ACTOR · FROM ROMA, ITALIA
Franco Citti
1935–201659 credits since 1961
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ABOUT FRANCO
Franco Citti (born 23 April 1935 in Rome) was an Italian actor. He came to fame at the age of 26, playing the title role in Pier Paolo Pasolini's film Accattone. In 1967 he appeared in the title role in Pasolini's version of Oedipus Rex.
He is perhaps best-known to non-Italian audiences as Calo in The Godfather I and III and uttering the line 'In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns'.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born23 April 1935
Died14 January 2016
BirthplaceRoma, Italia
Known forActing
On Cineora30 of 58 titles
Known for
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IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 30
- Average IMDb
- 6.6
- Highest rated
- Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for TelevisionIMDb 9.5
- Working since
- 1961
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Filmography
The 2000s
1 title
The 1990s
9 titles · IMDb 5.8 on average
as Zio Franco · 6 episodes
as Arturo Santaniello
as Peppe
as Attore
as Michele
as Calo
Movieas Calo
Movieas Projectionist
The 1980s
10 titles · IMDb 6.1 on average
as Grignapoco · 5 episodes
as Capace
as Cigal
as Sam · 11 episodes
as Le préfet
Movieas Foreign Legion Officer
Movieas Francesco
The 1970s
25 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
Movieas Man in Bar
as Juan
Seriesas Calò · 4 episodes
Movieas Nando
Movieas Pasquale Ferrante
Movieas Antonio Lanza
as Ciro
The 1960s
13 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
Movieas Secondo Cannibale
as Bruno Esposito
as Franco
Movieas Hoagy
Movieas Oreste
Movieas Oedipus
Movieas Burt
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Franco’s titles.
Pier Paolo PasoliniThe Decameron, Mamma Roma and 9 more
Ninetto DavoliThe Decameron, Arabian Nights and 6 more
Tonino Delli ColliCinematographer · The Decameron, Mamma Roma and 5 more
Ennio MorriconeComposer · The Decameron, Arabian Nights and 3 more
Sergio CittiDirector · Beach House, Ostia and 2 more
Al PacinoThe Godfather, The Godfather Part III and 1 more
Diane KeatonThe Godfather, The Godfather Part III and 1 more
