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Franco Franchi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1928-09-18

Day of Death

1992-12-09

Place of Birth

Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Franco Franchi

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.

Filmography (136)

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⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive footage)

An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose

2022
⭐ 6.8 Role: Self (archive footage)

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

2004
⭐ 6.0 Role: Gaetano Buttitta

Blue Tango

1987
⭐ 7.2 Role: Zi' Dima (segment "La giara")

Kaos

1984
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⭐ 6.0 Role: Franco

Uno storico pasticcio

1983
⭐ 4.4 Role: Matteo

Cream, Chocolate and... Paprika

1981
⭐ 4.9 Role: Unknown

Friends More Than Before

1976
⭐ 4.5 Role: Paco / Zorro

Dream of Zorro

1975
⭐ 5.4 Role: Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni

The Sergeant Rompiglioni Becomes... Corporal

1975
⭐ 7.0 Role: Franco Gabbiani

The Noon Vigilante

1975
⭐ 6.0 Role: Franco Favazza

The Inheritance of Uncle Goodsoul

1974
⭐ 6.6 Role: Franco Petralia

Littlefoot the Policeman

1974
⭐ 6.8 Role: Farfallon

Farfallon

1974
⭐ 5.0 Role: Paolino Pastorino detto Tino

Paolo the Cool

1974
⭐ 6.2 Role: Unknown

Franco e Ciccio superstars

1974