Franco Franchi
Acting1928Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Biography
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Franco Franchi (born Francesco Benenato , 18 September 1928 - 9 December 1992) was an Italian comedian.
He was born in Palermo, Sicily and began his career in the 1950s, although his career only really took off in the 1960s. He starred in many comedies, mainly as a duo with Ciccio Ingrassia but also in more dramatic material such as Comencini's 'Adventures of Pinocchio (1972), in which they paired memorably as the Fox and the Cat.
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Known For
Acting History
2022
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
as Self (archive footage)
2004
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
as Self (archive footage)
1989
You Jane, Me Tarzan
TVas Mercenary
1987
Blue Tango
as Gaetano Buttitta
1985
Buona Domenica
TVas Partecipazione• 1 eps
1983
Uno storico pasticcio
as Franco
1981
Cream, Chocolate and... Paprika
as Matteo
1975
The Sergeant Rompiglioni Becomes... Corporal
as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni
The Noon Vigilante
as Franco Gabbiani
Dream of Zorro
as Paco / Zorro
1974
The Inheritance of Uncle Goodsoul
as Franco Favazza
Paolo the Cool
as Paolino Pastorino detto Tino
Farfallon
as Farfallon
Littlefoot the Policeman
as Franco Petralia
1973
Il sergente Rompiglioni
as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni
Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore
as Franco
The Godfather's Godson
as Oronzo Musumeci
The Last Italian Tango
as Franco
The Cat from Brooklyn Wants to Be a Detective
as Frankie Lonego
Dirty Weekend
as Person on Film #1 (Theater) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Il cortile degli Aragonesi
as Nofriu
1972
Continuavano a chiamarli i due piloti più matti del mondo
as Franco Franchini
The Adventures of Pinocchio
as Gatto
Two Sons of Trinity
as Franco Trinità
They Were Still Called... The Most and the Least
as Franco Pietrasicca
The Two Big Cats O'Nine Tails... and a Half in Amsterdam
as Franco, il fotografo
Story of Fear and a Knife
as Franco
Teatro 11
as Self
The Adventures of Pinocchio
TVas Gatto
1971
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
as Franco Bello
The Two Big Shots
as Franco
Ma che musica maestro
as Franco, il capobanda
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
as Franco
...Excuse Me, Do You Pay Taxes?
as Franco
The Two of the F. 1 at the Craziest, Craziest Race in the World
as Franco / Pepito Gonzales
I due assi del guantone
as Franco Marsala
It's a Woman's War
as Serg. Franco Samperi
The Clan of the Two Borsalini
as Franco Franchetti, il 'Professore'
1970
Satiricosissimo
as Franco
Two Whites in Dark Africa
as Franco
Who Gave You the License?
as Franco
On the Day of the Lord
as Carceriere
Those Sweet Creatures
as Franco Samperi
Principe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditiera
as Principe Don Mimì
I due maggiolini più matti del mondo
as Franco
Don Franco and Don Ciccio in a Year of Protest
as Don Franco
Paths of War
as Franco
The Two Wizards of the Ball
as Mago K. K
1969
I 2 deputati
as Franco Franchini
Guess Who's Coming for a Snack?
as Franco La Rapa
Lisa with the Blue Eyes
as funzionario Centro Spaziale #1
Franco and Ciccio... Robber and Cop
as Franco Chiappalone
1968
The Nephews of Zorro
as Franco La Vacca
The Two Magnificent Fresconi
as Franco
Caprice Italian Style
as Cassio
Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza
as Sancio Panza
All the Gold in the World
as Franco
How We Stole the Atomic Bomb
as Franco
Ciccio Forgives, I Don't
as Franco
Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows
as Franco Marelli / Salvatore Pollara
I due Crociati
as Franco di Carrapipi
Two Firefighters
as Francesco Perricone
Ugly at Night
as Franco / Bruto Di Notte
What Are the Clouds?
as Cassio
1967
The Tall, The Short, The Cat
as Franco
I due vigili
as Franco Lo Cascio
Tonight I'll Throw Me
as Bath attendant
The Handsome, The Ugly, And The Stupid
as Il brutto - Franco
Two R-R-Ringos from Texas
as Franco Caterina
The World's Gold
as Franco Sparapaoli
The Sicily Barbers
as Franco Lo Persico
1966
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
as Franco
How We Robbed the Bank of Italy
as Franco
2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
as Franco
Two Sons of Ringo
as Franco Merendino / Django
The Two Sans-culottes
as Franco La Capra
Gli altri, gli altri e noi
as 'Occhi Svelti'
1965
Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
as Franco La Pera
The Two Parachutists
as Pasquale - Franco Impallomeni
Wrong Beds
as Franco (Segment "La seconda moglie")
The Amazing Doctor G
as Franco Pecora
Veneri in collegio
as Calogero Junior
How We Got Into Trouble with the Army
as soldato Piscitello
War Italian Style
as Frank Scordia
Latin Lovers
as Franco
002 Operation Moon
as Franco / Colonel Paradowsky
Fistful of Knuckles
as Franco
I Kill, You Kill
as Turiddu (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi")
The Sons of the Leopard
as Franco / Maria Rosa
1964
Two Escape from Sing Sing
as Franco
2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge
as Nicolino Celletti
Le tardone
as The killer (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")
The Two Mafiosi
as Franco Fisichella
Easy Love
as Franco (segment "Un uomo corretto")
Oh! Those Most Secret Agents
as Franco Passalacqua
Two Gangsters in the Wild West
as Franco Capone / Il nonno di Franco / Francuzza l'abbandonata
The Maniacs
as Thief #1 (segment 'Il week-end)
Seduced and Duped
as Franco
Primitive Love
as Franco
Two Public Enemies
as Franco
The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars
as Socio dello scrittore
A Monster and a Half
as Franco \ Cesarone
These Mad, Mad Women
as Turiddu Macrì ('Siciliani a Milano')
Venus in the Sun
as Francesco Macrì (segment "Una domenica a Fregene")
I due toreri
as Franco Scontentezza
Corpse for the Lady
as Gianni
The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband)
as Avvocato Franchi
Soldiers and corporals
as Franco
Songs, Bullies and Chicks
as Gaspare
1963
Everything is Music
as Friend of Anemia
The Shortest Day
as Franco Lo Grugno
Scandal Nudes
as polizziotto Franco
La donna degli altri è sempre più bella
as Turiddu Macrì (segment "I Promessi Sposi")
The Swindlers
as Salvatore (segment "Siciliani")
Target: Girls
as Cassarà
Adventure at the Motel
as Franco
1962
The Masseuses
as Franco - Nightwatchman #1
2 samurai per 100 geishe
as Franco Santuzzo
I motorizzati
as Un ladro di gomme
Il mio amico Benito
as Terrorista
Those Two in the Legion
as Franco Cocuzza
The Three Enemies
as Fantuzzo
Vino, whisky e acqua salata
as cuoco
1961
Dying as Hierarchs
as Scilla
The Honored Society
as Saruzzo
Fists, Girls and Sailors
as Salvatore
The Last Judgment
as disoccupato
Hercules in the Valley of Woe
as Francheo
5 marines per 100 ragazze
as factotum
1960
Appointment in Ischia
as Contrabbandiere Basso
1950