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{{Short description|Italian actor}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Franco Silva
| name = Franco Silva
| image =
| image = File:Dawn Addams and Franco Silva.jpg
| caption = [[Dawn Addams]] and Franco Silva<br> in the film ''[[Mizar (Sabotaggio in mare)|Mizar]]'' (1954)
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1920|2|18}}
| birth_name = Francesco Vistarini
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| birth_place = [[Genoa]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1995|11|10|1920|2|18}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1920|2|18}}
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| birth_place = [[Genoa]], [[Kingdom of Italy]]
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| death_place = [[Livorno]]
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| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1995|11|10|1920|2|18}}
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| occupation = actor
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| death_place = [[Livorno]], Italy
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| occupation = Actor
| children = {{ublist|[[Carla Vistarini]]|[[Mita Medici|Patrizia Vistarini]]}}
}}
}}
'''Franco Silva''' (18 February 1920 – 10 November 1995) was an Italian actor.
'''Francesco Vistarini''' (18 February 1920 – 10 November 1995), known professionally as '''Franco Silva''', was an Italian actor.


Born in [[Genoa]] as '''Francesco Vistarini''', Silva moved in Rome to attend the [[Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia]], from which he graduated in 1938;<ref name=bio>{{cite book|last=Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi, Fabio Melelli, Mario Pecorari|title=Gli Attori - Vol.3|publisher=Gremese Editore}}</ref> the following year he made his film debut in ''Ho visto brillare le stelle''. Silva was mainly active between 50's and mid 60's; he was also active on stage and on television.<ref name=bio/> Silva was the father of actress [[Mita Medici]].<ref name=bio/><ref>{{cite news|title=Morto l'attore Franco Silva|accessdate=4 April 2012|newspaper=La Stampa|date=12 November 1995}}</ref>
Born in [[Genoa]], Silva moved in Rome to attend the [[Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia]], from which he graduated in 1938;<ref name=bio>{{cite book|author1=Enrico Lancia |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Fabio Melelli |author4=Mario Pecorari |title=Gli Attori - Vol.3|publisher=Gremese Editore}}</ref> the following year he made his film debut in ''Ho visto brillare le stelle''. Silva was mainly active between the 1950s and the mid-1960s; he was also active on stage and on television.<ref name=bio/> Silva was the father of scriptwriter and novelist [[Carla Vistarini]] and actress [[Mita Medici]].<ref name=bio/><ref>{{cite news|title=Morto l'attore Franco Silva|newspaper=La Stampa|date=12 November 1995}}</ref>


== Selected filmography ==
== Partial filmography ==
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* ''Ho visto brillare le stelle'' (1939) - Mario
* ''Vietato ai minorenni'' (1944) - Lo studento in medicina
* ''[[The Lion of Amalfi]]'' (1950)
* ''[[The Lion of Amalfi]]'' (1950)
* ''[[The Queen of Sheba (1952 film)|The Queen of Sheba]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Malavita (1951 film)|Malavita]]'' (1951) - Serg. Mario
* ''[[Allow Me, Daddy!]]'' (1956)
* ''[[The Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino]]'' (1952) - Bayazil
* ''[[Song of Naples]]'' (1957)
* ''Femmina senza cuore'' (1952) - Carlo
* ''[[The Queen of Sheba (1952 film)|The Queen of Sheba]]'' (1952) - Kabaal, commander of the Sheban army
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* ''[[Adorabili e bugiarde]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Hannibal (1959 film)|Hannibal]]'' (1959)
* ''[[The Man from Cairo]]'' (1953) - Armeno
* ''[[I mongoli|The Mongols]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Frine, Courtesan of Orient]]'' (1953) - Claus
* ''[[Mizar (Sabotaggio in mare)|Mizar]]'' (''Frogwoman'') (1954) - comandante Luigi Ferri
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* ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo (1961 film)|The Count of Monte Cristo]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Barbagia (film)|Barbagia]]'' (1969)
* ''[[The Last Race (1954 film)|The Last Race]]'' (1954)
* ''[[The Count of Bragelonne]]'' (1954) - Boissière
* ''Processo all'amore'' (1955) - Enrico Mariani
* ''Canzone proibita'' (1956) - Paolo
* ''[[Allow Me, Daddy!]]'' (1956) - Gigi Biagi - Cognato di Rodolfo
* ''Occhi senza luce'' (1956) - Sandro
* ''Il canto dell'emigrante'' (1956) - Franco Lari
* ''Donne, amore e matrimoni'' (1956) - Corrado
* ''Il ricatto di un padre'' (1957) - Serpieri
* ''[[Song of Naples]]'' (1957) - Max Rambarzi
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* ''[[Adorabili e bugiarde]]'' (1958) - Police Commissioner
* ''[[Hannibal (1959 film)|Hannibal]]'' (1959) - Maharbal
* ''[[Guardatele ma non toccatele]]'' (1959) - Morris Blond
* ''[[The Mongols (film)|The Mongols]]'' (1961) - Stepen of Crakow
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* ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo (1961 film)|The Count of Monte Cristo]]'' (1961) - Mario
* ''L'urlo dei bolidi'' (1961)
* ''[[Charge of the Black Lancers]]'' (1962) - Gamul
* ''[[The Tough and the Mighty]]'' (1969) - Arecu
* ''Questa libertà di avere... le ali bagnate'' (1971) - Robin
* ''[[The Assassination of Matteotti]]'' (1973)
* ''[[The Assassination of Matteotti]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Spasmo]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Spasmo]]'' (1974) - Luca
* ''[[Patrick Still Lives]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Patrick Still Lives]]'' (1980) - Lyndon Kraft (final film role)
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== References ==
== References ==
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{{Persondata
| NAME = Silva, Franco
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Italian actor
| DATE OF BIRTH = 18 February 1920
| PLACE OF BIRTH =
| DATE OF DEATH = 10 November 1995
| PLACE OF DEATH =
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[[Category:1995 deaths]]
[[Category:Italian male film actors]]
[[Category:Italian male film actors]]
[[Category:People from Genoa]]
[[Category:Actors from Genoa]]
[[Category:Male actors from Liguria]]
[[Category:Italian male television actors]]
[[Category:Italian male television actors]]
[[Category:Italian male stage actors]]
[[Category:Italian male stage actors]]
[[Category:Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni]]
[[Category:Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni]]
[[Category:20th-century Italian male actors]]
[[Category:20th-century Italian male actors]]



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Latest revision as of 12:14, 27 April 2024

Franco Silva
Dawn Addams and Franco Silva
in the film Mizar (1954)
Born
Francesco Vistarini

(1920-02-18)18 February 1920
Genoa, Kingdom of Italy
Died10 November 1995(1995-11-10) (aged 75)
Livorno, Italy
OccupationActor
Children

Francesco Vistarini (18 February 1920 – 10 November 1995), known professionally as Franco Silva, was an Italian actor.

Born in Genoa, Silva moved in Rome to attend the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, from which he graduated in 1938;[1] the following year he made his film debut in Ho visto brillare le stelle. Silva was mainly active between the 1950s and the mid-1960s; he was also active on stage and on television.[1] Silva was the father of scriptwriter and novelist Carla Vistarini and actress Mita Medici.[1][2]

Partial filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi; Fabio Melelli; Mario Pecorari. Gli Attori - Vol.3. Gremese Editore.
  2. ^ "Morto l'attore Franco Silva". La Stampa. 12 November 1995.

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