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Franco Nero

Franco Nero

Director & actor · born 23 November 1941 · San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born November 23, 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).

Where to start: Django Unchained (2012).

As director 2

As actor 191

TV shows 23

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Franco Nero movie?

By viewer score, Django Unchained (2012) at 8.2/10.

What are Franco Nero’s most popular movies?

Django Unchained, John Wick: Chapter 2, Cars 2.

How many movies has Franco Nero made?

193 films on TMDB, 2 as director, 191 as actor.

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