Anthony Franciosa
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.
Known For
Self
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Joey DePalma
A Face in the Crowd
Vic Moretti
Zombie Death House
Nick D'Salvio
Across 110th Street
Juan Luis Rodriguez
Rio Conchos
Broussard
The Drowning Pool
Jody Varner
The Long, Hot Summer
Annibale Meneghetti, detto Ulisse
La cicala
Herman Baldwin
Death Wish II
Vic Rossiter
Assault on a Queen
Ralph Bates
Period of Adjustment
Polo Pope
A Hatful of Rain
Peter Merriwether
Fathom
Victor Santini
The Story on Page One
the doctor Charles Félix
Firepower
Alan Foster
Nella stretta morsa del ragno
Harold Wilding
Julie Darling
Mark Higbie
Curse of the Black Widow
Bene
Wild Is the Wind
Emilio Lacayo
The Pleasure Seekers
Tony Armotti
This Could Be the Night
Ric Colby
The Swinger
Francisco Jose de Goya
The Naked Maja
Frank Karger
Earth II
Nick Stratton
Go Naked in the World
Steve / Antonio
A Man Could Get Killed
Emilio Brentani
Senilità
Sam Lawson
Career
Gannon
A Man Called Gannon
Charles (as Tony Franciosa)
In Enemy Country
Vincent Carbone
Ghost Writer
Angelo
Backstreet Dreams
Pierre Rodriguez
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
Collie Ransom
The Sweet Ride
J.W. McCanles
This Is the West That Was
Jeff Dillon
Fame Is the Name of the Game
Crocker Scott
Double Threat
David Cooper
The World Is Full of Married Men
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Charlie Karkas
Kiss My Grits
Commissioner Rizzo
La morte è di moda
Henry Gatewood
Stagecoach
Zaranov
Side Show
Ray
Aiutami a sognare
Self
Rita
Matt Helm
Matt Helm
Bene (archive footage)
Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album
Himself (Archive)
The Ghost of Peter Sellers
Lou Di Luca
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
Peter Neal
Tenebre
Self
Anthony Quinn - A Lust for Life
Joe Cade
The Catcher
Ryan
The Deadly Hunt
Jeff Dillon (as Tony Franciosa)
The Enemy Before Us
Paul Zapatti
City Hall
Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
Self (archive footage) (as Tony Franciosa)
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
Self - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
The 78th Annual Academy Awards
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
59
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-10-25
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
A. Franciosa