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
| Birth Location | Palermo, Sicily, Italy |
|---|---|
| Born | 1928-09-18 |
| Died | 1992-12-09 |
Movies
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Blue Tango
as Gaetano Buttitta
1987
Kaos
as Zi' Dima (segment "La giara")
1984
Uno storico pasticcio
as Franco
1983
Crema, cioccolata e... Paprika
as Matteo
1981
1976
Dream of Zorro
as Paco / Zorro
1975
Il sergente Rompiglioni diventa... caporale
as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni
1975
Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno
as Franco Gabbiani
1975
L'eredità dello zio buonanima
as Franco Favazza
1974
Littlefoot the Policeman
as Franco Petralia
1974
Farfallon
as Farfallon
1974
Paolo il freddo
as Paolino Pastorino detto Tino
1974
Il sergente Rompiglioni
as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni
1973
Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore
as Franco
1973
Dirty Weekend
as Person on Film #1 (Theater) (archive footage) (uncredited)
1973
Il Figlioccio del padrino
as Oronzo Musumeci
1973
The Cat from Brooklyn Wants to Be a Detective
as Frankie Lonego
1973
The Last Italian Tango
as Franco
1973
The Adventures of Pinocchio
as Gatto
1972
Two Cat O'Nine Tails… and a Half, in Amsterdam
as Franco, il fotografo
1972
Story of Fear and a Knife
as Franco
1972
Two Sons of Trinity
as Franco Trinità
1972
Teatro 11
as Self
1972
Continuavano a chiamarli... er più e er meno
as Franco Pietrasicca
1972
Continuavano a chiamarli i due piloti più matti del mondo
as Franco Franchini
1972
I due assi del guantone
as Franco Marsala
1971
I due pezzi da 90
as Franco
1971
Armiamoci e partite!
as Franco
1971
It's a Woman's War
as Serg. Franco Samperi
1971
I due della F. 1 alla corsa più pazza, pazza del mondo
as Franco / Pepito Gonzales
1971
Ma che musica maestro
as Franco, il capobanda
1971
...Scusi, ma lei le paga le tasse?
as Franco
1971
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
as Franco Bello
1971
Il clan dei due Borsalini
as Franco Franchetti, il 'Professore'
1971
I due maghi del pallone
as Mago K. K
1970
Due bianchi nell'Africa nera
as Franco
1970
Those Sweet Creatures
as Franco Samperi
1970
I due maggiolini più matti del mondo
as Franco
1970
Principe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditiera
as Principe Don Mimì
1970
Ma chi t'ha dato la patente?
as Franco
1970
Don Franco and Don Ciccio in a Year of Protest
as Don Franco
1970
Paths of War
as Franco
1970
On the Day of the Lord
as Carceriere
1970
Satiricosissimo
as Franco
1970
Lisa with the Blue Eyes
as funzionario Centro Spaziale #1
1969
Franco e Ciccio... Ladro e Guardia
as Franco Chiappalone
1969
Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera
as Franco
1969
Indovina chi viene a merenda?
as Franco La Rapa
1969
I 2 deputati
as Franco Franchini
1969
The Two Magnificent Fresconi
as Franco
1968
The Nephews of Zorro
as Franco La Vacca
1968
I 2 pompieri
as Francesco Perricone
1968
Ciccio Forgives, I Don't
as Franco
1968
Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza
as Sancio Panza
1968
I due Crociati
as Franco di Carrapipi
1968
Caprice Italian Style
as Cassio
1968
Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows
as Franco Marelli / Salvatore Pollara
1968
What Are the Clouds?
as Cassio
1968
Brutti di notte
as Franco / Bruto Di Notte
1968
All the Gold in the World
as Franco
1968
I barbieri di Sicilia
as Franco Lo Persico
1967
The World's Gold
as Franco Sparapaoli
1967
I due vigili
as Franco Lo Cascio
1967
Stasera mi butto
as Bath attendant
1967
1967
Two R-R-Ringos from Texas
as Franco Caterina
1967
The Handsome, The Ugly, And The Stupid
as Il brutto - Franco
1967
The Tall, The Short, The Cat
as Franco
1967
How We Stole the Atomic Bomb
as Franco
1967
Two Sons of Ringo
as Franco Merendino / Django
1966
Gli altri, gli altri e noi
as 'Occhi Svelti'
1966
I due sanculotti
as Franco La Capra
1966
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
as Franco
1966
How We Robbed the Bank of Italy
as Franco
1966
2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
as Franco
1966
The Two Parachutists
as Franco Impallomeni
1965
War Italian Style
as Frank Scordia
1965
002 Operation Moon
as Franco / Colonel Paradowsky
1965
The Amazing Doctor G
as Franco Pecora
1965
How We Got Into Trouble with the Army
as soldato Piscitello
1965
Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
as Franco La Pera
1965
Latin Lovers
as Franco
1965
Veneri in collegio
as Calogero Junior
1965
The Sons of the Leopard
as Franco / Maria Rosa
1965
Fistful of Knuckles
as Franco
1965
Letti sbagliati
as Franco (Segment "La seconda moglie")
1965
I Kill, You Kill
as Turiddu (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi")
1965
Soldati e caporali
as Franco
1964
Two Public Enemies
as Franco
1964
Veneri al sole
as Francesco Macrì (segment "Una domenica a Fregene")
1964
Un mostro e mezzo
as Franco \ Cesarone
1964
I due toreri
as Franco Scontentezza
1964
Sedotti e bidonati
as Franco
1964
Oh! Those Most Secret Agents
as Franco Passalacqua
1964
Easy Love
as Franco (segment "Un uomo corretto")
1964
Primitive Love
as Franco
1964
Two Escape from Sing Sing
as Franco
1964
Corpse for the Lady
as Gianni
1964
Le sette vipere (Il marito latino)
as Avvocato Franchi
1964
Two Gangsters in the Wild West
as Franco Capone / Il nonno di Franco / Francuzza l'abbandonata
1964
The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars
as Socio dello scrittore
1964
Canzoni, bulli e pupe
as Gaspare
1964
Queste pazze, pazze donne
as Turiddu Macrì ('Siciliani a Milano')
1964
The Maniacs
as Thief #1 (segment 'Il week-end)
1964
Le tardone
as The killer (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")
1964
2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge
as Nicolino Celletti
1964
I due mafiosi
as Franco Fisichella
1964
Scandal Nudes
as polizziotto Franco
1963
The Swindlers
as Salvatore (segment "Siciliani")
1963
Everything is Music
as Friend of Anemia
1963
Obiettivo ragazze
as Cassarà
1963
La donna degli altri è sempre più bella
as Turiddu Macrì (segment "I Promessi Sposi")
1963
The Shortest Day
as Franco Lo Grugno
1963
Avventura al motel
as Franco
1963
Vino, whisky e acqua salata
as cuoco
1962
I motorizzati
as Un ladro di gomme
1962
The Masseuses
as Franco - Nightwatchman #1
1962
2 samurai per 100 geishe
as Franco Santuzzo
1962
Those Two in the Legion
as Franco Cocuzza
1962
I tre nemici
as Fantuzzo
1962
Il mio amico Benito
as Terrorista
1962
Gerarchi si muore
as Scilla
1961
Pugni, pupe e marinai
as Salvatore
1961
The Last Judgment
as disoccupato
1961
Hercules in the Valley of Woe
as Francheo
1961
5 marines per 100 ragazze
as factotum
1961
L'onorata società
as Saruzzo
1961
Appuntamento a Ischia
as Contrabbandiere Basso
1960
1950
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