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Sergio Franchi, born Sergio Franci Galli, was an Italian-American tenor and actor who enjoyed success in the United States and internationally after gaining notice in Britain in the early 1960s. In 1962, RCA Victor signed him to a seven-year contract and in October of that year Franchi appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show and performed at Carnegie Hall. Sol Hurok managed Franchi's initial American concert tour.
Birth Name
Sergio Franci Galli
Born
Tuesday, 06 April 1926
Died
Tuesday, 01 May 1990
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The 37th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1983 |
Musical Comedy Tonight II | Self | 1981 |
Dinah! | Self - Singer | 1974 |
Jack Paar Tonite | Self - Singer | 1973 |
The Julie Andrews Hour | Self / Self - Cameo | 1972 |
The Secret of Santa Vittoria | Tufa | 1970 |
Garroway | Self | 1969 |
The David Frost Show | Self / Self - Singer / Self - Guest | 1969 |
Della | Self | 1969 |
The Jerry Lewis Show | Self - Singer / Actor | 1967 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The 37th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1983 |
Musical Comedy Tonight II | Self | 1981 |
Dinah! | Self - Singer | 1974 |
Jack Paar Tonite | Self - Singer | 1973 |
The Julie Andrews Hour | Self / Self - Cameo | 1972 |
The Secret of Santa Vittoria | Tufa | 1970 |
Garroway | Self | 1969 |
The David Frost Show | Self / Self - Singer / Self - Guest | 1969 |
Della | Self | 1969 |
The Jerry Lewis Show | Self - Singer / Actor | 1967 |
The Joey Bishop Show | Self / Self - Singer | 1967 |
The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show | Self | 1966 |
The Dean Martin Show | Self | 1965 |
Fanfare | Self - Singer-Actor | 1965 |
Gypsy | Self | 1965 |
The Hollywood Palace | Self - Singer | 1964 |
The Danny Kaye Show | Self | 1963 |
Sing, aber spiel nicht mit mir | Sänger Sergio Franchi | 1963 |
The Merv Griffin Show | Himself - Singer / Himself | 1962 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself / Himself - Singer / Himself - Guest | 1962 |
The Jack Paar Program | Self | 1962 |
The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Singer / Self - Co-Host / Himself - Vocalist / Hinself - Co-Host / Himself - Tenor / Self - Tenor | 1961 |
The Red Skelton Hour | the Black Knight | 1951 |
The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Singer / Self / Tenor / Singer / Self - Vocalist / Self - Tenor / Self - on film / Self - Audience Bow / Opera Tenor / Opera Singer | 1948 |