Directed credits
1
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Franco Nero
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.8
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew 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
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Co-Producer (3)Producer (3)Executive Producer (2)Still Photographer (1)Story (1)Thanks (1)Writer (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
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Franco Nero.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Franco Nero.
8.2
Django Unchained
Thanks
2012 Movie
7.5
I Knew Her Well
as Italo - The garage attendant
1965 Movie
7.4
The Collini Case
as Fabrizio Collini
2019 Movie
7.3
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Julius
2017 Movie
7.3
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Still Photographer
1966 Movie
7.2
Tristana
as Horacio
1970 Movie
7.2
Django
as Django
1966 Movie
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actor
2014 Movie
7.1
The Day of the Owl
as Captain Bellodi
1968 Movie
7.0
Letters to Juliet
as Lorenzo
2010 Movie
7.0
Die Hard 2
as General Ramon Esperanza
1990 Movie
6.9
The Pope's Exorcist
as The Pope
2023 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Franco Nero.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Franco Nero.
7.3
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Julius
2017 Movie
8.2
Django Unchained
Thanks
2012 Movie
6.2
Cars 2
as Uncle Topolino (voice)
2011 Movie
7.0
Die Hard 2
as General Ramon Esperanza
1990 Movie
6.8
Saint Paul
as Gamaliel
2000 Movie
6.4
The Lost City of Z
as Baron de Gondoriz
2017 Movie
6.9
The Pope's Exorcist
as The Pope
2023 Movie
7.0
Letters to Juliet
as Lorenzo
2010 Movie
4.4
Istintobrass
as Self
2013 Movie
4.2
The Conquest
as Árpád vezér
1996 Movie
6.1
The Match
as Old Branko
2021 Movie
6.5
David
as Natan
1997 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Franco Nero.
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Roberto Distasio • 1 eps
1999 Series
6.1
The Hitchhiker
as Dr. Peter Milne • 1 eps
1983 Series
8.0
Through the Night with...
as Self • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.9
Ulisse - Il piacere della scoperta
as Self • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.0
Emigratis
as Self • 2 eps
2016 Series
5.4
Django
as Reverend • 2 eps
2023 Series
Der Fürst und das Mädchen
2003 Series
5.9
Delicious
as Joe Benelli • 4 eps
2016 Series
Saint Paul
as Gamaliel • 2 eps
2000 Series
6.5
I promessi sposi
as fra Cristoforo • 5 eps
1989 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Franco Nero.
The Estate
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
5.2
The Mystery of Dante
Executive Producer
2014 Movie
8.2
Django Unchained
Thanks
2012 Movie
4.0
Márió, a varázsló
Co-Producer
2008 Movie
4.3
La rabbia
Producer
2008 Movie
Forever Blues
Writer
2005 Movie
3.5
Uninvited
Producer
2000 Movie
5.8
Jonathan of the Bears
Story
1995 Movie
4.1
The Shark Hunter
Co-Producer
1979 Movie
4.6
Vacation
Producer
1971 Movie
4.8
Dropout
Co-Producer
1970 Movie
7.3
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Still Photographer
1966 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for 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
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for 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