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