Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero, known professionally as Franco Nero was born in Parma, Italy, on November 23, 1941, is an Italian actor. Young Franco Nero first started performing in student plays. He made his big screen debut in comedy drama film I Knew Her Well (1965) in role as Italo. He got his television debut in ABC biographical film The Legend of Valentino (1975) in role as Rudolph Valentino. Franco's breakthrough performance came as Django in spaghetti Western film Django (1966). He landed his directorial debut with drama film Forever Blues (2005) also starred as Luca.
Franco Nero height is 5' 11" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 180 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 176 іn pоunds or 80 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 83 years old. His net worth is around 10 million dollars.
Birth Date:
November 23, 1941
Age:
83 years old
Nationality:
Italy
Sun Sign:
Sagittarius
Natural hair color:
Light Brown
Eye Color:
Blue
Height:
5 ft 11 in | 180 cm
Net Worth:
$10 Million
Weight:
80 kg | 176 lbs
Shoe Size:
Not available
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male for his role as Lancelot du Lac in musical fantasy drama film Camelot (1967).
He won the David di Donatello Award for Best Actor for his role as Capt. Claudio Bellodi in crime drama movie The Day of the Owl (1968).
He won the David di Donatello Award for Best Actor for his role as Capt. Bellodi in crime drama film Mafia (Il giorno della civetta) (1968).
He was nominated for the Golden Laurel Award for Star of Tomorrow, Male for his role as The Gypsy in drama movie The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970).
He won the Italian Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role as Deputy D.A. Traini in crime drama film Confessions of a Police Captain (1971).
He won the London International Motion Pictures Award for Best Actor and the New York Cinematography Award for Best Actor for his role as L'Impresario in thriller movie La danza nera (2020).
He was nominated for the Madrid International Film Festival Award for Outstanding Leading Actor in an English Language Feature Film for his role as Branko in sports historical drama film The Match (2021).
He was nominated for the Orlando Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Paolo Spersoni in drama movie Immortalist (2021).
The Mercenary (1968) - Sergei "Polack" Kowalski
Battle of Neretva (1969) - Capt. Michele Riva
Tristana (1970) - Horacio
Compañeros (1970) - Yodlaf Peterson
The Fifth Cord (1971) - Andrea Bild
Keoma (1976) - Keoma Shannon
Force 10 from Navarone (1978) - Captain Lescovar / Colonel Von Ingolsleben
Enter the Ninja (1981) - Cole
Querelle (1982) - Lieutenant Seblon
Die Hard 2 (1990) - General Ramon Esperanza
He voiced Uncle Topolino in animated spy comedy film Cars 2 (2011).
The Lost City of Z (2016) - Baron de Gondoriz
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) - Julius
He directed and starred as Emanuele in drama film The Man Who Drew God (2022).
The Pope's Exorcist (2023) - The Pope
He was nominated for the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Telefeature or Mini-Series for his role as Paolo Pizzi in thriller miniseries The Magistrate (1989).
The Return of Sandokan (1996) - Yogi Azim
The Crusaders (2001) - Ibn-Azul
Delicious (2017-2018) Sky 1 - Joe Benelli
Django (2022) Sky Atlantic and Canal+ - Reverend
Studied economics and trade in Milan University.
Studied at Piccolo Teatro di Milano.
He was discovered by director John Huston.
He voiced Uncle Topolino in video game Cars 2: The Video Game (2011).
He dated Mauricia Mena (1987-1989), Ursula Andress (1976), Carroll Baker (1973), Nathalie Delon (1971-1972) and Catherine Deneuve (1970).
He married actress Vanessa Redgrave in 2006, they have one son, Carlo Gabriel Redgrave Sparanero.