Franco Franchi
Acting Born Sep 18, 1928 Palermo, Sicily, Italy 24 credits
Biography
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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.
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Full filmography
- Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966) as Franco
- Domenica In (1976) as Self
- The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972) as Gatto
- Buona Domenica (1985) as Partecipazione
- Indietro tutta! (1987) as Se stesso
- You Jane, Me Tarzan (1989) as Mercenary
- The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972) as Gatto
- The Shortest Day (1963) as Franco Lo Grugno
- Caprice Italian Style (1968) as Cassio
- Dirty Weekend (1973) as Person on Film #1 (Theater) (archive footage) (uncredited)
- I motorizzati (1962) as Un ladro di gomme
- I Kill, You Kill (1965) as Turiddu (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi")
- An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Kaos (1984) as Zi' Dima (segment "La giara")
- The Loves of Salammbo (1960)
- Who Gave You the License? (1970) as Franco
- The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars (1964) as Socio dello scrittore
- Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù? (1971) as Franco Bello
- Lisa with the Blue Eyes (1969) as funzionario Centro Spaziale #1
- The Last Italian Tango (1973) as Franco
- Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza (1968) as Sancio Panza
- 2 Mobsters Against Al Capone (1966) as Franco
- The Two Wizards of the Ball (1970) as Mago K. K
- Two Sons of Ringo (1966) as Franco Merendino / Django