Franco Silva


Francesco Vistarini, 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; 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. Silva was the father of scriptwriter and novelist Carla Vistarini and actress Mita Medici.

Partial filmography

Ho visto brillare le stelle - MarioVietato ai minorenni - Lo studento in medicinaThe Lion of Amalfi Malavita - Serg. MarioThe Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino - BayazilFemmina senza cuore - CarloThe Queen of Sheba - Kabaal, commander of the Sheban armyThe Man from Cairo - ArmenoFrine, Courtesan of Orient - ClausMizar - comandante Luigi FerriThe Last Race The Count of Bragelonne - BoissièreProcesso all'amore - Enrico MarianiCanzone proibita - PaoloAllow Me, Daddy! - Gigi Biagi - Cognato di RodolfoOcchi senza luce - SandroIl canto dell'emigrante - Franco LariDonne, amore e matrimoni - CorradoIl ricatto di un padre - SerpieriSong of Naples - Max RambarziAdorabili e bugiarde - Police CommissionerHannibal - MaharbalGuardatele ma non toccatele - Morris BlondThe Mongols - Stepen of CrakowThe Count of Monte Cristo - MarioL'urlo dei bolidi Charge of the Black Lancers - GamulThe Tough and the Mighty - ArecuQuesta libertà di avere... le ali bagnate - RobinThe Assassination of Matteotti Spasmo - LucaPatrick Still Lives - Lyndon Kraft