Anthony Franciosa

Born: 1928-10-25

Anthony Franciosa (born Anthony George Papaleo; October 25, 1928 – January 19, 2006) was an American actor. Franciosa began his career on stage and made a breakthrough after portraying a brother of the drug addict in the play A Hatful of Rain, which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He reprised his role in its subsequent film adaptation, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Franciosa,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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City Hall

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Tenebre

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Rio Conchos

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Across 110th Street

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Earth II

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Double Threat

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Help Me Dream

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The World Is Full of Married Men

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The Ghost of Peter Sellers

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Ghost in the Noonday Sun

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as Bene (archive footage)
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as uncredited
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Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter
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Tales of the Unexpected

as Arnold Bourdon
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The Name of the Game

as Jeff Dillon
First aired: 1968-09-20

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as Gorilla
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The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Morris Conrad
First aired: 1985-09-29

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as Charles Egan
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as uncredited
First aired: 1987-09-26

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as Self - Mystery Guest
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as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

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as Steve Jared
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Matt Helm

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First aired: 1975-09-20

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Larry King Live

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Masquerade

as uncredited
First aired: 1983-12-15

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E! True Hollywood Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-08-21

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as Alex Budde
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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-12-24

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The DuPont Show of the Week

as Fred Russo
First aired: 1961-09-17

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Wheels

as Smokey Stevenson
First aired: 1978-05-07

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