- Born
- Died
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Franco Citti was born on April 23, 1935 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor and director, known for The Godfather (1972), Accattone (1961) and The Godfather Part III (1990). He died on January 14, 2016 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Parents
- RelativesSergio Citti(Sibling)
- Frequently worked with director Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Cleft chin.
- Son of actor Santino Citti, brother of writer/director Sergio Citti.
- Franco Citti had lost the ability to speak in 1998 due to a stroke. Afterwards, having slipped into a state of indigence, in 2002 he was providentially awarded a life pension thanks to the Bacchelli Law.
- Franco Citti was an Italian actor, best known as one of the close collaborators of director Pier Paolo Pasolini.
- At the age of 26, he was discovered by Pier Paolo Pasolini, who appreciated his distinctly Roman features, and cast him in the title role of his 1961 directorial debut Accattone. Citti led a cast of other non-professional actors, and proved the breakthrough of the cast, earning a BAFTA Award nomination for a Best Foreign Actor, as well as a nomination for a Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor.
- He came to fame for playing the title role in Pasolini's film Accattone, which brought him a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Foreign Actor. He subsequently starred in six of Pasolini's films.
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