A handsome Italian leading man, Franco Nero first came to the attention of US audiences as Abel in John Huston's epic "The Bible...In the Beginning" (1966). The following year, he cut a dashing figure as the youthful Lancelot opposite Vanessa Redgrave's Guenevere in Joshua Logan's opulent filming of the hit musical "Camelot". Since then, Nero has appeared in over 50 motion pictures ranging from "A Quiet Place in the Country" (1968) to "Force Ten From Navaronne" (1978) to "Querelle" (1982) to "Die Hard 2: Die Harder" (1990). More recently, he played an idealistic doctor whose family is touched by the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in "Talk of Angels" and was cast as the slain fashion designer in "The Versace Murders" (both 1998).On the small screen, Nero starred as the legendary silent screen actor in "The Legend of Valentino" (ABC, 1975) and later was featured in the miniseries "The Last Days of Pompeii" (ABC, 1984) and "Young Catherine" (TNT, 1991). With actress Vanessa Redgrave, he has a son Carlo Sparanero who is a director.
Profession(s):
Actor
Sometimes Credited As:
Franco Sparanero
Family
son:Carlo Gabriel Nero (born in 1969; graduated from NYU Film School; has son born c. 1990; mother, Vanessa Redgrave)
Companion(s)
Carroll Baker
, Companion
, ```..in a June 2000 interview with the London Times, Baker revealed their affair
Vanessa Redgrave
, Companion
, ```..mother of Nero's son Carlo
1998 Co-starred as an idealistic physician in "Talk of Angels", set during the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War
1998 Cast as Gianni Versace in the "The Versace Murder"
1993 Established own production company
1978 TV miniseries debut "The Pirate"
1975 American TV debut as Valentino in "The Legend of Valentino" (ABC)
1970 Served as on of the producer on "Drop Out"
1967 Co-starred as Lancelot in "Camelot"
1966 Had featured role as Abel in John Huston's "The Bible ... In the Beginning"
1964 Feature film debut "Io La conoscevo bene/I Knew Her Well"