Personal Info
Franco Franchi
Acting
Biography
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
as Self (archive footage)
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
as Self (archive footage)
Blue Tango
as Gaetano Buttitta
Kaos
as Zi' Dima (segment "La giara")
Uno storico pasticcio
as Franco
Cream, Chocolate and... Paprika
as Matteo
Friends More Than Before
Dream of Zorro
as Paco / Zorro
The Noon Vigilante
as Franco Gabbiani
The Sergeant Rompiglioni Becomes... Corporal
as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni
