Franco Nero

Actor, also producer, director and writer · Born November 23, 1941 (84) · San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Golden Globe nominee

Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born November 23, 1941), known professionally as Franco Nero, is an Italian actor, producer, and director. His breakthrough role was as the title character in the Spaghetti Western film Django (1966), which made him a pop culture icon and launched an international career that includes over 200 leading and supporting roles in a wide variety of films and television programmes. During the 1960s and 1970s, Nero was actively involved in many popular Italian "genre trends", including poliziotteschi, gialli, and Spaghetti Westerns. His best-known films include The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), Camelot (1967), The Day of the Owl (1968), The Mercenary (1968), Battle of Neretva (1969), Tristana (1970), Compañeros (1970), Confessions of a Police Captain (1971), The Fifth Cord (1971), High Crime (1973), Street Law (1974), Keoma (1976), Hitch-Hike (1977), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Enter the Ninja (1981), Die Hard 2 (1990), Letters to Juliet (2010), Cars 2 (2011), and John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017). Nero has had a long relationship with Vanessa Redgrave, which began during the filming of Camelot. They were married in 2006, and are the parents of the actor Carlo Gabriel Nero.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: November 23, 1941 (84)
From: San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Works as: Actor, also producer, director and writer
Titles: 96 on MovieCove · 235 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Franco Nero's films like?

Across their 88 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Drama27 titles44^th

Action16 titles41^st

Crime14 titles73^rd

Adventure8 titles54^th

Comedy8 titles42^nd

Biography5 titles27^th

Documentary3 titles45^th

Horror2 titles35^th

Sci-Fi2 titles28^th

Thriller2 titles30^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

31%

Power

18%

Bonds

13%

Survival

13%

Self

12%

Ideas

Society

Justice25 Survival14 Family bonds11 Corruption9 Romantic love7 Power10 Greed10 Truth9

What they feel like to watch

their average across 88 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 4 · Wry 9 · Earnest 72

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 19 · Serious 22 · Dark 47

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 32 · Stylized 37 · Heightened 19

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 10 · Charged 41 · Intense 37

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 39 · Shifting 40 · Whiplash 9

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 63 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 6

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 41 · Even-paced 38 · Relentless 9

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 27 · Engaged 51 · Full focus 10

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 27 · Affecting 31 · Heavy 30

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 54 · Open-ended 21 · Ambiguous 13

Roles they play

62 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 35 of 62 analyzed roles.

Hero

35 of 62

Mentor

9 of 62

Shadow

5 of 62

Shapeshifter

4 of 62

Ally

3 of 62

Trickster

2 of 62

Herald

2 of 62

Threshold guardian

2 of 62

Show the 62 roles

Tricksteras Charley Garvey in The Tramplers (1965)
Heroas Django in Django (1966)
Heroas Tom Corbett in Massacre Time (1966)
Allyas Lt. Jake Jacowitz in The Wild, Wild Planet (1966)
Allyas Tony Lo Bello in The Hired Killer (1966)
Heroas Burt Sullivan in Texas, Adios (1966)
Allyas Lancelot Du Lac in Camelot (1967)
Heroas Sergeant José in Man, Pride & Vengeance (1967)
Heroas Leonardo Ferri in A Quiet Place in the Country (1968)
Heroas Capt. Bellodi in Mafia (1968)
Mentoras Sergei 'Polack' Kowalski in The Mercenary (1968)
Shapeshifteras Gavino in Sequestro di persona (1968)
Shapeshifteras Riva in The Battle of Neretva (1969)
Heroas Bruno Grauber in The Fifth Day of Peace (1970)
Shapeshifteras Horacio in Tristana (1970)
Heroas Yodlaf 'The Swede' Peterson in Compañeros (1970)
Heroas Vanzi in The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)
Heroas Traini in Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
Heroas Andrea Bild in The Fifth Cord (1971)
Tricksteras Prince Dimitri Orlowsky in Don't Turn the Other Cheek! (1971)
Heroas Ambrosio in The Monk (1972)
Heroas Mosquito in Redneck (1973)
Heroas Jason Scott in White Fang (1973)
Heroas Vice-Commissioner Belli in High Crime (1973)
Shadowas Walter Audisio 'Valerio' in The Last 4 Days (1974)
Heroas Carlo Antonelli in Street Law (1974)
Heroas Jason Scott in Challenge to White Fang (1974)
Heroas Rudolph Valentino in The Legend of Valentino (1975)
Heroas Onion Stark in Cry, Onion (1975)
Heroas Sadry in Death Rite (1975)
Heroas Giacomo Solaris in How to Kill a Judge (1975)
Heroas Keoma Shannon in Keoma (1976)
Shadowas Issa in 21 Hours at Munich (1976)
Shadowas Armand in Submission (1976)
Heroas Walter Mancini in Hitch-Hike (1977)
Shadowas Lescovar in Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
Heroas Mike di Donato in The Shark Hunter (1979)
Heroas Guido in Mimi (1979)
Heroas Larry Stanziani in The Day of the Cobra (1980)
Heroas Colonel Dante Matucci in The Salamander (1981)
Heroas Cole in Enter the Ninja (1981)
Heroas Nicola Fanelli in Grog (1982)
Heroas John Reed in Red Bells (1982)
Heroas Django in Django Strikes Again (1987)
Heroas Ted Angelo in Top Line (1988)
Mentoras Dr. Vicente Areavaga in Talk of Angels (1998)
Mentoras General Francini in Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001)
Mentoras Mentore in La rabbia (2008)
Heroas Enrico in Father (2011)
Heraldas Paolo in A Memória que me Contam (2012)
Mentoras Niko in Killer Mermaid (2014)
Threshold guardianas Hiram Abif in The Broken Key (2017)
Shapeshifteras Alberto in The Time of Their Lives (2017)
Mentoras Luigi in Christmas in Rome (2019)
Threshold guardianas Angelo in Recon (2019)
Shadowas Fabrizio Collini in The Collini Case (2019)
Mentoras Old Branko in The Match (2020)
Mentoras L'Impresario in La danza nera (2020)
Heroas Vittorio Arditi De Bellis in Havana Kyrie (2020)
Heroas Emanuele in The Man Who Drew God (2022)
Mentoras The Pope in The Pope's Exorcist (2023)
Heraldas Old Man in Milarepa (2025)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Melancholic

Dread

Contemplative

Thrilling

Other

How their films linger

Thought-provoking30 Bittersweet27 Unsettling26 Haunting21 Fun17 Hopeful17

How their films end · 18 with a twist

Happy16
Bittersweet34
Tragic16
Ambiguous21
Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Franco Nero's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 61 of their 96 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (45).

Also on these channels

Midnight Pulp8 titles, show their 8 titles on Midnight Pulp
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Subscription and free streaming for Franco Nero's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

235 credits, 96 with a MovieCove page; 25 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Roma elastica(2026)
as The Old Filmmaker
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
In the Hand of Dante(2025)
as Don Lecco (86)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Aurora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
as Bertoldo
Il Vecchio Terribile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
as Oste
L'ANIME CHE OGNI OBESO HA BISOGNO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Epk Camera Operator
The Estate(2025)
Executive Producer · Actor
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Milarepa(2025)
as Old Man
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Compagni d'arte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Actor
The Jester from Transylvania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as One-eye
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black(2023)
as Valentino's Spirit
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Giorni felici (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Antonio
On Our Way(2021)
Actor
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Pope's Exorcist(2023)
as The Pope
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Man Who Drew God(2022)
Director · as Emanuele
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Django(2022)
Show 2 episodes · as Reverend
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows
The Man from Rome(2022)
as The Pope
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Buon Lavoro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Actor
The Duel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Actor
Off the Rails(2021)
as Giovanni
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Match(2020)
as Old Branko
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
La danza nera(2020)
as L'Impresario
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Harmonie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Actor
Immortalist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Paolo Spersoni
Entree Des Artists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Henry's Grandfather
Havana Kyrie(2020)
Writer · as Vittorio Arditi De Bellis
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Christmas in Rome(2019)
as Luigi Forlinghetti
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Recon(2019)
as Angelo
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
A Rose in Winter(2018)
as Rainer Praeger
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Collini Case(2019)
as Fabrizio Collini
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Ed è subito sera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Actor
Rosso istria(2018)
as Professor Ambrosin
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Iceman(2017)
as Ditob
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Broken Key(2017)
as Hiram Abif
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Agony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Carlo
The Neighborhood(2017)
as Guglielmo
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Il crimine non va in pensione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as il primario
The Lost City of Z(2016)
as Baron de Gondoriz
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Time of Their Lives(2017)
as Alberto
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
John Wick: Chapter 2(2017)
as Julius
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Delicious(2016)
Show 4 episodes · as Joe Benelli
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Along the River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Frank De Ville
Earth(2015)
Actor
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Road to Capri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Guido
Figli di Maam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Actor
Love Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Marquis Polesini
Killer Mermaid(2014)
as Niko
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
The Mystery of Dante(2014)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Obsessive Rhythms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Carmine
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres… (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Lui-même
Handy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Frank The Black
A Memória que me Contam(2012)
as Paolo
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Django Unchained(2012)
Thanks · as Amerigo Vessepi
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Last Alchemist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Felix the Alchemist
Crazy Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Alvaro Genta
New Order (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen
Cars 2(2011)
as Uncle Topolino (voice)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Father(2011)
as Enrico
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Rasputin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Narratore
Prigioniero di un segreto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Il barbone
Letters to Juliet(2010)
as Lorenzo
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 2 episodes · as Augustine of Hippo
Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Augustinus (age 76)
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Actor
Killing is My Business, Honey(2009)
as Enrico Puzzo
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 1 episode · as Max Freeman
Márió, a varázsló (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Co-Producer · as Mario
A Night at the Grand Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Ferran Moreno
Mein Herz in Chile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Carlos Sanchez
Mein Herz in Chile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 2 episodes · as Carlos Sanchez
Il sangue e la rosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 4 episodes · as Conte Uberto Mancini
Bathory: Countess of Blood(2008)
as King Mathias
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
La rabbia(2008)
Executive Producer · Producer · as Mentore
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Bastardi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as René Iuvara
Mineurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Michele Acucella
The Final Inquiry(2006)
as Caifa
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 2 episodes · as Caifa
Two Families (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Morandi
The Holy Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Zachary
Amore e libertà - Masaniello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Vicerè
Hans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Giudice/barbone
Giornata Nera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Actor
Summer Solstice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Lorenzo
Forever Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Director · Producer · Writer · as Luca
Vasco Rossi - È solo un rock'n'roll show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Judge
Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Post Coitum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Bakchus
Guardians of the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Padre
Bad Inclination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Il barbone
Der Fürst und das Mädchen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show Actor
The Uncrowned Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Bear's Trainer
The Last Gunfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as The pistolero
Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Giuseppe Mantaldo
Fumata blanca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Cardenal Tura
Ultimo stadio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Antonio
Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 1 episode · as Fashion Billionaire
La ragion pura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Marito
The Crusaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 2 episodes · as Ibnazul
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2(2001)
as General Francini
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
La voce del sangue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 2 episodes · as Antonio Castaldi
Chimera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Imprenditore
Sacra Corona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Bishop Gellért
The Crusaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Ibnazul
Saint Paul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as Gamaliel
Saint Paul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 2 episodes · as Gamaliel
Winds of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as Michele Giangrande
Uninvited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Producer · as Ralph Barolo
Mirka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as Il Sindaco
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)
Show 1 episode · as Roberto Distasio
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Li chiamarono... briganti! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
as Caporale Nerza
Talk of Angels(1998)
as Dr. Vicente Areavaga
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Il tesoro di Damasco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Andrea
The Versace Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Gianni Versace
Painted Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Show 2 episodes · as Robert Tassi
Bella Mafia(1997)
as Mario Domino
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Desert of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Show 3 episodes · as Marcel Duvivier
The Medal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Ing. Ferrero
Rack Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Jesus Barro
David (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Show 2 episodes · as Nathan
David (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Natan
Desert of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Marcel Duvivier
The Conquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
as Árpád vezér
The Return of Sandokan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Show 4 episodes · as Yogi Azim
The Innocent Sleep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
as Adolfo Cavani
Io e il re (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Maggiore Ferri
Jonathan of the Bears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Producer · Story · as Jonathan
Desideria e l'anello del drago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 2 episodes · as Dragon King
Nemici intimi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Show 2 episodes · as Lorenzo Stradella
The Dragon Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
as Dragon King
Das Babylon Komplott (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
as Chris Lang
Test of Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
as Paul Herzog
Der Fall Lucona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
as Enzo Lombardi
Azzurro profondo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
as Luca Morinari
Brothers and Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
as Franco
Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
as Gabriele da Poppi
From Time to Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
as Leonard De Vinci
Amelia Lópes O'Neill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
as Fernando
Young Catherine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Show 2 episodes · as Count Vorontsov
Touch and Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Aquani
Breath of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
as Angelo
Die Hard 2(1990)
as General Ramon Esperanza
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
I promessi sposi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Show 5 episodes · as fra Cristoforo
Blaues Blut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Show 1 episode · as Sandro Castellani
A Double Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as Saverio Pallucca
Magdalene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as Janza
Young Toscanini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as Claudio Toscanini
Top Line(1988)
as Ted Angelo
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Race to Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as Francis, il marinaio
Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as Commissario
Django Strikes Again(1987)
as Django
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Johan (John) Berg
Sweet Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Paul
Un altare per la madre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as -
The Repenter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
as Falco
André schafft sie alle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
as Andre
Devil's Crude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
as Nick
Die Försterbuben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
as Böhme
The Last Days of Pompeii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Show 3 episodes · as Arbaces
The Hitchhiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Show 1 episode · as Dr. Peter Milne
The Falcon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
as Banović Strahinja
Red Bells Part II: I Saw the Birth of a New World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
as John Reed
Querelle(1982)
as Lieutenant Seblon
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Grog(1982)
as Nicola Fanelli
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Kamikaze 89(1982)
as Weiss
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Red Bells(1982)
as John Reed
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Le rose di Danzica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Show 3 episodes · as Il generale Konrad Von Den Berg
Enter the Ninja(1981)
as Cole
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Salamander(1981)
as Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Man with Bogart's Face(1980)
as Hakim
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Day of the Cobra(1980)
as Larry Stanziani
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Blue-Eyed Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
as Renzo Dominici
The Shark Hunter(1979)
Co-Producer · as Mike di Donato
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Le rose di Danzica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
as General Konrad von Der Berg
Mimi(1979)
as Guido
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Visitor(1979)
as Jesus Christ
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Force 10 from Navarone(1978)
as Lescovar
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Pirate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Show 2 episodes · as Baydr Al Fay
Sahara Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
as Jean Ballard
Hitch-Hike(1977)
as Walter Mancini
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
21 Hours at Munich(1976)
as Issa
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Keoma(1976)
as Keoma
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Submission(1976)
as Armand
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Victory March (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
as Captain Asciutto
The Legend of Valentino(1975)
as Rudolph Valentino
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Flower in His Mouth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
as Professore Michele Belcore
Death Rite(1975)
as Sadry
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Cry, Onion(1975)
as Onion Stark
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
How to Kill a Judge(1975)
as Giacomo Solaris
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Smiling Maniacs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
as Judge Dani
Challenge to White Fang(1974)
as Jason Scott
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Street Law(1974)
as Carlo Antonelli
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Last 4 Days(1974)
as Walter Audisio
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Blood Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Nicola Bellizzi
White Fang(1973)
as Jason Scott
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The Assassination of Matteotti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
as Giacomo Matteotti
High Crime(1973)
as Commissario Belli
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
as Johnny Ears
Redneck(1973)
as Mosquito
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Monk(1972)
as Ambrosio
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Pope Joan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
as Louis
The Harder They Come(1972)
as Django (archive footage)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Don't Turn the Other Cheek!(1971)
as Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Case Is Closed, Forget It(1971)
as Vanzi
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Producer · as Osiride
The Fifth Cord(1971)
as Andrea Bild
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Confessions of a Police Captain(1971)
as Sostituto Procuratore Traini
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Compañeros(1970)
as Yodlaf Peterson
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Dropout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Co-Producer · as Bruno
The Virgin and the Gypsy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
as The gypsy
The Fifth Day of Peace(1970)
as Bruno Grauber
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Tristana(1970)
as Horacio
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Battle of Neretva(1969)
as Capitano Michele Rossi
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Detective Belli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Commissario Stefano Belli
The Mercenary(1968)
as Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
A Quiet Place in the Country(1968)
as Leonardo Ferri
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Sequestro di persona(1968)
as Gavino
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Mafia(1968)
as Captain Bellodi
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Man, Pride & Vengeance(1967)
as José
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Camelot(1967)
as Lancelot Du Lac
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Bible in the Beginning...(1966)
Still Photographer · as Abel
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Texas, Adios(1966)
as Burt Sullivan
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Massacre Time(1966)
as Tom Corbett
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
War of the Planets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
as Lt. Jake Jacowitx
The Wild, Wild Planet(1966)
as Lt. Jake
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The Third Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
as Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero)
Django(1966)
as Django
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Hired Killer(1966)
as Tony Lo Bello
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Tramplers(1965)
as Charley Garvey
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
I Knew Her Well(1965)
as Italo - The garage attendant
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
La Celestina P... R...(1965)
as Fabrizio
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Italian Engagement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Actor
Un delitto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Actor
Scorched Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Actor
Django Lives! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Django
El Sobrino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
La battaglia di Gorthene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 234 titles, 230 of them dated from 1962 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Die Hard 2 (1990)

$240M worldwide

Highest rated

John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

Midcredits 95^th

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination

19622026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 28 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1965Screen debut· I Knew Her Well
1966First top-billed film· Django
1966Breakout· Django
1967Golden Globe nomination· Camelot

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting232 of 234 · 44^thDirecting2 of 234Writing2 of 234Producing10 of 234Other crew3 of 234

234 titles, 12 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1960s22 · 22 acting · 1 crew1970s40 · 40 acting · 3 crew1980s30 · acting1990s33 · 33 acting · 1 crew2000s45 · 45 acting · 4 crew2010s38 · 37 acting · 2 crew2020s22 · 21 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 40% of 62 roles

62%

75%

50%

60%

20%

65707580900010

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a Golden Globe in 1968, Most Promising Newcomer - Male.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Franco Nero's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44^th percentile, the median of all 93; across their 88 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 88

Approval · how many liked their films

44^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 88

Reach · how many have seen their films

58^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 88

Midcredits score across 96 titles, by percentile

75^th and up17
50^th to 74^th22
25^th to 49^th38
Below 25^th19

Shape of the crowd

35 of their 96 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved6
Universally Panned1
Divisive6
Cult Classic6
Crowd Pleaser33
Broadly Agreed9
Mixed35

Most divisive · actor

La danza nera (2020)

97^th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Django Unchained (2012)

Midcredits 99^th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 73 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Franco Nero's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore12 titles43–91 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most films

Sex & Nudity19 titles20–67 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most films

Profanity9 titles26–84 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most films

Alcohol & Drugs10 titles23–48 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense11 titles33–80 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most films

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Franco Nero work with?

People who share at least 2 of Franco Nero's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ennio Morricone shares the most, 8.

Franco Nero

What are Franco Nero's films like?

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What they feel like to watch

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Where can I watch Franco Nero's films?

Filmography

Career shape

Film career

By role

By decade

Billing

Awards

How do Franco Nero's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Is Franco Nero's work okay for kids?

Who does Franco Nero work with?

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles