Franco Nero
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Roberto Distasio
1999
Film
Django Unchained
Amerigo Vessepi
2012
Film
Cars 2
Uncle Topolino (voice)
2011
Film
John Wick: Chapter 2
Julius
2017
Film
Die Hard 2
General Ramon Esperanza
1990
Series
The Hitchhiker
Dr. Peter Milne
1983
Film
The Pope's Exorcist
The Pope
2023
Series
Through the Night with...
Self
2002
Film
Letters to Juliet
Lorenzo
2010
Der große Preis
Self
1974
Film
The Lost City of Z
Baron de Gondoriz
2017
Series
Emigratis
Self
2016
Film
Mimi
Guido
1979
Film
In the Hand of Dante
Don Lecco (86)
2026
Series
Der Fürst und das Mädchen
2003
Film
Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames
John Reed
1982
Series
Django
Reverend
2023
Series
Delicious
Joe Benelli
2016
Na sowas!
Self
1982
Film
Django
Django
1966
Film
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Abel
1966
Film
The Collini Case
Fabrizio Collini
2019
Viva el lunes
Self
1995
Film
Force 10 from Navarone
Lescovar
1978
Series
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons
Max Freeman
2008
Series
The Last Days of Pompeii
Arbaces
1984
Film
Keoma
Keoma
1976
Film
The Estate
2025
Film
Querelle
Lieutenant Seblon
1982
Film
David
Natan
1997
Series
The Return of Sandokan
Yogi Azim
1996
Film
Killer Mermaid
Niko
2014
Film
Saint Paul
Gamaliel
2000
Film
The Battle of Neretva
Capitano Michele Rossi
1969
Series
I promessi sposi
fra Cristoforo
1989
Series
The Pirate
Baydr Al Fay
1977
Film
Camelot
Lancelot Du Lac
1967
Film
Tristana
Horacio
1970
Film
The Mercenary
Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
1968
Series
Saint Paul
Gamaliel
2000
Film
The Final Inquiry
Caifa
2007
Film
Hitch Hike
Walter Mancini
1977
Film
Submission
Armand
1976
Film
Bathory: Countess of Blood
King Mathias
2008
Series
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
Caifa
2007
Film
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Actor
2014
Film
Recon
Angelo
2019
Film
Massacre Time
Tom Corbett
1966
Series
Painted Lady
Robert Tassi
1997
Film
Istintobrass
Self
2013
Film
The Match
Old Branko
2021
Film
The Salamander
Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
1981
Film
Gold
Gabriele da Poppi
1992
Film
Bella Mafia
Mario Domino
1997
Film
Challenge to White Fang
Jason Scott
1974
Film
Man, Pride and Vengeance
José
1967
Film
The Girl
Johan (John) Berg
1987
Film
The Visitor
Jesus Christ
1979
Film
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky
1971
Film
Cry, Onion!
Onion Stark
1975
Film
White Fang
Jason Scott
1973
Film
I Knew Her Well
Italo - The garage attendant
1965
Film
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
General Francini
2001
Film
21 Hours at Munich
Issa
1976
Film
Texas, Adios
Burt Sullivan
1966
Film
Compañeros
Yodlaf Peterson
1970
Film
The Fifth Day of Peace
Bruno Grauber
1970
Series
Young Catherine
Count Vorontsov
1991
Series
David
Nathan
1997
Film
Vacation
Osiride
1971
Series
Mein Herz in Chile
Carlos Sanchez
2008
Film
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Self - Actor
2021
Film
Iceman
Ditob
2017
Film
The Conquest
Árpád vezér
1996
Series
Le rose di Danzica
Il generale Konrad Von Den Berg
1981
Film
Death Rite
Sadry
1975
Film
The Broken Key
Hiram Abif
2017
Film
The Man from Rome
The Pope
2022
Film
The Harder They Come
Django (archive footage)
1972
Series
The Crusaders
Ibnazul
2001
Film
The Pirate
Baydr Al Fay
1978
Film
Talk of Angels
Dr. Vicente Areavaga
1998
Film
Day of the Cobra
Larry Stanziani
1980
Blaues Blut
Sandro Castellani
1989
Series
Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften
Fashion Billionaire
2002
Film
High Crime
Commissario Belli
1973
Film
A Quiet Place in the Country
Leonardo Ferri
1968
Film
The Man Who Drew God
Emanuele
2023
Film
Aurora
Bertoldo
2026
Film
Django Strikes Again
Django
1987
Film
The Last Four Days
Walter Audisio
1974
Film
Handy
Frank The Black
2013
Film
The Man with Bogart's Face
Hakim
1980
Film
The Neighborhood
Guglielmo
2017
Film
Off the Rails
Giovanni
2021
Film
Confessions of a Police Captain
Sostituto Procuratore Traini
1971
Film
The Day of the Owl
Captain Bellodi
1968
Film
Buon Lavoro
2022
Film
Sweet Country
Paul
1987
Film
Redneck
Mosquito
1973
Film
The Wild, Wild Planet
Lt. Jake
1966
Film
Rasputin
Narratore
2010
Film
How to Kill a Judge
Giacomo Solaris
1975
Film
The Fifth Cord
Andrea Bild
1971
Film
The Monk
Ambrosio
1972
Film
Grog
Nicola Fanelli
1982
Film
The Dragon Ring
Dragon King
1994
Film
Christmas in Rome
Luigi Forlinghetti
2019
Film
Detective Belli
Commissario Stefano Belli
1969
Film
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
Johnny Ears
1973
Film
The Shark Hunter
Mike di Donato
1979
Film
Pope Joan
Louis
1972
Film
Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine
Augustinus (age 76)
2010
Film
Winds of Passion
Michele Giangrande
2000
Film
Roma elastica
The Old Filmmaker
2026
Film
Sardinia Kidnapped
Gavino
1968
Film
Victory March
Captain Asciutto
1976
Film
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
Self
2012
Film
Fumata blanca
Cardenal Tura
2002
Series
Desideria e l'anello del drago
Dragon King
1995
Film
The Hired Killer
Tony Lo Bello
1966
Film
The Medal
Ing. Ferrero
1997
Series
Il sangue e la rosa
Conte Uberto Mancini
2008
Film
War of the Planets
Lt. Jake Jacowitx
1966
Film
Top Line
Ted Angelo
1988
Film
The Time of Their Lives
Alberto
2017
Series
Desert of Fire
Marcel Duvivier
1997
Film
Young Toscanini
Claudio Toscanini
1988
Film
Smiling Maniacs
Judge Dani
1975
The Temptation Of Gracie
Film
Kamikaze '89
Weiss
1982
Series
Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire
Augustine of Hippo
2010
Film
Jonathan of the Bears
Jonathan
1995
Film
Enter the Ninja
Cole
1981
Film
The Tramplers
Charley Garvey
1965
Film
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
Valentino's Spirit
2023
Film
Sahara Cross
Jean Ballard
1977
Film
Compagni d'arte
2024
Film
Killing Is My Business, Honey
Enrico Puzzo
2009
Film
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2021
Sergey Bondarchuk
Self
1982
Film
A Rose in Winter
Rainer Praeger
2019
Film
Dropout
Bruno
1970
Film
Blood Brothers
Nicola Bellizzi
1974
Film
Il Vecchio Terribile
Oste
2026
Film
Street Law
Carlo Antonelli
1974
Davide
Nathan
1997
Film
Earth
2015
Film
La rabbia
Mentore
2008
Film
Touch and Die
Aquani
1991
Series
Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love
2005
Film
New Order
Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
2012
Film
The Case Is Closed, Forget It
Vanzi
1971
Film
The Assassination of Matteotti
Giacomo Matteotti
1973
Film
The Third Eye
Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)
1966
Film
Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto
Self
2021
Film
Love Island
Marquis Polesini
2014
Series
La voce del sangue
Antonio Castaldi
2001
Film
The Crusaders
Ibnazul
2001
Film
Desert of Fire
Marcel Duvivier
1997
Film
Giorni felici
Antonio
2023
Film
The Repenter
Falco
1985
Film
Li chiamarono... briganti!
Caporale Nerza
1999
Film
The Versace Murder
Gianni Versace
1998
Film
Obsessive Rhythms
Carmine
2014
Film
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
2009
Film
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
Self
2005
Film
La Celestina P… R…
Fabrizio
1965
Film
On Our Way
2023
Film
Run for Your Life
Commissario
1988
Film
Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling Man
Himself
2015
Film
The Legend of Valentino
Rudolph Valentino
1975
El Sobrino
Film
From Time to Time
Leonard De Vinci
1992
Film
Father
Enrico
2011
Film
Crazy Dog
Alvaro Genta
2012
Film
Summer Solstice
Lorenzo
2005
Film
Vasco Rossi - È solo un rock'n'roll show
Judge
2005
Film
Agony
Carlo
2017
Film
Mirka
Il Sindaco
2000
Film
Ultimo stadio
Antonio
2002
Film
Guardians of the Clouds
Padre
2004
Film
The Jester from Transylvania
One-eye
2024
Film
Havana Kyrie
Vittorio Arditi De Bellis
2019
Film
Uninvited
Ralph Barolo
2000
Film
Bad Inclination
Il barbone
2003
Film
I Tarantiniani
Self
2013
Film
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
Self
2013
Film
Il tesoro di Damasco
Andrea
1998
Film
The Falcon
Banović Strahinja
1983
Film
Der Fall Lucona
Enzo Lombardi
1993
Film
Prigioniero di un segreto
Il barbone
2010
Film
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…
Lui-même
2014
Film
The Virgin and the Gypsy
The gypsy
1970
Film
Die Försterbuben
Böhme
1984
Film
The Flower in His Mouth
Professore Michele Belcore
1975
Film
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
Self
2014
Film
Magdalene
Janza
1988
Film
The Blue-Eyed Bandit
Renzo Dominici
1980
Film
Hans
Giudice/barbone
2006
Film
The Spaghetti West
Self
2005
Film
Titanus 1904
Self
2024
Film
Italian Engagement
1964
Film
Red Land
Professor Ambrosin
2018
Film
Race to Danger
Francis, il marinaio
1988
Film
Sacra Corona
Bishop Gellért
2001
Film
Django Lives!
Django
Film
Mein Herz in Chile
Carlos Sanchez
2008
Film
The Dark Dance
L'Impresario
2020
Film
The Innocent Sleep
Adolfo Cavani
1996
Film
Road to Capri
Guido
2015
Film
Il crimine non va in pensione
il primario
2017
Film
Post Coitum
Bakchus
2004
Film
Azzurro profondo
Luca Morinari
1993
Film
Test of Memory
Paul Herzog
1993
Film
Márió, a varázsló
Mario
2008
Film
Red Bells Part II: I Saw the Birth of a New World
John Reed
1982
Film
Brothers and Sisters
Franco
1992
Film
Forever Blues
Luca
2005
Along the River
Frank De Ville
2016
Film
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last Works
Self
1982
Film
Amore e libertà - Masaniello
Vicerè
2006
Film
Two Families
Morandi
2007
Film
Amelia Lópes O'Neill
Fernando
1992
Film
The Holy Family
Zachary
2006
Film
Rack Up
Jesus Barro
1997
Film
Das Babylon Komplott
Chris Lang
1993
Film
Bastardi
Rene Iuvara
2008
Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell
Giuseppe Mantaldo
2002
Film
Two Men Alone
Himself
2021
The Uncrowned Heart
Bear's Trainer
2003
Film
Le rose di Danzica
General Konrad von Der Berg
1979
Film
Memories They Told Me
Paolo
2013
Film
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern
Self
2006
Film
Breath of Life
Angelo
1990
Film
Chimera
Imprenditore
2001
Un delitto
1963
Film
A Night at the Grand Hotel
Ferran Moreno
2008
Film
In the Company of Compañeros
Self
2001
Entree Des Artists
Henry's Grandfather
2020
Film
Immortalist
Paolo Spersoni
2020
Film
The Last Alchemist
Felix the Alchemist
2012
Film
Io e il re
Maggiore Ferri
1995
Giornata Nera
2006
Film
Mineurs
Michele Acucella
2007
Figli di Maam
2014
Film
Franco Nero: Back in the Saddle
Self
2001
Film
André schafft sie alle
Andre
1985
Road to Ruin
Self
2016
La battaglia di Gorthene
Film
The Duel
2021
Film
Ed è subito sera
2019
Film
Devil's Crude
Nick
1985
Film
La ragion pura
Marito
2001
Film
A Double Victory
Saverio Pallucca
1989
Un altare per la madre
-
1986
Film
The Last Gunfighter
The pistolero
2002
Film
Scorched Skin
1962
Film
Harmonie
2020