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Anthony Franciosa was an American film, TV and stage actor. He began as a successful stage actor, gaining a Tony Award nomination for the drug-addiction play A Hatful of Rain. After relocating to Hollywood he made numerous feature films, including A Face in the Crowd (1957), The Long, Hot Summer (1958), and Career (1959), for which he won the Golden Globe for Best Actor/Drama. In television he played lead roles in five television series: the sitcom Valentine's Day (1964–65), drama The Name of the Game (1968–71), Search (1972–73), Matt Helm (1975) and Finder of Lost Loves (1984).
Birth Name
Anthony Papaleo
Born
Thursday, 25 October 1928
Died
Thursday, 19 January 2006
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021 |
| The Ghost of Peter Sellers | Self / Himself (Archive) | 2018 |
| The Green Fog | Nick Stratton | 2018 |
| These Amazing Shadows | Joey DePalma (clip from A Face in the Crowd (1957)) | 2011 |
| Brando | Self | 2007 |
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2006 |
| Facing the Past | Self | 2005 |
| Rita | Self | 2003 |
| Dellaventura | Sergio Alfano | 1997 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Self | 1997 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021 |
| The Ghost of Peter Sellers | Self / Himself (Archive) | 2018 |
| The Green Fog | Nick Stratton | 2018 |
| These Amazing Shadows | Joey DePalma (clip from A Face in the Crowd (1957)) | 2011 |
| Brando | Self | 2007 |
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2006 |
| Facing the Past | Self | 2005 |
| Rita | Self | 2003 |
| Dellaventura | Sergio Alfano | 1997 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Self | 1997 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself (archive footage) | 1996 |
| City Hall | Paul Zapatti | 1996 |
| Double Threat | Crocker Scott | 1992 |
| Anthony Quinn: An Original | Self | 1990 |
| Backstreet Dreams | Angelo | 1990 |
| Ghost Writer | Vincent Carbone | 1989 |
| Fashion Crimes | Commissioner Rizzo | 1989 |
| Death House | Vic Moretti | 1988 |
| Jake and the Fatman | Dennis Julian | 1987 |
| Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife | Lou Di Luca | 1987 |
| Stagecoach | Henry Gatewood / Henry Gatewood - Tonto Banker | 1986 |
| The Twilight Zone | Nino Lancaster | 1985 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Morris Conrad | 1985 |
| Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985 |
| Ghost in the Noonday Sun | Pierre Rodriguez | 1985 |
| Finder of Lost Loves | Cary Maxwell | 1984 |
| The 56th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1984 |
| Masquerade | Roman Lasalle | 1983 |
| Julie Darling | Harold Wilding / Harold | 1983 |
| Tenebrae | Peter Neal | 1982 |
| Hotel | Drew Fletcher | 1982 |
| Kiss My Grits | Charlie Karkas | 1982 |
| Death Wish II | Herman Baldwin | 1982 |
| Help Me Dream | Ray | 1981 |
| The Cricket | Annibale Meneghetti, detto Ulisse / Annibale(Ulisse) / husband | 1980 |
| The World Is Full of Married Men | David Cooper | 1979 |
| Firepower | Dr. Charles Félix / the doctor Charles Félix | 1979 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Arnold Bourdon | 1979 |
| Wheels | Smokey Stevenson | 1978 |
| Aspen | Alex Budde | 1977 |
| Curse of the Black Widow | Mark Higbie | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | David Morgan | 1977 |
| Kolossal - i magnifici Macisti | Francisco Jose de Goya | 1977 |
| The Drowning Pool | Broussard / Chief Broussard | 1975 |
| Across 110th Street | Nick D'Salvio | 1972 |
| Search | Nick Bianco | 1972 |
| Earth II | Frank Karger | 1971 |
| Web of the Spider | Alan Foster | 1971 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| The Name of the Game | Jeff Dillon | 1968 |
| In Enemy Country | Charles / Charles (as Tony Franciosa) | 1968 |
| The Sweet Ride | Collie Ransom | 1968 |
| A Man Called Gannon | Gannon | 1968 |
| Fathom | Peter Merriwether | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| Fame Is the Name of the Game | Jeff Dillon | 1966 |
| The Swinger | Ric Colby | 1966 |
| Assault on a Queen | Vic Rossiter | 1966 |
| A Man Could Get Killed | Antonio / Steve | 1966 |
| The Pleasure Seekers | Emilio Lacayo | 1964 |
| Rio Conchos | Rodriguez / Juan Luis Rodriguez | 1964 |
| Valentine's Day | Valentine Farrow | 1964 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Jack Montrose | 1963 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Warren Duval | 1963 |
| Breaking Point | John Rollins | 1963 |
| Arrest and Trial | Steve Jared | 1963 |
| Period of Adjustment | Ralph Bates | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Ritter Miley / Kordick | 1962 |
| Careless | Emilio Brentani | 1962 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Charlie Harris | 1961 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Fred Russo | 1961 |
| Go Naked in the World | Nick Stratton | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Story on Page One | Victor Santini | 1959 |
| Career | Sam Lawson | 1959 |
| The Naked Maja | Francisco Jose de Goya | 1958 |
| Naked City | Gorilla | 1958 |
| The Long, Hot Summer | Jody Varner | 1958 |
| Wild Is the Wind | Bene | 1957 |
| A Hatful of Rain | Polo Pope | 1957 |
| A Face in the Crowd | Joey DePalma | 1957 |
| This Could Be the Night | Tony Armotti | 1957 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self / Construction Worker | 1956 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Studio One | Charles Egan | 1948 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1965 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Drama | Nominated |
| 1960 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Drama | Won |
| 1958 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1958 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Drama | Nominated |
