
Franco Diogene
Known for Acting · 73 credits
- Born
- 1947-10-20
- Died
- 2005-05-28
- Place of birth
- Catania, Sicily, Italy
- Also known as
- Concetto Francesco Diogene · Francesco Diogene · Frank Diogene
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.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (70)

The Teasers
1975
as Amante di Monica

The Big Blue
1988
as Receptionist

City of Women
1980
as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Name of the Rose
1986
as Papal Visitor

Midnight Express
1978
as Yesil

The Stendhal Syndrome
1996
as Victim’s Husband

Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen
1976
as Droghiere (uncredited)

Taxi Girl
1977
as Sheik Abdul Lala

The Paramedic
1982
as Palletta, lo sfasciacarrozze

Sex with a Smile
1976
as Comm Ignazio (episodio "I soldi in bocca")

Madly in Love
1981

Grand Hotel Excelsior
1982
as Ing. Binotti

La madama
1976
as Fruit Vendor

Ci hai rotto papà
1993
as Colonnello Nardini

Tentacles
1977
as Chuck

The Grumpy
1986
as controllore del treno

Pretty Princess
1993
as Titolare del bar

Poliziotti
1995
as Bunny

School Teacher on the Sea with Her Class
1980
as Preside

The Country Boy
1984
as Insurrance Manager

Strip Nude for Your Killer
1975
as Maurizio Montani

Arizona Road
1991
as Sheriff Barker

Interzone
1987
as Rat

A Policewoman on the Porno Squad
1979
as Joe Maccarone

Un uomo perbene
1999
as L'avvocato della sig.ra Marzano

Indiscretion of an American Wife
1998
as Giuseppe

Saturday, Sunday and Friday
1979
as l'avvocato del gangster (episodio "Venerdì")

Maria Goretti
2003

The Haunted House
1982
as il proprietario della casa fatiscente

The Bachelor
1990

The Third Solution
1988

Attila Scourge of God
1982
as Genoese Merchant

Don Camillo
1984
as Binella

How Colonel Buttiglione Became a General
1974

Crime at Porta Romana
1980
as Busoni

The Soup
1981
as Campione americano

Killer vs Killers
1985
as Hagen

Watch Out for Perestroika
1990
as il portiere della pensione

Kidnap
1974
as Nino

The Bankers Of God: The Calvi Affair
2002
as Luigi Mennini

Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
1982
as team manager

Gardenia
1979
as Gardenia's Friend

La collegiale
1975
as Carlo De Marchi

Madman at War
1985
as Nitti

The New Godfathers
1979
as Achmet

Young, Beautiful... Probably Rich
1982
as notaio Baldelli

Il lupo di mare
1987

Ante Up
1974
as Peppino il Barbiere

7 Kilos in 7 Days
1986
as Assessore Turri

The Sweet House of Horrors
1989
as Mr. Coby

Attenti a quei P2
1982
as lo sceicco Kasheri

Buttiglione diventa capo del servizio segreto
1975
as Tenente Parisi

Blazing Flowers
1978
as Brothel Customer

Love Sacrifice
1976
as Sciaccaluga

Teresa the Thief
1973

Rack Up
1997
as Omaccio

There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs
1990
as Padre di Violetta

La classe non è acqua
1997
as Professore Siciliano

Rome, the Other Face of Violence
1976
as Laurenti's Lawyer #1 (uncredited)

18.000 giorni fa
1994
as Dott. Bianchi

Esercizi di stile
1996
as Various characters

The Mines of Kilimanjaro
1986
as Tai-Ling

Trauma
1980
as Bitto

Same Sea, Same Beach
1983
as Piero

The Noon Vigilante
1975
as il vigile corrotto Nardini

What the Chambermaid Saw
1973

The Three Graces
1979

Caino e Caino
1993
as Direttore della Casa di Riposo

Mare/amore - Frammenti di storie d'amore

Con rabbia e con amore
1997
About Franco Diogene
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. With 73 credits spanning from 1973 to 2003, Franco Diogene has appeared in 70 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Franco Diogene Movies
- The Teasers (1975) — as Amante di Monica
- The Big Blue (1988) — as Receptionist
- City of Women (1980) — as Party Guest (uncredited)
- The Name of the Rose (1986) — as Papal Visitor
- Midnight Express (1978) — as Yesil
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