Franco Franchi
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from t...
Known For
Filmography
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
2022
as Self (archive footage)
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
2004
as Self (archive footage)
You Jane, Me Tarzan
1989
as Mercenary
Blue Tango
1987
as Gaetano Buttitta
Indietro tutta!
1987
as Se stesso
Buona Domenica
1985
as Partecipazione
Kaos
1984
as Zi' Dima (segment "La giara")
Kaos
1984
Uno storico pasticcio
1983
as Franco
Cream, Chocolate and... Paprika
1981
as Matteo
Friends More Than Before
1976
Domenica In
1976
as Self
Due ragazzi incorreggibili
1976
The Sergeant Rompiglioni Becomes... Corporal
1975
as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni
The Noon Vigilante
1975
as Franco Gabbiani
Dream of Zorro
1975
as Paco / Zorro
Farfallon
1974
as Farfallon
Paolo the Cool
1974
as Paolino Pastorino detto Tino
Littlefoot the Policeman
1974
as Franco Petralia
Franco e Ciccio superstars
1974
The Inheritance of Uncle Goodsoul
1974
as Franco Favazza
Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore
1973
as Franco
The Godfather's Godson
1973
as Oronzo Musumeci
The Cat from Brooklyn Wants to Be a Detective
1973
as Frankie Lonego
The Last Italian Tango
1973
as Franco
Il sergente Rompiglioni
1973
as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni
Dirty Weekend
1973
as Person on Film #1 (Theater) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Il cortile degli Aragonesi
1973
as Nofriu
Teatro 11
1972
as Self
Two Sons of Trinity
1972
as Franco Trinità
They Were Still Called... The Most and the Least
1972
as Franco Pietrasicca
Story of Fear and a Knife
1972
as Franco
The Two Big Cats O'Nine Tails... and a Half in Amsterdam
1972
as Franco, il fotografo
Continuavano a chiamarli i due piloti più matti del mondo
1972
as Franco Franchini
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1972
as Gatto
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1972
as Gatto
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
1971
as Franco
...Excuse Me, Do You Pay Taxes?
1971
as Franco
The Two of the F. 1 at the Craziest, Craziest Race in the World
1971
as Franco / Pepito Gonzales
I due assi del guantone
1971
as Franco Marsala
It's a Woman's War
1971
as Serg. Franco Samperi
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
1971
as Franco Bello
The Clan of the Two Borsalini
1971
as Franco Franchetti, il 'Professore'
The Two Big Shots
1971
as Franco
Ma che musica maestro
1971
as Franco, il capobanda
Will the Lawyer Franco Benenato Be Able to Defeat his Arch Enemy the Magistrate Ciccio De Ingras?
1971
as Franco Benenato
The Two Wizards of the Ball
1970
as Mago K. K
Principe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditiera
1970
as Principe Don Mimì
I due maggiolini più matti del mondo
1970
as Franco
Don Franco and Don Ciccio in a Year of Protest
1970
as Don Franco
Who Gave You the License?
1970
as Franco
Those Sweet Creatures
1970
as Franco Samperi
Paths of War
1970
as Franco
Two Whites in Dark Africa
1970
as Franco
On the Day of the Lord
1970
as Carceriere
Satiricosissimo
1970
as Franco
Guess Who's Coming for a Snack?
1969
as Franco La Rapa
Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard
1969
as Franco
Franco and Ciccio... Robber and Cop
1969
as Franco Chiappalone
Lisa with the Blue Eyes
1969
as funzionario Centro Spaziale #1
Gulliver
1969
Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza
1968
as Sancio Panza
I 2 deputati
1968
as Franco Franchini
The Nephews of Zorro
1968
as Franco La Vacca
Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows
1968
as Franco Marelli / Salvatore Pollara
Ciccio Forgives, I Don't
1968
as Franco
American Secret Service
1968
I due Crociati
1968
as Franco di Carrapipi
Two Firefighters
1968
as Francesco Perricone
All the Gold in the World
1968
as Franco
Caprice Italian Style
1968
as Cassio
Ugly at Night
1968
as Franco / Bruto Di Notte
The Two Magnificent Fresconi
1968
as Franco
What Are the Clouds?
1968
as Cassio
Tonight I'll Throw Me
1967
as Bath attendant
The Tall, The Short, The Cat
1967
as Franco
I due vigili
1967
as Franco Lo Cascio
Two R-R-Ringos from Texas
1967
as Franco Caterina
The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid
1967
as Il brutto - Franco
The World's Gold
1967
as Franco Sparapaoli
The Sicily Barbers
1967
as Franco Lo Persico
How We Stole the Atomic Bomb
1967
as Franco
I Zanzaroni
1967
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
1966
as Franco
I due sanculotti
1966
as Franco La Capra
2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
1966
as Franco
How We Robbed the Bank of Italy
1966
as Franco
Gli altri, gli altri e noi
1966
as 'Occhi Svelti'
002 Operation Moon
1965
as Franco / Colonel Paradowsky
Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
1965
as Franco La Pera
Wrong Beds
1965
as Franco (Segment "La seconda moglie")
Veneri in collegio
1965
as Calogero Junior
Fistful of Knuckles
1965
as Franco
The Sons of the Leopard
1965
as Franco / Maria Rosa
How We Got Into Trouble with the Army
1965
as soldato Piscitello
Latin Lovers
1965
as Franco
The Two Parachutists
1965
as Pasquale - Franco Impallomeni
I Kill, You Kill
1965
as Turiddu (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi")
The Amazing Doctor G
1965
as Franco Pecora
War Italian Style
1965
as Frank Scordia
Two Gangsters in the Wild West
1964
as Franco Capone / Il nonno di Franco / Francuzza l'abbandonata
2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge
1964
as Nicolino Celletti
Two Escape from Sing Sing
1964
as Franco
Two Public Enemies
1964
as Franco
Seduced and Duped
1964
as Franco
Primitive Love
1964
as Franco
The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars
1964
as Socio dello scrittore
Le tardone
1964
as The killer (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")
A Monster and a Half
1964
as Franco \ Cesarone
These Mad, Mad Women
1964
as Turiddu Macrì ('Siciliani a Milano')
I due toreri
1964
as Franco Scontentezza
The Two Mafiosi
1964
as Franco Fisichella
Easy Love
1964
as Franco (segment "Un uomo corretto")
Soldiers and corporals
1964
as Franco
The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband)
1964
as Avvocato Franchi
Corpse for the Lady
1964
as Gianni
Songs, Bullies and Chicks
1964
as Gaspare
Oh! Those Most Secret Agents
1964
as Franco Passalacqua
Venus in the Sun
1964
as Francesco Macrì (segment "Una domenica a Fregene")
The Maniacs
1964
as Thief #1 (segment 'Il week-end)
The Swindlers
1963
as Salvatore (segment "Siciliani")
The Shortest Day
1963
as Franco Lo Grugno
Scandal Nudes
1963
as polizziotto Franco
La donna degli altri è sempre più bella
1963
as Turiddu Macrì (segment "I Promessi Sposi")
Target: Girls
1963
as Cassarà
Adventure at the Motel
1963
as Franco
Everything is Music
1963
as Friend of Anemia
Il mio amico Benito
1962
as Terrorista
Those Two in the Legion
1962
as Franco Cocuzza
The Masseuses
1962
as Franco - Nightwatchman #1
2 samurai per 100 geishe
1962
as Franco Santuzzo
The Three Enemies
1962
as Fantuzzo
Vino, whisky e acqua salata
1962
as cuoco
I motorizzati
1962
as Un ladro di gomme
Fists, Girls and Sailors
1961
as Salvatore
Dying as Hierarchs
1961
as Scilla
5 Marines for 100 Girls
1961
as factotum
The Honored Society
1961
as Saruzzo
The Last Judgment
1961
as disoccupato
Hercules in the Valley of Woe
1961
as Francheo
Appointment in Ischia
1960
as The Short Smuggler
The Loves of Salammbo
1960
The Promise
1950