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Anthony Franciosa

Acting · 1928–2006 · New York City, New York, USA

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

Filmography

2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf
2018The Ghost of Peter SellersSelf (archive footage)
2018The Green Fog
2014Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-RogerSelf (archive footage) (as Tony Franciosa)
2003Barbra Streisand: The Movie AlbumBene (archive footage)
2003RitaSelf
1998Anthony Quinn - A Lust for LifeSelf
1997DellaventuraSergio Alfano
1997Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen AmerikaSelf
1996E! True Hollywood Story
1996City HallPaul Zapatti
1992Double ThreatCrocker Scott
1990Backstreet DreamsAngelo
1990Anthony Quinn: An OriginalSelf
1989Ghost WriterVincent Carbone
1989Fashion CrimesCommissioner Rizzo
1989Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake ReliefSelf
1988Zombie Death HouseVic Moretti
1987Jake and the Fatman
1987Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia WifeLou Di Luca
1986StagecoachHenry Gatewood
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMorris Conrad
1985The Twilight Zone
1985Larry King LiveSelf
1985Night of 100 Stars IISelf
1984Finder of Lost LovesCary Maxwell
1983Masquerade
1983Julie DarlingHarold Wilding
1982TenebrePeter Neal
1982Hotel
1982Kiss My GritsCharlie Karkas
1982Death Wish IIHerman Baldwin
1981Side ShowZaranov
1981Help Me DreamRay
1980The CricketAnnibale Meneghetti, detto Ulisse
1979The World Is Full of Married MenDavid Cooper
1979Firepowerthe doctor Charles Félix
1979Tales of the UnexpectedArnold Bourdon
1978WheelsSmokey Stevenson
1977AspenAlex Budde
1977The Love BoatDavid Morgan
1977Curse of the Black WidowMark Higbie
1977Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
1975Matt HelmMatt Helm
1975The Drowning PoolBroussard
1975Matt HelmMatt Helm
1974This Is the West That WasJ.W. McCanles
1973Ghost in the Noonday SunPierre Rodriguez
1972Across 110th StreetNick D'Salvio
1972SearchNick Bianco
1972The CatcherJoe Cade
1971Earth IIFrank Karger
1971The Deadly HuntRyan
1971Web of the SpiderAlan Foster
1970The Enemy Before UsJeff Dillon (as Tony Franciosa)
1968The Name of the GameJeff Dillon
1968In Enemy CountryCharles (as Tony Franciosa)
1968The Sweet RideCollie Ransom
1968A Man Called GannonGannon
1967FathomPeter Merriwether
1966Fame Is the Name of the GameJeff Dillon
1966The SwingerRic Colby
1966Assault on a QueenVic Rossiter
1966A Man Could Get KilledSteve / Antonio
1964The Pleasure SeekersEmilio Lacayo
1964Rio ConchosRodriguez
1964Valentine's Day
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963The Greatest Show on EarthWarren Duval
1963Arrest and TrialSteve Jared
1962Period of AdjustmentRalph Bates
1962The VirginianKordick
1962CarelessEmilio Brentani
1961The Dick Powell ShowCharlie Harris
1961The DuPont Show of the WeekFred Russo
1961Go Naked in the WorldNick Stratton
1959The Story on Page OneVictor Santini
1959CareerSam Lawson
1958The Naked MajaFrancisco Jose de Goya
1958Naked CityGorilla
1958The Long, Hot SummerJody Varner
1957Wild Is the WindBene
1957DuPont Show of the MonthJoe Pendleton
1957A Hatful of RainPolo Pope
1957A Face in the CrowdJoey DePalma
1957This Could Be the NightTony Armotti
1953Kraft Television Theatre
1953The OscarsSelf
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
1950What's My Line?Self
1948Studio OneCharles Egan
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter

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