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Franco Nero

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 "ge

Born

Nov 23, 1941

San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Known For

Acting

Movies

226 acting

18 crew

Popularity

2.6

Known For

Cars 2
Cars 2
2011 as Uncle Topolino (voice)
★ 6.2
Django Unchained
Django Unchained
2012 as Amerigo Vessepi
★ 8.2
John Wick: Chapter 2
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017 as Julius
★ 7.3
The Pope's Exorcist
The Pope's Exorcist
2023 as The Pope
★ 6.9
Die Hard 2
Die Hard 2
1990 as General Ramon Esperanza
★ 7.0
In the Hand of Dante
In the Hand of Dante
2026 as Don Lecco
★ 2.0
Letters to Juliet
Letters to Juliet
2010 as Lorenzo
★ 7.0
The Lost City of Z
The Lost City of Z
2017 as Baron de Gondoriz
★ 6.4
Django
Django
1966 as Django
★ 7.2
The Collini Case
The Collini Case
2019 as Fabrizio Collini
★ 7.4
The Bible: In the Beginning...
★ 7.3
The Estate
★ 5.0
Camelot
Camelot
1967 as Lancelot Du Lac
★ 6.2
Hitch Hike
Hitch Hike
1977 as Walter Mancini
★ 6.8
Force 10 from Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone
1978 as Lescovar
★ 6.2
David
David
1997 as Natan
★ 6.6
The Crusaders
The Crusaders
2001 as Ibnazul
★ 4.3
The Mercenary
The Mercenary
1968 as Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
★ 6.9
Querelle
Querelle
1982 as Lieutenant Seblon
★ 6.6
Submission
Submission
1976 as Armand
★ 6.1
Saint Paul
Saint Paul
2000 as Gamaliel
★ 6.9
A Rose in Winter
A Rose in Winter
2019 as Rainer Praeger
★ 6.0
Bella Mafia
Bella Mafia
1997 as Mario Domino
★ 6.6
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
2001 as General Francini
★ 4.6
White Fang
White Fang
1973 as Jason Scott
★ 6.3
Istintobrass
Istintobrass
2013 as Self
★ 5.3
The Match
The Match
2021 as Old Branko
★ 6.1
The Battle of Neretva
The Battle of Neretva
1969 as Capitano Michele Rossi
★ 6.8
Keoma
Keoma
1976 as Keoma
★ 6.9
Vacation
Vacation
1971 as Osiride
★ 4.8
Tristana
Tristana
1970 as Horacio
★ 7.2
Cry, Onion!
Cry, Onion!
1975 as Onion Stark
★ 5.3
Mimi
Mimi
1979 as Guido
★ 6.2
Bathory: Countess of Blood
Bathory: Countess of Blood
2008 as King Mathias
★ 5.7
Rasputin
Rasputin
2010 as Narratore
★ 4.6
Iceman
Iceman
2017 as Ditob
★ 6.3
We Are Cinema
We Are Cinema
2021 as Self (archive footage)
★ 9.5
The Man from Rome
The Man from Rome
2022 as The Pope
★ 5.9
The Girl
The Girl
1987 as Johan (John) Berg
★ 4.9
Roma elastica
Roma elastica
2026 as The Old Filmmaker
The Day of the Owl
The Day of the Owl
1968 as Captain Bellodi
★ 7.1
Texas, Adios
Texas, Adios
1966 as Burt Sullivan
★ 6.0
The Repenter
The Repenter
1985 as Falco
★ 6.3
The Man Who Drew God
The Man Who Drew God
2023 as Emanuele
★ 4.6
Massacre Time
Massacre Time
1966 as Tom Corbett
★ 6.4
The Visitor
The Visitor
1979 as Jesus Christ
★ 5.3
I Knew Her Well
I Knew Her Well
1965 as Italo - The garage attendant
★ 7.5
Killer Mermaid
Killer Mermaid
2014 as Niko
★ 4.3
Django Strikes Again
Django Strikes Again
1987 as Django
★ 5.1
The Salamander
The Salamander
1981 as Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
★ 5.5
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
★ 7.0
Recon
Recon
2019 as Angelo
★ 4.9
The Pirate
The Pirate
1978 as Baydr Al Fay
★ 4.5
Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers
1974 as Nicola Bellizzi
★ 6.2
Grog
Grog
1982 as Nicola Fanelli
★ 9.0
Compañeros
Compañeros
1970 as Yodlaf Peterson
★ 6.5
The Harder They Come
The Harder They Come
1972 as Django (archive footage)
★ 6.6
Challenge to White Fang
Challenge to White Fang
1974 as Jason Scott
★ 6.2
Off the Rails
Off the Rails
2021 as Giovanni
★ 6.0
On Our Way
★ 3.5
Pope Joan
Pope Joan
1972 as Louis
★ 6.1
Dropout
Dropout
1970 as Bruno
★ 5.6
The Tramplers
The Tramplers
1965 as Charley Garvey
★ 6.4
The Fifth Cord
The Fifth Cord
1971 as Andrea Bild
★ 6.6
The Neighborhood
The Neighborhood
2017 as Guglielmo
★ 3.2
Top Line
Top Line
1988 as Ted Angelo
★ 4.5
The Final Inquiry
The Final Inquiry
2007 as Caifa
★ 4.8
The Dragon Ring
The Dragon Ring
1994 as Dragon King
★ 7.0
The Falcon
The Falcon
1983 as Banović Strahinja
★ 5.0
Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine
Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine
2010 as Augustinus (age 76)
★ 5.2
Christmas in Rome
Christmas in Rome
2019 as Luigi Forlinghetti
★ 6.6
The Last Four Days
The Last Four Days
1974 as Walter Audisio
★ 6.3
The Monk
The Monk
1972 as Ambrosio
★ 5.8
Confessions of a Police Captain
Confessions of a Police Captain
1971 as Sostituto Procuratore Traini
★ 6.8
High Crime
High Crime
1973 as Commissario Belli
★ 6.4
The Man with Bogart's Face
★ 6.0
La rabbia
La rabbia
2008 as Mentore
★ 4.3
The Assassination of Matteotti
The Assassination of Matteotti
1973 as Giacomo Matteotti
★ 6.7
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
1971 as Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky
★ 5.6
A Quiet Place in the Country
A Quiet Place in the Country
1968 as Leonardo Ferri
★ 6.2
Magdalene
Magdalene
1988 as Janza
★ 3.9
Talk of Angels
Talk of Angels
1998 as Dr. Vicente Areavaga
★ 5.5
Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice
2005 as Lorenzo
Sardinia Kidnapped
Sardinia Kidnapped
1968 as Gavino
★ 5.7
21 Hours at Munich
21 Hours at Munich
1976 as Issa
★ 6.3
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
1973 as Johnny Ears
★ 5.1
The Time of Their Lives
The Time of Their Lives
2017 as Alberto
★ 5.0
Enter the Ninja
Enter the Ninja
1981 as Cole
★ 5.6
Kamikaze '89
Kamikaze '89
1982 as Weiss
★ 5.3
The Legend of Valentino
The Legend of Valentino
1975 as Rudolph Valentino
★ 6.7
Killing Is My Business, Honey
Killing Is My Business, Honey
2009 as Enrico Puzzo
★ 6.7
Titanus 1904
Titanus 1904
2024 as Self
The Broken Key
The Broken Key
2017 as Hiram Abif
★ 3.2
Der Fall Lucona
Der Fall Lucona
1993 as Enzo Lombardi
★ 6.0
Detective Belli
Detective Belli
1969 as Commissario Stefano Belli
★ 5.4
Day of the Cobra
Day of the Cobra
1980 as Larry Stanziani
★ 6.1
Man, Pride and Vengeance
Man, Pride and Vengeance
1967 as José
★ 5.9
Scorched Skin
★ 4.6
Young Toscanini
Young Toscanini
1988 as Claudio Toscanini
★ 6.3
Redneck
Redneck
1973 as Mosquito
★ 4.4
Red Land
Red Land
2018 as Professor Ambrosin
★ 6.0
Smiling Maniacs
Smiling Maniacs
1975 as Judge Dani
★ 7.0
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
2023 as Valentino's Spirit
★ 3.0
Touch and Die
Touch and Die
1991 as Aquani
★ 5.0
Mein Herz in Chile
Mein Herz in Chile
2008 as Carlos Sanchez
The Versace Murder
The Versace Murder
1998 as Gianni Versace
★ 3.4
From Time to Time
From Time to Time
1992 as Leonard De Vinci
★ 8.0
Street Law
Street Law
1974 as Carlo Antonelli
★ 6.5
Mirka
Mirka
2000 as Il Sindaco
★ 9.0
Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames
★ 4.2
The Third Eye
The Third Eye
1966 as Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)
★ 5.8
The Hired Killer
The Hired Killer
1966 as Tony Lo Bello
★ 5.5
The Innocent Sleep
The Innocent Sleep
1996 as Adolfo Cavani
★ 5.0
War of the Planets
War of the Planets
1966 as Lt. Jake Jacowitx
★ 5.3
Road to Capri
Road to Capri
2015 as Guido
The Virgin and the Gypsy
The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970 as The gypsy
★ 3.1
The Conquest
The Conquest
1996 as Árpád vezér
★ 4.4
The Medal
The Medal
1997 as Ing. Ferrero
The Case Is Closed, Forget It
★ 6.7
The Fifth Day of Peace
The Fifth Day of Peace
1970 as Bruno Grauber
★ 5.5
The Jester from Transylvania
The Jester from Transylvania
2024 as One-eye
Agony
Agony
2017 as Carlo
★ 4.0
The Spaghetti West
The Spaghetti West
2005 as Self
★ 5.8
The Flower in His Mouth
The Flower in His Mouth
1975 as Professore Michele Belcore
★ 6.3
Post Coitum
Post Coitum
2004 as Bakchus
★ 4.5
Sahara Cross
Sahara Cross
1977 as Jean Ballard
★ 5.0
Jonathan of the Bears
Jonathan of the Bears
1995 as Jonathan
★ 5.9
The Shark Hunter
The Shark Hunter
1979 as Mike di Donato
★ 4.3
Love Island
Love Island
2014 as Marquis Polesini
★ 4.1
Sweet Country
Sweet Country
1987 as Paul
★ 4.9
Victory March
Victory March
1976 as Captain Asciutto
★ 5.7
Die Försterbuben
Die Försterbuben
1984 as Böhme
★ 4.7
How to Kill a Judge
How to Kill a Judge
1975 as Giacomo Solaris
★ 7.3
Uninvited
Uninvited
2000 as Ralph Barolo
★ 5.3
Gold
Gold
1992 as Gabriele da Poppi
★ 4.0
Memories They Told Me
Memories They Told Me
2013 as Paolo
★ 6.0
Crazy Dog
Crazy Dog
2012 as Alvaro Genta
★ 7.0
Immortalist
Immortalist
2020 as Paolo Spersoni
★ 1.0
New Order
New Order
2012 as Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
★ 3.1
The Blue-Eyed Bandit
The Blue-Eyed Bandit
1980 as Renzo Dominici
★ 5.1
Buon Lavoro
★ 4.0
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…
★ 8.0
Test of Memory
Test of Memory
1993 as Paul Herzog
★ 4.2
Guardians of the Clouds
Guardians of the Clouds
2004 as Padre
★ 4.3
Desert of Fire
Desert of Fire
1997 as Marcel Duvivier
★ 8.4
Azzurro profondo
Azzurro profondo
1993 as Luca Morinari
★ 5.2
Li chiamarono... briganti!
Li chiamarono... briganti!
1999 as Caporale Nerza
★ 5.5
Breath of Life
Breath of Life
1990 as Angelo
★ 10.0
Fumata blanca
Fumata blanca
2002 as Cardenal Tura
★ 8.0
Havana Kyrie
Havana Kyrie
2019 as Vittorio Arditi De Bellis
★ 6.0
The Holy Family
The Holy Family
2006 as Zachary
★ 6.2
Bastardi
Bastardi
2008 as Rene Iuvara
★ 4.0
Il tesoro di Damasco
Il tesoro di Damasco
1998 as Andrea
★ 10.0
Death Rite
Death Rite
1975 as Sadry
★ 5.0
Two Families
Two Families
2007 as Morandi
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
1988 as Commissario
★ 4.8
The Wild, Wild Planet
The Wild, Wild Planet
1966 as Lt. Jake
★ 4.5
Bad Inclination
Bad Inclination
2003 as Il barbone
★ 2.9
Amelia Lópes O'Neill
Amelia Lópes O'Neill
1992 as Fernando
★ 4.8
Earth
Earth
2015
Il Vecchio Terribile
Il Vecchio Terribile
2026 as Oste
movie
Entree Des Artists
2020 as Henry's Grandfather
Amore e libertà - Masaniello
★ 6.3
movie
Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell
2002 as Giuseppe Mantaldo
★ 7.0
Chimera
Chimera
2001 as Imprenditore
★ 7.0
Das Babylon Komplott
Das Babylon Komplott
1993 as Chris Lang
★ 5.5
The Dark Dance
The Dark Dance
2020 as L'Impresario
★ 4.0
La Celestina P… R…
La Celestina P… R…
1965 as Fabrizio
★ 7.0
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
★ 6.7
Le rose di Danzica
Le rose di Danzica
1979 as General Konrad von Der Berg
★ 8.0
Django Lives!
Django Lives!
as Django
Winds of Passion
Winds of Passion
2000 as Michele Giangrande
★ 10.0
movie
The Uncrowned Heart
2003 as Bear's Trainer
★ 10.0
Rack Up
Rack Up
1997 as Jesus Barro
★ 8.0
Sacra Corona
Sacra Corona
2001 as Bishop Gellért
★ 5.3
Mineurs
Mineurs
2007 as Michele Acucella
★ 9.5
Italian Engagement
★ 10.0
Hans
Hans
2006 as Giudice/barbone
★ 5.0
Márió, a varázsló
Márió, a varázsló
2008 as Mario
★ 4.0
André schafft sie alle
André schafft sie alle
1985 as Andre
★ 9.0
movie
Sergey Bondarchuk
1982 as Self
I Tarantiniani
I Tarantiniani
2013 as Self
movie
Along the River
2016 as Frank De Ville
Giorni felici
Giorni felici
2023 as Antonio
★ 4.7
Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters
1992 as Franco
★ 4.4
Ed è subito sera
★ 4.0
movie
Father
Father
2011 as Enrico
Io e il re
Io e il re
1995 as Maggiore Ferri
movie
★ 10.0
The Last Alchemist
The Last Alchemist
2012 as Felix the Alchemist
★ 5.5
Forever Blues
Forever Blues
2005 as Luca
Obsessive Rhythms
Obsessive Rhythms
2014 as Carmine
★ 5.3
Prigioniero di un segreto
Prigioniero di un segreto
2010 as Il barbone
Ultimo stadio
Ultimo stadio
2002 as Antonio
★ 9.0
Race to Danger
Race to Danger
1988 as Francis, il marinaio
★ 5.3
Devil's Crude
Devil's Crude
1985 as Nick
★ 6.3
movie
La ragion pura
La ragion pura
2001 as Marito
★ 3.7
Two Men Alone
Two Men Alone
2021 as Himself
movie
★ 7.0
The Last Gunfighter
The Last Gunfighter
2002 as The pistolero
★ 6.6
movie
Road to Ruin
2016 as Self
movie
A Double Victory
1989 as Saverio Pallucca
★ 7.0
Il crimine non va in pensione
Il crimine non va in pensione
2017 as il primario
★ 5.6
A Night at the Grand Hotel
A Night at the Grand Hotel
2008 as Ferran Moreno
★ 6.0
movie
★ 6.3
Handy
Handy
2013 as Frank The Black
★ 10.0