Franco Franchi

Franco Franchi

Known for
Acting
Born
September 18, 1928
Died
December 9, 1992 (aged 64)
Birthplace
Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Franco Franchi (born Francesco Benenato , 18 September 1928 - 9 December 1992) was an Italian comedian. He was born in Palermo, Sicily and began his career in the 1950s, although his career only really took off in the 1960s. He starred in many comedies, mainly as a duo with Ciccio Ingrassia but also in more dramatic material such as Comencini's 'Adventures of Pinocchio (1972), in which they paired memorably as the Fox and the Cat. Description above from the Wikipedia article Franco Franchi,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Filmography

2022
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose poster

An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2004
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio poster

How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1989
You Jane, Me Tarzan poster

You Jane, Me Tarzan

TV · as Mercenary · 4 eps

1987
Blue Tango poster

Blue Tango

Movie · as Gaetano Buttitta

1987
Indietro tutta! poster

Indietro tutta!

TV · as Se stesso · 1 ep

1985
Buona Domenica

Buona Domenica

TV · as Partecipazione · 1 ep

1984
Kaos poster

Kaos

Movie · as Zi' Dima (segment "La giara")

1984
Kaos poster

Kaos

TV · 4 eps

1983
Uno storico pasticcio

Uno storico pasticcio

Movie · as Franco

1981
Cream, Chocolate and... Paprika poster

Cream, Chocolate and... Paprika

Movie · as Matteo

1976
Friends More Than Before poster

Friends More Than Before

Movie

1976
Domenica In poster

Domenica In

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1976
Due ragazzi incorreggibili poster

Due ragazzi incorreggibili

TV · 6 eps

1975
The Sergeant Rompiglioni Becomes... Corporal poster

The Sergeant Rompiglioni Becomes... Corporal

Movie · as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni

1975
The Noon Vigilante poster

The Noon Vigilante

Movie · as Franco Gabbiani

1975
Dream of Zorro poster

Dream of Zorro

Movie · as Paco / Zorro

1974
Farfallon poster

Farfallon

Movie · as Farfallon

1974
Paolo the Cool poster

Paolo the Cool

Movie · as Paolino Pastorino detto Tino

1974
Littlefoot the Policeman poster

Littlefoot the Policeman

Movie · as Franco Petralia

1974
Franco e Ciccio superstars poster

Franco e Ciccio superstars

Movie

1974
The Inheritance of Uncle Goodsoul poster

The Inheritance of Uncle Goodsoul

Movie · as Franco Favazza

1973
Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore poster

Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore

Movie · as Franco

1973
The Godfather's Godson poster

The Godfather's Godson

Movie · as Oronzo Musumeci

1973
The Cat from Brooklyn Wants to Be a Detective poster

The Cat from Brooklyn Wants to Be a Detective

Movie · as Frankie Lonego

1973
The Last Italian Tango poster

The Last Italian Tango

Movie · as Franco

1973
Il sergente Rompiglioni poster

Il sergente Rompiglioni

Movie · as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni

1973
Dirty Weekend poster

Dirty Weekend

Movie · as Person on Film #1 (Theater) (archive footage) (uncredited)

1973
Il cortile degli Aragonesi

Il cortile degli Aragonesi

Movie · as Nofriu

1972
Teatro 11 poster

Teatro 11

Movie · as Self

1972
Two Sons of Trinity poster

Two Sons of Trinity

Movie · as Franco Trinità

1972
They Were Still Called... The Most and the Least poster

They Were Still Called... The Most and the Least

Movie · as Franco Pietrasicca

1972
Story of Fear and a Knife poster

Story of Fear and a Knife

Movie · as Franco

1972
The Two Big Cats O'Nine Tails... and a Half in Amsterdam poster

The Two Big Cats O'Nine Tails... and a Half in Amsterdam

Movie · as Franco, il fotografo

1972
Continuavano a chiamarli i due piloti più matti del mondo poster

Continuavano a chiamarli i due piloti più matti del mondo

Movie · as Franco Franchini

1972
The Adventures of Pinocchio poster

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Movie · as Gatto

1972
The Adventures of Pinocchio poster

The Adventures of Pinocchio

TV · as Gatto · 3 eps

1971
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go! poster

Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!

Movie · as Franco

1971
...Excuse Me, Do You Pay Taxes? poster

...Excuse Me, Do You Pay Taxes?

Movie · as Franco

1971
The Two of the F. 1 at the Craziest, Craziest Race in the World poster

The Two of the F. 1 at the Craziest, Craziest Race in the World

Movie · as Franco / Pepito Gonzales

1971
I due assi del guantone poster

I due assi del guantone

Movie · as Franco Marsala

1971
It's a Woman's War poster

It's a Woman's War

Movie · as Serg. Franco Samperi

1971
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù? poster

Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?

Movie · as Franco Bello

1971
The Clan of the Two Borsalini poster

The Clan of the Two Borsalini

Movie · as Franco Franchetti, il 'Professore'

1971
The Two Big Shots poster

The Two Big Shots

Movie · as Franco

1971
Ma che musica maestro poster

Ma che musica maestro

Movie · as Franco, il capobanda

1971
Will the Lawyer Franco Benenato Be Able to Defeat his Arch Enemy the Magistrate Ciccio De Ingras? poster

Will the Lawyer Franco Benenato Be Able to Defeat his Arch Enemy the Magistrate Ciccio De Ingras?

Movie · as Franco Benenato

1970
The Two Wizards of the Ball poster

The Two Wizards of the Ball

Movie · as Mago K. K

1970
Principe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditiera poster

Principe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditiera

Movie · as Principe Don Mimì

1970
I due maggiolini più matti del mondo poster

I due maggiolini più matti del mondo

Movie · as Franco

1970
Don Franco and Don Ciccio in a Year of Protest poster

Don Franco and Don Ciccio in a Year of Protest

Movie · as Don Franco

1970
Who Gave You the License? poster

Who Gave You the License?

Movie · as Franco

1970
Those Sweet Creatures poster

Those Sweet Creatures

Movie · as Franco Samperi

1970
Paths of War poster

Paths of War

Movie · as Franco

1970
Two Whites in Dark Africa poster

Two Whites in Dark Africa

Movie · as Franco

1970
On the Day of the Lord poster

On the Day of the Lord

Movie · as Carceriere

1970
Satiricosissimo poster

Satiricosissimo

Movie · as Franco

1969
Guess Who's Coming for a Snack? poster

Guess Who's Coming for a Snack?

Movie · as Franco La Rapa

1969
Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard poster

Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard

Movie · as Franco

1969
Franco and Ciccio... Robber and Cop poster

Franco and Ciccio... Robber and Cop

Movie · as Franco Chiappalone

1969
Lisa with the Blue Eyes poster

Lisa with the Blue Eyes

Movie · as funzionario Centro Spaziale #1

1969
Gulliver poster

Gulliver

TV · 10 eps

1968
Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza poster

Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza

Movie · as Sancio Panza

1968
I 2 deputati poster

I 2 deputati

Movie · as Franco Franchini

1968
The Nephews of Zorro poster

The Nephews of Zorro

Movie · as Franco La Vacca

1968
Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows poster

Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows

Movie · as Franco Marelli / Salvatore Pollara

1968
Ciccio Forgives, I Don't poster

Ciccio Forgives, I Don't

Movie · as Franco

1968
American Secret Service poster

American Secret Service

Movie

1968
I due Crociati poster

I due Crociati

Movie · as Franco di Carrapipi

1968
Two Firefighters poster

Two Firefighters

Movie · as Francesco Perricone

1968
All the Gold in the World poster

All the Gold in the World

Movie · as Franco

1968
Caprice Italian Style poster

Caprice Italian Style

Movie · as Cassio

1968
Ugly at Night poster

Ugly at Night

Movie · as Franco / Bruto Di Notte

1968
The Two Magnificent Fresconi poster

The Two Magnificent Fresconi

Movie · as Franco

1968
What Are the Clouds? poster

What Are the Clouds?

Movie · as Cassio

1967
Tonight I'll Throw Me poster

Tonight I'll Throw Me

Movie · as Bath attendant

1967
The Tall, The Short, The Cat poster

The Tall, The Short, The Cat

Movie · as Franco

1967
I due vigili poster

I due vigili

Movie · as Franco Lo Cascio

1967
Two R-R-Ringos from Texas poster

Two R-R-Ringos from Texas

Movie · as Franco Caterina

1967
The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid poster

The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid

Movie · as Il brutto - Franco

1967
The World's Gold poster

The World's Gold

Movie · as Franco Sparapaoli

1967
The Sicily Barbers poster

The Sicily Barbers

Movie · as Franco Lo Persico

1967
How We Stole the Atomic Bomb poster

How We Stole the Atomic Bomb

Movie · as Franco

1967
I Zanzaroni poster

I Zanzaroni

Movie

1966
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs poster

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs

Movie · as Franco

1966
I due sanculotti poster

I due sanculotti

Movie · as Franco La Capra

1966
2 Mobsters Against Al Capone poster

2 Mobsters Against Al Capone

Movie · as Franco

1966
How We Robbed the Bank of Italy poster

How We Robbed the Bank of Italy

Movie · as Franco

1966
Gli altri, gli altri e noi poster

Gli altri, gli altri e noi

Movie · as 'Occhi Svelti'

1965
002 Operation Moon poster

002 Operation Moon

Movie · as Franco / Colonel Paradowsky

1965
Two Idiots at Fort Alamo poster

Two Idiots at Fort Alamo

Movie · as Franco La Pera

1965
Wrong Beds poster

Wrong Beds

Movie · as Franco (Segment "La seconda moglie")

1965
Veneri in collegio poster

Veneri in collegio

Movie · as Calogero Junior

1965
Fistful of Knuckles poster

Fistful of Knuckles

Movie · as Franco

1965
The Sons of the Leopard poster

The Sons of the Leopard

Movie · as Franco / Maria Rosa

1965
How We Got Into Trouble with the Army poster

How We Got Into Trouble with the Army

Movie · as soldato Piscitello

1965
Latin Lovers poster

Latin Lovers

Movie · as Franco

1965
The Two Parachutists poster

The Two Parachutists

Movie · as Pasquale - Franco Impallomeni

1965
I Kill, You Kill poster

I Kill, You Kill

Movie · as Turiddu (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi")

1965
The Amazing Doctor G poster

The Amazing Doctor G

Movie · as Franco Pecora

1965
War Italian Style poster

War Italian Style

Movie · as Frank Scordia

1964
Two Gangsters in the Wild West poster

Two Gangsters in the Wild West

Movie · as Franco Capone / Il nonno di Franco / Francuzza l'abbandonata

1964
2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge poster

2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge

Movie · as Nicolino Celletti

1964
Two Escape from Sing Sing poster

Two Escape from Sing Sing

Movie · as Franco

1964
Two Public Enemies poster

Two Public Enemies

Movie · as Franco

1964
Seduced and Duped poster

Seduced and Duped

Movie · as Franco

1964
Primitive Love poster

Primitive Love

Movie · as Franco

1964
The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars poster

The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars

Movie · as Socio dello scrittore

1964
Le tardone poster

Le tardone

Movie · as The killer (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")

1964
A Monster and a Half poster

A Monster and a Half

Movie · as Franco \ Cesarone

1964
These Mad, Mad Women poster

These Mad, Mad Women

Movie · as Turiddu Macrì ('Siciliani a Milano')

1964
I due toreri poster

I due toreri

Movie · as Franco Scontentezza

1964
The Two Mafiosi poster

The Two Mafiosi

Movie · as Franco Fisichella

1964
Easy Love poster

Easy Love

Movie · as Franco (segment "Un uomo corretto")

1964
Soldiers and corporals poster

Soldiers and corporals

Movie · as Franco

1964
The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband) poster

The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband)

Movie · as Avvocato Franchi

1964
Corpse for the Lady poster

Corpse for the Lady

Movie · as Gianni

1964
Songs, Bullies and Chicks poster

Songs, Bullies and Chicks

Movie · as Gaspare

1964
Oh! Those Most Secret Agents poster

Oh! Those Most Secret Agents

Movie · as Franco Passalacqua

1964
Venus in the Sun poster

Venus in the Sun

Movie · as Francesco Macrì (segment "Una domenica a Fregene")

1964
The Maniacs poster

The Maniacs

Movie · as Thief #1 (segment 'Il week-end)

1963
The Swindlers poster

The Swindlers

Movie · as Salvatore (segment "Siciliani")

1963
The Shortest Day poster

The Shortest Day

Movie · as Franco Lo Grugno

1963
Scandal Nudes poster

Scandal Nudes

Movie · as polizziotto Franco

1963
La donna degli altri è sempre più bella poster

La donna degli altri è sempre più bella

Movie · as Turiddu Macrì (segment "I Promessi Sposi")

1963
Target: Girls poster

Target: Girls

Movie · as Cassarà

1963
Adventure at the Motel poster

Adventure at the Motel

Movie · as Franco

1963
Everything is Music poster

Everything is Music

Movie · as Friend of Anemia

1962
Il mio amico Benito poster

Il mio amico Benito

Movie · as Terrorista

1962
Those Two in the Legion poster

Those Two in the Legion

Movie · as Franco Cocuzza

1962
The Masseuses poster

The Masseuses

Movie · as Franco - Nightwatchman #1

1962
2 samurai per 100 geishe poster

2 samurai per 100 geishe

Movie · as Franco Santuzzo

1962
The Three Enemies poster

The Three Enemies

Movie · as Fantuzzo

1962
Vino, whisky e acqua salata poster

Vino, whisky e acqua salata

Movie · as cuoco

1962
I motorizzati poster

I motorizzati

Movie · as Un ladro di gomme

1961
Fists, Girls and Sailors poster

Fists, Girls and Sailors

Movie · as Salvatore

1961
Dying as Hierarchs poster

Dying as Hierarchs

Movie · as Scilla

1961
5 Marines for 100 Girls poster

5 Marines for 100 Girls

Movie · as factotum

1961
The Honored Society poster

The Honored Society

Movie · as Saruzzo

1961
The Last Judgment poster

The Last Judgment

Movie · as disoccupato

1961
Hercules in the Valley of Woe poster

Hercules in the Valley of Woe

Movie · as Francheo

1960
Appointment in Ischia poster

Appointment in Ischia

Movie · as The Short Smuggler

1960
The Loves of Salammbo poster

The Loves of Salammbo

Movie

1950
The Promise poster

The Promise

Movie