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Franco Citti

Apr 23, 1935 - Jan 14, 2016 (80 years old) in Roma, Lazio, Italia

 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

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The Godfather
Calo - Sicilian Sequence
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The Godfather Part III
Calo
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Beach House
Nando
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Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Calò
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The Decameron
Ciappelletto
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I promessi sposi
Grignapoco
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Mamma Roma
Carmine
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Accattone
Vittorio 'Accattone' Cataldi
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Arabian Nights
The Demon
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The Black Stallion Returns
Foreign Legion Officer

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