
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1928-09-18
Deathday
1992-12-09
Place of Birth
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Franco Franchi
Biography
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

The Adventures of Pinocchio
as Gatto

Kaos
as Zi' Dima (segment "La giara")

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
as Franco

Caprice Italian Style
as Cassio

The Last Judgment
as disoccupato

The Handsome, The Ugly, And The Stupid
as Il brutto - Franco

The Amazing Doctor G
as Franco Pecora

Oh! Those Most Secret Agents
as Franco Passalacqua

The Shortest Day
as Franco Lo Grugno

Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore
as Franco