1 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/franco_nero.jpg]] |
2 | [[caption-width-right:300:Nero in ''Film/{{Camelot}}'']] |
3 | ->''"I could be a star and maybe make lots of money, or I could change roles all the time and have a more interesting - and longer - career."'' |
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5 | Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born 23 November 1941), better known as Franco Nero, is an Italian actor and director. |
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7 | After a few supporting roles, his BreakthroughHit was as the titular character in the classic SpaghettiWestern ''Film/{{Django}}'', which shot him to superstar status and made him one of the highest-grossing actors in Italy, which he eventually parlayed into a successful career in Hollywood. He's regarded as one of the icons of Spaghetti Western and ''poliziotteschi'' (Italian crime film) genres that's earned him cult status. |
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9 | Off-camera, he's known for his years-long relationship with Creator/VanessaRedgrave, that eventually culiminated in their marriage in 2006. |
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12 | !!His filmography includes: |
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14 | * 1965 ''Film/IKnewHerWell'' as Italo |
15 | * 1966 ''Film/{{Django}}'' as Django |
16 | * 1966 ''[[Film/TheBible1966 The Bible: In the Beginning...]]'' as Abel |
17 | * 1967 ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}'' as Lancelot |
18 | * 1970 ''Film/{{Tristana}}'' as Horacio |
19 | * 1970 ''Film/{{Companeros}}'' as Yodalf Peterson |
20 | * 1971 ''Film/DontTurnTheOtherCheek'' as Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky |
21 | * 1973 ''Literature/WhiteFang'' as Jason Scott |
22 | * 1976 ''Film/{{Keoma}}'' as Keoma Shannon |
23 | * 1978 ''Film/ForceTenFromNavarone'' as Captain Lescovar |
24 | * 1979 ''Film/TheVisitor'' as Jesus |
25 | * 1981 ''Enter The Ninja'' as Cole |
26 | * 1982 ''Film/{{Querelle}}'' as Lietenant Seblon |
27 | * 1990 ''Film/DieHard2'' as General Esperanza |
28 | * 2010 ''Film/LettersToJuliet'' Lorenzo Bartolini |
29 | * 2011 ''WesternAnimation/Cars2'' as Uncle Topolino |
30 | * 2011 ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' as Roberto Distasio |
31 | * 2012 ''Film/DjangoUnchained'' as Amerigo Vessepi |
32 | * 2016 ''Film/TheLostCityOfZ'' as Baron de Gondoriz |
33 | * 2017 ''Film/JohnWickChapter2'' as Julius |
34 | * 2017 ''Film/{{Iceman|2017}}'' as Ditob |
35 | * 2021 ''Film/OffTheRails2021'' as Giovanni |
36 | * 2023 ''Film/ThePopesExorcist'' as the Pope |
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39 | !!Tropes: |
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41 | * ClassicallyTrainedExtra: Nero apprenticed at the acclaimed [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piccolo_Teatro_(Milan) Piccolo Teatro]] in Milan and performed Shakespeare and other classical roles on stage early in his career. He was reluctant at first to play ''Film/{{Django}}'' because he feared taking a role in a Western would prevent critics from taking him seriously. His fears proved unfounded, and Nero still got to play dramatic parts occasionally alongside his more famous action roles. |
42 | * FakeNationality: He played the deposed Latino dictator of a BananaRepublic in ''Film/DieHard2'', a French knight in ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}'', and a Texan martial artist in ''Enter the Ninja''. He also his fair share of [[FakeAmerican Americans]] and non-Italian Europeans in his [[SpaghettiWestern Spaghetti Westerns]]. |
43 | ** In ''Film/ForceTenFromNavarone'', he plays a Nazi German spy disguised as a Yugoslavian partisan. |
44 | * FakeMixedRace: He played a half-Native American Civil War veteran in ''Film/{{Keoma}}''. |
45 | * HeAlsoDid: |
46 | ** Technically began the ninja craze in films in the 80s by starring in the first Cannon ninja movie. |
47 | ** Recorded a music album, and directed a film in 2005. |
48 | * RealLifeRelative: He's starred opposite his real-life romantic partner Creator/VanessaRedgrave many times, beginning with ''Film/{{Camelot}}''. |
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