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name: "Franco Diogene"
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born: "20 October 1947"
died: "28 May 2005"
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# Franco Diogene

Actor. Born 20 October 1947 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. Died 28 May 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 October 1947, Catania, Sicily, Italy
- **Died:** 28 May 2005
- **Also known as:** Concetto Francesco Diogene, Francesco Diogene, Frank Diogene
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Diogene, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q530176, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0227878/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/100937

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Midnight Express*](https://film.one/film/midnight-express.md) (61)

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## Biography

Franco Diogene (born Concetto Francesco Diogene) was an Italian actor and comedian. Born on 20 October 1947 in Catania, Sicily, he moved with his family to Genoa at the age of five. He began acting in a parish theatre there and later appeared in numerous Italian films from the early 1970s onwards, often in character and comedic roles.

Diogene had roles in several international productions, including *Midnight Express* (1978) as Yesil and *The Name of the Rose* (1986) as a papal envoy. Other credits include *The Big Blue* (1988), *City of Women* (1980) and *The Stendhal Syndrome* (1996). He was also active as a stand-up comedian. He was married to Mariella Denari and died in Genoa in May 2005.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Midnight Express* (1978), Fi1m 61, as Yesil — [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-express.md)

## Complete filmography (73)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Maria Goretti* (2003), Actor
- *The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair* (2002), as Luigi Mennini
- *Tides of Change* (2001), series, as Pasotti
- *Un uomo perbene* (1999), as L'avvocato della sig.ra Marzano
- *Indiscretion of an American Wife* (1998), as Giuseppe
- *Rack Up* (1997), as Omaccio
- *Con rabbia e con amore* (1997), Actor
- *La classe non è acqua* (1997), as Professore Siciliano
- *The Stendhal Syndrome* (1996), as Victim’s Husband
- *Esercizi di stile* (1996), as Various characters
- *Poliziotti* (1995), as Bunny
- *18.000 giorni fa* (1994), as Dott. Bianchi
- *Pretty Princess* (1993), as Titolare del bar
- *Ci hai rotto papà* (1993), as Colonnello Nardini
- *Caino e Caino* (1993), as Direttore della Casa di Riposo
- *Arizona Road* (1991), as Sheriff Barker
- *Watch Out for Perestroika* (1990), as il portiere della pensione
- *The Bachelor* (1990), Actor
- *There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs* (1990), as Padre di Violetta
- *Valentina* (1989), series, as Camille
- *The Sweet House of Horrors* (1989), as Mr. Coby
- *The Big Blue* (1988), as Receptionist
- *The Third Solution* (1988), Actor
- *Il lupo di mare* (1987), Actor
- *Interzone* (1987), as Rat
- *Il burbero* (1986), as controllore del treno
- *7 Kilos in 7 Days* (1986), as Assessore Turri
- *The Name of the Rose* (1986), as Papal Visitor
- *The Mines of Kilimanjaro* (1986), as Tai-Ling
- *Madman at War* (1985), as Nitti
- *Killer vs Killers* (1985), as Hagen
- *The Country Boy* (1984), as Insurrance Manager
- *Don Camillo* (1984), as Binella
- *Same Sea, Same Beach* (1983), as Piero
- *Heads I Win, Tails You Lose* (1982), as team manager
- *Attila Scourge of God* (1982), as Genoese Merchant
- *Grand Hotel Excelsior* (1982), as Ing. Binotti
- *Young, Beautiful... Probably Rich* (1982), as notaio Baldelli
- *Attenti a quei P2* (1982), as lo sceicco Kasheri
- *The Haunted House* (1982), as il proprietario della casa fatiscente
- *The Paramedic* (1982), as Palletta, lo sfasciacarrozze
- *Patto con la morte* (1982), series, as Commerciante
- *Madly in Love* (1981), as capo cameriere
- *The Soup* (1981), as Campione americano
- *Crime at Porta Romana* (1980), as Busoni
- *City of Women* (1980), as Party Guest (uncredited)
- *School Teacher on the Sea with Her Class* (1980), as Preside
- *Trauma* (1980), as Bitto
- *The Three Graces* (1979), Actor
- *The New Godfathers* (1979), as Achmet
- *A Policewoman on the Porno Squad* (1979), as Joe Maccarone
- *Saturday, Sunday and Friday* (1979), as l'avvocato del gangster (episodio "Venerdì")
- *Gardenia* (1979), as Gardenia's Friend
- *Midnight Express* (1978), as Yesil — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-express.md)
- *Blazing Flowers* (1978), as Brothel Customer
- *Taxi Girl* (1977), as Sheik Abdul Lala
- *Tentacles* (1977), as Chuck
- *Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen* (1976), as Droghiere (uncredited)
- *Rome, the Other Face of Violence* (1976), as Laurenti's Lawyer #1 (uncredited)
- *Love Sacrifice* (1976), as Sciaccaluga
- *La madama* (1976), as Fruit Vendor
- *Sex with a Smile* (1976), as Comm Ignazio (episodio "I soldi in bocca")
- *The Teasers* (1975), as Amante di Monica
- *Strip Nude for Your Killer* (1975), as Maurizio Montani
- *Buttiglione diventa capo del servizio segreto* (1975), as Tenente Parisi
- *The Noon Vigilante* (1975), as il vigile corrotto Nardini
- *La collegiale* (1975), as Carlo De Marchi
- *Ante Up* (1974), as Peppino il Barbiere
- *Kidnap* (1974), as Nino
- *How Colonel Buttiglione Became a General* (1974), Actor
- *Teresa the Thief* (1973), Actor
- *What the Chambermaid Saw* (1973), Actor
- *Mare/amore - Frammenti di storie d'amore*, Actor

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