Franco Franchi

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 the Wikipedia article Franco Franchi,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Domenica In

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs

The Last Judgment

You Jane, Me Tarzan

The Shortest Day

The Adventures of Pinocchio

2 Mobsters Against Al Capone

All Movies (136)

• An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio2004 · as Self (archive footage)
• Blue Tango1987 · as Gaetano Buttitta
• Kaos1984 · as Zi' Dima (segment "La giara")
• Uno storico pasticcio1983 · as Franco
• Cream, Chocolate and... Paprika1981 · as Matteo
• Friends More Than Before1976
• Dream of Zorro1975 · as Paco / Zorro
• The Sergeant Rompiglioni Becomes... Corporal1975 · as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni
• The Noon Vigilante1975 · as Franco Gabbiani
• The Inheritance of Uncle Goodsoul1974 · as Franco Favazza
• Littlefoot the Policeman1974 · as Franco Petralia
• Farfallon1974 · as Farfallon
• Paolo the Cool1974 · as Paolino Pastorino detto Tino
• Franco e Ciccio superstars1974
• Il sergente Rompiglioni1973 · as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni
• Il cortile degli Aragonesi1973 · as Nofriu
• Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore1973 · as Franco
• Dirty Weekend1973 · as Person on Film #1 (Theater) (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Godfather's Godson1973 · as Oronzo Musumeci
• The Cat from Brooklyn Wants to Be a Detective1973 · as Frankie Lonego
• The Last Italian Tango1973 · as Franco
• The Adventures of Pinocchio1972 · as Gatto
• The Two Big Cats O'Nine Tails... and a Half in Amsterdam1972 · as Franco, il fotografo
• Story of Fear and a Knife1972 · as Franco
• Two Sons of Trinity1972 · as Franco Trinità
• Teatro 111972 · as Self
• They Were Still Called... The Most and the Least1972 · as Franco Pietrasicca
• Continuavano a chiamarli i due piloti più matti del mondo1972 · as Franco Franchini
• I due assi del guantone1971 · as Franco Marsala
• The Two Big Shots1971 · as Franco
• Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!1971 · as Franco
• Will the Lawyer Franco Benenato Be Able to Defeat his Arch Enemy the Magistrate Ciccio De Ingras?1971 · as Franco Benenato
• The Two of the F. 1 at the Craziest, Craziest Race in the World1971 · as Franco / Pepito Gonzales
• It's a Woman's War1971 · as Serg. Franco Samperi
• Ma che musica maestro1971 · as Franco, il capobanda
• ...Excuse Me, Do You Pay Taxes?1971 · as Franco
• Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?1971 · as Franco Bello
• The Clan of the Two Borsalini1971 · as Franco Franchetti, il 'Professore'
• The Two Wizards of the Ball1970 · as Mago K. K
• Two Whites in Dark Africa1970 · as Franco
• Those Sweet Creatures1970 · as Franco Samperi
• Principe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditiera1970 · as Principe Don Mimì
• I due maggiolini più matti del mondo1970 · as Franco
• Who Gave You the License?1970 · as Franco
• Don Franco and Don Ciccio in a Year of Protest1970 · as Don Franco
• Paths of War1970 · as Franco
• On the Day of the Lord1970 · as Carceriere
• Satiricosissimo1970 · as Franco
• Lisa with the Blue Eyes1969 · as funzionario Centro Spaziale #1
• Franco and Ciccio... Robber and Cop1969 · as Franco Chiappalone
• Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard1969 · as Franco
• Guess Who's Coming for a Snack?1969 · as Franco La Rapa
• I 2 deputati1969 · as Franco Franchini
• The Two Magnificent Fresconi1968 · as Franco
• The Nephews of Zorro1968 · as Franco La Vacca
• Two Firefighters1968 · as Francesco Perricone
• Ciccio Forgives, I Don't1968 · as Franco
• Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza1968 · as Sancio Panza
• I due Crociati1968 · as Franco di Carrapipi
• American Secret Service1968
• Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows1968 · as Franco Marelli / Salvatore Pollara
• Caprice Italian Style1968 · as Cassio
• What Are the Clouds?1968 · as Cassio
• Ugly at Night1968 · as Franco / Bruto Di Notte
• All the Gold in the World1968 · as Franco
• How We Stole the Atomic Bomb1968 · as Franco
• The World's Gold1967 · as Franco Sparapaoli
• The Sicily Barbers1967 · as Franco Lo Persico
• I due vigili1967 · as Franco Lo Cascio
• Tonight I'll Throw Me1967 · as Bath attendant
• I Zanzaroni1967
• Two R-R-Ringos from Texas1967 · as Franco Caterina
• The Handsome, The Ugly, And The Stupid1967 · as Il brutto - Franco
• The Tall, The Short, The Cat1967 · as Franco
• Two Sons of Ringo1966 · as Franco Merendino / Django
• Gli altri, gli altri e noi1966 · as 'Occhi Svelti'
• The Two Sans-culottes1966 · as Franco La Capra
• Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs1966 · as Franco
• How We Robbed the Bank of Italy1966 · as Franco
• 2 Mobsters Against Al Capone1966 · as Franco
• The Two Parachutists1965 · as Pasquale - Franco Impallomeni
• War Italian Style1965 · as Frank Scordia
• 002 Operation Moon1965 · as Franco / Colonel Paradowsky
• The Amazing Doctor G1965 · as Franco Pecora
• How We Got Into Trouble with the Army1965 · as soldato Piscitello
• Two Idiots at Fort Alamo1965 · as Franco La Pera
• Latin Lovers1965 · as Franco
• Veneri in collegio1965 · as Calogero Junior
• The Sons of the Leopard1965 · as Franco / Maria Rosa
• Fistful of Knuckles1965 · as Franco
• Wrong Beds1965 · as Franco (Segment "La seconda moglie")
• I Kill, You Kill1965 · as Turiddu (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi")
• Two Public Enemies1964 · as Franco
• Soldiers and corporals1964 · as Franco
• Venus in the Sun1964 · as Francesco Macrì (segment "Una domenica a Fregene")
• A Monster and a Half1964 · as Franco \ Cesarone
• I due toreri1964 · as Franco Scontentezza
• Seduced and Duped1964 · as Franco
• Oh! Those Most Secret Agents1964 · as Franco Passalacqua
• Easy Love1964 · as Franco (segment "Un uomo corretto")
• Primitive Love1964 · as Franco
• Two Escape from Sing Sing1964 · as Franco
• Corpse for the Lady1964 · as Gianni
• The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband)1964 · as Avvocato Franchi
• Two Gangsters in the Wild West1964 · as Franco Capone / Il nonno di Franco / Francuzza l'abbandonata
• The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars1964 · as Socio dello scrittore
• Songs, Bullies and Chicks1964 · as Gaspare
• These Mad, Mad Women1964 · as Turiddu Macrì ('Siciliani a Milano')
• The Maniacs1964 · as Thief #1 (segment 'Il week-end)
• Le tardone1964 · as The killer (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")
• 2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge1964 · as Nicolino Celletti
• The Two Mafiosi1964 · as Franco Fisichella
• Scandal Nudes1963 · as polizziotto Franco
• The Swindlers1963 · as Salvatore (segment "Siciliani")
• Everything is Music1963 · as Friend of Anemia
• Target: Girls1963 · as Cassarà
• La donna degli altri è sempre più bella1963 · as Turiddu Macrì (segment "I Promessi Sposi")
• The Shortest Day1963 · as Franco Lo Grugno
• Adventure at the Motel1963 · as Franco
• Vino, whisky e acqua salata1962 · as cuoco
• I motorizzati1962 · as Un ladro di gomme
• The Masseuses1962 · as Franco - Nightwatchman #1
• 2 samurai per 100 geishe1962 · as Franco Santuzzo
• Those Two in the Legion1962 · as Franco Cocuzza
• The Three Enemies1962 · as Fantuzzo
• Il mio amico Benito1962 · as Terrorista
• Dying as Hierarchs1961 · as Scilla
• Fists, Girls and Sailors1961 · as Salvatore
• The Last Judgment1961 · as disoccupato
• Hercules in the Valley of Woe1961 · as Francheo
• 5 marines per 100 ragazze1961 · as factotum
• The Honored Society1961 · as Saruzzo
• Appointment in Ischia1960 · as The Short Smuggler
• The Loves of Salammbo1960
• The Promise1950

All TV Shows (6)

• You Jane, Me Tarzan1989 · as Mercenary
• Buona Domenica1985 · as Partecipazione
• Kaos1984
• Due ragazzi incorreggibili1976
• Domenica In1976 · as Self
• The Adventures of Pinocchio1972 · as Gatto