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.
Acting credits 67 titles
In the Hand of Dante
as Don Lecco (86)
Film
2026
5.5
The Estate
Film
2025
5.0
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
as Valentino's Spirit
Film
2023
3.0
Giorni felici
as Antonio
Film
2023
4.7
On Our Way
Film
2023
3.5
The Pope's Exorcist
as The Pope
Film
2023
6.9
The Man Who Drew God
as Emanuele
Film
2023
4.6
The Man from Rome
as The Pope
Film
2022
5.9
Buon Lavoro
Film
2022
4.0
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
as Self - Actor
Film
2021
7.0
Off the Rails
as Giovanni
Film
2021
6.0
The Match
as Old Branko
Film
2021
6.1
The Dark Dance
as L'Impresario
Film
2020
4.0
Immortalist
as Paolo Spersoni
Film
2020
1.0
Havana Kyrie
as Vittorio Arditi De Bellis
Film
2019
6.0
Christmas in Rome
as Luigi Forlinghetti
Film
2019
6.6
Recon
as Angelo
Film
2019
4.9
A Rose in Winter
as Rainer Praeger
Film
2019
6.0
The Collini Case
as Fabrizio Collini
Film
2019
7.4
Ed è subito sera
Film
2019
4.0
Red Land
as Professor Ambrosin
Film
2018
6.0
Iceman
as Ditob
Film
2017
6.3
The Broken Key
as Hiram Abif
Film
2017
3.2
Agony
as Carlo
Film
2017
4.0
The Neighborhood
as Guglielmo
Film
2017
3.2
Il crimine non va in pensione
as il primario
Film
2017
5.6
The Lost City of Z
as Baron de Gondoriz
Film
2017
6.4
The Time of Their Lives
as Alberto
Film
2017
5.0
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Julius
Film
2017
7.3
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actor
Film
2014
7.2
Istintobrass
as Self
Film
2013
5.5
Django Unchained
as Amerigo Vessepi
Film
2012
8.2
Cars 2
as Uncle Topolino (voice)
Film
2011
6.2
Letters to Juliet
as Lorenzo
Film
2010
7.0
Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire
as Augustine of Hippo
Series
2010
7.0
Il sangue e la rosa
as Conte Uberto Mancini
Series
2008
7.0
Bathory: Countess of Blood
as King Mathias
Film
2008
5.7
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
as Caifa
Series
2007
5.0
La voce del sangue
as Antonio Castaldi
Series
2001–
10.0
Saint Paul
as Gamaliel
Film
2000
6.9
Painted Lady
as Robert Tassi
Series
1997
8.0
Desert of Fire
as Marcel Duvivier
Series
1997
10.0
David
as Natan
Film
1997
6.6
The Return of Sandokan
as Yogi Azim
Series
1996
7.3
Desideria e l'anello del drago
as Dragon King
Series
1995
7.5
Young Catherine
as Count Vorontsov
Series
1991
5.9
Touch and Die
as Aquani
Film
1991
5.0
Die Hard 2
as General Ramon Esperanza
Film
1990
7.0
I promessi sposi
as fra Cristoforo
Series
1989
7.1
Querelle
as Lieutenant Seblon
Film
1982
6.6
Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames
as John Reed
Film
1982
4.2
The Salamander
as Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
Film
1981
5.3
Mimi
as Guido
Film
1979
6.2
The Pirate
as Baydr Al Fay
Film
1978
4.5
Force 10 from Navarone
as Lescovar
Film
1978
6.2
The Pirate
as Baydr Al Fay
Series
1977
5.0
Hitch Hike
as Walter Mancini
Film
1977
6.7
Keoma
as Keoma
Film
1976
6.8
Submission
as Armand
Film
1976
6.1
Challenge to White Fang
as Jason Scott
Film
1974
6.2
White Fang
as Jason Scott
Film
1973
6.4
The Fifth Cord
as Andrea Bild
Film
1971
6.6
Tristana
as Horacio
Film
1970
7.2
The Mercenary
as Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
Film
1968
6.9
Man, Pride and Vengeance
as José
Film
1967
5.8
The Bible: In the Beginning...
as Abel
Film
1966
7.3
Django
as Django
Film
1966
7.2
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Noch keine angekündigten Titel.
Bekannt für
8.2
Film
Django Unchained
Amerigo Vessepi
2012
7.3
Film
John Wick: Chapter 2
Julius
2017
6.2
Film
Cars 2
Uncle Topolino (voice)
2011
6.4
Film
The Lost City of Z
Baron de Gondoriz
2017
7.0
Film
Die Hard 2
General Ramon Esperanza
1990
6.9
Film
The Mercenary
Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
1968
7.0
Film
Letters to Juliet
Lorenzo
2010
5.7
Film
Bathory: Countess of Blood
King Mathias
2008
6.7
Film
Hitch Hike
Walter Mancini
1977
6.9
Film
The Pope's Exorcist
The Pope
2023
6.4
Film
White Fang
Jason Scott
1973
6.6
Film
The Fifth Cord
Andrea Bild
1971
5.3
Film
The Salamander
Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
1981
7.4
Film
The Collini Case
Fabrizio Collini
2019
5.5
Film
In the Hand of Dante
Don Lecco (86)
2026
6.8
Film
Keoma
Keoma
1976
6.2
Film
Mimi
Guido
1979
7.2
Film
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Actor
2014
5.5
Film
Istintobrass
Self
2013
7.2
Film
Tristana
Horacio
1970
6.2
Film
Force 10 from Navarone
Lescovar
1978
7.3
Film
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Abel
1966
5.8
Film
Man, Pride and Vengeance
José
1967
4.5
Film
The Pirate
Baydr Al Fay
1978
5.0
Series
The Pirate
Baydr Al Fay
1977
6.6
Film
Querelle
Lieutenant Seblon
1982
6.2
Film
Challenge to White Fang
Jason Scott
1974
6.1
Film
Submission
Armand
1976
6.9
Film
Saint Paul
Gamaliel
2000
4.2
Film
Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames
John Reed
1982
5.0
Film
The Estate
2025
5.0
Film
Touch and Die
Aquani
1991
8.0
Series
Painted Lady
Robert Tassi
1997
7.2
Film
Django
Django
1966
7.1
Series
I promessi sposi
fra Cristoforo
1989
6.6
Film
David
Natan
1997
5.9
Series
Young Catherine
Count Vorontsov
1991
7.3
Series
The Return of Sandokan
Yogi Azim
1996
5.0
Series
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
Caifa
2007
6.1
Film
The Match
Old Branko
2021
4.9
Film
Recon
Angelo
2019
6.3
Film
Iceman
Ditob
2017
3.2
Film
The Neighborhood
Guglielmo
2017
7.0
Series
Il sangue e la rosa
Conte Uberto Mancini
2008
10.0
Series
Desert of Fire
Marcel Duvivier
1997
3.5
Film
On Our Way
2023
6.0
Film
Red Land
Professor Ambrosin
2018
7.5
Series
Desideria e l'anello del drago
Dragon King
1995
7.0
Series
Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire
Augustine of Hippo
2010
6.0
Film
Off the Rails
Giovanni
2021
5.0
Film
The Time of Their Lives
Alberto
2017
5.9
Film
The Man from Rome
The Pope
2022
7.0
Film
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Self - Actor
2021
6.0
Film
A Rose in Winter
Rainer Praeger
2019
10.0
Series
La voce del sangue
Antonio Castaldi
2001–
4.6
Film
The Man Who Drew God
Emanuele
2023
3.2
Film
The Broken Key
Hiram Abif
2017
6.0
Film
Havana Kyrie
Vittorio Arditi De Bellis
2019
6.6
Film
Christmas in Rome
Luigi Forlinghetti
2019
4.0
Film
The Dark Dance
L'Impresario
2020
3.0
Film
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
Valentino's Spirit
2023
4.0
Film
Buon Lavoro
2022
4.7
Film
Giorni felici
Antonio
2023
4.0
Film
Agony
Carlo
2017
1.0
Film
Immortalist
Paolo Spersoni
2020
5.6
Film
Il crimine non va in pensione
il primario
2017
4.0
Film
Ed è subito sera
2019