Franco Franchi
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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Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
140
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-09-18 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Acting
2004
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio as Self (archive footage)1989
You Jane, Me Tarzan as Mercenary1987
Blue Tango as Gaetano Buttitta1985
Buona Domenica as Partecipazione1984
Kaos as Zi' Dima (segment "La giara")1983
Uno storico pasticcio as Franco1981
Cream, Chocolate and... Paprika as Matteo1976
Domenica In as Self1976
Due ragazzi incorreggibili as Not available1976
Friends More Than Before as Not available1975
The Noon Vigilante as Franco Gabbiani1975
The Sergeant Rompiglioni Becomes... Corporal as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni1975
Dream of Zorro as Paco / Zorro1974
Paolo the Cool as Paolino Pastorino detto Tino1974
Franco e Ciccio superstars as Not available1974
Farfallon as Farfallon1974
The Inheritance of Uncle Goodsoul as Franco Favazza1974
Littlefoot the Policeman as Franco Petralia1973
Dirty Weekend as Person on Film #1 (Theater) (archive footage) (uncredited)1973
Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore as Franco1973
The Godfather's Godson as Oronzo Musumeci1973
The Last Italian Tango as Franco1973
The Cat from Brooklyn Wants to Be a Detective as Frankie Lonego1973
Il sergente Rompiglioni as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni1973
Il cortile degli Aragonesi as Nofriu1972
The Adventures of Pinocchio as Gatto1972
The Adventures of Pinocchio as Gatto1972
Story of Fear and a Knife as Franco1972
The Two Big Cats O'Nine Tails... and a Half in Amsterdam as Franco, il fotografo1972
They Were Still Called... The Most and the Least as Franco Pietrasicca1972
Two Sons of Trinity as Franco Trinità1972
Continuavano a chiamarli i due piloti più matti del mondo as Franco Franchini1972
Teatro 11 as Self1971
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go! as Franco1971
...Excuse Me, Do You Pay Taxes? as Franco1971
Ma che musica maestro as Franco, il capobanda1971
It's a Woman's War as Serg. Franco Samperi1971
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù? as Franco Bello1971
I due assi del guantone as Franco Marsala1971
The Clan of the Two Borsalini as Franco Franchetti, il 'Professore'1971
The Two of the F. 1 at the Craziest, Craziest Race in the World as Franco / Pepito Gonzales1971
Will the Lawyer Franco Benenato Be Able to Defeat his Arch Enemy the Magistrate Ciccio De Ingras? as Franco Benenato1971
The Two Big Shots as Franco1970
Satiricosissimo as Franco1970
Paths of War as Franco1970
Who Gave You the License? as Franco1970
Don Franco and Don Ciccio in a Year of Protest as Don Franco1970
On the Day of the Lord as Carceriere1970
The Two Wizards of the Ball as Mago K. K1970
Those Sweet Creatures as Franco Samperi1970
Two Whites in Dark Africa as Franco1970
Principe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditiera as Principe Don Mimì1970
I due maggiolini più matti del mondo as Franco1969
I 2 deputati as Franco Franchini1969
Guess Who's Coming for a Snack? as Franco La Rapa1969
Lisa with the Blue Eyes as funzionario Centro Spaziale #11969
Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard as Franco1969
Franco and Ciccio... Robber and Cop as Franco Chiappalone1968
Caprice Italian Style as Cassio1968
Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza as Sancio Panza1968
The Nephews of Zorro as Franco La Vacca1968
I due Crociati as Franco di Carrapipi1968
How We Stole the Atomic Bomb as Franco1968
Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows as Franco Marelli / Salvatore Pollara1968
Ciccio Forgives, I Don't as Franco1968
Ugly at Night as Franco / Bruto Di Notte1968
Two Firefighters as Francesco Perricone1968
All the Gold in the World as Franco1968
What Are the Clouds? as Cassio1968
The Two Magnificent Fresconi as Franco1968
American Secret Service as Not available1967
The World's Gold as Franco Sparapaoli1967
The Handsome, The Ugly, And The Stupid as Il brutto - Franco1967
Tonight I'll Throw Me as Bath attendant1967
The Tall, The Short, The Cat as Franco1967
Two R-R-Ringos from Texas as Franco Caterina1967
I due vigili as Franco Lo Cascio1967
The Sicily Barbers as Franco Lo Persico1967
I Zanzaroni as Not available1966
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs as Franco1966
2 Mobsters Against Al Capone as Franco1966
Two Sons of Ringo as Franco Merendino / Django1966
How We Robbed the Bank of Italy as Franco1966
Gli altri, gli altri e noi as 'Occhi Svelti'1966
The Two Sans-culottes as Franco La Capra1965
The Amazing Doctor G as Franco Pecora1965
Two Idiots at Fort Alamo as Franco La Pera1965
Latin Lovers as Franco1965
002 Operation Moon as Franco / Colonel Paradowsky1965
War Italian Style as Frank Scordia1965
I Kill, You Kill as Turiddu (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi")1965
The Sons of the Leopard as Franco / Maria Rosa1965
The Two Parachutists as Pasquale - Franco Impallomeni1965
Veneri in collegio as Calogero Junior1965
Wrong Beds as Franco (Segment "La seconda moglie")1965
How We Got Into Trouble with the Army as soldato Piscitello1965
Fistful of Knuckles as Franco1964
2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge as Nicolino Celletti1964
The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars as Socio dello scrittore1964
Two Gangsters in the Wild West as Franco Capone / Il nonno di Franco / Francuzza l'abbandonata1964
Two Escape from Sing Sing as Franco1964
Songs, Bullies and Chicks as Gaspare1964
The Maniacs as Thief #1 (segment 'Il week-end)1964
Two Public Enemies as Franco1964
Le tardone as The killer (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")1964
Seduced and Duped as Franco1964
I due toreri as Franco Scontentezza1964
The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband) as Avvocato Franchi1964
These Mad, Mad Women as Turiddu Macrì ('Siciliani a Milano')1964
Easy Love as Franco (segment "Un uomo corretto")1964
A Monster and a Half as Franco \ Cesarone1964
Soldiers and corporals as Franco1964
The Two Mafiosi as Franco Fisichella1964
Primitive Love as Franco1964
Oh! Those Most Secret Agents as Franco Passalacqua1964
Corpse for the Lady as Gianni1964
Venus in the Sun as Francesco Macrì (segment "Una domenica a Fregene")1963
The Shortest Day as Franco Lo Grugno1963
The Swindlers as Salvatore (segment "Siciliani")1963
Adventure at the Motel as Franco1963
Target: Girls as Cassarà1963
La donna degli altri è sempre più bella as Turiddu Macrì (segment "I Promessi Sposi")1963
Scandal Nudes as polizziotto Franco1963
Everything is Music as Friend of Anemia1962
I motorizzati as Un ladro di gomme1962
The Masseuses as Franco - Nightwatchman #11962
The Three Enemies as Fantuzzo1962
2 samurai per 100 geishe as Franco Santuzzo1962
Il mio amico Benito as Terrorista1962
Vino, whisky e acqua salata as cuoco1962
Those Two in the Legion as Franco Cocuzza1961
The Last Judgment as disoccupato1961
5 marines per 100 ragazze as factotum1961
Hercules in the Valley of Woe as Francheo1961
Fists, Girls and Sailors as Salvatore1961
Dying as Hierarchs as Scilla1961
The Honored Society as Saruzzo1960
The Loves of Salammbo as Not available1960
Appointment in Ischia as Contrabbandiere Basso1950
The Promise as Not available