Franco Franchi
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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Filmography
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
2022
as Self (archive footage)
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Blue Tango
1987
as Gaetano Buttitta
Kaos
1984
as Zi' Dima (segment "La giara")
- No poster
Uno storico pasticcio
1983
as Franco
Cream, Chocolate and... Paprika
1981
as Matteo
Friends More Than Before
1976
Dream of Zorro
1975
as Paco / Zorro
The Sergeant Rompiglioni Becomes... Corporal
1975
as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni
The Noon Vigilante
1975
as Franco Gabbiani
The Inheritance of Uncle Goodsoul
1974
as Franco Favazza
Littlefoot the Policeman
1974
as Franco Petralia
Farfallon
1974
as Farfallon
Paolo the Cool
1974
as Paolino Pastorino detto Tino
Franco e Ciccio superstars
1974
Il sergente Rompiglioni
1973
as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni
- No poster
Il cortile degli Aragonesi
1973
as Nofriu
Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore
1973
as Franco
Dirty Weekend
1973
as Person on Film #1 (Theater) (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Godfather's Godson
1973
as Oronzo Musumeci
The Cat from Brooklyn Wants to Be a Detective
1973
as Frankie Lonego
The Last Italian Tango
1973
as Franco
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1972
as Gatto
The Two Big Cats O'Nine Tails... and a Half in Amsterdam
1972
as Franco, il fotografo