Franco Franchi

Franco Franchi

Known for Acting · 142 credits

Born
1928-09-18
Died
1992-12-09
Place of birth
Palermo, Sicily, Italy

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

TV Shows (6)

Movies (136)

Oh! Those Most Secret Agents
Movie

Oh! Those Most Secret Agents

1964

as Franco Passalacqua

Kaos
Movie

Kaos

1984

as Zi' Dima (segment "La giara")

Le tardone
Movie

Le tardone

1964

as The killer (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
Movie

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs

1966

as Franco

Scandal Nudes
Movie

Scandal Nudes

1963

as polizziotto Franco

The Adventures of Pinocchio
Movie

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1972

as Gatto

Caprice Italian Style
Movie

Caprice Italian Style

1968

as Cassio

The Shortest Day
Movie

The Shortest Day

1963

as Franco Lo Grugno

Everything is Music
Movie

Everything is Music

1963

as Friend of Anemia

The Last Judgment
Movie

The Last Judgment

1961

as disoccupato

Latin Lovers
Movie

Latin Lovers

1965

as Franco

I motorizzati
Movie

I motorizzati

1962

as Un ladro di gomme

Tonight I'll Throw Me
Movie

Tonight I'll Throw Me

1967

as Bath attendant

2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
Movie

2 Mobsters Against Al Capone

1966

as Franco

The Swindlers
Movie

The Swindlers

1963

as Salvatore (segment "Siciliani")

The Last Italian Tango
Movie

The Last Italian Tango

1973

as Franco

The Two Wizards of the Ball
Movie

The Two Wizards of the Ball

1970

as Mago K. K

The World's Gold
Movie

The World's Gold

1967

as Franco Sparapaoli

The Loves of Salammbo
Movie

The Loves of Salammbo

1960

Lisa with the Blue Eyes
Movie

Lisa with the Blue Eyes

1969

as funzionario Centro Spaziale #1

Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza
Movie

Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza

1968

as Sancio Panza

Corpse for the Lady
Movie

Corpse for the Lady

1964

as Gianni

On the Day of the Lord
Movie

On the Day of the Lord

1970

as Carceriere

Dirty Weekend
Movie

Dirty Weekend

1973

as Person on Film #1 (Theater) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Blue Tango
Movie

Blue Tango

1987

as Gaetano Buttitta

Two Sons of Trinity
Movie

Two Sons of Trinity

1972

as Franco Trinità

The Maniacs
Movie

The Maniacs

1964

as Thief #1 (segment 'Il week-end)

Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore
Movie

Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore

1973

as Franco

Two Public Enemies
Movie

Two Public Enemies

1964

as Franco

Who Gave You the License?
Movie

Who Gave You the License?

1970

as Franco

Paolo the Cool
Movie

Paolo the Cool

1974

as Paolino Pastorino detto Tino

Guess Who's Coming for a Snack?
Movie

Guess Who's Coming for a Snack?

1969

as Franco La Rapa

Hercules in the Valley of Woe
Movie

Hercules in the Valley of Woe

1961

as Francheo

Soldiers and corporals
Movie

Soldiers and corporals

1964

as Franco

War Italian Style
Movie

War Italian Style

1965

as Frank Scordia

The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars
Movie

The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars

1964

as Socio dello scrittore

Adventure at the Motel
Movie

Adventure at the Motel

1963

as Franco

La donna degli altri è sempre più bella
Movie

La donna degli altri è sempre più bella

1963

as Turiddu Macrì (segment "I Promessi Sposi")

Two Sons of Ringo
Movie

Two Sons of Ringo

1966

as Franco Merendino / Django

The Nephews of Zorro
Movie

The Nephews of Zorro

1968

as Franco La Vacca

The Amazing Doctor G
Movie

The Amazing Doctor G

1965

as Franco Pecora

The Clan of the Two Borsalini
Movie

The Clan of the Two Borsalini

1971

as Franco Franchetti, il 'Professore'

Wrong Beds
Movie

Wrong Beds

1965

as Franco (Segment "La seconda moglie")

Two Firefighters
Movie

Two Firefighters

1968

as Francesco Perricone

Ugly at Night
Movie

Ugly at Night

1968

as Franco / Bruto Di Notte

Will the Lawyer Franco Benenato Be Able to Defeat his Arch Enemy the Magistrate Ciccio De Ingras?
Movie

Will the Lawyer Franco Benenato Be Able to Defeat his Arch Enemy the Magistrate Ciccio De Ingras?

1971

as Franco Benenato

Fists, Girls and Sailors
Movie

Fists, Girls and Sailors

1961

as Salvatore

5 marines per 100 ragazze
Movie

5 marines per 100 ragazze

1961

as factotum

These Mad, Mad Women
Movie

These Mad, Mad Women

1964

as Turiddu Macrì ('Siciliani a Milano')

The Two Mafiosi
Movie

The Two Mafiosi

1964

as Franco Fisichella

Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
Movie

Two Idiots at Fort Alamo

1965

as Franco La Pera

Il sergente Rompiglioni
Movie

Il sergente Rompiglioni

1973

as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni

Satiricosissimo
Movie

Satiricosissimo

1970

as Franco

The Sons of the Leopard
Movie

The Sons of the Leopard

1965

as Franco / Maria Rosa

I due assi del guantone
Movie

I due assi del guantone

1971

as Franco Marsala

The Two Big Cats O'Nine Tails... and a Half in Amsterdam
Movie

The Two Big Cats O'Nine Tails... and a Half in Amsterdam

1972

as Franco, il fotografo

The Handsome, The Ugly, And The Stupid
Movie

The Handsome, The Ugly, And The Stupid

1967

as Il brutto - Franco

I Kill, You Kill
Movie

I Kill, You Kill

1965

as Turiddu (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi")

The Honored Society
Movie

The Honored Society

1961

as Saruzzo

The Promise
Movie

The Promise

1950

How We Stole the Atomic Bomb
Movie

How We Stole the Atomic Bomb

1968

as Franco

Fistful of Knuckles
Movie

Fistful of Knuckles

1965

as Franco

Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard
Movie

Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard

1969

as Franco

I due Crociati
Movie

I due Crociati

1968

as Franco di Carrapipi

An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
Movie

An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose

2022

as Self (archive footage)

Gli altri, gli altri e noi
Movie

Gli altri, gli altri e noi

1966

as 'Occhi Svelti'

Venus in the Sun
Movie

Venus in the Sun

1964

as Francesco Macrì (segment "Una domenica a Fregene")

Target: Girls
Movie

Target: Girls

1963

as Cassarà

The Sicily Barbers
Movie

The Sicily Barbers

1967

as Franco Lo Persico

The Two Parachutists
Movie

The Two Parachutists

1965

as Pasquale - Franco Impallomeni

The Godfather's Godson
Movie

The Godfather's Godson

1973

as Oronzo Musumeci

Those Two in the Legion
Movie

Those Two in the Legion

1962

as Franco Cocuzza

Two Escape from Sing Sing
Movie

Two Escape from Sing Sing

1964

as Franco

Ciccio Forgives, I Don't
Movie

Ciccio Forgives, I Don't

1968

as Franco

Il mio amico Benito
Movie

Il mio amico Benito

1962

as Terrorista

The Tall, The Short, The Cat
Movie

The Tall, The Short, The Cat

1967

as Franco

Story of Fear and a Knife
Movie

Story of Fear and a Knife

1972

as Franco

The Masseuses
Movie

The Masseuses

1962

as Franco - Nightwatchman #1

The Two of the F. 1 at the Craziest, Craziest Race in the World
Movie

The Two of the F. 1 at the Craziest, Craziest Race in the World

1971

as Franco / Pepito Gonzales

What Are the Clouds?
Movie

What Are the Clouds?

1968

as Cassio

Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows
Movie

Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows

1968

as Franco Marelli / Salvatore Pollara

Seduced and Duped
Movie

Seduced and Duped

1964

as Franco

Farfallon
Movie

Farfallon

1974

as Farfallon

Dream of Zorro
Movie

Dream of Zorro

1975

as Paco / Zorro

The Three Enemies
Movie

The Three Enemies

1962

as Fantuzzo

I 2 deputati
Movie

I 2 deputati

1969

as Franco Franchini

Two Gangsters in the Wild West
Movie

Two Gangsters in the Wild West

1964

as Franco Capone / Il nonno di Franco / Francuzza l'abbandonata

Appointment in Ischia
Movie

Appointment in Ischia

1960

as The Short Smuggler

How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
Movie

How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio

2004

as Self (archive footage)

Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
Movie

Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?

1971

as Franco Bello

I Zanzaroni
Movie

I Zanzaroni

1967

Primitive Love
Movie

Primitive Love

1964

as Franco

I due maggiolini più matti del mondo
Movie

I due maggiolini più matti del mondo

1970

as Franco

Don Franco and Don Ciccio in a Year of Protest
Movie

Don Franco and Don Ciccio in a Year of Protest

1970

as Don Franco

Two R-R-Ringos from Texas
Movie

Two R-R-Ringos from Texas

1967

as Franco Caterina

All the Gold in the World
Movie

All the Gold in the World

1968

as Franco

I due toreri
Movie

I due toreri

1964

as Franco Scontentezza

The Inheritance of Uncle Goodsoul
Movie

The Inheritance of Uncle Goodsoul

1974

as Franco Favazza

...Excuse Me, Do You Pay Taxes?
Movie

...Excuse Me, Do You Pay Taxes?

1971

as Franco

Those Sweet Creatures
Movie

Those Sweet Creatures

1970

as Franco Samperi

Franco e Ciccio superstars
Movie

Franco e Ciccio superstars

1974

Littlefoot the Policeman
Movie

Littlefoot the Policeman

1974

as Franco Petralia

Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
Movie

Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!

1971

as Franco

The Sergeant Rompiglioni Becomes... Corporal
Movie

The Sergeant Rompiglioni Becomes... Corporal

1975

as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni

A Monster and a Half
Movie

A Monster and a Half

1964

as Franco \ Cesarone

The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband)
Movie

The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband)

1964

as Avvocato Franchi

The Two Magnificent Fresconi
Movie

The Two Magnificent Fresconi

1968

as Franco

Cream, Chocolate and... Paprika
Movie

Cream, Chocolate and... Paprika

1981

as Matteo

The Two Sans-culottes
Movie

The Two Sans-culottes

1966

as Franco La Capra

It's a Woman's War
Movie

It's a Woman's War

1971

as Serg. Franco Samperi

Franco and Ciccio... Robber and Cop
Movie

Franco and Ciccio... Robber and Cop

1969

as Franco Chiappalone

Il cortile degli Aragonesi
Movie

Il cortile degli Aragonesi

1973

as Nofriu

Paths of War
Movie

Paths of War

1970

as Franco

Songs, Bullies and Chicks
Movie

Songs, Bullies and Chicks

1964

as Gaspare

How We Robbed the Bank of Italy
Movie

How We Robbed the Bank of Italy

1966

as Franco

Dying as Hierarchs
Movie

Dying as Hierarchs

1961

as Scilla

Veneri in collegio
Movie

Veneri in collegio

1965

as Calogero Junior

The Two Big Shots
Movie

The Two Big Shots

1971

as Franco

002 Operation Moon
Movie

002 Operation Moon

1965

as Franco / Colonel Paradowsky

Two Whites in Dark Africa
Movie

Two Whites in Dark Africa

1970

as Franco

About Franco Franchi

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 C… With 142 credits spanning from 1950 to 2022, Franco Franchi has appeared in 136 films and 6 TV shows.

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