Franco Citti

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 23, 1935

died

January 14, 2016

place of birth

Roma, Lazio, Italia

total credits

50 movies

Biography

 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'.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Godfather
8.7

The Godfather

1972as Calo - Sicilian Sequence
The Godfather Part III
7.4

The Godfather Part III

1990as Calo
Beach House
6.3

Beach House

1977as Nando
The Decameron
6.8

The Decameron

1971as Ciappelletto
Luna
6.2

Luna

1979as Man in Bar
Arabian Nights
6.5

Arabian Nights

1974as The Demon
The Canterbury Tales
6.1

The Canterbury Tales

1972as Devil
The Secret
4.0

The Secret

1990as Franco
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
9.0

The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959

2016as Calò
Oedipus Rex
6.8

Oedipus Rex

1967as Oedipus
Mamma Roma
7.9

Mamma Roma

1962as Carmine
Roma
7.2

Roma

1972as Man at Restaurant (uncredited)
The Black Stallion Returns
6.5

The Black Stallion Returns

1983as Foreign Legion Officer
One Way or Another
7.6

One Way or Another

1976as M.'s Driver
Accattone
7.7

Accattone

1961as Vittorio 'Accattone' Cataldi
Pigsty
7.0

Pigsty

1969as Secondo Cannibale
The Shortest Day
6.2

The Shortest Day

1963as Fante Romano
Scandal in Black
3.8

Scandal in Black

1990as Projectionist
Destruction Force
5.8

Destruction Force

1977as Antonio Lanza
Power and Lovers
8.0

Power and Lovers

1994as Michele
Bawdy Tales
5.9

Bawdy Tales

1973as Mammone
Kill Them All and Come Back Alone
6.4

Kill Them All and Come Back Alone

1968as Hoagy
Violent Life
7.2

Violent Life

1962as Tommaso
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man
6.2

Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man

1976as Ruggero Rujinski
The Soup
7.0

The Soup

1981as Francesco
Rome, the Other Face of Violence
6.1

Rome, the Other Face of Violence

1976as Berté
Kill and Pray
6.4

Kill and Pray

1967as Burt
Ostia
5.6

Ostia

1970as Rabbino
Black Jesus
5.2

Black Jesus

1968as Oreste
Gangster's Law
6.7

Gangster's Law

1969as Bruno Esposito
Ingrid on the Road
5.0

Ingrid on the Road

1973as Renato
The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
5.0

The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian

1984as Le préfet
The Mayor
7.0

The Mayor

1997as Arturo Santaniello
Macrò
6.5

Macrò

1974
Chicken Feed for Little Birds
6.3

Chicken Feed for Little Birds

1963as Renato
Storia de fratelli e de cortelli
6.3

Storia de fratelli e de cortelli

1973as Artemio
Watch Me When I Kill
5.6

Watch Me When I Kill

1977as Pasquale Ferrante
Puttana galera!
4.3

Puttana galera!

1977as Ciro
The Malady of Love
6.0

The Malady of Love

1986as Cigal
Fatal Fix
4.2

Fatal Fix

1980as Alfredo
Rosso di sera
7.0

Rosso di sera

1989as Capace
Colpita da improvviso benessere
3.8

Colpita da improvviso benessere

1976as Luiso Malerba
Il prossimo tuo

Il prossimo tuo

2009
Chi dice donna, dice donna
6.3

Chi dice donna, dice donna

1976as Benito
L'albero della maldicenza
6.0

L'albero della maldicenza

1978
We Free Kings
6.5

We Free Kings

1996as Attore
Ciao marziano
4.5

Ciao marziano

1980as Er Cinese
Una ragazza di Praga
6.5

Una ragazza di Praga

1971as Alberto Marini
First Surrender
3.8

First Surrender

1971
Yerma
8.0

Yerma

1978as Juan