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

as Paul Zapatti
Released: 1996-02-16

The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and...

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Death Wish II

as Herman Baldwin
Released: 1982-02-20

Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and...

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Tenebre

as Peter Neal
Released: 1982-10-28

A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American...

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The Long, Hot Summer

as Jody Varner
Released: 1958-05-17

Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly...

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The Drowning Pool

as Broussard
Released: 1975-07-18

Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out...

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Rio Conchos

as Juan Luis Rodriguez
Released: 1964-10-28

Two Army officers, an alcoholic ex-Confederate soldier and a womanizing Mexican travel to Mexico...

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Across 110th Street

as Nick D'Salvio
Released: 1972-12-19

In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as...

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A Face in the Crowd

as Joey DePalma
Released: 1957-05-29

The rise of a raucous hayseed named Lonesome Rhodes from itinerant Ozark guitar picker to local...

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Assault on a Queen

as Vic Rossiter
Released: 1966-06-15

A group of adventurers refloat a WWII German submarine and prepare to use it to pull a very...

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Firepower

as the doctor Charles Félix
Released: 1979-04-27

A mercenary is hired by the FBI to track down a powerful recluse criminal, a woman is also...

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Fathom

as Peter Merriwether
Released: 1967-08-25

While touring abroad in Europe, beautiful American skydiver Fathom Harvill gets wrapped up in...

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Earth II

as Frank Karger
Released: 1971-11-28

In the near future, a space station dubbed Earth II is built for the purpose of scientific...

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Stagecoach

as Henry Gatewood
Released: 1986-05-18

Story follows a stagecoach ride through Old West Apache territory. On board are a cavalry man's...

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Julie Darling

as Harold Wilding
Released: 1983-03-01

A teenage girl whose inaction caused her mother's death arranges a similarly gruesome fate for...

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Night of 100 Stars II

as Self
Released: 1985-03-10

This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited...

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Anthony Quinn: An Original

as Self
Released: 1990-09-10

Born in Mexico, Anthony Quinn became the family's main provider when his father died in an...

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Zombie Death House

as Vic Moretti
Released: 1988-12-01

A renegade federal agent uses a new drug to create an army of unbeatable warriors.

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Period of Adjustment

as Ralph Bates
Released: 1962-10-31

A newlywed couple on their honeymoon visit friends who are having marital problems of their own.

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Go Naked in the World

as Nick Stratton
Released: 1961-03-10

A domineering San Francisco businessman is determined to put an end to his son's romance with a...

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Fame Is the Name of the Game

as Jeff Dillon
Released: 1966-11-26

A brash, big-time investigative reporter, looking into the death of a call girl, uncovers her...

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This Is the West That Was

as J.W. McCanles
Released: 1974-12-17

A lighthearted look at the saga of Wild Bill Hickok and his relationship with Calamity Jane as...

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The Naked Maja

as Francisco Jose de Goya
Released: 1958-12-20

A historical fiction based on the lives of artist Goya and the Duchess of Alba

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The Cricket

as Annibale Meneghetti, detto Ulisse
Released: 1980-04-18

An impressionable young woman's relationship with an aging prostitute leads to a job as a maid...

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Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife

as Lou Di Luca
Released: 1987-01-18

A fashion designer marries a lawyer only to discover that his father is an imfamous mafia don.

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A Man Could Get Killed

as Steve / Antonio
Released: 1966-03-25

An American businessman visiting Lisbon gets mistaken for a British secret agent who stole some...

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Backstreet Dreams

as Angelo
Released: 1990-09-29

Backstreet Dreams is the story of a man, who has a disturbed child. He and his wife take their...

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Curse of the Black Widow

as Mark Higbie
Released: 1977-09-16

Tony Franciosa plays a detective who's on the trail of a murderer whose mutilated and...

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Kiss My Grits

as Charlie Karkas
Released: 1982-06-18

A man heads for Mexico with a mobster's girlfriend.

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A Hatful of Rain

as Polo Pope
Released: 1957-07-17

A Korean War veteran's morphine addiction wreaks havoc upon his family.

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The Story on Page One

as Victor Santini
Released: 1959-12-01

An adulterous couple is accused of murder after the woman's husband is shot and killed during a...

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Web of the Spider

as Alan Foster
Released: 1971-08-26

Alan Foster, a professional American journalist, travels to London to meet with Edgar Allen Poe...

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Wild Is the Wind

as Bene
Released: 1957-12-11

A widowed Nevada rancher goes to Italy and marries the sister of his deceased wife and brings...

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Ghost in the Noonday Sun

as Pierre Rodriguez
Released: 1973-01-01

A pirate crewman kills his captain after learning where he has hidden his buried treasure....

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The Pleasure Seekers

as Emilio Lacayo
Released: 1964-12-25

A trio of gorgeous American tourists hope to find love while vacationing in Spain. Secretary...

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In Enemy Country

as Charles (as Tony Franciosa)
Released: 1968-07-01

Wartime secret agents are on a mission to destroy a deadly new type of torpedo, hidden in a Nazi...

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A Man Called Gannon

as Gannon
Released: 1968-03-08

A seasoned cowboy takes a young tender-foot under his wing. They become embroiled in a range...

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The Swinger

as Ric Colby
Released: 1966-11-13

An authoress writes a steaming sex-novel and proceeds to live out her heroine's adventures.

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Career

as Sam Lawson
Released: 1959-10-08

Playwright James Lee adapted his off-Broadway play for the screen in this high-strung...

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Ghost Writer

as Vincent Carbone
Released: 1989-12-07

A writer moves into a Malibu beach house, and comes up against the ghost of an actress who...

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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as Self
Released: 2021-08-14

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s...

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Careless

as Emilio Brentani
Released: 1962-03-08

Emilio Brentani leads a peaceful and uneventful life with his older sister Amalia. Until he...

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The Deadly Hunt

as Ryan
Released: 1971-10-01

A young couple on a forest holiday become unwitting targets for paid killers, and a forest fire...

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Matt Helm

as Matt Helm
Released: 1975-05-07

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This Could Be the Night

as Tony Armotti
Released: 1957-05-14

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Side Show

as Zaranov
Released: 1981-06-05

A teenage boy who runs off to join the circus as a side show puppeteer stumbles onto the dark...

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Double Threat

as Crocker Scott
Released: 1992-12-11

A former movie star, Monica Scott, returns to the big screen along with younger boyfriend, Eric...

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Facing the Past

as Self
Released: 2005-05-10

Documentary about the film 'A Face in the Crowd'.

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The World Is Full of Married Men

as David Cooper
Released: 1979-06-03

David Cooper works in advertising but spends more time on his love life despite the fact that he...

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The Sweet Ride

as Collie Ransom
Released: 1968-06-12

AA tennis bum (Tony Franciosa) and his Malibu Beach buddies hang out with a TV actress...

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The Ghost of Peter Sellers

as Himself (Archive)
Released: 2018-08-30

A documentary about Peter Medak's unreleased film 'Ghost in the Noonday Sun', starring Peter...

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Fashion Crimes

as Commissioner Rizzo
Released: 1989-01-01

On her way home, a fashion model, Gloria, saw a man fought against a woman and killed her in a...

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Help Me Dream

as Ray
Released: 1981-03-26

In 1943, during the war, Francesca, widowed, moves with her three daughters to her country...

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Rita

as Self
Released: 2003-09-09

Biography of 1940's sex goddess Rita Hayworth.

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Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album

as Bene (archive footage)
Released: 2003-10-14

Bonus DVD accompanying the special edition CD "The Movie Album". The DVD contains Barbra...

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The Twilight Zone

as uncredited
First aired: 1985-09-27

This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original...

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Jake and the Fatman

as uncredited
First aired: 1987-09-26

Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L....

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Tales of the Unexpected

as Arnold Bourdon
First aired: 1979-03-24

A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and...

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The Name of the Game

as Jeff Dillon
First aired: 1968-09-20

The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and...

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The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Morris Conrad
First aired: 1985-09-29

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to...

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What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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Arrest and Trial

as uncredited
First aired: 1963-09-15

Arrest and Trial is a 90-minute American crime/legal drama series that ran during the 1963-1964...

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Finder of Lost Loves

as Cary Maxwell
First aired: 1984-09-22

The Finder of Lost Loves TV show was a 60 minute drama series on ABC about a private...

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The Dick Powell Show

as Charlie Harris
First aired: 1961-09-26

The Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily...

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The Virginian

as Kordick
First aired: 1962-09-19

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth,...

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The Virginian

as Ritter Miley
First aired: 1962-09-19

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth,...

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Hotel

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-08-21

Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May...

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Valentine's Day

as uncredited
First aired: 1964-09-18

Valentine's Day is a 1964 comedy television series that appeared on ABC's schedule. The series...

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Studio One

as Charles Egan
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Naked City

as Gorilla
First aired: 1958-09-30

Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network....

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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E! True Hollywood Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-08-21

E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood...

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The DuPont Show of the Week

as Fred Russo
First aired: 1961-09-17

The DuPont Show of the Week is an American anthology drama series which aired for three seasons...

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Larry King Live

as Self
First aired: 1985-06-03

Larry King Live is an American talk show that was hosted by Larry King on CNN from 1985 to 2010....

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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Search

as Nick Bianco
First aired: 1972-09-13

Search is an American science fiction series that aired on Wednesday nights on NBC at 10 pm ET,...

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Masquerade

as uncredited
First aired: 1983-12-15

Masquerade is an American espionage television series that aired for a few months on ABC in the...

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Matt Helm

as Matt Helm
First aired: 1975-09-20

Matt Helm is an American mystery television series which aired on the ABC Network during the...

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Aspen

as Alex Budde
First aired: 1977-11-05

This sprawling miniseries details the trial of Lee Bishop, an Aspen man who was arrested, tried,...

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Wheels

as Smokey Stevenson
First aired: 1978-05-07

Based on the 1971 novel by Arthur Hailey, Wheels is about the automobile industry and the...

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