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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Gallery
Known For
Acting History
2004
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio as Self (archive footage)
1989You Jane, Me Tarzan as Mercenary
1987Blue Tango as Gaetano Buttitta
1985Buona Domenica as Partecipazione
1984Kaos as Zi' Dima (segment "La giara")
1983Uno storico pasticcio as Franco
1981Cream, Chocolate and... Paprika as Matteo
1976Due ragazzi incorreggibili
1976Domenica In as Self
1976Friends More Than Before
1975Dream of Zorro as Paco / Zorro
1975The Sergeant Rompiglioni Becomes... Corporal as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni
1975The Noon Vigilante as Franco Gabbiani
1974The Inheritance of Uncle Goodsoul as Franco Favazza
1974Littlefoot the Policeman as Franco Petralia
1974Farfallon as Farfallon
1974Paolo the Cool as Paolino Pastorino detto Tino
1974Franco e Ciccio superstars
1973Il sergente Rompiglioni as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni
1973Il cortile degli Aragonesi as Nofriu
1973Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore as Franco
1973Dirty Weekend as Person on Film #1 (Theater) (archive footage) (uncredited)
1973The Godfather's Godson as Oronzo Musumeci
1973The Cat from Brooklyn Wants to Be a Detective as Frankie Lonego
1973The Last Italian Tango as Franco
1972The Adventures of Pinocchio as Gatto
1972The Two Big Cats O'Nine Tails... and a Half in Amsterdam as Franco, il fotografo
1972Story of Fear and a Knife as Franco
1972Two Sons of Trinity as Franco Trinità
1972Teatro 11 as Self
1972The Adventures of Pinocchio as Gatto
1972They Were Still Called... The Most and the Least as Franco Pietrasicca
1972Continuavano a chiamarli i due piloti più matti del mondo as Franco Franchini
1971I due assi del guantone as Franco Marsala
1971The Two Big Shots as Franco
1971Let's Arm Ourselves and Go! as Franco
1971Will the Lawyer Franco Benenato Be Able to Defeat his Arch Enemy the Magistrate Ciccio De Ingras? as Franco Benenato
1971The Two of the F. 1 at the Craziest, Craziest Race in the World as Franco / Pepito Gonzales
1971It's a Woman's War as Serg. Franco Samperi
1971Ma che musica maestro as Franco, il capobanda
1971...Excuse Me, Do You Pay Taxes? as Franco
1971Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù? as Franco Bello
1971The Clan of the Two Borsalini as Franco Franchetti, il 'Professore'
1970The Two Wizards of the Ball as Mago K. K
1970Two Whites in Dark Africa as Franco
1970Those Sweet Creatures as Franco Samperi
1970I due maggiolini più matti del mondo as Franco
1970Principe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditiera as Principe Don Mimì
1970Who Gave You the License? as Franco
1970Don Franco and Don Ciccio in a Year of Protest as Don Franco
1970Paths of War as Franco
1970On the Day of the Lord as Carceriere
1970Satiricosissimo as Franco
1969Lisa with the Blue Eyes as funzionario Centro Spaziale #1
1969Franco and Ciccio... Robber and Cop as Franco Chiappalone
1969Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard as Franco
1969Guess Who's Coming for a Snack? as Franco La Rapa
1969I 2 deputati as Franco Franchini
1968The Two Magnificent Fresconi as Franco
1968The Nephews of Zorro as Franco La Vacca
1968Two Firefighters as Francesco Perricone
1968Ciccio Forgives, I Don't as Franco
1968Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza as Sancio Panza
1968I due Crociati as Franco di Carrapipi
1968American Secret Service
1968Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows as Franco Marelli / Salvatore Pollara
1968Caprice Italian Style as Cassio
1968What Are the Clouds? as Cassio
1968Ugly at Night as Franco / Bruto Di Notte
1968All the Gold in the World as Franco
1968How We Stole the Atomic Bomb as Franco
1967The Sicily Barbers as Franco Lo Persico
1967The World's Gold as Franco Sparapaoli
1967I due vigili as Franco Lo Cascio
1967Tonight I'll Throw Me as Bath attendant
1967I Zanzaroni
1967Two R-R-Ringos from Texas as Franco Caterina
1967The Handsome, The Ugly, And The Stupid as Il brutto - Franco
1967The Tall, The Short, The Cat as Franco
1966Two Sons of Ringo as Franco Merendino / Django
1966Gli altri, gli altri e noi as 'Occhi Svelti'
1966The Two Sans-culottes as Franco La Capra
1966Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs as Franco
1966How We Robbed the Bank of Italy as Franco
19662 Mobsters Against Al Capone as Franco
1965The Two Parachutists as Pasquale - Franco Impallomeni
1965War Italian Style as Frank Scordia
1965002 Operation Moon as Franco / Colonel Paradowsky
1965The Amazing Doctor G as Franco Pecora
1965How We Got Into Trouble with the Army as soldato Piscitello
1965Two Idiots at Fort Alamo as Franco La Pera
1965Latin Lovers as Franco
1965Veneri in collegio as Calogero Junior
1965The Sons of the Leopard as Franco / Maria Rosa
1965Fistful of Knuckles as Franco
1965Wrong Beds as Franco (Segment "La seconda moglie")
1965I Kill, You Kill as Turiddu (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi")
1964Soldiers and corporals as Franco
1964Two Public Enemies as Franco
1964Venus in the Sun as Francesco Macrì (segment "Una domenica a Fregene")
1964A Monster and a Half as Franco \ Cesarone
1964I due toreri as Franco Scontentezza
1964Seduced and Duped as Franco
1964Oh! Those Most Secret Agents as Franco Passalacqua
1964Easy Love as Franco (segment "Un uomo corretto")
1964Primitive Love as Franco
1964Two Escape from Sing Sing as Franco
1964Corpse for the Lady as Gianni
1964The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband) as Avvocato Franchi
1964Two Gangsters in the Wild West as Franco Capone / Il nonno di Franco / Francuzza l'abbandonata
1964The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars as Socio dello scrittore
1964Songs, Bullies and Chicks as Gaspare
1964These Mad, Mad Women as Turiddu Macrì ('Siciliani a Milano')
1964The Maniacs as Thief #1 (segment 'Il week-end)
1964Le tardone as The killer (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")
19642 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge as Nicolino Celletti
1964The Two Mafiosi as Franco Fisichella
1963Scandal Nudes as polizziotto Franco
1963The Swindlers as Salvatore (segment "Siciliani")
1963Everything is Music as Friend of Anemia
1963Target: Girls as Cassarà
1963La donna degli altri è sempre più bella as Turiddu Macrì (segment "I Promessi Sposi")
1963The Shortest Day as Franco Lo Grugno
1963Adventure at the Motel as Franco
1962Vino, whisky e acqua salata as cuoco
1962I motorizzati as Un ladro di gomme
1962The Masseuses as Franco - Nightwatchman #1
19622 samurai per 100 geishe as Franco Santuzzo
1962Those Two in the Legion as Franco Cocuzza
1962The Three Enemies as Fantuzzo
1962Il mio amico Benito as Terrorista
1961Dying as Hierarchs as Scilla
1961Fists, Girls and Sailors as Salvatore
1961The Last Judgment as disoccupato
1961Hercules in the Valley of Woe as Francheo
19615 marines per 100 ragazze as factotum
1961The Honored Society as Saruzzo
1960Appointment in Ischia as Contrabbandiere Basso
1960The Loves of Salammbo
1950The Promise