
Franco Citti
Known For
Acting
Born
1935-04-23 in Roma, Lazio, Italia
Died
2016-01-14
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'. Description above from the Wikipedia article "Franco Citti," licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For

The Godfather
as Calo - Sicilian Sequence

The Godfather Part III
as Calo

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
as Calò

Roma
as Man at Restaurant (uncredited)

Oedipus Rex
as Oedipus

Macrò

Ostia
as Rabbino

The Decameron
as Ciappelletto

The Secret
as Franco

Beach House
as Nando

Luna
as Man in Bar

I promessi sposi
as Grignapoco

Arabian Nights
as The Demon

The Canterbury Tales
as Devil

The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
as Calò

The Black Stallion Returns
as Foreign Legion Officer

Il Magnaccio

Mamma Roma
as Carmine

We Free Kings
as Attore

The Shortest Day
as Fante Romano