Franco Citti

Franco Citti

1935-04-23 – 2016-01-14 (age 80) Roma, Lazio, Italia
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Biography

 Franco Citti (born 23 April 1935 in Rome) was an Italian actor. He came to fame at the age of 26, playing the title role in Pier Paolo Pasolini's film Accattone. In 1967 he appeared in the title role in Pasolini's version of Oedipus Rex.

He is perhaps best-known to non-Italian audiences as Calo in The Godfather I and III and uttering the line 'In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns'.

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Known For

The Godfather
The Godfather

1972

as Calo - Sicilian Sequence

The Godfather Part III
Beach House
Beach House

1977

as Nando

The Decameron
The Decameron

1971

as Ciappelletto

Macrò
The Canterbury Tales
Oedipus Rex
Oedipus Rex

1967

as Oedipus

Roma
Roma

1972

as Man at Restaurant (uncredited)

The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights

1974

as The Demon

Luna
Luna

1979

as Man in Bar

Ostia
Ostia

1970

as Rabbino

The Secret
The Secret

1990

as Franco

Mamma Roma
Mamma Roma

1962

as Carmine

The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day

1963

as Fante Romano

Il Magnaccio
Pigsty
Pigsty

1969

as Secondo Cannibale

The Black Stallion Returns
The Black Stallion Returns

1983

as Foreign Legion Officer