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
139
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
Crema, cioccolata e... Paprika as Matteo1976
Domenica In as Self1976
Due ragazzi incorreggibili as Not available1976
Amici più di prima as Not available1975
Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno as Franco Gabbiani1975
Dream of Zorro as Paco / Zorro1975
Il sergente Rompiglioni diventa... caporale as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni1974
Paolo il freddo as Paolino Pastorino detto Tino1974
L'eredità dello zio buonanima as Franco Favazza1974
Franco e Ciccio superstars as Not available1974
Farfallon as Farfallon1974
Littlefoot the Policeman as Franco Petralia1973
Dirty Weekend as Person on Film #1 (Theater) (archive footage) (uncredited)1973
Il sergente Rompiglioni as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni1973
Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore as Franco1973
The Last Italian Tango as Franco1973
Il Figlioccio del padrino as Oronzo Musumeci1973
The Cat from Brooklyn Wants to Be a Detective as Frankie Lonego1972
The Adventures of Pinocchio as Gatto1972
The Adventures of Pinocchio as Gatto1972
Story of Fear and a Knife as Franco1972
Two Sons of Trinity as Franco Trinità1972
I due gattoni a nove code... e mezza ad Amsterdam as Franco, il fotografo1972
Continuavano a chiamarli... er più e er meno as Franco Pietrasicca1972
Continuavano a chiamarli i due piloti più matti del mondo as Franco Franchini1972
Teatro 11 as Self1971
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
Ma che musica maestro as Franco, il capobanda1971
Armiamoci e partite! as Franco1971
Il clan dei due Borsalini as Franco Franchetti, il 'Professore'1971
Riuscirà l'avvocato Franco Benenato a sconfiggere il suo acerrimo nemico il pretore Ciccio De Ingras? as Franco Benenato1971
...Scusi, ma lei le paga le tasse? as Franco1971
I due pezzi da 90 as Franco1971
I due della F. 1 alla corsa più pazza, pazza del mondo as Franco / Pepito Gonzales1970
Don Franco and Don Ciccio in a Year of Protest as Don Franco1970
Satiricosissimo as Franco1970
Ma chi t'ha dato la patente? as Franco1970
On the Day of the Lord as Carceriere1970
I due maghi del pallone as Mago K. K1970
Due bianchi nell'Africa nera as Franco1970
Principe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditiera as Principe Don Mimì1970
Paths of War as Franco1970
Those Sweet Creatures as Franco Samperi1970
I due maggiolini più matti del mondo as Franco1969
Lisa with the Blue Eyes as funzionario Centro Spaziale #11969
I 2 deputati as Franco Franchini1969
Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera as Franco1969
Indovina chi viene a merenda? as Franco La Rapa1969
Franco e Ciccio... Ladro e Guardia as Franco Chiappalone1968
Caprice Italian Style as Cassio1968
All the Gold in the World as Franco1968
I 2 pompieri as Francesco Perricone1968
Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza as Sancio Panza1968
How We Stole the Atomic Bomb as Franco1968
What Are the Clouds? as Cassio1968
I due Crociati as Franco di Carrapipi1968
Ciccio Forgives, I Don't as Franco1968
Brutti di notte as Franco / Bruto Di Notte1968
The Nephews of Zorro as Franco La Vacca1968
Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows as Franco Marelli / Salvatore Pollara1968
The Two Magnificent Fresconi as Franco1968
American Secret Service as Not available1967
Stasera mi butto as Bath attendant1967
The World's Gold as Franco Sparapaoli1967
The Tall, The Short, The Cat as Franco1967
I due vigili as Franco Lo Cascio1967
I barbieri di Sicilia as Franco Lo Persico1967
Two R-R-Ringos from Texas as Franco Caterina1967
The Handsome, The Ugly, And The Stupid as Il brutto - Franco1967
I Zanzaroni as Not available1966
Two Sons of Ringo as Franco Merendino / Django1966
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs as Franco1966
How We Robbed the Bank of Italy as Franco1966
2 Mobsters Against Al Capone as Franco1966
I due sanculotti as Franco La Capra1966
Gli altri, gli altri e noi as 'Occhi Svelti'1965
002 Operation Moon as Franco / Colonel Paradowsky1965
The Sons of the Leopard as Franco / Maria Rosa1965
Latin Lovers as Franco1965
The Amazing Doctor G as Franco Pecora1965
The Two Parachutists as Pasquale - Franco Impallomeni1965
War Italian Style as Frank Scordia1965
Fistful of Knuckles as Franco1965
Letti sbagliati as Franco (Segment "La seconda moglie")1965
Two Idiots at Fort Alamo as Franco La Pera1965
I Kill, You Kill as Turiddu (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi")1965
Veneri in collegio as Calogero Junior1965
How We Got Into Trouble with the Army as soldato Piscitello1964
Two Escape from Sing Sing as Franco1964
Two Gangsters in the Wild West as Franco Capone / Il nonno di Franco / Francuzza l'abbandonata1964
The Maniacs as Thief #1 (segment 'Il week-end)1964
Le tardone as The killer (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")1964
Oh! Those Most Secret Agents as Franco Passalacqua1964
The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars as Socio dello scrittore1964
2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge as Nicolino Celletti1964
Easy Love as Franco (segment "Un uomo corretto")1964
I due mafiosi as Franco Fisichella1964
Primitive Love as Franco1964
Soldati e caporali as Franco1964
Un mostro e mezzo as Franco \ Cesarone1964
I due toreri as Franco Scontentezza1964
Corpse for the Lady as Gianni1964
Veneri al sole as Francesco Macrì (segment "Una domenica a Fregene")1964
Le sette vipere (Il marito latino) as Avvocato Franchi1964
Sedotti e bidonati as Franco1964
Canzoni, bulli e pupe as Gaspare1964
Two Public Enemies as Franco1964
Queste pazze, pazze donne as Turiddu Macrì ('Siciliani a Milano')1963
The Shortest Day as Franco Lo Grugno1963
The Swindlers as Salvatore (segment "Siciliani")1963
Avventura al motel as Franco1963
Scandal Nudes as polizziotto Franco1963
La donna degli altri è sempre più bella as Turiddu Macrì (segment "I Promessi Sposi")1963
Obiettivo ragazze as Cassarà1963
Everything is Music as Friend of Anemia1962
I motorizzati as Un ladro di gomme1962
2 samurai per 100 geishe as Franco Santuzzo1962
Vino, whisky e acqua salata as cuoco1962
The Masseuses as Franco - Nightwatchman #11962
I tre nemici as Fantuzzo1962
Il mio amico Benito as Terrorista1962
Those Two in the Legion as Franco Cocuzza1961
The Last Judgment as disoccupato1961
Pugni, pupe e marinai as Salvatore1961
L'onorata società as Saruzzo1961
Gerarchi si muore as Scilla1961
Hercules in the Valley of Woe as Francheo1961
5 marines per 100 ragazze as factotum1960
The Loves of Salammbo as Not available1960
Appuntamento a Ischia as Contrabbandiere Basso1950
Il voto as Not available