Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1941-11-23 (Age: 85)
Place of Birth
San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Franco Nero
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.
Filmography (222)
Roma elastica
2026
Il Vecchio Terribile
2026
The Estate
2025
In the Hand of Dante
2025
Titanus 1904
2024
Compagni d'arte
2024
The Jester from Transylvania
2024
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
2023
Giorni felici
2023
On Our Way
2023
The Pope's Exorcist
2023
The Man Who Drew God
2023
The Man from Rome
2022
Buon Lavoro
2022
