DIED
January 19, 2006

RECENT CREDITS
City Hall (FILM)  Feb. 16, 1996
Backstreet Dreams (FILM)  Sep. 28, 1990
Tenebre (FILM)  Oct. 28, 1982
Help Me Dream (FILM)  Mar. 26, 1981
La Cicala (FILM)  Apr. 18, 1980

BIOGRAPHY
Anthony Franciosa burst onto the scene (after several years' servitude in bit parts) in the 1955 drug-addiction play A Hatful of Rain. He was brought to Hollywood to recreate his stage role in Rain-- winning an Oscar....
Anthony Franciosa burst onto the scene (after several years' servitude in bit parts) in the 1955 drug-addiction play A Hatful of Rain. He was brought to Hollywood to recreate his stage role in Rain-- winning an Oscar nomination for his part--but his first film appearance was as a taciturn nightclub owner in the MGM comedy This Could Be the Night. From 1957 through 1963, Franciosa essayed a number of hot-headed screen characterizations, including the role of tempestuous artist Francisco Goya in The Naked Maja (1960). Sensing he needed an image change in 1963, Franciosa changed his screen billing to the lighter "Tony Franciosa" and signed on as star of the frothy TV sitcom Valentine's Day (1964). Franciosa has since successfully juggled a film career with such weekly video series as The Name of the Game (1969-71), Search (1972), Matt Helm (1975), and Finder of Lost Loves (1984). From 1957-60 Tony Franciosa was married to actress Shelley Winters.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


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Jan. 22, 2006
Actor Tony Franciosa has died after suffering a massive stroke. He was 77.

Actress Shelley Winters Dies
Posted: Jan. 14, 2006





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