Franco Diogene
Born: 1947-10-20 in Catania, Sicily, Italy
Died: 2005-05-28
Known For: Acting
Biography
Franco Diogene was born on October 20, 1947 in Catania, Sicily, Italy as Concetto Francesco Diogene. He was an actor, known for Midnight Express (1978), The Big Blue (1988) and The Name of the Rose (1986). He was married to Mariella Denari. He died on May 28, 2005 in Genova, Italy.
Filmography
2003
2002
- The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair as Luigi Mennini
2001
- Tides of Change as Pasotti
1999
- Un uomo perbene as L'avvocato della sig.ra Marzano
1998
- Indiscretion of an American Wife as Giuseppe
1997
- Rack Up as Omaccio
- Con rabbia e con amore
- La classe non è acqua as Professore Siciliano
1996
- The Stendhal Syndrome as Victim’s Husband
- Esercizi di stile as Various characters
1995
- Poliziotti as Bunny
1994
- 18.000 giorni fa as Dott. Bianchi
1993
- Ci hai rotto papà as Colonnello Nardini
- Pretty Princess as Titolare del bar
- Caino e Caino as Direttore della Casa di Riposo
1991
- Arizona Road as Sheriff Barker
1990
- The Bachelor
- There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs as Padre di Violetta
- Watch Out for Perestroika as il portiere della pensione
1989
- Valentina as Camille
- The Sweet House of Horrors as Mr. Coby
1988
- The Big Blue as Receptionist
- The Third Solution
1987
- Interzone as Rat
- Il lupo di mare
1986
- The Name of the Rose as Papal Visitor
- Il burbero as controllore del treno
- 7 Kilos in 7 Days as Assessore Turri
- The Mines of Kilimanjaro as Tai-Ling
1985
- Madman at War as Nitti
- Killer vs Killers as Hagen
1984
- Don Camillo as Binella
- The Country Boy as Insurrance Manager
1983
- Same Sea, Same Beach as Piero
1982
- Grand Hotel Excelsior as Ing. Binotti
- The Paramedic as Palletta, lo sfasciacarrozze
- Young, Beautiful... Probably Rich as notaio Baldelli
- Attila Scourge of God as Genoese Merchant
- Heads I Win, Tails You Lose as team manager
- The Haunted House as il proprietario della casa fatiscente
- Attenti a quei P2 as lo sceicco Kasheri
- Patto con la morte as Commerciante
1981
- Madly in Love
- The Soup as Campione americano
1980
- City of Women as Party Guest (uncredited)
- School Teacher on the Sea with Her Class as Preside
- Crime at Porta Romana as Busoni
- Trauma as Bitto
1979
- A Policewoman on the Porno Squad as Joe Maccarone
- Saturday, Sunday and Friday as l'avvocato del gangster (episodio "Venerdì")
- The New Godfathers as Achmet
- Gardenia as Gardenia's Friend
- The Three Graces
1978
- Midnight Express as Yesil
- Blazing Flowers as Brothel Customer
1976
- Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen as Droghiere (uncredited)
- Sex with a Smile as Comm Ignazio (episodio "I soldi in bocca")
- Rome, the Other Face of Violence as Laurenti's Lawyer #1 (uncredited)
- Love Sacrifice as Sciaccaluga
- La madama as Fruit Vendor
1975
- La collegiale as Carlo De Marchi
- The Teasers as Amante di Monica
- Strip Nude for Your Killer as Maurizio Montani
- The Noon Vigilante as il vigile corrotto Nardini
- Buttiglione diventa capo del servizio segreto as Tenente Parisi
1974
- How Colonel Buttiglione Became a General
- Ante Up as Peppino il Barbiere
- Kidnap as Nino