Franco Nero
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-11-23 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Franco Nero
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 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.
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Known For
Acting
Django Lives!
as Django
(2025)
(2024)
Titanus 1904
as Self
(2024)
(2023)
The Pope's Exorcist
as The Pope
(2023)
(2023)
The Man Who Drew God
as Emanuele
(2023)
Giorni Felici
as Antonio
(2022)
The Man from Rome
as The Pope
(2022)
(2022)
(2021)
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
as Self - Actor
(2021)
Off the Rails
as Giovanni
(2021)
(2021)
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
Two Men Alone
as Himself
(2021)
(2020)
The Jester from Transylvania
as One-eye
(2020)
The Match
as Old Branko
(2020)
A Rose in Winter
as Rainer Praeger
(2020)
The Dark Dance
as L'Impresario
(2020)
(2020)
Immortalist
as Paolo Spersoni
(2020)
Entree Des Artists
as Henry's Grandfather
(2019)
The Collini Case
as Fabrizio Collini
(2019)
Recon
as Angelo
(2019)
Christmas in Rome
as Luigi Forlinghetti
(2019)
Havana Kyrie
as Vittorio Arditi De Bellis
(2019)
(2018)
Red Land
as Professor Ambrosin
(2017)
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Julius
(2017)
The Lost City of Z
as Baron de Gondoriz
(2017)
Iceman
as Ditob
(2017)
The Neighborhood
as Guglielmo
(2017)
The Broken Key
as Hiram Abif
(2017)
The Time of Their Lives
as Alberto
(2017)
Agony
as Carlo
(2017)
Il crimine non va in pensione
as il primario
(2016)
Road to Ruin
as Self
(2016)
Along the River
as Frank De Ville
(2015)
Road to Capri
as Guido
(2015)
Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling Man
as Himself
(2015)
(2014)
Killer Mermaid
as Niko
(2014)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actor
(2014)
Love Island
as Marquis Polesini
(2014)
Obsessive Rythms
as Carmine
(2014)
(2014)
(2014)
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…
as Lui-même
(2013)
Istintobrass
as Self
(2013)
(2013)
Memories They Told Me
as Paolo
(2013)
I Tarantiniani
as Self
(2013)
Handy
as Frank The Black
(2012)
Django Unchained
as Amerigo Vessepi
(2012)
(2012)
Crazy Dog
as Alvaro Genta
(2012)
New Order
as Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
(2012)
The Last Alchemist
as Felix the Alchemist
(2011)
Cars 2
as Uncle Topolino (voice)
(2011)
Father
as Enrico
(2010)
Letters to Juliet
as Lorenzo
(2010)
Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire
as Augustinus (age 76)
(2010)
Rasputin
as Narratore
(2010)
Prigioniero di un segreto
as Il barbone
(2009)
Killing Is My Business, Honey
as Enrico Puzzo
(2009)
(2008)
Bathory: Countess of Blood
as King Mathias
(2008)
Bastardi
as Rene Iuvara
(2008)
La rabbia
as Mentore
(2008)
Mein Herz in Chile
as Carlos Sanchez
(2008)
Márió, a varázsló
as Mario
(2008)
A Night at the Grand Hotel
as Ferran Moreno
(2007)
The Final Inquiry
as Caifa
(2007)
Mineurs
as Michele Acucella
(2007)
Two Families
as Morandi
(2006)
The Holy Family
as Zachary
(2006)
(2006)
Hans
as Giudice/barbone
(2006)
Amore e libertà - Masaniello
as Vicerè
(2006)
(2005)
Summer Solstice
as Lorenzo
(2005)
(2005)
The Spaghetti West
as Self
(2005)
(2005)
Forever Blues
as Luca
(2004)
Post Coitum
as Bakchus
(2004)
Guardians of the Clouds
as Padre
(2003)
Bad Inclination
as Il barbone
(2003)
The Uncrowned Heart
as Bear's Trainer
(2002)
Fumata blanca
as Cardenal Tura
(2002)
Ultimo stadio
as Antonio
(2002)
The Last Gunfighter
as The pistolero
(2002)
Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell
as Giuseppe Mantaldo
(2001)
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
as Gen. Francini
(2001)
The Crusaders
as Ibnazul
(2001)
Sacra Corona
as Bishop Gellért
(2001)
La ragion pura
as Marito
(2001)
In the Company of Compañeros
as Self
(2001)
(2000)
Saint Paul
as Gamaliel
(2000)
Winds of Passion
as Michele Giangrande
(2000)
Mirka
as Il Sindaco
(2000)
Uninvited
as Ralph Barolo
(1999)
Li chiamarono... briganti!
as Caporale Nerza
(1998)
Talk of Angels
as Dr. Vicente Areavaga
(1998)
The Versace Murder
as Gianni Versace
(1998)
Il tesoro di Damasco
as Andrea
(1997)
David
as Natan
(1997)
Bella Mafia
as Mario Domino
(1997)
Desert of Fire
as Marcel Duvivier
(1997)
The Medal
as Ing. Ferrero
(1997)
Rack Up
as Jesus Barro
(1996)
The Innocent Sleep
as Adolfo Cavani
(1996)
The Conquest
as Árpád vezér
(1995)
Jonathan of the Bears
as Jonathan
(1995)
Io e il re
as Maggiore Ferri
(1994)
The Dragon Ring
as Dragon King
(1993)
Azzurro profondo
as Luca Morinari
(1993)
Der Fall Lucona
as Enzo Lombardi
(1993)
Test of Memory
as Paul Herzog
(1993)
Das Babylon Komplott
as Chris Lang
(1992)
Brothers and Sisters
as Franco
(1992)
Gold
as Gabriele da Poppi
(1992)
Amelia Lópes O'Neill
as Fernando
(1991)
Touch and Die
as Aquani
(1990)
Die Hard 2
as General Ramon Esperanza
(1990)
Breath of Life
as Angelo
(1989)
A Double Victory
as Saverio Pallucca
(1988)
Top Line
as Ted Angelo
(1988)
Magdalene
as Janza
(1988)
Young Toscanini
as Claudio Toscanini
(1988)
Run for Your Life
as Commissario
(1988)
Race to Danger
as Francis, il marinaio
(1987)
Django Strikes Again
as Django
(1987)
The Girl
as Johan (John) Berg
(1987)
Sweet Country
as Paul
(1986)
(1985)
The Repenter
as Falco
(1985)
Devil's Crude
as Nick
(1985)
André schafft sie alle
as Andre
(1984)
Die Försterbuben
as Böhme
(1983)
The Falcon
as Banović Strahinja
(1982)
Querelle
as Lieutenant Seblon
(1982)
Kamikaze '89
as Weiss
(1982)
Grog
as Nicola Fanelli
(1982)
Red Bells Part I: Mexico on Fire
as John Reed
(1982)
(1982)
(1981)
The Salamander
as Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
(1981)
Enter the Ninja
as Cole
(1980)
The Man with Bogart's Face
as Hakim
(1980)
The Blue-Eyed Bandit
as Renzo Dominici
(1980)
Day of the Cobra
as Larry Stanziani
(1979)
The Visitor
as Jesus Christ
(1979)
Mimi
as Guido
(1979)
The Shark Hunter
as Mike di Donato
(1979)
Le rose di Danzica
as General Konrad von Der Berg
(1978)
Force 10 from Navarone
as Lescovar
(1978)
The Pirate
as Baydr Al Fay
(1977)
Hitch Hike
as Walter Mancini
(1977)
Sahara Cross
as Jean Ballard
(1976)
Submission
as Armand
(1976)
Keoma
as Keoma
(1976)
21 Hours at Munich
as Issa
(1976)
Victory March
as Captain Asciutto
(1975)
Cry, Onion!
as Onion Stark
(1975)
How to Kill a Judge
as Giacomo Solaris
(1975)
Smiling Maniacs
as Judge Dani
(1975)
The Flower in His Mouth
as Professore Michele Belcore
(1975)
Death Rite
as Sadry
(1975)
The Legend of Valentino
as Rudolph Valentino
(1974)
Street Law
as Carlo Antonelli
(1974)
The Last Four Days
as Walter Audisio
(1974)
Challenge to White Fang
as Jason Scott
(1974)
Blood Brothers
as Nicola Bellizzi
(1973)
White Fang
as Jason Scott
(1973)
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
as Johnny Ears
(1973)
High Crime
as Commissario Belli
(1973)
Redneck
as Mosquito
(1973)
The Assassination of Matteotti
as Giacomo Matteotti
(1972)
The Harder They Come
as Django (archive footage)
(1972)
Pope Joan
as Louis
(1972)
The Monk
as Ambrosio
(1971)
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
as Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky
(1971)
Confessions of a Police Captain
as Sostituto Procuratore Traini
(1971)
Vacation
as Osiride
(1971)
The Fifth Cord
as Andrea Bild
(1971)
The Case Is Closed, Forget It
as Vanzi
(1970)
Tristana
as Horacio
(1970)
Compañeros
as Yodlaf Peterson
(1970)
Dropout
as Bruno
(1970)
The 5th Day of Peace
as Bruno Grauber
(1970)
The Virgin and the Gypsy
as The gypsy
(1969)
The Battle of Neretva
as Capitani Michele Rossi
(1969)
Detective Belli
as Commissario Stefano Belli
(1968)
A Quiet Place in the Country
as Leonardo Ferri
(1968)
The Mercenary
as Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
(1968)
The Day of the Owl
as Captain Bellodi
(1968)
Sardinia Kidnapped
as Gavino
(1967)
Camelot
as Lancelot Du Lac
(1967)
Man, Pride and Vengeance
as José
(1966)
Django
as Django
(1966)
Texas, Adios
as Burt Sullivan
(1966)
(1966)
Massacre Time
as Tom Corbett
(1966)
The Hired Killer
as Tony Lo Bello
(1966)
The Third Eye
as Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)
(1966)
The Wild, Wild Planet
as Lt. Jake
(1966)
War of the Planets
as Lt. Jake Jacowitx
(1965)
I Knew Her Well
as Italo - The garage attendant
(1965)
The Tramplers
as Charley Garvey
(1965)
La Celestina P… R…
as Fabrizio
(1964)
(1963)
(1962)
Crew
The Estate
Executive Producer
(2023)
The Man Who Drew God
Director
(2014)
The Mystery of Dante
Executive Producer
(2012)
Django Unchained
Thanks
(2008)
La rabbia
Executive Producer, Producer
(2005)
Forever Blues
Director, Writer, Producer
(2000)
Uninvited
Producer
(1995)
Jonathan of the Bears
Story, Producer
(1979)
The Shark Hunter
Co-Producer
(1971)
Vacation
Producer
(1970)
Dropout
Co-Producer
(1966)
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Still Photographer