Franco Nero

Franco Nero

Acting

Born November 23, 1941 · San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

2 films as director · Active 2005–2023

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 th…

Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Django Unchained

Django Unchained

2012

John Wick: Chapter 2

John Wick: Chapter 2

2017

Cars 2

Cars 2

2011

The Pope's Exorcist

The Pope's Exorcist

2023

The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

1983

Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2

1990

The Lost City of Z

The Lost City of Z

2017

Directed(2)

The Man Who Drew God

2023The Man Who Drew God★ 4.6

Forever Blues

2005Forever Blues

Acting(258)

2026Roma elasticaThe Old Filmmaker

2026In the Hand of DanteDon Lecco (86)

2026AuroraBertoldo

2026Il Vecchio TerribileOste

2024Titanus 1904Self

2024Compagni d'arte

2024The Jester from TransylvaniaOne-eye

2023Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in BlackValentino's Spirit

2023Giorni feliciAntonio

2023The Pope's ExorcistThe Pope

2023The Man Who Drew GodEmanuele

2023DjangoReverend

2022The Man from RomeThe Pope

2022Buon Lavoro

2021We Are CinemaSelf (archive footage)

2021Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci UnchainedSelf - Actor

2021Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il restoSelf

2021Off the RailsGiovanni

2021Two Men AloneHimself

2021The MatchOld Branko

2020The Dark DanceL'Impresario

2020ImmortalistPaolo Spersoni

2020Entree Des ArtistsHenry's Grandfather

2019Havana KyrieVittorio Arditi De Bellis

2019Christmas in RomeLuigi Forlinghetti

2019ReconAngelo

2019A Rose in WinterRainer Praeger

2019The Collini CaseFabrizio Collini

2019Ed è subito sera

2018Red LandProfessor Ambrosin

2017IcemanDitob

2017The Broken KeyHiram Abif

2017The NeighborhoodGuglielmo

2017Il crimine non va in pensioneil primario

2017The Lost City of ZBaron de Gondoriz

2017The Time of Their LivesAlberto

2017John Wick: Chapter 2Julius

2016DeliciousJoe Benelli

2016EmigratisSelf

2016Road to RuinSelf

2016Along the RiverFrank De Ville

2015Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling ManHimself

2015Road to CapriGuido

2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsSelf - Actor

2014Figli di Maam

2014Love IslandMarquis Polesini

2014Red Chairs - Parma and the CinemaSelf

2014Killer MermaidNiko

2014Obsessive RhythmsCarmine

2014Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…Lui-même

2013HandyFrank The Black

2013IstintobrassSelf

2013Memories They Told MePaolo

2013The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio MargheritiSelf

2013I TarantinianiSelf

2012Django UnchainedAmerigo Vessepi

2012The Last AlchemistFelix the Alchemist

2012Crazy DogAlvaro Genta

2012Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70sSelf

2012New OrderDr. Cornelius Van Morgen

2011Cars 2Uncle Topolino (voice)

2011FatherEnrico

2010RasputinNarratore

2010Prigioniero di un segretoIl barbone

2010Letters to JulietLorenzo

2010Restless Heart: The Confessions of AugustineAugustinus (age 76)

2010Augustine: The Decline of the Roman EmpireAugustine of Hippo

2009Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso

2009Killing Is My Business, HoneyEnrico Puzzo

2008Rosamunde Pilcher's Four SeasonsMax Freeman

2008Márió, a varázslóMario

2008A Night at the Grand HotelFerran Moreno

2008Mein Herz in ChileCarlos Sanchez

2008Mein Herz in ChileCarlos Sanchez

2008Il sangue e la rosaConte Uberto Mancini

2008Bathory: Countess of BloodKing Mathias

2008La rabbiaMentore

2008BastardiRené Iuvara

2007MineursMichele Acucella

2007The Final InquiryCaifa

2007L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIIICaifa

2007Two FamiliesMorandi

2006The Holy FamilyZachary

2006Amore e libertà - MasanielloVicerè

2006Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der ItalowesternSelf

2006HansGiudice/barbone

2006Giornata Nera

2005Summer SolsticeLorenzo

2005Forever BluesLuca

2005Elio Petri: Notes About a FilmmakerSelf

2005The Spaghetti WestSelf

2005Vasco Rossi - È solo un rock'n'roll showJudge

2005Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love

2004Post CoitumBakchus

2004Guardians of the CloudsPadre

2003Bad InclinationIl barbone

2003Der Fürst und das Mädchen

2003The Uncrowned HeartBear's Trainer

2002The Last GunfighterThe pistolero

2002Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-KarussellGiuseppe Mantaldo

2002Fumata blancaCardenal Tura

2002Ultimo stadioAntonio

2002Through the Night with...Self

2002Liebe, Lügen, LeidenschaftenFashion Billionaire

2001In the Company of CompañerosSelf

2001La ragion puraMarito

2001The CrusadersIbnazul

2001Megiddo: The Omega Code 2General Francini

2001La voce del sangueAntonio Castaldi

2001ChimeraImprenditore

2001Sacra CoronaBishop Gellért

2001Franco Nero: Back in the SaddleSelf

2001The CrusadersIbnazul

2000Saint PaulGamaliel

2000Saint PaulGamaliel

2000Winds of PassionMichele Giangrande

2000UninvitedRalph Barolo

2000MirkaIl Sindaco

1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRoberto Distasio

1999Li chiamarono... briganti!Caporale Nerza

1998Talk of AngelsDr. Vicente Areavaga

1998Il tesoro di DamascoAndrea

1998The Versace MurderGianni Versace

1997Painted LadyRobert Tassi

1997Bella MafiaMario Domino

1997Desert of FireMarcel Duvivier

1997The MedalIng. Ferrero

1997Rack UpJesus Barro

1997DavidNathan

1997DavideNathan

1997Desert of FireMarcel Duvivier

1996The ConquestÁrpád vezér

1996The Return of SandokanYogi Azim

1996The Innocent SleepAdolfo Cavani

1995Viva el lunesSelf

1995Io e il reMaggiore Ferri

1995Jonathan of the BearsJonathan

1995Desideria e l'anello del dragoDragon King

1994The Dragon RingDragon King

1993Das Babylon KomplottChris Lang

1993Test of MemoryPaul Herzog

1993Der Fall LuconaEnzo Lombardi

1993Azzurro profondoLuca Morinari

1992Brothers and SistersFranco

1992GoldGabriele da Poppi

1992From Time to TimeLeonard De Vinci

1992Amelia Lópes O'NeillFernando

1991Young CatherineCount Vorontsov

1991Touch and DieAquani

1990Breath of LifeAngelo

1990Die Hard 2General Ramon Esperanza

1989I promessi sposifra Cristoforo

1989Blaues BlutSandro Castellani

1989A Double VictorySaverio Pallucca

1988MagdaleneJanza

1988Young ToscaniniClaudio Toscanini

1988Top LineTed Angelo

1988Race to DangerFrancis, il marinaio

1988Run for Your LifeCommissario

1987Django Strikes AgainDjango

1987The GirlJohan (John) Berg

1987Sweet CountryPaul

1986Un altare per la madre-

1985The RepenterFalco

1985André schafft sie alleAndre

1985Devil's CrudeNick

1984Die FörsterbubenBöhme

1984The Last Days of PompeiiArbaces

1983The HitchhikerDr. Peter Milne

1983The FalconBanović Strahinja

1982Red Bells Part II: I Saw the Birth of a New WorldJohn Reed

1982QuerelleLieutenant Seblon

1982GrogNicola Fanelli

1982Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last WorksSelf

1982Kamikaze '89Weiss

1982Na sowas!Self

1982Red Bells Part I: Mexico in FlamesJohn Reed

1982Sergey BondarchukSelf

1981Le rose di DanzicaIl generale Konrad Von Den Berg

1981Enter the NinjaCole

1981The SalamanderCarabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci

1980The Man with Bogart's FaceHakim

1980Day of the CobraLarry Stanziani

1980The Blue-Eyed BanditRenzo Dominici

1979The Shark HunterMike di Donato

1979Le rose di DanzicaGeneral Konrad von Der Berg

1979The VisitorJesus Christ

1978Force 10 from NavaroneLescovar

1977The PirateBaydr Al Fay

1977Sahara CrossJean Ballard

1977Hitch HikeWalter Mancini

197621 Hours at MunichIssa

1976SubmissionArmand

1976Victory MarchCaptain Asciutto

1975The Legend of ValentinoRudolph Valentino

1975The Flower in His MouthProfessore Michele Belcore

1975Death RiteSadry

1975Cry, Onion!Onion Stark

1975How to Kill a JudgeGiacomo Solaris

1975Smiling ManiacsJudge Dani

1974Challenge to White FangJason Scott

1974Street LawCarlo Antonelli

1974Der große PreisSelf

1974The Last Four DaysWalter Audisio

1974Blood BrothersNicola Bellizzi

1973White FangJason Scott

1973The Assassination of MatteottiGiacomo Matteotti

1973High CrimeCommissario Belli

1973Deaf Smith & Johnny EarsJohnny Ears

1973RedneckMosquito

1972The MonkAmbrosio

1972Pope JoanLouis

1972The Harder They ComeDjango (archive footage)

1971Don't Turn the Other CheekPrince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky

1971The Case Is Closed, Forget ItVanzi

1971VacationOsiride

1971The Fifth CordAndrea Bild

1971Confessions of a Police CaptainSostituto Procuratore Traini

1970CompañerosYodlaf Peterson

1970DropoutBruno

1970The Virgin and the GypsyThe gypsy

1970The Fifth Day of PeaceBruno Grauber

1970TristanaHoracio

1969The Battle of NeretvaCapitano Michele Rossi

1969Detective BelliCommissario Stefano Belli

1968The MercenarySergei Kowalski, The Polish

1968A Quiet Place in the CountryLeonardo Ferri

1968Sardinia KidnappedGavino

1968The Day of the OwlCaptain Bellodi

1967Man, Pride and VengeanceJosé

1967CamelotLancelot Du Lac

1966The Bible: In the Beginning...Abel

1966Texas, AdiosBurt Sullivan

1966Massacre TimeTom Corbett

1966War of the PlanetsLt. Jake Jacowitx

1966The Wild, Wild PlanetLt. Jake

1966The Third EyeMino Alberti (as Frank Nero)

1966DjangoDjango

1966The Hired KillerTony Lo Bello

1965The TramplersCharley Garvey

1965I Knew Her WellItalo - The garage attendant

1965La Celestina P… R…Fabrizio

1964Italian Engagement

1962Scorched Skin

La battaglia di Gorthene

The Temptation Of Gracie

Django Lives!Django