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Franco Citti

Franco Citti

Acting Born Apr 23, 1935 -- Died Jan 14, 2016 · Roma, Lazio, Italia

 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.

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The Godfather
8.7
movie
The Godfather
as Calo - Sicilian Sequence
1972
The Godfather Part III
7.4
movie
The Godfather Part III
as Calo
1990
Accattone
7.7
movie
Accattone
as Vittorio 'Accattone' Cataldi
1961
Mamma Roma
7.9
movie
Mamma Roma
as Carmine
1962
Oedipus Rex
6.8
movie
Oedipus Rex
as Oedipus
1967
Roma
7.2
movie
Roma
as Man at Restaurant (uncredited)
1972
The Decameron
6.8
movie
The Decameron
as Ciappelletto
1971
The Canterbury Tales
6.1
movie
The Canterbury Tales
as Devil
1972
Arabian Nights
6.5
movie
Arabian Nights
as The Demon
1974
One Way or Another
7.6
movie
One Way or Another
as Autista di M.
1976
Pigsty
7.0
movie
Pigsty
as Secondo Cannibale
1969
Luna
6.3
movie
Luna
as Man in Bar
1979