Anthony Franciosa

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 25, 1928

died

January 19, 2006

place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

also known as

A. Franciosa · Tony Franciosa

total credits

50 movies

Biography

Anthony Franciosa (born Anthony George Papaleo; October 25, 1928 – January 19, 2006) was an American actor.

Franciosa began his career on stage and made a breakthrough after portraying a brother of the drug addict in the play A Hatful of Rain, which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He reprised his role in its subsequent film adaptation, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

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Known For

Filmography

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Tenebre
6.8

Tenebre

1982as Peter Neal
City Hall
6.0

City Hall

1996as Paul Zapatti
Death Wish II
6.3

Death Wish II

1982as Herman Baldwin
Stagecoach
5.4

Stagecoach

1986as Henry Gatewood
Rio Conchos
6.3

Rio Conchos

1964as Rodriguez
The Long, Hot Summer
7.1

The Long, Hot Summer

1958as Jody Varner
Night of 100 Stars II
8.0

Night of 100 Stars II

1985as Self
The Naked Maja
6.2

The Naked Maja

1958as Francisco Jose de Goya
Across 110th Street
6.7

Across 110th Street

1972as Nick D'Salvio
Wild Is the Wind
6.8

Wild Is the Wind

1957as Bene
The Swinger
5.3

The Swinger

1966as Ric Colby
A Face in the Crowd
7.6

A Face in the Crowd

1957as Joey DePalma
Earth II
5.6

Earth II

1971as Frank Karger
Period of Adjustment
6.0

Period of Adjustment

1962as Ralph Bates
Anthony Quinn: An Original
6.8

Anthony Quinn: An Original

1990as Self
The Drowning Pool
6.3

The Drowning Pool

1975as Broussard
Side Show
8.5

Side Show

1981as Zaranov
Firepower
5.0

Firepower

1979as the doctor Charles Félix
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021as Self
Assault on a Queen
5.7

Assault on a Queen

1966as Vic Rossiter
This Could Be the Night
6.1

This Could Be the Night

1957as Tony Armotti
Careless
7.4

Careless

1962as Emilio Brentani
The Sweet Ride
5.1

The Sweet Ride

1968as Collie Ransom
Ghost Writer
4.5

Ghost Writer

1989as Vincent Carbone
Go Naked in the World
5.1

Go Naked in the World

1961as Nick Stratton
Backstreet Dreams
5.2

Backstreet Dreams

1990as Angelo
Matt Helm

Matt Helm

1975as Matt Helm
Double Threat
4.0

Double Threat

1992as Crocker Scott
The Catcher
7.0

The Catcher

1972as Joe Cade
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
8.0

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife

1987as Lou Di Luca
A Hatful of Rain
6.8

A Hatful of Rain

1957as Polo Pope
The Pleasure Seekers
5.4

The Pleasure Seekers

1964as Emilio Lacayo
Fathom
6.0

Fathom

1967as Peter Merriwether
The Cricket
5.1

The Cricket

1980as Annibale Meneghetti, detto Ulisse
Curse of the Black Widow
5.2

Curse of the Black Widow

1977as Mark Higbie
Zombie Death House
4.4

Zombie Death House

1988as Vic Moretti
Fame Is the Name of the Game
6.8

Fame Is the Name of the Game

1966as Jeff Dillon
Julie Darling
6.5

Julie Darling

1983as Harold Wilding
In Enemy Country
8.3

In Enemy Country

1968as Charles (as Tony Franciosa)
Web of the Spider
5.8

Web of the Spider

1971as Alan Foster
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
4.9

Ghost in the Noonday Sun

1973as Pierre Rodriguez
Career
6.7

Career

1959as Sam Lawson
A Man Called Gannon
4.9

A Man Called Gannon

1968as Gannon
A Man Could Get Killed
4.4

A Man Could Get Killed

1966as Steve / Antonio
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
9.0

Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti

1977
This Is the West That Was
9.0

This Is the West That Was

1974as J.W. McCanles
The Story on Page One
5.1

The Story on Page One

1959as Victor Santini
The Ghost of Peter Sellers
5.8

The Ghost of Peter Sellers

2018as Self (archive footage)
Kiss My Grits
5.2

Kiss My Grits

1982as Charlie Karkas
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
2.0

Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger

2014as Self (archive footage) (as Tony Franciosa)