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Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero, better known by his stage name Franco Nero, is an Italian actor. He is best known for his breakthrough role as the title character in Sergio Corbucci's Spaghetti Western film Django (1966), a role that he reprised in Nello Rossati's Django Strikes Again (1987).
Birth Name
Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero
Born
Sunday, 23 November 1941
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatory and Paradise | Circle Introduction, Introduction to the 9 Circles of Hell | 2022 |
| Django Lives! | Django | 3313 |
| Django & Django | Self | 2022 |
| The Man from Rome | The Pope | 2022 |
| Off the Rails | Giovanni | 2021 |
| The Dark Dance | L'Impresario | 2020 |
| Havana Kyrie | Vittorio Arditi De Bellis | 2020 |
| The Match | Old Branko | 2020 |
| Immortalist | Paolo Spersoni | 2020 |
| Christmas in Rome | Luigi Forlinghetti | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatory and Paradise | Circle Introduction, Introduction to the 9 Circles of Hell | 2022 |
| Django Lives! | Django | 3313 |
| Django & Django | Self | 2022 |
| The Man from Rome | The Pope | 2022 |
| Off the Rails | Giovanni | 2021 |
| The Dark Dance | L'Impresario | 2020 |
| Havana Kyrie | Vittorio Arditi De Bellis | 2020 |
| The Match | Old Branko | 2020 |
| Immortalist | Paolo Spersoni | 2020 |
| Christmas in Rome | Luigi Forlinghetti | 2019 |
| Recon | Angelo | 2019 |
| The Collini Case | Fabrizio Collini | 2019 |
| Ed è subito sera | Rosario De Martino | 2019 |
| Iceman | Ditob | 2017 |
| The Broken Key | Hiram Abif | 2017 |
| Agony | Carlo | 2017 |
| Death of the Sheik | Rudolph Valentino's soul | 2017 |
| The Neighborhood | Guglielmo | 2017 |
| Il crimine non va in pensione | Primario / il primario | 2017 |
| The Lost City of Z | 2017 | |
| The Time of Their Lives | Alberto | 2017 |
| John Wick: Chapter 2 | Julius | 2017 |
| Delicious | Joe Benelli | 2016 |
| Il ragazzo della Giudecca | Salvatore | 2016 |
| Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Self - Actor / Himself | 2014 |
| Figli di Maam | Herod | 2014 |
| Love Island | Marquis Polesini | 2014 |
| Killer Mermaid | Niko | 2014 |
| Obsessive Rhythms | Carmine | 2014 |
| Istintobrass | Self | 2013 |
| A Memória que me Contam | Paolo | 2013 |
| The Outsider - Il cinema di Antonio Margheriti | Self / Himself | 2013 |
| Django Unchained | Amerigo Vessepi | 2012 |
| The Last Alchemist | Felix the Alchemist | 2012 |
| Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s | Self | 2012 |
| Canepazzo | Alvaro Genta | 2012 |
| New Order | Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen | 2012 |
| Cars 2 | Uncle Topolino / Uncle Topolino (voice) | 2011 |
| Rasputin | Narrator / Narratore | 2010 |
| Letters to Juliet | Lorenzo | 2010 |
| Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire | Augustinus (age 76) | 2010 |
| Killing is My Business, Honey | Enrico Puzzo | 2009 |
| Videocracy | Self | 2008 |
| Márió, a varázsló | Mario | 2008 |
| Ti stramo: Ho voglia di un'ultima notte da manuale prima di tre baci sopra il cielo | Il barbone | 2008 |
| Bathory: Countess of Blood | King Mathias II / King Mathias | 2008 |
| La rabbia | Mentore | 2008 |
| Mineurs | Michele Acucella | 2007 |
| One Blood | Morandi | 2007 |
| The Final Inquiry | Caifa | 2006 |
| Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern | Self / Himself | 2006 |
| Hans | Homeless / Magistrate | 2006 |
| Summer Solstice | Lorenzo | 2005 |
| Forever Blues | Luca | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| The Spaghetti West | Himself / Self | 2005 |
| Post coitum | Bakchus, photographer / Bakchus | 2004 |
| Der Fürst und das Mädchen | Conte Massimo di Romano, Herzog Massimo di Romano | 2003 |
| White Smoke | Cardenal Tura | 2002 |
| Love, Lies, Passions | Pietro Bellini, Fashion Billionaire | 2002 |
| Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 2001 |
| Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 | Gen. Francini | 2001 |
| Sacra Corona | Bishop Gellért | 2001 |
| Chimera | Imprenditore | 2001 |
| The Crusaders | Ibnazul | 2001 |
| Uninvited | Ralph Barolo | 2000 |
| Mirka | Il Sindaco | 2000 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Roberto Distasio | 1999 |
| Brigands | Caporale Nerza / Il caporale dei carabinieri Nerza | 1999 |
| Talk of Angels | Dr. Vicente Areavaga | 1998 |
| The Versace Murder | Gianni Versace | 1998 |
| Painted Lady | Robert Tassi | 1997 |
| Bella Mafia | Mario Domino | 1997 |
| The Innocent Sleep | Adolfo Cavani | 1996 |
| Jonathan degli orsi | Jonathan | 1994 |
| Das Babylon Komplott | Chris Lang | 1993 |
| Der Fall Lucona | Enzo Lombardo / Enzo Lombardi | 1993 |
| Azzurro profondo | Luca Morinari | 1993 |
| The 65th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1993 |
| Fratelli e sorelle | Franco | 1992 |
| Zoloto | Gabriele da Poppi | 1992 |
| The Timekeeper | Leonardo da Vinci | 1992 |
| Amelia Lópes O'Neill | Fernando | 1991 |
| Young Catherine | Count Vorontsov | 1991 |
| Touch and Die | Aquani | 1991 |
| Die Hard 2 | Esperanza / General Ramon Esperanza | 1990 |
| Young Toscanini | Claudio Toscanini | 1988 |
| Top Line | Ted Angelo | 1988 |
| Magdalene | Janza | 1988 |
| Windmills of the Gods | Ionescu | 1988 |
| Run for Your Life | Commissario / Commissare | 1988 |
| Grosso guaio a Cartagena | Francis, il marinaio | 1987 |
| Django Strikes Again | Django / Brother Ignatius | 1987 |
| Sweet Country | Paul | 1987 |
| The Last Days of Pompeii | Arbaces | 1984 |
| The Hitchhiker | Dr. Peter Milne | 1983 |
| Wagner | Crespi | 1983 |
| Red Bells Part II: Ten Days That Shook the World | John Reed | 1982 |
| Grog | Nicola Fanelli | 1982 |
| Querelle | Lieutenant Seblon | 1982 |
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder - Letzte Arbeiten | 1982 | |
| Kamikaze 89 | Weiss | 1982 |
| Red Bells | John Reed | 1982 |
| Le rose di Danzica | Il generale Konrad Von Den Berg (1981) | 1981 |
| Enter the Ninja | Cole | 1981 |
| Banovic Strahinja | Banovic Strahinja / Banović Strahinja | 1981 |
| The Salamander | Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci | 1981 |
| Il giorno del Cobra | Larry Stanziani | 1980 |
| The Blue-Eyed Bandit | Renzo Dominici | 1980 |
| The Man with Bogart's Face | Hakim | 1980 |
| Un dramma borghese | Guido | 1979 |
| The Visitor | Jesus Christ | 1979 |
| The Pirate | Baydr Al Fay | 1978 |
| Force 10 from Navarone | Lescovar | 1978 |
| Sahara Cross | Jean Ballard | 1977 |
| Hitch-Hike | Walter Mancini | 1977 |
| Keoma | Keoma Shannon / Keoma | 1976 |
| 21 Hours at Munich | Issa | 1976 |
| Submission | Armand | 1976 |
| Victory March | Captain Asciutto | 1976 |
| The Legend of Valentino | Rudolph Valentino | 1975 |
| Death Rite | Sadry | 1975 |
| Cry, Onion | Onion Stark | 1975 |
| How to Kill a Judge | Giacomo Solaris | 1975 |
| Smiling Maniacs | Judge Dani | 1975 |
| Challenge to White Fang | Jason Scott | 1974 |
| Street Law | Carlo Antonelli | 1974 |
| The Last 4 Days | Walter Audisio 'Valerio' / Walter Audisio | 1974 |
| I guappi | Nicola Bellizzi | 1974 |
| White Fang | Jason Scott | 1973 |
| Il delitto Matteotti | Giacomo Matteotti | 1973 |
| High Crime | Vice-Commissioner Belli / Commissario Belli | 1973 |
| Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears | Johnny Ears | 1973 |
| Redneck | Mosquito | 1973 |
| Le moine | Ambrosio | 1972 |
| The Harder They Come | Django | 1972 |
| Pope Joan | Louis | 1972 |
| La vacanza | Osiride | 1972 |
| Long Live ... Your Death! | Prince Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky / Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky | 1971 |
| L'istruttoria è chiusa: dimentichi | Vanzi | 1971 |
| The Fifth Cord | Andrea Bild | 1971 |
| Confessions of a Police Captain | Deputy D.A. Traini / Substitut du procureur Traini | 1971 |
| Compañeros | Yodlaf Peterson / Yodlaf 'The Swede' Peterson | 1970 |
| The Virgin and the Gypsy | The Gypsy | 1970 |
| The Fifth Day of Peace | Bruno Grauber | 1970 |
| Tristana | Horacio | 1970 |
| The Battle of Neretva | Riva / Capitani Michele Rossi | 1969 |
| A Quiet Place in the Country | Leonardo Ferri | 1968 |
| The Mercenary | Sergei Kowalski - the Polish / Sergei Kowalski, The Polish | 1968 |
| Sequestro di persona | Gavino | 1968 |
| Mafia | Capt. Bellodi / Captain Bellodi | 1968 |
| Man, Pride & Vengeance | Sergeant José / José | 1967 |
| Camelot | Lancelot Du Lac | 1967 |
| The Bible: In the Beginning... | Abel | 1966 |
| Texas, Adios | Burt Sullivan | 1966 |
| Massacre Time | Tom Corbett | 1966 |
| The Wild, Wild Planet | Lt. Jake Jacowitz / Lt. Jake | 1966 |
| The Third Eye | Mino Alberti / Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero) | 1966 |
| Django | Django | 1966 |
| The Hired Killer | Tony Lo Bello (as Frank Nero) / Tony Lo Bello | 1966 |
| Shaky Knees: Music Video | Edith Wickett | 1965 |
| I Knew Her Well | Italo - The Garage Attendant | 1965 |
| Beat-Club | Self | 1965 |
| La Celestina P... R... | Fabrizio | 1965 |
| Scorched Skin | 1962 | |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor | 1961 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Forever Blues | 2005 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Love Island | 2014 |
| The Mystery of Dante | 2014 |
| New Order | 2012 |
| Márió, a varázsló | 2008 |
| La rabbia | 2008 |
| Forever Blues | 2005 |
| Uninvited | 2000 |
| Jonathan degli orsi | 1994 |
| The Blue-Eyed Bandit | 1980 |
| La vacanza | 1972 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1968 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Male | Nominated |
