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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Movies
Touch and Die Aquani
Die Hard 2 General Ramon Esperanza
The Bible: In the Beginning... Abel
Saint Paul Gamaliel
David Natan
Django Django
Blood Brothers Nicola Bellizzi
Amore e libertà - Masaniello
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained Self
Texas, Adios Burt Sullivan
Keoma Keoma
La battaglia di Gorthene
The Battle of Neretva Capitani Michele Rossi
Massacre Time Tom Corbett
Tristana Horacio
The Wild, Wild Planet Lt. Jake
The Man with Bogart's Face Hakim
The Fifth Cord Andrea Bild
Jonathan of the Bears Jonathan
Victory March Captain Asciutto
Compañeros Yodlaf Peterson
Bathory: Countess of Blood King Mathias
The Last Four Days Walter Audisio
Killing Is My Business, Honey Enrico Puzzo
The Case Is Closed, Forget It Vanzi
Day of the Cobra Larry Stanziani
The Assassination of Matteotti Giacomo Matteotti
Brothers and Sisters Franco
Vasco Rossi - È solo un rock'n'roll show Judge
Enter the Ninja Cole
Detective Belli Commissario Stefano Belli
Cars 2 Uncle Topolino (voice)
The Mercenary Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
Force 10 from Navarone Lescovar
Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire Augustinus (age 76)
Django Unchained Amerigo Vessepi
The Conquest Árpád vezér
Camelot Lancelot Du Lac
Along the River Frank De Ville
Mimi Guido
The Virgin and the Gypsy The gypsy
Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto Himself
Rasputin Narratore
21 Hours at Munich Issa
The 5th Day of Peace Bruno Grauber
Redneck Mosquito
Street Law Carlo Antonelli
Hitch Hike Walter Mancini
Devil's Crude Nick
Talk of Angels Dr. Vicente Areavaga
A Quiet Place in the Country Leonardo Ferri
Cry, Onion! Onion Stark
Li chiamarono... briganti! Caporale Nerza
White Fang Jason Scott
Django Strikes Again Django
The Day of the Owl Captain Bellodi
Fumata blanca Cardenal Tura
The Shark Hunter Mike di Donato
High Crime Commissario Belli
War of the Planets Lt. Jake Jacowitx
The Dragon Ring Dragon King
The Flower in His Mouth Professore Michele Belcore
Challenge to White Fang Jason Scott
The Harder They Come Django (archive footage)
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s Self
Sahara Cross Jean Ballard
Man, Pride and Vengeance José
The Girl Johan (John) Berg
Hans Giudice/barbone
Mein Herz in Chile Carlos Sanchez
Harmonie
Amelia Lópes O'Neill Fernando
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears Johnny Ears
Top Line Ted Angelo
La rabbia Mentore
The Salamander Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
Confessions of a Police Captain Sostituto Procuratore Traini
The Tramplers Charley Garvey
How to Kill a Judge Giacomo Solaris
Submission Armand
Don't Turn the Other Cheek Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky
Vacation Osiride
Gold Gabriele da Poppi
La ragion pura Marito
Red Bells Part I: Mexico on Fire John Reed
The Blue-Eyed Bandit Renzo Dominici
Red Bells Part II: I Saw the Birth of a New World John Reed
New Order Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last Works Self
Memories They Told Me Paolo
Post Coitum Bakchus
Race to Danger Francis, il marinaio
Crazy Dog Alvaro Genta
Márió, a varázsló Mario
Prigioniero di un segreto Il barbone
Young Toscanini Claudio Toscanini
Obsessive Rythms Carmine
The Hired Killer Tony Lo Bello
Death Rite Sadry
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres… Lui-même
The Falcon Banović Strahinja
Oggi ho vinto anch'io Saverio Pallucca
The Last Alchemist Felix the Alchemist
Killer Mermaid Niko
Giorni Felici
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 Gen. Francini
The Monk Ambrosio
In the Hand of Dante
Grog Nicola Fanelli
Smiling Maniacs Judge Dani
On Our Way
The Pope's Exorcist The Pope
Sardinia Kidnapped Gavino
Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell Giuseppe Mantaldo
Un altare per la madre -
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker Self
Das Babylon Komplott Chris Lang
Desert of Fire Marcel Duvivier
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films Self - Actor
Il tesoro di Damasco Andrea
Sacra Corona Bishop Gellért
The Man from Rome The Pope
The Visitor Jesus Christ
The Last Gunfighter The pistolero
In the Company of Compañeros Self
Mirka Il Sindaco
A Night at the Grand Hotel Ferran Moreno
Io e il re Maggiore Ferri
Test of Memory Paul Herzog
Figli di Maam
The Duel
The Legend of Valentino Rudolph Valentino
The Outsider - The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti Self
Road to Ruin Self
Earth
Mineurs Michele Acucella
We Are Cinema Self (archive footage)
Run for Your Life Commissario
I Tarantiniani Self
Entree Des Artists Henry's Grandfather
Die Försterbuben Böhme
André schafft sie alle Andre
The Pirate Baydr Al Fay
Handy Frank The Black
Rack Up Jesus Barro
I Knew Her Well Italo - The garage attendant
The Temptation Of Gracie
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern Self
Le rose di Danzica General Konrad von Der Berg
Django Lives! Django
Agony (L'esecutore)
The Innocent Sleep Adolfo Cavani
Love Island Marquis Polesini
Forever Blues Luca
Pope Joan Louis
Summer Solstice Lorenzo
The Estate
Der Fall Lucona Enzo Lombardi
The Crusaders Ibnazul
La Celestina P… R… Fabrizio
Breath of Life Angelo
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
John Wick: Chapter 2 Julius
The Time of Their Lives Alberto
The Lost City of Z Baron de Gondoriz
Uninvited Ralph Barolo
Dropout Bruno
The Neighborhood Guglielmo
Bad Inclination Il barbone
The Repenter Falco
The Broken Key Hiram Abif
The Final Inquiry Caifa
Magdalene Janza
Agony Carlo
Iceman Ditob
The Versace Murder Gianni Versace
Kamikaze 1989 Weiss
The Uncrowned Heart Bear's Trainer
The Spaghetti West Self
Il crimine non va in pensione il primario
A Rose in Winter Rainer Praeger
Red Land Professor Ambrosin
The Holy Family Zachary
Guardiani delle nuvole Padre
The Collini Case Fabrizio Collini
Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling Man Himself
Sweet Country Paul
Ultimo stadio Antonio
Italian Engagement
Ed è subito sera
Bastardi Rene Iuvara
Giornata Nera
Un delitto
Christmas in Rome Luigi Forlinghetti
The Medal Ing. Ferrero
The Third Eye Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)
Road to Capri Guido
Querelle Lieutenant Seblon
Letters to Juliet Lorenzo
Istintobrass Self
Off the Rails Giovanni
Azzurro profondo Luca Morinari
The Dark Dance L'Impresario
Recon Angelo
Havana Kyrie Vittorio Arditi De Bellis
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema Self
Immortalist Paolo Spersoni
Bella Mafia Mario Domino
The Man Who Drew God Emanuele
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black Spirit
The Match Old Branko
The Jester from Transylvania One-eye
Two Men Alone Himself
Father Enrico
Two Families Morandi
Buon Lavoro
Compagni d'arte
Titanus 1904 Self
Shows
Ulisse. Il piacere della scoperta Self
Viva el lunes Self
The Hitchhiker Dr. Peter Milne
Delicious Joe Benelli
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons Max Freeman
Il sangue e la rosa Conte Uberto Mancini
Der Fürst und das Mädchen
Painted Lady Robert Tassi
Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften Fashion Billionaire
Blaues Blut Sandro Castellani
Emigratis Self
Desert of Fire Marcel Duvivier
The Last Days of Pompeii Arbaces
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Roberto Distasio
Through the Night with... Self
Desideria e l'anello del drago Dragon King
Il Ritorno di Sandokan Yogi Azim
I promessi sposi fra Cristoforo
Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love
Young Catherine Count Vorontsov
Na sowas! Self
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII Caifa
Django Reverend
Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire Augustine of Hippo
La voce del sangue Antonio Castaldi
Der große Preis Self
