as Angelo
Summer Solstice
2005
as Lorenzo
Bathory: Countess of Blood
2008
as King Mathias
About 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 "genre trends", including poliziotteschi, gialli, and… With 259 credits spanning from 1962 to 2026, Franco Nero has appeared in 226 films and 33 TV shows.
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Most Popular Franco Nero Movies
- Django Unchained (2012) — as Amerigo Vessepi
- Cars 2 (2011) — as Uncle Topolino (voice)
- John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) — as Julius
- The Estate (2025)
- In the Hand of Dante (2026) — as Don Lecco (86)
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