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Home/People/Anthony Franciosa
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Born
Oct 25, 1928Died: Jan 19, 2006
Lived 77 years
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

58
Movies
32
TV Shows
Also Known As
A. Franciosa
Tony Franciosa
IMDb Profile

Anthony Franciosa

Acting

Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Franciosa,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age poster

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as Self
2021
The Ghost of Peter Sellers poster

The Ghost of Peter Sellers

as Self (Archive)
2018
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Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger

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2014
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Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album

as Bene (archive footage)
2003
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Rita

as Self
2003
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Anthony Quinn - A Lust for Life

as Self
1998
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Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika

as Self
1997
City Hall poster

City Hall

as Paul Zapatti
1996
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Double Threat

as Crocker Scott
1992
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Backstreet Dreams

as Angelo
1990
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Anthony Quinn: An Original

as Self
1990
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Ghost Writer

as Vincent Carbone
1989
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Fashion Crimes

as Commissioner Rizzo
1989
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Zombie Death House

as Vic Moretti
1988
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Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife

as Lou Di Luca
1987
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Stagecoach

as Henry Gatewood
1986
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Night of 100 Stars II

as Self
1985
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Julie Darling

as Harold Wilding
1983
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Tenebre

as Peter Neal
1982
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Kiss My Grits

as Charlie Karkas
1982