
Franco Nero
- Date of Birth: 1941-11-23
- Place of Birth: San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Biography
Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born 23 November 1941), known professionally as Franco Nero, is an Italian actor, producer, and director. His breakthrough role was as the title character in the... Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born 23 November 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Franco Nero licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Documentary • 2014 October

Tristana
Drama • 1970 March

The Day of the Owl
Drama, Crime • 1968 February

The Holy Family
• 2006 October

Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire
Drama • 2010 January

How to Kill a Judge
Thriller, Crime, Drama • 1975 February

Crazy Dog
Crime, Drama, Thriller • 2012 April

Il sangue e la rosa
Action & Adventure, Soap • 2008 September

Letters to Juliet
Comedy, Drama, Romance • 2010 May

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Documentary, History • 2021 November