Franco Diogene
Franco Diogene was an Italian actor and comedian.
Life and career
Born Concetto Francesco Diogene in Catania, he was the son of a Sicilian father and a Ligurian mother. At 5 years old, Diogene moved to Genoa with his family. In Genoa he completed his studies, and also started acting in a little theater of a parish. Since the early 1970s, he was one of the most active character actors in Italian cinema, often cast in humorous roles. He was also cast in several international productions, such as Midnight Express and The Name of the Rose, mainly thanks to his foreign language skills. Diogene was also active as a stand-up comedian, and he was the organizer of the beauty contest "Miss Top Model Universe".
Diogene died of a heart attack, aged 57 years old.
Selected filmography
Due mafiosi contro Al Capone - Night club AnnouncerMaria Rosa la guardona Teresa the Thief Il colonnello Buttiglione diventa generale Kidnap - NinoAnte Up - Peppino il BarbiereButtiglione diventa capo del servizio segreto - Tenente ParisiThe Suspicious Death of a Minor - Pesce's Lawyer Nude per l'assassino - MaurizioTeasers - Monica's LoverLa collegiale - Carlo De MarchiIl giustiziere di mezzogiorno - Vigile CorrottoSex with a Smile - Ignazio, her husband La madama - FruttivendoloAs of Tomorrow - Garage Owner Roma, l'altra faccia della violenza - LawyerGoodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen - Grocer Cuginetta, amore mio! - SciaccalugaTentacles - ChuckTaxi Girl - Sheik Abdul LalaMidnight Express - YesilGardenia - Friend of GardeniaA Policewoman on the Porno Squad - Joe MaccaroneI contrabbandieri di Santa Lucia - AchmetSupersexymarket Saturday, Sunday and Friday - The lawyer Il viziaccio City of Women - Party Guest L'insegnante al mare con tutta la classe - HeadmasterDelitto a Porta Romana - Busoni - the usurerTrhauma - BittoIl terno a letto Madly in Love - Capo cameriereIl paramedico - 'Palletta'-The Car WreckerLa casa stregata Attenti a quei P2 - Emiro KashieriGiovani, belle... probabilmente ricche - L'avvocatoGrand Hotel Excelsior - Ing. BinottiAttila flagello di Dio - Mercante genoveseHeads I Win, Tails You Lose - The soccer team's ownerStesso mare stessa spiaggia - PieroThe World of Don Camillo - BinellaIl ragazzo di campagna - 1st Recruitment ManagerMadman at War - NittiKiller contro killers - HagenThe Mines of Kilimanjaro - Tai-LingThe Name of the Rose - Päpstliche Gesandte #17 chili in 7 giorni - Assessore TurriIl burbero - Controllore vagoni lettoIl lupo di mare Russicum - I giorni del diavolo The Big Blue - ReceptionistInterzone - RatThere Was a Castle with Forty Dogs - Padre di ViolettaThe Bachelor Occhio alla perestrojka - Racist ReceptionistFuga da Kayenta - Sheriff BakerAcquitted for Having Committed the Deed Ci hai rotto papà - Colonnello NardiniPiccolo grande amore Caino e Caino - Direttore della Casa di RiposoThe House of the Spirits - Man at the Party18000 giorni fa - Dottor BianchiPolicemen - BunnyThe Stendhal Syndrome - Victim's husbandEsercizi di stile Con rabbia e con amore - Man with white Mercedes near the beachIl tocco - La sfida - OmaccioFigurine - Mister AtlasLa classe non è acqua - Professore sicilianoBoom - Coluso Voci - LibraioProibito baciare The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair - Luigi MenniniIl compagno americano - Carboni