Anthony Franciosa
Personal Info
Acting
October 24, 1928 (77 years old)
January 18, 2006
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
A. Franciosa
Tony Franciosa
Anthony Franciosa
Biography
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.
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Known For
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
The Ghost of Peter Sellers
2018
as Self (Archive)
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
2014
as Self (archive footage) (as Tony Franciosa)
Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album
2003
as Bene (archive footage)
Rita
2003
as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
City Hall
1996
as Paul Zapatti
Double Threat
1992
as Crocker Scott
Backstreet Dreams
1990
as Angelo
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990
as Self
Ghost Writer
1989
as Vincent Carbone
Fashion Crimes
1989
as Commissioner Rizzo
Zombie Death House
1988
as Vic Moretti
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987
as Lou Di Luca
Stagecoach
1986
as Henry Gatewood
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Morris Conrad
The Twilight Zone
1985
Larry King Live
1985
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self