Franco Diogene
| Franco Diogene | |
|---|---|
 Franco Franchi and Franco Diogene in Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno (1975) | |
| Born |
Concetto Francesco Diogene 20 October 1947 Catania |
| Died |
27 May 2005 (aged 57) Genoa |
| Occupation | Actor |
Franco Diogene (20 October 1947 – 27 May 2005) was an Italian actor and comedian.
Life and career
Born Concetto Francesco Diogene in Catania, he was the son of a Sicilian father and a Ligurian mother. At 5 years old, Diogene moved to Genoa with his family.[1][2] In Genoa he completed his studies, and also started acting in a little theater of a parish.[1][2] Since the early 1970s, he was one of the most active character actors in Italian cinema, often cast in humorous roles.[1][2] He was also cast in several international productions, such as Midnight Express and The Name of the Rose, mainly thanks to his foreign language skills.[1][2] Diogene was also active as a stand-up comedian, and he was the organizer of the beauty contest "Miss Top Model Universe".[1][2]
Diogene died of a heart attack, aged 57 years old.[2]
Selected filmography
- Teresa the Thief (1973)
- Ante Up (1974)
- Teasers (1975)
- Nude per l'assassino (1975)
- Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno (1975)
- La madama (1976)
- Tentacles (1977)
- Taxi Girl (1977)
- Midnight Express (1978)
- Gardenia (1979)
- A Policewoman on the Porno Squad (1979)
- Delitto a Porta Romana (1980)
- L'insegnante al mare con tutta la classe (1980)
- Grand Hotel Excelsior (1981)
- The Haunted House (1982)
- Il paramedico (1982)
- The World of Don Camillo (1983)
- Il ragazzo di campagna (1984)
- Madman at War (1985)
- 7 chili in 7 giorni (1986)
- The Bachelor (1990)
- The Stendhal Syndrome (1995)
- The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair (2002)