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FRANCO NERO
A Biography

 


Franco Nero, a leading actor in international cinema, was born in Parma (Northern Italy).

 

His inclination for acting had already become obvious in his teenage years when he began organizing and participating in student plays.

 

After a short stint at a leading theatre school, he moved to Rome where he joined a small group of actors for the purpose of making some documentaries.

 

Still unsure of his ultimate vocation, he worked various jobs on the crew.

 

The role as Abel in John Houston’s film The Bible (1964) marked a crucial point in his career. After that, Nero got the starring role as Lancelot in Joshua Logan’s film Camelot (1967).

 

At the same time, Nero participated in various spaghetti westerns, such as Django and The Mercenary.

 

Averaging four film appearances each year, Nero, using Europe as his soundstage, works with directors of the stature of Carlo Lizzani, Damiano Damiani, Luigi Zampa, Luis Bunel, Salvatore Samperi, Elio Petri, Sergei Bondarchuck, Michael Cacoyannis, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Claude Chabrol, Vatroslav Mimica and Marco Bellocchio.

 

Apart form his cinematrographic work, Nero also works for charitable organizations.

 

 

 

FRANCO NERO
Filmography

 

1963
1.Un delitto (documentary) – Dir: Luigi Bazzoni


1964
2.La Celestina – Dir: Carlo Lizzani
3.La Ragazza in Prestito – Dir: Alfredo Giannetti
4.Io la conoscevo bene (I Knew Her Well) – Dir: Antonio Pietrangeli
5.I Diafanoidi vengono da Marte – Dir: Antonio Margheriti


1965
6.Gli Uomini dal passo pesante (The Tramplers) – Dir: Albert Band
7.The Bible – Dir: John Houston
8.Django – Dir: Sergio Corbucci
9.Il Terzo Occhio (The Third Eyes) – Dir: James Warren
10.Tecnica di un omicidio ( The Hired Killer) – Dir: Frank Shannon


1966
11.Tempo di Massacro (The Brute anc the Beast) – Dir: Lucio Fulci
12.Texas Addio (The Avanger) – Dir: Ferdinando Baldi


1967
13.Camelot – Dir. Joshua Logan
14.L’uomo l’Orgoglio la Vendetta – Dir: Luigi Bazzoni
15.Sequestro di Persona (Sardinia Ramsom) – Dir: Gianfranco Mingozzi


1968
16.Il Mercenario (The Mercenary) – Dir: Sergio Corbucci
17.Un tranquillo posto di campagna – Dir: Elio Petri
18.Il giorno della civetta (The day of the owl) – Dir: Damiano Damiani
19.The Battle of Neretva – Dir: Veljko Bulajic


1969
20.The Virgin and the Gypsy – Dir: Cristopher Miles
21.Gott Mit Uns (God among us) – Dir: Giuliano Montaldo
22.Tristana  - Dir: Luis Bunuel
23.Un Detective – Dir: Romolo Guerrieri


1970
24.Dropout – Dir: Tinto Brass
25.Vamos a matar, companeros – Dir: Sergio Corbucci


1971
26.Giornata nera per l’ariete  - Dir: Luigi Bazzoni
27.Confessione di un Commissario di Polizia al Procuratore della Repubblica – Dir: Damiano Damiani
28.La Vacanza – Dir: Tinto Brass


1972
29.Pope Joan (The Devil’s Imposter) – Dir: Michael Anderson
30.L’istruttoria θ chiusa, dimentichi – Dir: Damiano Damiani
31.Viva la muerte tua (Long live your death) – Dir: Duccio Tessari
32.Le Moine (The Monk) – Dir: Ado Kyrou
33.Il delitto Matteotti – Dir: Florestano Mancini
34.Senza Ragione (Redneck) – Dir: Silvio Narizzano


1973
35.Los Amigos – Dir: Paolo Cavara
36.Zanna Bianca (White Fang) – Dir: Lucio Fulci
37.La Polizia incrimina, la Legge assolve – Dir: Enzo Castellari


1974
38.I Guappi (Blood Brothers) – Dir: Pasquale Squitieri
39.Il ritorno di Zanna Bianca (Challenge to White Fang) – Dir: Lucio Fulci
40.Mussolini: ultimo atto (Mussolini: the last act) – Dir: Carlo Lizzani
41.Il cittadino si ribella (The citizen rebels) – Dir: Enzo Castellari


1975
42.Perchι si uccide un Magistrato – Dir: Damiano Damiani
43.Corruzione al Palazzo di Giustizia – Dir: Marcello Aliprandi
44.Cipolla Colt – Dir: Enzo Castellari
45.Gente di Rispetto (Respectable People) – Dir: Luigi Zampa
46.The Legend of Valentino - Dir: Melville Shavelson


1976
47.Autostop rosso sangue (Death drive) – Dir: Pasquale Festa Campanile
48.Keoma – Dir: Enzo Castellari
49.21 Hours at Munich – Dir: William A. Graham


1977
50.Les Magiciens (Profezia per un delitto) – Dir: Claude Chabrol
51.Marcia trionfale (Victory March) – Dir: Marco Bellocchio
52.Scandalo (Submission) – Dir: Salvatore Samperi


1978
53.Force 10 from Navarone – Dir: Guy Hamilton
54.Harold Robbins “The Pirate” (mini series) - Dir: Ken Annakin


1979
55.The Visitor – Dir: Giulio Paradisi
56.The Man with Bogart’s face – Dir: Robert Day
57.Un dramma borghese (Mimi) – Dir: Florestano Vancini
58.Shark Hunter – Dir. Enzo Castellari


1980
59.The Falcon – Dir: Vratoslav Mimica
60.The Day of the Cobra – Dir: Enzo Castellari
61.The Blue Eyed Bandit – Dir: Alfredo Giannetti
62.Danzing Roses (The Roses of Danzing) – Dir: Alberto Bevilacqua
1981
63.Sahara Cross – Dir: Tonino Valeri
64.The Salamander – Dir: Peter Zinner
65.Enter the Ninja – Dir: Menahem Golan


1982
66.Querelle – Dir: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
67.Mexico in Flames – Dir: Sergei Bondarchuck
68.Red Bells – Dir: Sergei Bondarchuck


1983
69.Grog – Dir: Francesco Laudadio
70.Wagner (mini series) – Dir: Tony Palmer
71.The Wizard of Babylon – Dir: Dieter Schidor
72.Kamikaza ’89 – Dir: Wolf Gremm


1984
73.The Last days of Pompei (mini series) – Dir: Peter Hunt
74.Un solitario e mezzo – Dir: Tommaso Dazzi
75.Andre Shaft Sie Allen (Andre Strikes Them All) – Dir: Peter Fretcher


1985
76.Sweet Country – Dir: Michael Cocoyannis
77.Die Forstenbuben (The Forest Boy) – Dir: Peter Patzak
78.Garibaldi the General (mini series) – Dir: Luigi Magni
79.Il Pentito (The Repenter) – Dir: Pasquale Squitieri


1986
80.Race to Ranger – Dir: Tommaso Dazzi
81.The Girl – Dir: Arne Mattson
82.Marathon – Dir: Terence Young
83.Murderers Feelings – Dir: Mai Zatterling


1987
84.Il Grande ritorno di Django (Django Rides Again) – Dir: Ted Archer
85.Un altare per la madre (An altar for a mother) – Dir: Edith Bruck
86.Blue Blood – Dir: Sidney Hayers


1988
87.Top Line – Dir: Nello Rossati
88.The Betrohed (mini series) – Dir: Salvatore Nocita
89.Sidney Sheldon’s Windmills of the Gods (mini series) – Dir: Lee Philips
90.Pigmalione 88 – Dir: Flavio Mogherini
91.Silent Night – Dir: Monica Teuber
92.Young Toscanini – Dir: Franco Zeffirelli


1989
93.The Heart of Victory – Dir: Ludovico Gasparini
94.The Magistrate (mini series) – Dir: Kathy Mueller


1990
95.Die Harder – Dir: Renny Harlin
96.Diceria dell’untore – Dir: Beppe Cino
97.Amelia Lopez O Neill – Dir: Valeria Sarmiento
98.Young Catherine – Dir: Michail Anderson


1991
99.Touch and die – Dir: Piernico Solinas
100.From Time to time – Dir: Jeff Blyth
101.Father Julianus – Dir: Gabor Koltay
102.Brothers and Sisters – Dir: Pupi Avati


1992
103.Crimson Dawn – Marcello Aliprandi
104.Oro – Dir: Fabio Bonzi
105.Deep Blue – Dir: Filippo De Luigi


1993
106.The Lucona Affair – Dir: Jack Gold
107.The Babylon Complot – Dir: Peter Patzak
108.Jonathan of the Bears – Dir: Enzo Castellari


1994
109.Conflict of Interest – Dir: Piernico Solinas
110.The Dragon’s Ring – Dir: Lamberto Bava
111.Talk of Angels – Dir: Nick Hamm
112.The Innocent Sleep – Dir: Scott Michell


1995
113.Me & the King – Dir: Lucio Gaudino
114.The Italians are coming – Dir: Eyal Chalfon


1996
115.The Cuemasters – Dir: Enrico Coletti
116.The Return of Sandokan – Dir: Enzo Castellari
117.The Medal – Dir: Sergio Rossi
118.The Conquest – Dir: Gabor Koltay
119.David (The Bible - mini series) – Dir: Robert Markowitz
120.Desert of Fire – Dir: Enzo Castellari


1997
121.Nessuno escluso – Dir: Massimo Spano
122.The Painted Lady – Dir: Julian Jarrold
123.Bella Mafia (mini series) – Dir: David Green
124.The Versace Murder – Dir: Menahem Golan


1998
125.The Treasure of Damascus – Dir: Jose Maria Sanchez
126.Mirka – Dir: Rachid Benhadj
127.Uninvited – Dir: Carlo Gabriel Nero
128.Maestrale – Dir: Sandro Cecca
129.I Briganti (The Brigands) – Dir: Pasquale Squitieri


1999
130.La Voce del Sangue – Dir: Alessandro De Robilant
131.Sacra Corona – Dir: Gabor Koltay


2000
132.Chimera – Dir: Pappi Corsicato
133.Paul of Tarsus – Dir: Roger Young
134.La Ragion Pura – Dir: Silvano Agosti
135.Megiddo Omega 2 – Dir: Brian Trenchard Smith
136.Crusaders – Dir: Dominique Othenin Gerard


2001
137.Gli Angeli dell’Isola Verde – Dir: Enzo Castellari
138.Fumata Bianca – Dir: Miguel Garcia Borda
139.Ultimo Stadio – Dir: Ivano De Matteo


2002
140.Das Toscana Karussel – Dir: Peter Patzak
141.Love, Lies, Passions (mini series) – Dir: Marco Serafini
142.L’ultimo Pistolero (short) – Dir: Alessandro Dominici
143.Guardiani delle Nuvole – Dir: Luciano Odorisio
144.The Uncrowned Heart – Dir: Peter Patzak


2003
145.Cattive Inclinazioni – Dir: Pier Francesco Campanella
146.Benedetto Anelami (short) – Dir: Vittorio Storaro
147.Masaniello Amore e Libertΰ – Dir: Angelo Antonucci
148.Haiku – Dir: Giancarlo Planta
149.Post Coitum – Dir: Jurai Jakubisko


2004
150.L’Unica Testimone (short) – Dir: Francesca Romana Del Sette
151.Hans – Dir: Luis Nero
152.Bianco Scarlatto – Dir: Gabriele e Vittorio Magri


2005
153.Forever Blues – Dir: Franco Nero
154.Summer Solstice (mini series) – Dir: Giles Foster
155.Una storia di lupi (short) – Dir: Cristiano Donzelli


2006
156.Etica di un omicidio (short) – Dir: Angelo Antonucci
157.Two Families – Dir: Romano Scavolini
158.Bathory – Dir: Jurai Jakubisko
159.La Sacra Famiglia – Dir: Raffaele Mertes
160.Bastardi – Dir: Federico Del Zoppo
161.Mineurs – Dir: Fulvio Wetzl
162.La Rabbia – Dir: Luis Nero


2007
163.The Prince and the Girl (mini series) – Dir: Axel De Roche
164.Una roccia spezzata – Dir: Carlo Fusco
165.Mario il Mago – Dir: Tamΰs Almΰsi
166.Killing is my business honey – Dir: Sebastian Niemann
167.Elena (short) – Dir: Salvo Bitonti
168.My heart in Chile – Dir: Jorg Grunler

 


Franco Nero Has also co-produced the following movies:

 

Dropout – Dir: Tinto Brass
The Vacation – Dir: Tinto Brass
The Shark Hunter – Dir: Enzo Castellari
Un Dramma Borghese (Mimμ) – Dir: Florestano Vancini
Diceria dell’Untore (A Breath of Life) – Dir: Beppe Cino
Crimson Dawn – Dir: Marcello Aliprandi
Jonathan of the Bears – Dir: Enzo Castellari
The Cuemaster – Dir: Enrico Coletti
Uninvited – Dir: Carlo Gabriel Nero
Haiku – Dir: Giancarlo Planta
Forever Blues – Dir: Franco Nero
Mineurs – Dir: Fulvio Wetzl
La Rabbia – Dir: Luis Nero
Mario il Mago – Dir: Tamΰs Almΰsi
Elena (short) – Dir: Salvo Bitonti

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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