Cast & creator
Franco Diogene
Best known for The Name of the Rose, The Big Blue, Midnight Express
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.
Also known as: Concetto Francesco Diogene, Francesco Diogene, Frank Diogene
70
film credits
3
television credits
73
1973–2003 · acting roles
6.0
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (73)
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The Name of the Rose
Papal Visitor
1986
The Big Blue
Receptionist
1988
Midnight Express
Yesil
1978
The Teasers
Amante di Monica
1975
Valentina
Camille
1989
City of Women
Party Guest (uncredited)
1980
The Stendhal Syndrome
Victim’s Husband
1996
Strip Nude for Your Killer
Maurizio Montani
1975
Tentacles
Chuck
1977
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen
Droghiere (uncredited)
1976
Taxi Girl
Sheik Abdul Lala
1977
Madly in Love
capo cameriere
1981
La collegiale
Carlo De Marchi
1975
Saturday, Sunday and Friday
l'avvocato del gangster (episodio "Venerdì")
1979
Ci hai rotto papà
Colonnello Nardini
1993Patto con la morte
Commerciante
1982
A Policewoman on the Porno Squad
Joe Maccarone
1979
Attila Scourge of God
Genoese Merchant
1982
School Teacher on the Sea with Her Class
Preside
1980
Don Camillo
Binella
1984
The New Godfathers
Achmet
1979
Tides of Change
Pasotti
2001
The Paramedic
Palletta, lo sfasciacarrozze
1982
La classe non è acqua
Professore Siciliano
1997
Grand Hotel Excelsior
Ing. Binotti
1982
Il burbero
controllore del treno
1986
The Bachelor
1990
Crime at Porta Romana
Busoni
1980
7 Kilos in 7 Days
Assessore Turri
1986
Pretty Princess
Titolare del bar
1993
The Sweet House of Horrors
Mr. Coby
1989
Young, Beautiful... Probably Rich
notaio Baldelli
1982
The Country Boy
Insurrance Manager
1984
Il lupo di mare
1987
How Colonel Buttiglione Became a General
1974
Rome, the Other Face of Violence
Laurenti's Lawyer #1 (uncredited)
1976
The Third Solution
1988
Kidnap
Nino
1974
Indiscretion of an American Wife
Giuseppe
1998
Un uomo perbene
L'avvocato della sig.ra Marzano
1999
The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair
Luigi Mennini
2002
Gardenia
Gardenia's Friend
1979
Attenti a quei P2
lo sceicco Kasheri
1982
The Mines of Kilimanjaro
Tai-Ling
1986
The Noon Vigilante
il vigile corrotto Nardini
1975
There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs
Padre di Violetta
1990
Teresa the Thief
1973
Sex with a Smile
Comm Ignazio (episodio "I soldi in bocca")
1976
Rack Up
Omaccio
1997
Same Sea, Same Beach
Piero
1983
The Haunted House
il proprietario della casa fatiscente
1982
Buttiglione diventa capo del servizio segreto
Tenente Parisi
1975
Poliziotti
Bunny
1995
Arizona Road
Sheriff Barker
1991
Maria Goretti
2003
Watch Out for Perestroika
il portiere della pensione
1990
Blazing Flowers
Brothel Customer
1978
What the Chambermaid Saw
1973
Madman at War
Nitti
1985
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
team manager
1982
18.000 giorni fa
Dott. Bianchi
1994
Interzone
Rat
1987
Killer vs Killers
Hagen
1985
La madama
Fruit Vendor
1976
Ante Up
Peppino il Barbiere
1974
Con rabbia e con amore
1997
Caino e Caino
Direttore della Casa di Riposo
1993
The Soup
Campione americano
1981
Love Sacrifice
Sciaccaluga
1976
Mare/amore - Frammenti di storie d'amore
Esercizi di stile
Various characters
1996
The Three Graces
1979
Trauma
Bitto
1980