From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Franco Franchi,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

KNOWN FOR

Domenica In
1979
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1972
Indietro tutta!
1988
Buona Domenica
1985
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
1966
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1972
Gulliver
1969
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
2022
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
1971
The Shortest Day
1963
You Jane, Me Tarzan
1989
5 Marines for 100 Girls
1961

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
143
2022
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
as Self (archive footage)
2004
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
as Self (archive footage)
1989
You Jane, Me Tarzan
as Mercenary
1988
Indietro tutta!
as Se stesso
1987
Blue Tango
as Gaetano Buttitta
1985
Buona Domenica
as Partecipazione
1984
Kaos
as Zi' Dima (segment "La giara")
1984
Kaos
1983
Uno storico pasticcio
as Franco
1981
Cream, Chocolate and... Paprika
as Matteo
1979
Domenica In
as Self
1976
Friends More Than Before
1976
Due ragazzi incorreggibili
1975
The Sergeant Rompiglioni Becomes... Corporal
as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni
1975
The Noon Vigilante
as Franco Gabbiani
1975
Dream of Zorro
as Paco / Zorro
1974
Farfallon
as Farfallon
1974
Paolo the Cool
as Paolino Pastorino detto Tino
1974
Littlefoot the Policeman
as Franco Petralia
1974
Franco e Ciccio superstars
1974
The Inheritance of Uncle Goodsoul
as Franco Favazza
1973
Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore
as Franco
1973
The Godfather's Godson
as Oronzo Musumeci
1973
The Cat from Brooklyn Wants to Be a Detective
as Frankie Lonego
1973
The Last Italian Tango
as Franco
1973
Il sergente Rompiglioni
as Francesco Garibaldi Rompiglioni
1973
Dirty Weekend
as Person on Film #1 (Theater) (archive footage) (uncredited)
1973
Il cortile degli Aragonesi
as Nofriu
1972
Teatro 11
as Self
1972
Two Sons of Trinity
as Franco Trinità
1972
They Were Still Called... The Most and the Least
as Franco Pietrasicca
1972
Story of Fear and a Knife
as Franco
1972
The Two Big Cats O'Nine Tails... and a Half in Amsterdam
as Franco, il fotografo
1972
Continuavano a chiamarli i due piloti più matti del mondo
as Franco Franchini
1972
The Adventures of Pinocchio
as Gatto
1972
The Adventures of Pinocchio
as Gatto
1971
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
as Franco
1971
...Excuse Me, Do You Pay Taxes?
as Franco
1971
The Two of the F. 1 at the Craziest, Craziest Race in the World
as Franco / Pepito Gonzales
1971
I due assi del guantone
as Franco Marsala
1971
It's a Woman's War
as Serg. Franco Samperi
1971
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
as Franco Bello
1971
The Clan of the Two Borsalini
as Franco Franchetti, il 'Professore'
1971
The Two Big Shots
as Franco
1971
Ma che musica maestro
as Franco, il capobanda
1971
Will the Lawyer Franco Benenato Be Able to Defeat his Arch Enemy the Magistrate Ciccio De Ingras?
as Franco Benenato
1970
The Two Wizards of the Ball
as Mago K. K
1970
Principe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditiera
as Principe Don Mimì
1970
I due maggiolini più matti del mondo
as Franco
1970
Don Franco and Don Ciccio in a Year of Protest
as Don Franco
1970
Who Gave You the License?
as Franco
1970
Those Sweet Creatures
as Franco Samperi
1970
Paths of War
as Franco
1970
Two Whites in Dark Africa
as Franco
1970
On the Day of the Lord
as Carceriere
1970
Satiricosissimo
as Franco
1969
Guess Who's Coming for a Snack?
as Franco La Rapa
1969
Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard
as Franco
1969
Franco and Ciccio... Robber and Cop
as Franco Chiappalone
1969
Lisa with the Blue Eyes
as funzionario Centro Spaziale #1
1969
Gulliver
1968
Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza
as Sancio Panza
1968
I 2 deputati
as Franco Franchini
1968
The Nephews of Zorro
as Franco La Vacca
1968
Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows
as Franco Marelli / Salvatore Pollara
1968
Ciccio Forgives, I Don't
as Franco
1968
American Secret Service
1968
I due Crociati
as Franco di Carrapipi
1968
Two Firefighters
as Francesco Perricone
1968
All the Gold in the World
as Franco
1968
Caprice Italian Style
as Cassio
1968
Ugly at Night
as Franco / Bruto Di Notte
1968
The Two Magnificent Fresconi
as Franco
1968
What Are the Clouds?
as Cassio
1967
Tonight I'll Throw Me
as Bath attendant
1967
The Tall, The Short, The Cat
as Franco
1967
I due vigili
as Franco Lo Cascio
1967
Two R-R-Ringos from Texas
as Franco Caterina
1967
The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid
as Il brutto - Franco
1967
The World's Gold
as Franco Sparapaoli
1967
The Sicily Barbers
as Franco Lo Persico
1967
How We Stole the Atomic Bomb
as Franco
1967
I Zanzaroni
1966
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
as Franco
1966
2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
as Franco
1966
I due sanculotti
as Franco La Capra
1966
How We Robbed the Bank of Italy
as Franco
1966
Gli altri, gli altri e noi
as 'Occhi Svelti'
1965
002 Operation Moon
as Franco / Colonel Paradowsky
1965
Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
as Franco La Pera
1965
Wrong Beds
as Franco (Segment "La seconda moglie")
1965
Veneri in collegio
as Calogero Junior
1965
Fistful of Knuckles
as Franco
1965
The Sons of the Leopard
as Franco / Maria Rosa
1965
How We Got Into Trouble with the Army
as soldato Piscitello
1965
Latin Lovers
as Franco
1965
The Two Parachutists
as Pasquale - Franco Impallomeni
1965
The Amazing Doctor G
as Franco Pecora
1965
I Kill, You Kill
as Turiddu (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi")
1965
War Italian Style
as Frank Scordia
1964
Two Gangsters in the Wild West
as Franco Capone / Il nonno di Franco / Francuzza l'abbandonata
1964
2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge
as Nicolino Celletti
1964
Two Escape from Sing Sing
as Franco
1964
Two Public Enemies
as Franco
1964
Seduced and Duped
as Franco
1964
Primitive Love
as Franco
1964
The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars
as Socio dello scrittore
1964
A Monster and a Half
as Franco \ Cesarone
1964
Le tardone
as The killer (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")
1964
These Mad, Mad Women
as Turiddu Macrì ('Siciliani a Milano')
1964
I due toreri
as Franco Scontentezza
1964
The Two Mafiosi
as Franco Fisichella
1964
Easy Love
as Franco (segment "Un uomo corretto")
1964
Soldiers and corporals
as Franco
1964
The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband)
as Avvocato Franchi
1964
Corpse for the Lady
as Gianni
1964
Songs, Bullies and Chicks
as Gaspare
1964
Oh! Those Most Secret Agents
as Franco Passalacqua
1964
Venus in the Sun
as Francesco Macrì (segment "Una domenica a Fregene")
1964
The Maniacs
as Thief #1 (segment 'Il week-end)
1963
The Swindlers
as Salvatore (segment "Siciliani")
1963
The Shortest Day
as Franco Lo Grugno
1963
Scandal Nudes
as polizziotto Franco
1963
La donna degli altri è sempre più bella
as Turiddu Macrì (segment "I Promessi Sposi")
1963
Target: Girls
as Cassarà
1963
Adventure at the Motel
as Franco
1963
Everything is Music
as Friend of Anemia
1962
Il mio amico Benito
as Terrorista
1962
Those Two in the Legion
as Franco Cocuzza
1962
The Masseuses
as Franco - Nightwatchman #1
1962
2 samurai per 100 geishe
as Franco Santuzzo
1962
The Three Enemies
as Fantuzzo
1962
Vino, whisky e acqua salata
as cuoco
1962
I motorizzati
as Un ladro di gomme
1961
Fists, Girls and Sailors
as Salvatore
1961
Dying as Hierarchs
as Scilla
1961
5 Marines for 100 Girls
as factotum
1961
The Honored Society
as Saruzzo
1961
The Last Judgment
as disoccupato
1961
Hercules in the Valley of Woe
as Francheo
1960
Appointment in Ischia
as The Short Smuggler
1960
The Loves of Salammbo
1950
The Promise