Franco Franchi

Franco Franchi

1928-09-18 – 1992-12-09 (age 64) Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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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

The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day

1963

as Franco Lo Grugno

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Kaos
Kaos

1984

as Zi' Dima (segment "La giara")

The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment

1961

as disoccupato

Blue Tango
Blue Tango

1987

as Gaetano Buttitta

2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
I motorizzati
I motorizzati

1962

as Un ladro di gomme

Lisa with the Blue Eyes
Lisa with the Blue Eyes

1969

as funzionario Centro Spaziale #1

On the Day of the Lord
On the Day of the Lord

1970

as Carceriere

Caprice Italian Style
The Sicily Barbers
The Sicily Barbers

1967

as Franco Lo Persico

The Maniacs
The Maniacs

1964

as Thief #1 (segment 'Il week-end)

The Amazing Doctor G
The Amazing Doctor G

1965

as Franco Pecora

The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars
The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars

1964

as Socio dello scrittore

Satiricosissimo
Satiricosissimo

1970

as Franco

Two Gangsters in the Wild West
Two Gangsters in the Wild West

1964

as Franco Capone / Il nonno di Franco / Francuzza l'abbandonata

002 Operation Moon
002 Operation Moon

1965

as Franco / Colonel Paradowsky

La donna degli altri è sempre più bella
La donna degli altri è sempre più bella

1963

as Turiddu Macrì (segment "I Promessi Sposi")