Franco Diogene
Concetto Franco Diogene (born October 20, 1947 in Catania , † May 27, 2005 in Genoa ) was an Italian actor .
Life
Diogene is the son of a Sicilian father and a Ligurian mother. The family moved to Genoa when he was six years old. There he spent his school days and youth. At a young age he received a contract at the “Sala Carignano” and from 1972 at the “Teatro Duse”. Gianfranco De Bosio signed him for a part in Anconetanna . After a first appearance in a Franco & Ciccio -Komödie 1966 offered Italo Svevo film version A life first television experience; Since 1973 Diogene, who is considerably bulky, has been on screen. He played mainly in comedies, in which he was cast in roles that seem amusing due to his body size, regularly and in a total of almost 80 films. The actor, who is considered a bon vivant and interested in both spirit and philosophy, also took on television roles in the last decade of his life.
Diogene was married to Mariella Denari, with whom he lived in Newport Beach , USA. He died at the age of 57 as a result of a heart attack .
Filmography (selection)
- 1973: Who does what with whom, and why not with me? (Maria Rosa la guardona)
- 1974: Colonel have a quirk (Il colonnello Buttiglione diventa generale)
- 1975: The Mysterious Killer (Nude per l'assassio)
- 1976: From tomorrow we will be rich and honest
- 1976: The bloody games of the rich (Roma: l'altra faccia della violenza)
- 1977: The Polyp - The Beast with the Arms of Death (Tentacoli)
- 1978: 12 noon - Midnight Express (Midnight Express)
- 1979: The rascal of custom (La poliziotta della squadra del buon costume)
- 1981: Give the monkey sugar (Innamorato pazzo)
- 1982: who stole the monkey's sugar? (Grand Hotel Excelsior)
- 1982: The old Huns drove wildly (Attila flagello di Dio)
- 1987: Interzone (Interzone)
- 1989: The House of Evil (La dolce casa degli orrori)
- 1990: Spatzi, Fratzi & Co. (C'era un castello con 40 cani)
- 1991: Arizona Road (Fuga da Kayenta)
- 1997: Clue Master (Il tocco: La sfida)
Web links
- Franco Diogene in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Chiti, article Franco Diogene , in: Roberto Chiti, Enrico Lancia, Andrea Orbicciani, Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Rome, Gremese 1998. pp. 170/171.
- ↑ Diogene in Maniaco Deprebis
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Diogene, Franco |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Diogene, Concetto Franco (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Catania |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 27, 2005 |
| Place of death | Genoa |