Franco Nero
Born November 23, 1941 (Age: 84)
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San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
Il Vecchio Terribile
2026
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as Oste
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Age: 84
The Pope's Exorcist
2023
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as The Pope
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Age: 81
Buon Lavoro
2022
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as
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Age: 80
Off the Rails
2021
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as Giovanni
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Age: 79
The Broken Key
2017
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as Hiram Abif
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Age: 75
The Lost City of Z
2017
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as Baron de Gondoriz
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Age: 75
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
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as Julius
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Age: 75
Love Island
2014
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as Marquis Polesini
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Age: 72
Django Unchained
2012
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as Amerigo Vessepi
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Age: 71
Cars 2
2011
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as Uncle Topolino (voice)
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Age: 69
Letters to Juliet
2010
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as Lorenzo
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Age: 68
Márió, a varázsló
2008
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as Mario
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Age: 67
Bathory: Countess of Blood
2008
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as King Mathias
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Age: 66
La rabbia
2008
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as Mentore
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Age: 66
The Final Inquiry
2007
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as Caifa
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Age: 65
Two Families
2007
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as Morandi
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Age: 65
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
2001
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as General Francini
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Age: 59
Franco Nero: Back in the Saddle
2001
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as Self
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Age: 59
Uninvited
2000
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as Ralph Barolo
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Age: 58
Mirka
2000
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as Il Sindaco
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Age: 58
Rack Up
1997
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as Jesus Barro
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Age: 55
From Time to Time
1992
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as Leonard De Vinci
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Age: 50
Die Hard 2
1990
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as General Ramon Esperanza
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Age: 48
Sweet Country
1987
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as Paul
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Age: 45
No Image
Un altare per la madre
1986
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as -
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Age: 44
Force 10 from Navarone
1978
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as Lescovar
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Age: 36
Submission
1976
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as Armand
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Age: 34
Cry, Onion!
1975
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as Onion Stark
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Age: 33
The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966
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as Abel
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Age: 24
Django
1966
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as Django
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Age: 24
No Image
Un delitto
1963
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as
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Age: 21