Anthony Franciosa

Known for: Acting
Born: October 25, 1928, New York City, New York, USA
Died: January 19, 2006
Movies: 61

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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Best-Known Movies

6.8

Tenebre

1982

6.2

Death Wish II

1982

6.0

City Hall

1996

7.6

A Face in the Crowd

1957

7.0

The Long, Hot Summer

1958

6.3

The Drowning Pool

1975

6.7

Across 110th Street

1972

6.3

Rio Conchos

1964

6.0

Fathom

1967

5.8

Web of the Spider

1971

Filmography

2021	Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age	Self
2018	The Ghost of Peter Sellers	Self (archive footage)
2018	The Green Fog
2014	Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger	Self (archive footage) (as Tony Franciosa)
2003	Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album	Bene (archive footage)
2003	Rita	Self
1998	Anthony Quinn - A Lust for Life	Self
1997	Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika	Self
1996	City Hall	Paul Zapatti
1992	Double Threat	Crocker Scott
1990	Backstreet Dreams	Angelo
1990	Anthony Quinn: An Original	Self
1989	Ghost Writer	Vincent Carbone
1989	Fashion Crimes	Commissioner Rizzo
1989	Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief	Self
1988	Zombie Death House	Vic Moretti
1987	Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife	Lou Di Luca
1986	Stagecoach	Henry Gatewood
1985	Night of 100 Stars II	Self
1983	Julie Darling	Harold Wilding
1982	Tenebre	Peter Neal
1982	Kiss My Grits	Charlie Karkas
1982	Death Wish II	Herman Baldwin
1981	Side Show	Zaranov
1981	Help Me Dream	Ray
1980	The Cricket	Annibale Meneghetti, detto Ulisse
1979	The World Is Full of Married Men	David Cooper
1979	Firepower	the doctor Charles Félix
1977	Curse of the Black Widow	Mark Higbie
1977	Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
1975	The Drowning Pool	Chief Broussard
1975	Matt Helm	Matt Helm
1974	This Is the West That Was	J.W. McCanles
1973	Ghost in the Noonday Sun	Pierre Rodriguez
1972	Across 110th Street	Nick D'Salvio
1972	The Catcher	Joe Cade
1971	Earth II	Frank Karger
1971	The Deadly Hunt	Ryan
1971	Web of the Spider	Alan Foster
1970	The Enemy Before Us	Jeff Dillon (as Tony Franciosa)
1968	In Enemy Country	Charles (as Tony Franciosa)
1968	The Sweet Ride	Collie Ransom
1968	A Man Called Gannon	Gannon
1967	Fathom	Peter Merriwether
1966	Fame Is the Name of the Game	Jeff Dillon
1966	The Swinger	Ric Colby
1966	Assault on a Queen	Vic Rossiter
1966	A Man Could Get Killed	Steve / Antonio
1964	The Pleasure Seekers	Emilio Lacayo
1964	Rio Conchos	Rodriguez
1962	Period of Adjustment	Ralph Bates
1962	Careless	Emilio Brentani
1961	Go Naked in the World	Nick Stratton
1959	The Story on Page One	Victor Santini
1959	Career	Sam Lawson
1958	The Naked Maja	Francisco Jose de Goya
1958	The Long, Hot Summer	Jody Varner
1957	Wild Is the Wind	Bene
1957	A Hatful of Rain	Polo Pope
1957	A Face in the Crowd	Joey DePalma
1957	This Could Be the Night	Tony Armotti

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