Anthony Franciosa

Deceased · Born: Oct 25, 1928 · Died: Jan 19, 2006

Personal Details

Born Oct 25, 1928 New York City, New York, USA

Spouse

Rita Thiel
( Nov 29, 1970 to Jan 19, 2006 )
Judy Balaban
( Dec 31, 1961 to Jun 18, 1970 )
Shelley Winters
( May 4, 1957 to Nov 18, 1960 )
Beatrice Bakalyar
( May 17, 1952 to Dec 31, 1969 )

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.

Career

acting

2018

The Green Fog as Nick Stratton

2003

Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album

Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album as Bene (archive footage)

1996

City Hall as Paul Zapatti

1993

Double Threat as Crocker Scott

1990

Backstreet Dreams

Backstreet Dreams as Angelo

1989

Ghost Writer as Vincent Carbone

1988

Death House as Vic Moretti

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1987

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife as Lou Di Luca

1986

Stagecoach as Henry Gatewood

1984

Finder of Lost Loves

Finder of Lost Loves as Cary Maxwell

1983

Julie Darling as Harold Wilding

1982

Tenebrae as Peter Neal

Kiss My Grits as Charlie Karkas

Death Wish II as Herman Baldwin

1981

Side Show as Zaranov

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected as Arnold Bourdon

1979

Firepower as the doctor Charles Félix

The World Is Full of Married Men

The World Is Full of Married Men as David Cooper

1978

Wheels as Smokey Stevenson

1977

Curse of the Black Widow

Curse of the Black Widow as Mark Higbie

Aspen as Alex Budde

1975

The Drowning Pool

The Drowning Pool as Broussard

Matt Helm as Matt Helm

1973

Ghost in the Noonday Sun

Ghost in the Noonday Sun as Pierre Rodriguez

1972

Across 110th Street

Across 110th Street as Nick D'Salvio

Search as Nick Bianco

1971

Earth II as Frank Karger

The Deadly Hunt

The Deadly Hunt as Ryan

1968

In Enemy Country

In Enemy Country as Charles (as Tony Franciosa)

A Man Called Gannon

A Man Called Gannon as Gannon

The Sweet Ride as Collie Ransom

1967

Fathom as Peter Merriwether

1966

Fame Is the Name of the Game

Fame Is the Name of the Game as Jeff Dillon

The Swinger as Ric Colby

A Man Could Get Killed

A Man Could Get Killed as Steve / Antonio

Assault on a Queen

Assault on a Queen as Vic Rossiter

1964

Rio Conchos as Juan Luis Rodriguez

The Pleasure Seekers

The Pleasure Seekers as Emilio Lacayo

1962

Period of Adjustment

Period of Adjustment as Ralph Bates

1961

Go Naked in the World

Go Naked in the World as Nick Stratton

1959

The Story on Page One

The Story on Page One as Victor Santini

Career as Sam Lawson

1958

The Naked Maja as Francisco Jose de Goya

The Long, Hot Summer

The Long, Hot Summer as Jody Varner

1957

A Face in the Crowd

A Face in the Crowd as Joey DePalma

Wild Is the Wind

Wild Is the Wind as Bene

A Hatful of Rain

A Hatful of Rain as Polo Pope

This Could Be the Night

This Could Be the Night as Tony Armotti

appearances

2018

The Ghost of Peter Sellers

The Ghost of Peter Sellers

2005

Facing the Past

Facing the Past

2003

1990

Anthony Quinn: An Original

Anthony Quinn: An Original