Franco Citti

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    April 23, 1935

    Day of Death

    January 14, 2016 (80 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Roma, Lazio, Italia

    Franco Citti

    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'. Description above from the Wikipedia article "Franco Citti," licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

    Known For

    • The Godfather

      The Godfather

      1972

    • The Godfather Part III

      The Godfather Part III

      1990

    • Accattone

      Accattone

      1961

    • Mamma Roma

      Mamma Roma

      1962

    • Oedipus Rex

      Oedipus Rex

      1967

    • Roma

      Roma

      1972

    • The Decameron

      The Decameron

      1971

    • The Canterbury Tales

      The Canterbury Tales

      1972

    • Arabian Nights

      Arabian Nights

      1974

    • One Way or Another

      One Way or Another

      1976

    • Pigsty

      Pigsty

      1969

    • Luna

      Luna

      1979

    • Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television

      Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television

      1977

    • Beach House

      Beach House

      1977

    • The Black Stallion Returns

      The Black Stallion Returns

      1983