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Franco Nero

Franco Nero

48 movies on Netflix

Biography

Franco Nero is an Italian actor who became a pop culture icon through the title role in Sergio Corbucci's Spaghetti Western Django (1966), his first lead part after a small debut in Pelle viva. Born in San Prospero Parmense and raised in Bedonia and Milan, he trained at the Piccolo Teatro di Milano before building a career of more than 200 leading and supporting roles. Through the 1960s and 1970s he moved among Italian genre cycles such as polizieschi, gialli and Westerns, and his credits range from The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), Camelot (1967), The Mercenary (1968) and Compañeros (1970) to Keoma (1976), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Enter the Ninja (1981), Die Hard 2 (1990), Letters to Juliet (2010), Cars 2 (2011), Django Unchained (2012), John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) and The Pope's Exorcist (2023). He also wrote, produced and starred in Jonathan degli orsi.

84years old

Turns 85 on November 23in 42 days

  • Born San Prospero Parmense
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
  • Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (birth name)Also credited as Francesco Sparanero

Movie Career

Films
48
Career span
61 years1965 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Behind the camera

    Nero has acted in more than 150 films. For one of them, Jonathan degli orsi, he took on writing, producing and starring roles.

  2. Early training

    Nero briefly attended the Economy and Trade faculty at the local university, then departed to continue his studies at the Piccolo Teatro di Milano.

  3. Languages

    Nero's limited English held back his English-language roles, though he still appeared in films such as The Virgin and the Gypsy and Die Hard 2.

Franco Nero movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Die Hard 21990 Action, Thrilleras Gen. Ramon Esperanza

    IMDb rating 7.2410K votes

  2. John Wick: Chapter 22017 Action, Crime, Thrilleras Julius

    IMDb rating 7.4579K votes

  3. Letters to Juliet2010as Lorenzo

    IMDb rating 6.5116K votes

  4. Django1966as Django

    IMDb rating 7.235K votes

  5. The Pope's Exorcist2023as The Pope

    IMDb rating 6.1104K votes

  6. Django Unchained2012as Amerigo Vessepi

    IMDb rating 8.51.9M votes

  7. The Lost City of Z2017as Baron de Gondoriz

    IMDb rating 6.6107K votes

  8. Cars 22011as Uncle Topolinovoice

    IMDb rating 6.2264K votes

Most often with

Sergio Corbucci directed three of these films. Vanessa Redgrave appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Vanessa Redgrave, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Vanessa RedgraveGiovanni Ivan Scratuglia, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Giovanni Ivan ScratugliaEduardo Fajardo, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Eduardo FajardoJosé Canalejas, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with José CanalejasRemo De Angelis, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Remo De AngelisGino Pernice, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Gino PerniceSergio CorbucciDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Sergio Corbucci

Films together

  • Vanessa Redgrave4 films together, 1967 to 2010
    Vanessa Redgrave's page
  • Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia3 films together, 1966 to 1967
    Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia's page
    • Pride and Vengeance1967IMDb rating 5.9Nero as Don José / DjangoScratuglia as Soldier
    • Django1966IMDb rating 7.2Nero as DjangoScratuglia as Klan Member
    • Texas, Adios1966IMDb rating 6.1Nero as Burt SullivanScratuglia as Dick
  • Eduardo Fajardo3 films together, 1966 to 1970
    Eduardo Fajardo's page
    • Compañeros1970IMDb rating 7.2Nero as Yodlaf 'The Swede' PetersonFajardo as Mexican Colonel
    • The Mercenary1968IMDb rating 7.1Nero as Sergei Kowalski - the PolishFajardo as Alfonso García
    • Django1966IMDb rating 7.2Nero as DjangoFajardo as Major Jackson
  • José Canalejas3 films together, 1966 to 1970
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    • Compañeros1970IMDb rating 7.2Nero as Yodlaf 'The Swede' PetersonCanalejas as Mongo Henchman
    • The Mercenary1968IMDb rating 7.1Nero as Sergei Kowalski - the PolishCanalejas as Sebastian
    • Django1966IMDb rating 7.2Nero as DjangoCanalejas as Member of Hugo's Gang
  • Remo De Angelis3 films together, 1966 to 1968
    Remo De Angelis's page
    • The Mercenary1968IMDb rating 7.1Nero as Sergei Kowalski - the PolishAngelis as Hudo
    • Django1966IMDb rating 7.2Nero as DjangoAngelis as Ricardo
    • Texas, Adios1966IMDb rating 6.1Nero as Burt SullivanAngelis as Juan - Delgado Henchman
  • Gino Pernice3 films together, 1966 to 1970
    Gino Pernice's page
    • Compañeros1970IMDb rating 7.2Nero as Yodlaf 'The Swede' PetersonPernice as Casino Croupier
    • Django1966IMDb rating 7.2Nero as DjangoPernice as Brother Jonathan
    • Texas, Adios1966IMDb rating 6.1Nero as Burt SullivanPernice as Bank Employee
  • Sergio CorbucciDirector, 3 films, 1966 to 1970
    • Compañeros1970IMDb rating 7.2Nero as Yodlaf 'The Swede' Peterson
    • The Mercenary1968IMDb rating 7.1Nero as Sergei Kowalski - the Polish
    • Django1966IMDb rating 7.2Nero as Django
  • Also three films together1 more actor
    • Simón ArriagaCompañeros (1970), The Mercenary (1968) and Django (1966)

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Franco Nero's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.7 billion

16 of the 48 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 48 films: 16 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 23 figure not found; 1 too new to count.

  • 16Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 23Figure not found
  • 1Too new to count

Top grosser

Cars 22011as Uncle Topolino (voice)$560 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Cars 22011as Uncle Topolino (voice)
    $560M33.7% of the total
  2. 2
    Django Unchained2012as Amerigo Vessepi
    $425M25.6% of the total
  3. 3
    Die Hard 21990as Gen. Ramon Esperanza
    $240M14.4% of the total
  4. 4
    John Wick: Chapter 22017as Julius
    $172M10.3% of the total
  5. 5
    Letters to Juliet2010as Lorenzo
    $82M4.9% of the total
  6. 6
    The Pope's Exorcist2023as The Pope
    $77M4.6% of the total
  7. 7
    The Bible: In the Beginning...1966as Abel
    $35M2.1% of the total
  8. 8
    Camelot1967as Lancelot Du Lac
    $32M1.9% of the total
The Lost City of Z (2017), $8.6 millionThe Final Inquiry (2006), $8.0 millionForce 10 from Navarone (1978), $7.2 millionBathory: Countess of Blood (2008), $7.0 millionMegiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001), $6.0 millionSubmission (1976), $2.0 millionLa rabbia (2008), $389,400Django (1966), $17,277

$39.3 millionfrom the other 8 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total

Awards

Three awards and honors from 1992 to 2014.

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Franco Nero's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2014Time Machine AwardWon
1992Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicWon
David di Donatello for Best ActorWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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