Franco Franchi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 18, 1928
- Died
- December 9, 1992
- Birthplace
- Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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.
Filmography
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose 2022
as Self (archive footage)
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio 2004
as Self (archive footage)
Blue Tango 1987
as Gaetano Buttitta
Kaos 1984
as Zi' Dima (segment "La giara")
- Uno storico pasticcio
Uno storico pasticcio 1983
as Franco
Cream, Chocolate and... Paprika 1981
as Matteo
Friends More Than Before 1976
Actor
Dream of Zorro 1975
as Paco / Zorro
The Sergeant Rompiglioni Becomes... Corporal 1975
as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni
The Noon Vigilante 1975
as Franco Gabbiani
The Inheritance of Uncle Goodsoul 1974
as Franco Favazza
Littlefoot the Policeman 1974
as Franco Petralia
Farfallon 1974
as Farfallon
Paolo the Cool 1974
as Paolino Pastorino detto Tino
Franco e Ciccio superstars 1974
Actor
Il sergente Rompiglioni 1973
as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni
- Il cortile degli Aragonesi
Il cortile degli Aragonesi 1973
as Nofriu
Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore 1973
as Franco
Dirty Weekend 1973
as Person on Film #1 (Theater) (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Godfather's Godson 1973
as Oronzo Musumeci
The Cat from Brooklyn Wants to Be a Detective 1973
as Frankie Lonego
The Last Italian Tango 1973
as Franco
The Adventures of Pinocchio 1972
as Gatto
The Two Big Cats O'Nine Tails... and a Half in Amsterdam 1972
as Franco, il fotografo
Story of Fear and a Knife 1972
as Franco
Two Sons of Trinity 1972
as Franco Trinità
Teatro 11 1972
as Self
They Were Still Called... The Most and the Least 1972
as Franco Pietrasicca
Continuavano a chiamarli i due piloti più matti del mondo 1972
as Franco Franchini
I due assi del guantone 1971
as Franco Marsala
The Two Big Shots 1971
as Franco
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go! 1971
as Franco
Will the Lawyer Franco Benenato Be Able to Defeat his Arch Enemy the Magistrate Ciccio De Ingras? 1971
as Franco Benenato
It's a Woman's War 1971
as Serg. Franco Samperi
The Two of the F. 1 at the Craziest, Craziest Race in the World 1971
as Franco / Pepito Gonzales
Ma che musica maestro 1971
as Franco, il capobanda
...Excuse Me, Do You Pay Taxes? 1971
as Franco
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù? 1971
as Franco Bello
The Clan of the Two Borsalini 1971
as Franco Franchetti, il 'Professore'
The Two Wizards of the Ball 1970
as Mago K. K
Two Whites in Dark Africa 1970
as Franco
Those Sweet Creatures 1970
as Franco Samperi
I due maggiolini più matti del mondo 1970
as Franco
Principe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditiera 1970
as Principe Don Mimì
Who Gave You the License? 1970
as Franco
Don Franco and Don Ciccio in a Year of Protest 1970
as Don Franco
Paths of War 1970
as Franco
On the Day of the Lord 1970
as Carceriere
Satiricosissimo 1970
as Franco
Lisa with the Blue Eyes 1969
as funzionario Centro Spaziale #1
Franco and Ciccio... Robber and Cop 1969
as Franco Chiappalone
Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard 1969
as Franco
Guess Who's Coming for a Snack? 1969
as Franco La Rapa
The Two Magnificent Fresconi 1968
as Franco
The Nephews of Zorro 1968
as Franco La Vacca
Two Firefighters 1968
as Francesco Perricone
Ciccio Forgives, I Don't 1968
as Franco
Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza 1968
as Sancio Panza
I due Crociati 1968
as Franco di Carrapipi
American Secret Service 1968
Actor
Caprice Italian Style 1968
as Cassio
Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows 1968
as Franco Marelli / Salvatore Pollara
What Are the Clouds? 1968
as Cassio
Ugly at Night 1968
as Franco / Bruto Di Notte
All the Gold in the World 1968
as Franco
I 2 deputati 1968
as Franco Franchini
The Sicily Barbers 1967
as Franco Lo Persico
The World's Gold 1967
as Franco Sparapaoli
I due vigili 1967
as Franco Lo Cascio
Tonight I'll Throw Me 1967
as Bath attendant
I Zanzaroni 1967
Actor
Two R-R-Ringos from Texas 1967
as Franco Caterina
The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid 1967
as Il brutto - Franco
The Tall, The Short, The Cat 1967
as Franco
How We Stole the Atomic Bomb 1967
as Franco
Gli altri, gli altri e noi 1966
as 'Occhi Svelti'
I due sanculotti 1966
as Franco La Capra
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs 1966
as Franco
How We Robbed the Bank of Italy 1966
as Franco
2 Mobsters Against Al Capone 1966
as Franco
The Two Parachutists 1965
as Pasquale - Franco Impallomeni
War Italian Style 1965
as Frank Scordia
002 Operation Moon 1965
as Franco / Colonel Paradowsky
The Amazing Doctor G 1965
as Franco Pecora
How We Got Into Trouble with the Army 1965
as soldato Piscitello
Two Idiots at Fort Alamo 1965
as Franco La Pera
Latin Lovers 1965
as Franco
Veneri in collegio 1965
as Calogero Junior
The Sons of the Leopard 1965
as Franco / Maria Rosa
Fistful of Knuckles 1965
as Franco
Wrong Beds 1965
as Franco (Segment "La seconda moglie")
I Kill, You Kill 1965
as Turiddu (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi")
Soldiers and corporals 1964
as Franco
Two Public Enemies 1964
as Franco
Venus in the Sun 1964
as Francesco Macrì (segment "Una domenica a Fregene")
A Monster and a Half 1964
as Franco \ Cesarone
I due toreri 1964
as Franco Scontentezza
Seduced and Duped 1964
as Franco
Oh! Those Most Secret Agents 1964
as Franco Passalacqua
Easy Love 1964
as Franco (segment "Un uomo corretto")
Primitive Love 1964
as Franco
Two Escape from Sing Sing 1964
as Franco
Corpse for the Lady 1964
as Gianni
The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband) 1964
as Avvocato Franchi
Two Gangsters in the Wild West 1964
as Franco Capone / Il nonno di Franco / Francuzza l'abbandonata
The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars 1964
as Socio dello scrittore
Songs, Bullies and Chicks 1964
as Gaspare
These Mad, Mad Women 1964
as Turiddu Macrì ('Siciliani a Milano')
The Maniacs 1964
as Thief #1 (segment 'Il week-end)
Le tardone 1964
as The killer (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")
2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge 1964
as Nicolino Celletti
The Two Mafiosi 1964
as Franco Fisichella
Scandal Nudes 1963
as polizziotto Franco
The Swindlers 1963
as Salvatore (segment "Siciliani")
Everything is Music 1963
as Friend of Anemia
Target: Girls 1963
as Cassarà
La donna degli altri è sempre più bella 1963
as Turiddu Macrì (segment "I Promessi Sposi")
The Shortest Day 1963
as Franco Lo Grugno
Adventure at the Motel 1963
as Franco
Vino, whisky e acqua salata 1962
as cuoco
I motorizzati 1962
as Un ladro di gomme
The Masseuses 1962
as Franco - Nightwatchman #1
2 samurai per 100 geishe 1962
as Franco Santuzzo
Those Two in the Legion 1962
as Franco Cocuzza
The Three Enemies 1962
as Fantuzzo
Il mio amico Benito 1962
as Terrorista
Dying as Hierarchs 1961
as Scilla
Fists, Girls and Sailors 1961
as Salvatore
The Last Judgment 1961
as disoccupato
Hercules in the Valley of Woe 1961
as Francheo
5 Marines for 100 Girls 1961
as factotum
The Honored Society 1961
as Saruzzo
Appointment in Ischia 1960
as The Short Smuggler
The Loves of Salammbo 1960
Actor
The Promise 1950
Actor
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