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 Adventures of Pinocchio
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose

2022

as Self (archive footage)

Two Sons of Trinity
Two Sons of Trinity

1972

as Franco Trinità

The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment

1961

as disoccupato

Scandal Nudes
Scandal Nudes

1963

as polizziotto Franco

The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day

1963

as Franco Lo Grugno

Dirty Weekend
Dirty Weekend

1973

as Person on Film #1 (Theater) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Le tardone
Le tardone

1964

as The killer (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")

Caprice Italian Style
Everything is Music
Everything is Music

1963

as Friend of Anemia

Tonight I'll Throw Me
Tonight I'll Throw Me

1967

as Bath attendant

The Last Italian Tango
Ciccio Forgives, I Don't
Those Two in the Legion
Those Two in the Legion

1962

as Franco Cocuzza

Oh! Those Most Secret Agents
Oh! Those Most Secret Agents

1964

as Franco Passalacqua

5 Marines for 100 Girls
5 Marines for 100 Girls

1961

as factotum