Franco Nero
Born November 23, 1941 (Age: 84)
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San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Biography
Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born November 23, 1941), known professionally as Franco Nero, is an Italian actor, producer, and director. His breakthrough role was as the title character in the Spaghetti Western film Django (1966), which made him a pop culture icon and launched an international career that includes over 200 leading and supporting roles in a wide variety of films and television programmes. During the 1960s and 1970s, Nero was actively involved in many popular Italian "genre trends", including poliziotteschi, gialli, and Spaghetti Westerns. His best-known films include The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), Camelot (1967), The Day of the Owl (1968), The Mercenary (1968), Battle of Neretva (1969), Tristana (1970), Compañeros (1970), Confessions of a Police Captain (1971), The Fifth Cord (1971), High Crime (1973), Street Law (1974), Keoma (1976), Hitch-Hike (1977), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Enter the Ninja (1981), Die Hard 2 (1990), Letters to Juliet (2010), Cars 2 (2011), and John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017). Nero has had a long relationship with Vanessa Redgrave, which began during the filming of Camelot. They were married in 2006, and are the parents of the actor Carlo Gabriel Nero.
Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born November 23, 1941), known professionally as Franco Nero, is an Italian actor, producer, and director. His breakthrough role was as the title character in the Spaghetti Western film Django (1966), which made him a pop culture icon and launched an international career that includes over 200 leading and supporting roles in a wide variety of films and television programmes.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Nero was actively involved in many popular Italian "genre trends", including poliziotteschi, gialli, and Spaghetti Westerns. His best-known films include The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), Camelot (1967), The Day of the Owl (1968), The Mercenary (1968), Battle of Neretva (1969), Tristana (1970), Compañeros (1970), Confessions of a Police Captain (1971), The Fifth Cord (1971), High Crime (1973), Street Law (1974), Keoma (1976), Hitch-Hike (1977), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Enter the Ninja (1981), Die Hard 2 (1990), Letters to Juliet (2010), Cars 2 (2011), and John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017).
Nero has had a long relationship with Vanessa Redgrave, which began during the filming of Camelot. They were married in 2006, and are the parents of the actor Carlo Gabriel Nero.
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Filmography
Il Vecchio Terribile
2026
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as Oste
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Age: 84
The Pope's Exorcist
2023
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as The Pope
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Age: 81
Buon Lavoro
2022
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as
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Age: 80
The Duel
2021
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as
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Age: 80
We Are Cinema
2021
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 80
Off the Rails
2021
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as Giovanni
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Age: 79
No Image
Entree Des Artists
2020
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as Henry's Grandfather
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Age: 78
Red Land
2018
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as Professor Ambrosin
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Age: 76
The Broken Key
2017
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as Hiram Abif
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Age: 75
The Lost City of Z
2017
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as Baron de Gondoriz
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Age: 75
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
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as Julius
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Age: 75
No Image
Road to Ruin
2016
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as Self
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Age: 74
No Image
Along the River
2016
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as Frank De Ville
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Age: 74
Road to Capri
2015
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as Guido
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Age: 73
Love Island
2014
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as Marquis Polesini
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Age: 72
Django Unchained
2012
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as Amerigo Vessepi
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Age: 71
Cars 2
2011
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as Uncle Topolino (voice)
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Age: 69
Father
2011
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as Enrico
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Age: 69
Letters to Juliet
2010
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as Lorenzo
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Age: 68
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
2009
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as
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Age: 67
Márió, a varázsló
2008
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as Mario
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Age: 67
Bathory: Countess of Blood
2008
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as King Mathias
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Age: 66
La rabbia
2008
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as Mentore
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Age: 66
Mineurs
2007
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as Michele Acucella
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Age: 65
The Final Inquiry
2007
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as Caifa
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Age: 65
Two Families
2007
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as Morandi
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Age: 65
The Holy Family
2006
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as Zachary
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Age: 64
Amore e libertà - Masaniello
2006
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as Vicerè
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Age: 64
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern
2006
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as Self
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Age: 64
Hans
2006
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as Giudice/barbone
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Age: 64
No Image
Giornata Nera
2006
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as
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Age: 64
Summer Solstice
2005
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as Lorenzo
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Age: 64
Forever Blues
2005
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as Luca
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Age: 63
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
2005
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as Self
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Age: 63
Post Coitum
2004
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as Bakchus
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Age: 62
Guardians of the Clouds
2004
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as Padre
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Age: 62
The Last Gunfighter
2002
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as The pistolero
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Age: 60
No Image
Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell
2002
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as Giuseppe Mantaldo
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Age: 60
Ultimo stadio
2002
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as Antonio
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Age: 60
Fumata blanca
2002
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as Cardenal Tura
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Age: 60
In the Company of Compañeros
2001
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as Self
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Age: 59
La ragion pura
2001
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as Marito
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Age: 59
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
2001
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as General Francini
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Age: 59
Franco Nero: Back in the Saddle
2001
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as Self
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Age: 59
Saint Paul
2000
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as Gamaliel
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Age: 59
Winds of Passion
2000
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as Michele Giangrande
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Age: 58
Uninvited
2000
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as Ralph Barolo
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Age: 58
Mirka
2000
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as Il Sindaco
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Age: 58
Talk of Angels
1998
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as Dr. Vicente Areavaga
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Age: 56
Il tesoro di Damasco
1998
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as Andrea
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Age: 56
The Versace Murder
1998
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as Gianni Versace
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Age: 56
Bella Mafia
1997
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as Mario Domino
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Age: 55
The Medal
1997
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as Ing. Ferrero
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Age: 55
Rack Up
1997
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as Jesus Barro
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Age: 55
David
1997
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as Natan
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Age: 55
Desert of Fire
1997
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as Marcel Duvivier
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Age: 55
The Conquest
1996
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as Árpád vezér
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Age: 55
The Innocent Sleep
1996
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as Adolfo Cavani
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Age: 54
Das Babylon Komplott
1993
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as Chris Lang
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Age: 51
Test of Memory
1993
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as Paul Herzog
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Age: 51
Der Fall Lucona
1993
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as Enzo Lombardi
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Age: 51
Azzurro profondo
1993
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as Luca Morinari
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Age: 51
Brothers and Sisters
1992
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as Franco
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Age: 50
Gold
1992
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as Gabriele da Poppi
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Age: 50
From Time to Time
1992
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as Leonard De Vinci
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Age: 50
Amelia Lópes O'Neill
1992
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as Fernando
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Age: 50
Touch and Die
1991
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as Aquani
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Age: 49
Breath of Life
1990
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as Angelo
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Age: 48
Die Hard 2
1990
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as General Ramon Esperanza
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Age: 48
No Image
A Double Victory
1989
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as Saverio Pallucca
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Age: 47
Magdalene
1988
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as Janza
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Age: 47
Young Toscanini
1988
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as Claudio Toscanini
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Age: 46
Top Line
1988
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as Ted Angelo
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Age: 46
Race to Danger
1988
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as Francis, il marinaio
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Age: 46
Run for Your Life
1988
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as Commissario
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Age: 46
Django Strikes Again
1987
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as Django
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Age: 45
The Girl
1987
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as Johan (John) Berg
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Age: 45
Sweet Country
1987
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as Paul
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Age: 45
No Image
Un altare per la madre
1986
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as -
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Age: 44
The Repenter
1985
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as Falco
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Age: 43
André schafft sie alle
1985
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as Andre
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Age: 43
Devil's Crude
1985
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as Nick
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Age: 43
Enter the Ninja
1981
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as Cole
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Age: 39
The Salamander
1981
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as Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
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Age: 39
The Man with Bogart's Face
1980
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as Hakim
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Age: 38
Day of the Cobra
1980
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as Larry Stanziani
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Age: 38
The Blue-Eyed Bandit
1980
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as Renzo Dominici
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Age: 38
The Pirate
1978
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as Baydr Al Fay
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Age: 36
Force 10 from Navarone
1978
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as Lescovar
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Age: 36
Submission
1976
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as Armand
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Age: 34
Cry, Onion!
1975
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as Onion Stark
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Age: 33
Challenge to White Fang
1974
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as Jason Scott
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Age: 32
Street Law
1974
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as Carlo Antonelli
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Age: 32
The Last Four Days
1974
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as Walter Audisio
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Age: 32
Blood Brothers
1974
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as Nicola Bellizzi
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Age: 32
White Fang
1973
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as Jason Scott
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Age: 32
The Assassination of Matteotti
1973
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as Giacomo Matteotti
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Age: 31
High Crime
1973
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as Commissario Belli
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Age: 31
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
1973
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as Johnny Ears
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Age: 31
Redneck
1973
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as Mosquito
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Age: 31
The Monk
1972
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as Ambrosio
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Age: 30
Pope Joan
1972
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as Louis
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Age: 30
The Battle of Neretva
1969
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as Capitano Michele Rossi
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Age: 27
Detective Belli
1969
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as Commissario Stefano Belli
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Age: 27
The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966
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as Abel
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Age: 24
Django
1966
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as Django
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Age: 24
The Tramplers
1965
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as Charley Garvey
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Age: 24
I Knew Her Well
1965
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as Italo - The garage attendant
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Age: 24
La Celestina P… R…
1965
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as Fabrizio
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Age: 23
Italian Engagement
1964
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as
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Age: 22
No Image
Un delitto
1963
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as
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Age: 21
Scorched Skin
1962
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as
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Age: 20