Franco Citti

Known for Acting

Born

April 23, 1935

Died

January 14, 2016 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Roma, Lazio, Italia

Biography

Franco Citti (born 23 April 1935 in Rome) was an Italian actor. He came to fame at the age of 26, playing the title role in Pier Paolo Pasolini's film Accattone. In 1967 he appeared in the title role in Pasolini's version of Oedipus Rex.

He is perhaps best-known to non-Italian audiences as Calo in The Godfather I and III and uttering the line 'In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns'.

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