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.
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 (Movies)
The Estate
Character:
Release Date:25/11/2025
The Run
Character:Hunter
Release Date:28/10/2025
In the Hand of Dante
Character:Don Lecco
Release Date:03/09/2025
Titanus 1904
Character:Self
Release Date:17/10/2024
Compagni d'arte
Character:
Release Date:07/10/2024
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
Character:Valentino's Spirit
Release Date:20/11/2023
Giorni felici
Character:Antonio
Release Date:05/10/2023
On Our Way
Character:
Release Date:19/05/2023
The Pope's Exorcist
Character:The Pope
Release Date:05/04/2023
The Man Who Drew God
Character:Emanuele
Release Date:02/03/2023
The Man from Rome
Character:The Pope
Release Date:21/10/2022
Buon Lavoro
Character:
Release Date:07/06/2022
The Duel
Character:
Release Date:24/12/2021
We Are Cinema
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/12/2021
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Character:Self - Actor
Release Date:15/11/2021
Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto
Character:Self
Release Date:15/10/2021
Off the Rails
Character:Giovanni
Release Date:23/07/2021
Two Men Alone
Character:Himself
Release Date:12/07/2021
The Match
Character:Old Branko
Release Date:10/07/2021
The Dark Dance
Character:L'Impresario
Release Date:18/12/2020
Harmonie
Character:
Release Date:20/09/2020
Immortalist
Character:Paolo Spersoni
Release Date:10/07/2020
Entree Des Artists
Character:Henry's Grandfather
Release Date:01/06/2020
The Jester from Transylvania
Character:One-eye
Release Date:01/01/2020
Havana Kyrie
Character:Vittorio Arditi De Bellis
Release Date:20/12/2019
Christmas in Rome
Character:Luigi Forlinghetti
Release Date:30/11/2019
Recon
Character:Angelo
Release Date:25/10/2019
A Rose in Winter
Character:Rainer Praeger
Release Date:07/05/2019
The Collini Case
Character:Fabrizio Collini
Release Date:18/04/2019
Ed è subito sera
Character:
Release Date:21/03/2019
Red Land
Character:Professor Ambrosin
Release Date:15/11/2018
Iceman
Character:Ditob
Release Date:30/11/2017
The Broken Key
Character:Hiram Abif
Release Date:16/11/2017
Agony
Character:Carlo
Release Date:05/10/2017
The Neighborhood
Character:Guglielmo
Release Date:18/08/2017
Il crimine non va in pensione
Character:il primario
Release Date:15/06/2017
The Lost City of Z
Character:Baron de Gondoriz
Release Date:15/03/2017
The Time of Their Lives
Character:Alberto
Release Date:10/03/2017
John Wick: Chapter 2
Character:Julius
Release Date:08/02/2017
Road to Ruin
Character:Self
Release Date:16/02/2016
Along the River
Character:Frank De Ville
Release Date:07/02/2016
Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling Man
Character:Himself
Release Date:21/09/2015
Earth
Character:
Release Date:26/06/2015
Road to Capri
Character:Guido
Release Date:01/01/2015
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Character:Self - Actor
Release Date:06/10/2014
Figli di Maam
Character:
Release Date:01/10/2014
Love Island
Character:Marquis Polesini
Release Date:08/08/2014
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
Character:Self
Release Date:24/07/2014
Killer Mermaid
Character:Niko
Release Date:08/03/2014
Obsessive Rhythms
Character:Carmine
Release Date:08/01/2014
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…
Character:Lui-même
Release Date:01/01/2014
Handy
Character:Frank The Black
Release Date:26/10/2013
Istintobrass
Character:Self
Release Date:30/08/2013
Memories They Told Me
Character:Paolo
Release Date:26/06/2013
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
Character:Self
Release Date:17/04/2013
I Tarantiniani
Character:Self
Release Date:21/02/2013
Django Unchained
Character:Amerigo Vessepi
Release Date:25/12/2012
The Last Alchemist
Character:Felix the Alchemist
Release Date:10/12/2012
Crazy Dog
Character:Alvaro Genta
Release Date:16/04/2012
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
Character:Self
Release Date:30/03/2012
New Order
Character:Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
Release Date:22/02/2012
Cars 2
Character:Uncle Topolino (voice)
Release Date:11/06/2011
Father
Character:Enrico
Release Date:25/01/2011
Rasputin
Character:Narratore
Release Date:04/09/2010
Prigioniero di un segreto
Character:Il barbone
Release Date:15/07/2010
Letters to Juliet
Character:Lorenzo
Release Date:13/05/2010
Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire
Character:Augustinus (age 76)
Release Date:31/01/2010
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
Character:
Release Date:16/09/2009
Killing Is My Business, Honey
Character:Enrico Puzzo
Release Date:26/02/2009
Márió, a varázsló
Character:Mario
Release Date:28/11/2008
A Night at the Grand Hotel
Character:Ferran Moreno
Release Date:29/10/2008
Bathory: Countess of Blood
Character:King Mathias
Release Date:10/07/2008
La rabbia
Character:Mentore
Release Date:28/02/2008
Bastardi
Character:Rene Iuvara
Release Date:04/01/2008
Mein Herz in Chile
Character:Carlos Sanchez
Release Date:01/01/2008
Mineurs
Character:Michele Acucella
Release Date:13/07/2007
The Final Inquiry
Character:Caifa
Release Date:04/04/2007
Two Families
Character:Morandi
Release Date:01/01/2007
The Holy Family
Character:Zachary
Release Date:12/10/2006
Amore e libertà - Masaniello
Character:Vicerè
Release Date:28/06/2006
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern
Character:Self
Release Date:23/04/2006
Hans
Character:Giudice/barbone
Release Date:27/01/2006
Giornata Nera
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2006
Summer Solstice
Character:Lorenzo
Release Date:25/12/2005
Forever Blues
Character:Luca
Release Date:11/10/2005
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
Character:Self
Release Date:03/09/2005
The Spaghetti West
Character:Self
Release Date:01/09/2005
Vasco Rossi - È solo un rock'n'roll show
Character:Judge
Release Date:09/07/2005
Post Coitum
Character:Bakchus
Release Date:20/05/2004
Guardians of the Clouds
Character:Padre
Release Date:01/01/2004
Bad Inclination
Character:Il barbone
Release Date:26/09/2003
The Uncrowned Heart
Character:Bear's Trainer
Release Date:26/05/2003
The Last Gunfighter
Character:The pistolero
Release Date:25/10/2002
Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell
Character:Giuseppe Mantaldo
Release Date:25/09/2002
Fumata blanca
Character:Cardenal Tura
Release Date:10/05/2002
Ultimo stadio
Character:Antonio
Release Date:10/05/2002
In the Company of Compañeros
Character:Self
Release Date:03/11/2001
La ragion pura
Character:Marito
Release Date:26/10/2001
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
Character:General Francini
Release Date:07/09/2001
Chimera
Character:Imprenditore
Release Date:26/05/2001
Sacra Corona
Character:Bishop Gellért
Release Date:11/04/2001
Franco Nero: Back in the Saddle
Character:Self
Release Date:07/01/2001
The Crusaders
Character:Ibnazul
Release Date:01/01/2001
Saint Paul
Character:Gamaliel
Release Date:03/12/2000
Winds of Passion
Character:Michele Giangrande
Release Date:26/05/2000
Uninvited
Character:Ralph Barolo
Release Date:19/05/2000
Mirka
Character:Il Sindaco
Release Date:10/03/2000
Li chiamarono... briganti!
Character:Caporale Nerza
Release Date:28/05/1999
Talk of Angels
Character:Dr. Vicente Areavaga
Release Date:30/10/1998
Il tesoro di Damasco
Character:Andrea
Release Date:06/10/1998
The Versace Murder
Character:Gianni Versace
Release Date:15/07/1998
Bella Mafia
Character:Mario Domino
Release Date:16/11/1997
The Medal
Character:Ing. Ferrero
Release Date:30/08/1997
Rack Up
Character:Jesus Barro
Release Date:09/05/1997
David
Character:Natan
Release Date:23/03/1997
Desert of Fire
Character:Marcel Duvivier
Release Date:01/01/1997
The Conquest
Character:Árpád vezér
Release Date:12/12/1996
The Innocent Sleep
Character:Adolfo Cavani
Release Date:25/01/1996
Io e il re
Character:Maggiore Ferri
Release Date:01/09/1995
Jonathan of the Bears
Character:Jonathan
Release Date:21/04/1995
The Dragon Ring
Character:Dragon King
Release Date:02/01/1994
Das Babylon Komplott
Character:Chris Lang
Release Date:01/11/1993
Test of Memory
Character:Paul Herzog
Release Date:07/10/1993
Der Fall Lucona
Character:Enzo Lombardi
Release Date:10/06/1993
Azzurro profondo
Character:Luca Morinari
Release Date:03/05/1993
Brothers and Sisters
Character:Franco
Release Date:11/09/1992
Gold
Character:Gabriele da Poppi
Release Date:06/06/1992
From Time to Time
Character:Leonard De Vinci
Release Date:12/04/1992
Amelia Lópes O'Neill
Character:Fernando
Release Date:05/02/1992
Touch and Die
Character:Aquani
Release Date:01/01/1991
Breath of Life
Character:Angelo
Release Date:11/10/1990
Die Hard 2
Character:General Ramon Esperanza
Release Date:03/07/1990
A Double Victory
Character:Saverio Pallucca
Release Date:01/01/1989
Magdalene
Character:Janza
Release Date:25/11/1988
Young Toscanini
Character:Claudio Toscanini
Release Date:07/10/1988
Top Line
Character:Ted Angelo
Release Date:16/08/1988
Race to Danger
Character:Francis, il marinaio
Release Date:14/04/1988
Run for Your Life
Character:Commissario
Release Date:01/01/1988
Django Strikes Again
Character:Django
Release Date:22/10/1987
The Girl
Character:Johan (John) Berg
Release Date:07/08/1987
Sweet Country
Character:Paul
Release Date:23/01/1987
Un altare per la madre
Character:-
Release Date:01/08/1986
The Repenter
Character:Falco
Release Date:15/11/1985
André schafft sie alle
Character:Andre
Release Date:29/03/1985
Devil's Crude
Character:Nick
Release Date:01/01/1985
Die Försterbuben
Character:Böhme
Release Date:26/12/1984
The Falcon
Character:Banović Strahinja
Release Date:29/03/1983
Red Bells Part II: I Saw the Birth of a New World
Character:John Reed
Release Date:18/10/1982
Querelle
Character:Lieutenant Seblon
Release Date:08/09/1982
Grog
Character:Nicola Fanelli
Release Date:03/09/1982
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last Works
Character:Self
Release Date:25/07/1982
Kamikaze '89
Character:Weiss
Release Date:16/07/1982
Red Bells Part I: Mexico on Fire
Character:John Reed
Release Date:19/03/1982
Enter the Ninja
Character:Cole
Release Date:17/07/1981
The Salamander
Character:Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
Release Date:25/04/1981
The Man with Bogart's Face
Character:Hakim
Release Date:03/10/1980
Day of the Cobra
Character:Larry Stanziani
Release Date:12/08/1980
The Blue-Eyed Bandit
Character:Renzo Dominici
Release Date:07/08/1980
The Shark Hunter
Character:Mike di Donato
Release Date:24/12/1979
Le rose di Danzica
Character:General Konrad von Der Berg
Release Date:23/11/1979
Mimi
Character:Guido
Release Date:06/06/1979
The Visitor
Character:Jesus Christ
Release Date:22/03/1979
The Pirate
Character:Baydr Al Fay
Release Date:21/11/1978
Force 10 from Navarone
Character:Lescovar
Release Date:16/08/1978
Sahara Cross
Character:Jean Ballard
Release Date:10/09/1977
Hitch Hike
Character:Walter Mancini
Release Date:30/04/1977
21 Hours at Munich
Character:Issa
Release Date:25/12/1976
Keoma
Character:Keoma
Release Date:25/11/1976
Submission
Character:Armand
Release Date:26/03/1976
Victory March
Character:Captain Asciutto
Release Date:12/03/1976
The Legend of Valentino
Character:Rudolph Valentino
Release Date:23/11/1975
The Flower in His Mouth
Character:Professore Michele Belcore
Release Date:30/10/1975
Death Rite
Character:Sadry
Release Date:05/09/1975
Cry, Onion!
Character:Onion Stark
Release Date:25/08/1975
How to Kill a Judge
Character:Giacomo Solaris
Release Date:05/02/1975
Smiling Maniacs
Character:Judge Dani
Release Date:16/01/1975
Challenge to White Fang
Character:Jason Scott
Release Date:25/10/1974
Street Law
Character:Carlo Antonelli
Release Date:17/09/1974
The Last Four Days
Character:Walter Audisio
Release Date:27/03/1974
Blood Brothers
Character:Nicola Bellizzi
Release Date:23/02/1974
White Fang
Character:Jason Scott
Release Date:21/12/1973
The Assassination of Matteotti
Character:Giacomo Matteotti
Release Date:13/09/1973
High Crime
Character:Commissario Belli
Release Date:12/08/1973
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
Character:Johnny Ears
Release Date:29/03/1973
Redneck
Character:Mosquito
Release Date:02/02/1973
The Monk
Character:Ambrosio
Release Date:02/11/1972
Pope Joan
Character:Louis
Release Date:16/08/1972
The Harder They Come
Character:Django (archive footage)
Release Date:01/08/1972
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
Character:Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky
Release Date:22/12/1971
The Case Is Closed, Forget It
Character:Vanzi
Release Date:27/10/1971
Vacation
Character:Osiride
Release Date:04/09/1971
The Fifth Cord
Character:Andrea Bild
Release Date:17/08/1971
Confessions of a Police Captain
Character:Sostituto Procuratore Traini
Release Date:26/03/1971
Compañeros
Character:Yodlaf Peterson
Release Date:18/12/1970
Dropout
Character:Bruno
Release Date:18/12/1970
The Virgin and the Gypsy
Character:The gypsy
Release Date:01/06/1970
The Fifth Day of Peace
Character:Bruno Grauber
Release Date:17/04/1970
Tristana
Character:Horacio
Release Date:29/03/1970
The Battle of Neretva
Character:Capitano Michele Rossi
Release Date:07/10/1969
Detective Belli
Character:Commissario Stefano Belli
Release Date:06/09/1969
The Mercenary
Character:Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
Release Date:20/12/1968
A Quiet Place in the Country
Character:Leonardo Ferri
Release Date:14/11/1968
Sardinia Kidnapped
Character:Gavino
Release Date:14/03/1968
The Day of the Owl
Character:Captain Bellodi
Release Date:17/02/1968
Man, Pride and Vengeance
Character:José
Release Date:22/12/1967
Camelot
Character:Lancelot Du Lac
Release Date:25/10/1967
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Character:Abel
Release Date:28/09/1966
Texas, Adios
Character:Burt Sullivan
Release Date:28/08/1966
Massacre Time
Character:Tom Corbett
Release Date:10/08/1966
War of the Planets
Character:Lt. Jake Jacowitx
Release Date:21/07/1966
The Wild, Wild Planet
Character:Lt. Jake
Release Date:15/07/1966
The Third Eye
Character:Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)
Release Date:11/06/1966
Django
Character:Django
Release Date:06/04/1966
The Hired Killer
Character:Tony Lo Bello
Release Date:25/03/1966
The Tramplers
Character:Charley Garvey
Release Date:31/12/1965
I Knew Her Well
Character:Italo - The garage attendant
Release Date:01/12/1965
La Celestina P… R…
Character:Fabrizio
Release Date:17/03/1965
Italian Engagement
Character:
Release Date:16/10/1964
Un delitto
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1963
Scorched Skin
Character:
Release Date:18/10/1962
Television Appearances
Django
Character:Reverend
Delicious
Character:Joe Benelli
Emigratis
Character:Self
Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire
Character:Augustine of Hippo
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons
Character:Max Freeman
Mein Herz in Chile
Character:Carlos Sanchez
Il sangue e la rosa
Character:Conte Uberto Mancini
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
Character:Caifa
Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love
Character:
Der Fürst und das Mädchen
Character:
Through the Night with...
Character:Self
Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften
Character:Fashion Billionaire
The Crusaders
Character:Ibnazul
La voce del sangue
Character:Antonio Castaldi
Ulisse - Il piacere della scoperta
Character:Self
Saint Paul
Character:Gamaliel
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Roberto Distasio
Painted Lady
Character:Robert Tassi
Desert of Fire
Character:Marcel Duvivier
David
Character:Nathan
Davide
Character:Nathan
The Return of Sandokan
Character:Yogi Azim
Viva el lunes
Character:Self
Desideria e l'anello del drago
Character:Dragon King
Young Catherine
Character:Count Vorontsov
I promessi sposi
Character:fra Cristoforo
Blaues Blut
Character:Sandro Castellani
The Last Days of Pompeii
Character:Arbaces
The Hitchhiker
Character:Dr. Peter Milne
Na sowas!
Character:Self
Red Bells
Character:John Reed
Der große Preis
Character:Self
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