Acting credits
237
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Franco Nero
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.8
Moderate attention
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Movies: 210Series: 28Crew credits: 13
TMDB ID: 22383
IMDb ID: nm0626259
Known for: Acting
Born: November 23, 1941
Age: 84
Place of birth: San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1962 - 2025
Years active: 64
Average TMDB rating: 6.2
Wikidata: Q311716
Also known as
Frank Black • Frank Nero • Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero
Other jobs
Co-Producer (3)Executive Producer (3)Director (2)Producer (2)Still Photographer (1)Story (1)Thanks (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Franco Nero.
The Estate
2025 Movie
The Run
as Hunter
2025 Movie
4.8
In the Hand of Dante
as Don Lecco
2025 Movie
Titanus 1904
as Self
2024 Movie
Compagni d'arte
2024 Movie
The Jester from Transylvania
as One-eye
2024 Movie
3.0
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
as Valentino's Spirit
2023 Movie
4.7
Giorni felici
as Antonio
2023 Movie
3.5
On Our Way
2023 Movie
6.9
The Pope's Exorcist
as The Pope
2023 Movie
4.6
The Man Who Drew God
as Emanuele
2023 Movie
5.9
The Man from Rome
as The Pope
2022 Movie
4.0
Buon Lavoro
2022 Movie
The Duel
2021 Movie
9.5
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
7.0
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
as Self - Actor
2021 Movie
Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto
as Self
2021 Movie
6.0
Off the Rails
as Giovanni
2021 Movie
Two Men Alone
as Himself
2021 Movie
6.1
The Match
as Old Branko
2021 Movie
4.0
The Dark Dance
as L'Impresario
2020 Movie
Harmonie
2020 Movie
1.0
Immortalist
as Paolo Spersoni
2020 Movie
6.0
Havana Kyrie
as Vittorio Arditi De Bellis
2019 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Franco Nero.
5.4
Django
as Reverend • 2 eps
2023 Series
5.9
Delicious
as Joe Benelli • 4 eps
2016 Series
7.0
Emigratis
as Self • 2 eps
2016 Series
7.0
Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire
as Augustine of Hippo • 2 eps
2010 Series
7.5
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons
as Max Freeman • 1 eps
2008 Series
Mein Herz in Chile
as Carlos Sanchez • 2 eps
2008 Series
7.0
Il sangue e la rosa
as Conte Uberto Mancini • 4 eps
2008 Series
5.0
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
as Caifa • 2 eps
2007 Series
Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love
2 eps
2005 Series
Der Fürst und das Mädchen
2003 Series
8.0
Through the Night with...
as Self • 1 eps
2002 Series
2.3
Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften
as Fashion Billionaire • 1 eps
2002 Series
The Crusaders
as Ibnazul • 2 eps
2001 Series
La voce del sangue
as Antonio Castaldi • 2 eps
2001 Series
8.9
Ulisse - Il piacere della scoperta
as Self • 1 eps
2001 Series
Saint Paul
as Gamaliel • 2 eps
2000 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Roberto Distasio • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.5
Painted Lady
as Robert Tassi • 2 eps
1997 Series
10.0
Desert of Fire
as Marcel Duvivier • 3 eps
1997 Series
David
as Nathan • 2 eps
1997 Series
6.9
The Return of Sandokan
as Yogi Azim • 4 eps
1996 Series
7.5
Desideria e l'anello del drago
as Dragon King • 2 eps
1995 Series
5.7
Young Catherine
as Count Vorontsov • 2 eps
1991 Series
6.5
I promessi sposi
as fra Cristoforo • 5 eps
1989 Series