Franco Franchi
Acting·September 18, 1928·† December 9, 1992 — 64 years old·Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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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.
Known For
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1972·7.5
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
1966·5.0
Kaos
1984·7.3
Caprice Italian Style
1968·6.1
The Last Judgment
1961·6.5
The Handsome, The Ugly, And The Stupid
1967·5.9
The Amazing Doctor G
1965·5.6
Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore
1973·5.5
Oh! Those Most Secret Agents
1964·5.3
The Shortest Day
1963·6.3
The Two Wizards of the Ball
1970·4.8
2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
1966·5.9
Filmography · 144
2022An Oral History of: The Name of the RoseSelf (archive footage)2004How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and CiccioSelf (archive footage)1989You Jane, Me TarzanTVMercenary1987Indietro tutta!TVSe stesso1987Blue TangoGaetano Buttitta1985Buona DomenicaTVPartecipazione1984KaosZi' Dima (segment "La giara")1984KaosTV1983Uno storico pasticcioFranco1981Cream, Chocolate and... PaprikaMatteo1976Due ragazzi incorreggibiliTV1976Domenica InTVSelf1976Friends More Than Before1975Dream of ZorroPaco / Zorro1975The Sergeant Rompiglioni Becomes... CorporalFrancesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni1975The Noon VigilanteFranco Gabbiani1974The Inheritance of Uncle GoodsoulFranco Favazza1974Littlefoot the PolicemanFranco Petralia1974FarfallonFarfallon1974Paolo the CoolPaolino Pastorino detto Tino1974Franco e Ciccio superstars1973Il sergente RompiglioniFrancesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni1973Il cortile degli AragonesiNofriu1973Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furoreFranco1973Dirty WeekendPerson on Film #1 (Theater) (archive footage) (uncredited)1973The Godfather's GodsonOronzo Musumeci1973The Cat from Brooklyn Wants to Be a DetectiveFrankie Lonego1973The Last Italian TangoFranco1972The Adventures of PinocchioGatto1972The Two Big Cats O'Nine Tails... and a Half in AmsterdamFranco, il fotografo1972Story of Fear and a KnifeFranco1972Two Sons of TrinityFranco Trinità1972Teatro 11Self1972The Adventures of PinocchioTVGatto1972They Were Still Called... The Most and the LeastFranco Pietrasicca1972Continuavano a chiamarli i due piloti più matti del mondoFranco Franchini1971I due assi del guantoneFranco Marsala1971The Two Big ShotsFranco1971Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!Franco1971Will the Lawyer Franco Benenato Be Able to Defeat his Arch Enemy the Magistrate Ciccio De Ingras?Franco Benenato1971The Two of the F. 1 at the Craziest, Craziest Race in the WorldFranco / Pepito Gonzales1971It's a Woman's WarSerg. Franco Samperi1971Ma che musica maestroFranco, il capobanda1971...Excuse Me, Do You Pay Taxes?Franco1971Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?Franco Bello1971The Clan of the Two BorsaliniFranco Franchetti, il 'Professore'1970The Two Wizards of the BallMago K. K1970Two Whites in Dark AfricaFranco1970Those Sweet CreaturesFranco Samperi1970Principe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditieraPrincipe Don Mimì1970I due maggiolini più matti del mondoFranco1970Who Gave You the License?Franco1970Don Franco and Don Ciccio in a Year of ProtestDon Franco1970Paths of WarFranco1970On the Day of the LordCarceriere1970SatiricosissimoFranco1969Lisa with the Blue Eyesfunzionario Centro Spaziale #11969Franco and Ciccio... Robber and CopFranco Chiappalone1969Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate BlackbeardFranco1969Guess Who's Coming for a Snack?Franco La Rapa1969GulliverTV1969I 2 deputatiFranco Franchini1968The Two Magnificent FresconiFranco1968The Nephews of ZorroFranco La Vacca1968Two FirefightersFrancesco Perricone1968Ciccio Forgives, I Don'tFranco1968Don Chisciotte e Sancio PanzaSancio Panza1968I due CrociatiFranco di Carrapipi1968American Secret Service1968Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful WidowsFranco Marelli / Salvatore Pollara1968Caprice Italian StyleCassio1968What Are the Clouds?Cassio1968Ugly at NightFranco / Bruto Di Notte1968All the Gold in the WorldFranco1968How We Stole the Atomic BombFranco1967The World's GoldFranco Sparapaoli1967The Sicily BarbersFranco Lo Persico1967I due vigiliFranco Lo Cascio1967Tonight I'll Throw MeBath attendant1967I Zanzaroni1967Two R-R-Ringos from TexasFranco Caterina1967The Handsome, The Ugly, And The StupidIl brutto - Franco1967The Tall, The Short, The CatFranco1966Two Sons of RingoFranco Merendino / Django1966Gli altri, gli altri e noi'Occhi Svelti'1966The Two Sans-culottesFranco La Capra1966Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl BombsFranco1966How We Robbed the Bank of ItalyFranco19662 Mobsters Against Al CaponeFranco1965The Two ParachutistsPasquale - Franco Impallomeni1965War Italian StyleFrank Scordia1965002 Operation MoonFranco / Colonel Paradowsky1965The Amazing Doctor GFranco Pecora1965How We Got Into Trouble with the Armysoldato Piscitello1965Two Idiots at Fort AlamoFranco La Pera1965Latin LoversFranco1965Veneri in collegioCalogero Junior1965The Sons of the LeopardFranco / Maria Rosa1965Fistful of KnucklesFranco1965Wrong BedsFranco (Segment "La seconda moglie")1965I Kill, You KillTuriddu (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi")1964Two Public EnemiesFranco1964Soldiers and corporalsFranco1964Venus in the SunFrancesco Macrì (segment "Una domenica a Fregene")1964A Monster and a HalfFranco \ Cesarone1964I due toreriFranco Scontentezza1964Seduced and DupedFranco1964Oh! Those Most Secret AgentsFranco Passalacqua1964Easy LoveFranco (segment "Un uomo corretto")1964Primitive LoveFranco1964Two Escape from Sing SingFranco1964Corpse for the LadyGianni1964The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband)Avvocato Franchi1964Two Gangsters in the Wild WestFranco Capone / Il nonno di Franco / Francuzza l'abbandonata1964The Twelve-Handed Men of MarsSocio dello scrittore1964Songs, Bullies and ChicksGaspare1964These Mad, Mad WomenTuriddu Macrì ('Siciliani a Milano')1964The ManiacsThief #1 (segment 'Il week-end)1964Le tardoneThe killer (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")19642 mattacchioni al Moulin RougeNicolino Celletti1964The Two MafiosiFranco Fisichella1963Scandal Nudespolizziotto Franco1963The SwindlersSalvatore (segment "Siciliani")1963Everything is MusicFriend of Anemia1963Target: GirlsCassarà1963La donna degli altri è sempre più bellaTuriddu Macrì (segment "I Promessi Sposi")1963The Shortest DayFranco Lo Grugno1963Adventure at the MotelFranco1962Vino, whisky e acqua salatacuoco1962I motorizzatiUn ladro di gomme1962The MasseusesFranco - Nightwatchman #119622 samurai per 100 geisheFranco Santuzzo1962Those Two in the LegionFranco Cocuzza1962The Three EnemiesFantuzzo1962Il mio amico BenitoTerrorista1961Dying as HierarchsScilla1961Fists, Girls and SailorsSalvatore1961The Last Judgmentdisoccupato1961Hercules in the Valley of WoeFrancheo19615 marines per 100 ragazzefactotum1961The Honored SocietySaruzzo1960Appointment in IschiaThe Short Smuggler1960The Loves of Salammbo1950The Promise