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Franco Nero

Franco Nero

Acting

Biography

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). 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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Touch and Die
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Touch and Die

5.0(0.0K)
Touch and Die
Aquani
Poster for Die Hard 2
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Die Hard 2

7.0(6.4K)
Die Hard 2
General Ramon Esperanza
Poster for The Bible: In the Beginning...
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The Bible: In the Beginning...

7.3(0.3K)
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Abel
Poster for Saint Paul
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Saint Paul

6.9(0.0K)
Saint Paul
Gamaliel
Poster for David
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David

6.6(0.1K)
David
Natan
Poster for Django
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Django

7.2(1.0K)
Django
Django
Poster for Blood Brothers
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Blood Brothers

6.2(0.0K)
Blood Brothers
Nicola Bellizzi
Poster for Amore e libertà - Masaniello
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Amore e libertà - Masaniello

6.3(0.0K)
Amore e libertà - Masaniello
Vicerè
Poster for Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
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Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

7.0(0.1K)
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Self - Actor
Poster for Texas, Adios
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Texas, Adios

6.0(0.0K)
Texas, Adios
Burt Sullivan

Production

Poster for The Man Who Drew God
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The Man Who Drew God

4.6(0.0K)
The Man Who Drew God
Director
Poster for Uninvited
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Uninvited

5.3(0.0K)
Uninvited
Producer
Poster for The Bible: In the Beginning...
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The Bible: In the Beginning...

7.3(0.3K)
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Still Photographer
Poster for Django Unchained
MOVIE

Django Unchained

8.2(28.0K)
Django Unchained
Thanks
Poster for Forever Blues
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Forever Blues

Forever Blues
Writer
Poster for Forever Blues
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Forever Blues

Forever Blues
Director
Poster for Forever Blues
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Forever Blues

Forever Blues
Producer
Poster for The Shark Hunter
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The Shark Hunter

4.3(0.0K)
The Shark Hunter
Co-Producer
Poster for The Mystery of Dante
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The Mystery of Dante

5.2(0.0K)
The Mystery of Dante
Executive Producer
Poster for Jonathan of the Bears
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Jonathan of the Bears

5.9(0.0K)
Jonathan of the Bears
Story

Gallery

Franco Nero portrait
Franco Nero portrait