Acting · Palermo, Sicily, Italy · Born September 18, 1928
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.
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHow We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
2004
as Self (archive footage)
TVYou Jane, Me Tarzan
1989
as Mercenary
TVIndietro tutta!
1987
as Se stesso
MovieBlue Tango
1987
as Gaetano Buttitta
Buona Domenica
1985
as Partecipazione
MovieKaos
1984
as Zi' Dima (segment "La giara")
TVKaos
1984
Uno storico pasticcio
1983
as Franco
MovieCream, Chocolate and... Paprika
1981
as Matteo
TVDue ragazzi incorreggibili
1976
TVDomenica In
1976
as Self
MovieFriends More Than Before
1976
MovieDream of Zorro
1975
as Paco / Zorro
MovieThe Sergeant Rompiglioni Becomes... Corporal
1975
as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni
MovieThe Noon Vigilante
1975
as Franco Gabbiani
MovieThe Inheritance of Uncle Goodsoul
1974
as Franco Favazza
MovieLittlefoot the Policeman
1974
as Franco Petralia
MovieFarfallon
1974
as Farfallon
MoviePaolo the Cool
1974
as Paolino Pastorino detto Tino
MovieFranco e Ciccio superstars
1974
MovieIl sergente Rompiglioni
1973
as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni
Il cortile degli Aragonesi
1973
as Nofriu
MovieKu Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore
1973
as Franco
MovieDirty Weekend
1973
as Person on Film #1 (Theater) (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Godfather's Godson
1973
as Oronzo Musumeci
MovieThe Cat from Brooklyn Wants to Be a Detective
1973
as Frankie Lonego
MovieThe Last Italian Tango
1973
as Franco
MovieThe Adventures of Pinocchio
1972
as Gatto
MovieThe Two Big Cats O'Nine Tails... and a Half in Amsterdam
1972
as Franco, il fotografo
MovieStory of Fear and a Knife
1972
as Franco
MovieTwo Sons of Trinity
1972
as Franco Trinità
MovieTeatro 11
1972
as Self
TVThe Adventures of Pinocchio
1972
as Gatto
MovieThey Were Still Called... The Most and the Least
1972
as Franco Pietrasicca
MovieContinuavano a chiamarli i due piloti più matti del mondo
1972
as Franco Franchini
MovieI due assi del guantone
1971
as Franco Marsala
MovieThe Two Big Shots
1971
as Franco
MovieLet's Arm Ourselves and Go!
1971
as Franco
MovieWill the Lawyer Franco Benenato Be Able to Defeat his Arch Enemy the Magistrate Ciccio De Ingras?
1971
as Franco Benenato
MovieThe Two of the F. 1 at the Craziest, Craziest Race in the World
1971
as Franco / Pepito Gonzales
MovieIt's a Woman's War
1971
as Serg. Franco Samperi
MovieMa che musica maestro
1971
as Franco, il capobanda
Movie...Excuse Me, Do You Pay Taxes?
1971
as Franco
MovieMazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
1971
as Franco Bello
MovieThe Clan of the Two Borsalini
1971
as Franco Franchetti, il 'Professore'
MovieThe Two Wizards of the Ball
1970
as Mago K. K
MovieTwo Whites in Dark Africa
1970
as Franco
MovieThose Sweet Creatures
1970
as Franco Samperi
MoviePrincipe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditiera
1970
as Principe Don Mimì
MovieI due maggiolini più matti del mondo
1970
as Franco
MovieWho Gave You the License?
1970
as Franco
MovieDon Franco and Don Ciccio in a Year of Protest
1970
as Don Franco
MoviePaths of War
1970
as Franco
MovieOn the Day of the Lord
1970
as Carceriere
MovieSatiricosissimo
1970
as Franco
MovieLisa with the Blue Eyes
1969
as funzionario Centro Spaziale #1
MovieFranco and Ciccio... Robber and Cop
1969
as Franco Chiappalone
MovieFranco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard
1969
as Franco
MovieGuess Who's Coming for a Snack?
1969
as Franco La Rapa
TVGulliver
1969
MovieI 2 deputati
1969
as Franco Franchini
MovieThe Two Magnificent Fresconi
1968
as Franco
MovieThe Nephews of Zorro
1968
as Franco La Vacca
MovieTwo Firefighters
1968
as Francesco Perricone
MovieCiccio Forgives, I Don't
1968
as Franco
MovieDon Chisciotte e Sancio Panza
1968
as Sancio Panza
MovieI due Crociati
1968
as Franco di Carrapipi
MovieAmerican Secret Service
1968
MovieFranco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows
1968
as Franco Marelli / Salvatore Pollara
MovieCaprice Italian Style
1968
as Cassio
MovieWhat Are the Clouds?
1968
as Cassio
MovieUgly at Night
1968
as Franco / Bruto Di Notte
MovieAll the Gold in the World
1968
as Franco
MovieHow We Stole the Atomic Bomb
1968
as Franco
MovieThe World's Gold
1967
as Franco Sparapaoli
MovieThe Sicily Barbers
1967
as Franco Lo Persico
MovieI due vigili
1967
as Franco Lo Cascio
MovieTonight I'll Throw Me
1967
as Bath attendant
MovieI Zanzaroni
1967
MovieTwo R-R-Ringos from Texas
1967
as Franco Caterina
MovieThe Handsome, The Ugly, And The Stupid
1967
as Il brutto - Franco
MovieThe Tall, The Short, The Cat
1967
as Franco
MovieTwo Sons of Ringo
1966
as Franco Merendino / Django
MovieGli altri, gli altri e noi
1966
as 'Occhi Svelti'
MovieThe Two Sans-culottes
1966
as Franco La Capra
MovieDr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
1966
as Franco
MovieHow We Robbed the Bank of Italy
1966
as Franco
Movie2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
1966
as Franco
MovieThe Two Parachutists
1965
as Pasquale - Franco Impallomeni
MovieWar Italian Style
1965
as Frank Scordia
Movie002 Operation Moon
1965
as Franco / Colonel Paradowsky
MovieThe Amazing Doctor G
1965
as Franco Pecora
MovieHow We Got Into Trouble with the Army
1965
as soldato Piscitello
MovieTwo Idiots at Fort Alamo
1965
as Franco La Pera
MovieLatin Lovers
1965
as Franco
MovieVeneri in collegio
1965
as Calogero Junior
MovieThe Sons of the Leopard
1965
as Franco / Maria Rosa
MovieFistful of Knuckles
1965
as Franco
MovieWrong Beds
1965
as Franco (Segment "La seconda moglie")
MovieI Kill, You Kill
1965
as Turiddu (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi")
MovieTwo Public Enemies
1964
as Franco
MovieSoldiers and corporals
1964
as Franco
MovieVenus in the Sun
1964
as Francesco Macrì (segment "Una domenica a Fregene")
MovieA Monster and a Half
1964
as Franco \ Cesarone
MovieI due toreri
1964
as Franco Scontentezza
MovieSeduced and Duped
1964
as Franco
MovieOh! Those Most Secret Agents
1964
as Franco Passalacqua
MovieEasy Love
1964
as Franco (segment "Un uomo corretto")
MoviePrimitive Love
1964
as Franco
MovieTwo Escape from Sing Sing
1964
as Franco
MovieCorpse for the Lady
1964
as Gianni
MovieThe Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband)
1964
as Avvocato Franchi
MovieTwo Gangsters in the Wild West
1964
as Franco Capone / Il nonno di Franco / Francuzza l'abbandonata
MovieThe Twelve-Handed Men of Mars
1964
as Socio dello scrittore
MovieSongs, Bullies and Chicks
1964
as Gaspare
MovieThese Mad, Mad Women
1964
as Turiddu Macrì ('Siciliani a Milano')
MovieThe Maniacs
1964
as Thief #1 (segment 'Il week-end)
MovieLe tardone
1964
as The killer (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")
Movie2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge
1964
as Nicolino Celletti
MovieThe Two Mafiosi
1964
as Franco Fisichella
MovieScandal Nudes
1963
as polizziotto Franco
MovieThe Swindlers
1963
as Salvatore (segment "Siciliani")
MovieEverything is Music
1963
as Friend of Anemia
MovieTarget: Girls
1963
as Cassarà
MovieLa donna degli altri è sempre più bella
1963
as Turiddu Macrì (segment "I Promessi Sposi")
MovieThe Shortest Day
1963
as Franco Lo Grugno
MovieAdventure at the Motel
1963
as Franco
MovieVino, whisky e acqua salata
1962
as cuoco
MovieI motorizzati
1962
as Un ladro di gomme
MovieThe Masseuses
1962
as Franco - Nightwatchman #1
Movie2 samurai per 100 geishe
1962
as Franco Santuzzo
MovieThose Two in the Legion
1962
as Franco Cocuzza
MovieThe Three Enemies
1962
as Fantuzzo
MovieIl mio amico Benito
1962
as Terrorista
MovieDying as Hierarchs
1961
as Scilla
MovieFists, Girls and Sailors
1961
as Salvatore
MovieThe Last Judgment
1961
as disoccupato
MovieHercules in the Valley of Woe
1961
as Francheo
Movie5 marines per 100 ragazze
1961
as factotum
MovieThe Honored Society
1961
as Saruzzo
MovieAppointment in Ischia
1960
as The Short Smuggler
MovieThe Loves of Salammbo
1960
MovieThe Promise
1950
