Franco Diogene was born on October 20, 1947 in Catania, Sicily, Italy as Concetto Francesco Diogene. He was an actor, known for Midnight Express (1978), The Big Blue (1988) and The Name of the Rose (1986). He was married to Mariella Denari. He died on May 28, 2005 in Genova, Italy.
Known For
Midnight Express
(1978)
Yesil
The Paramedic
(1982)
Palletta, lo sfasciacarrozze
The Name of the Rose
(1986)
Papal Visitor
The Big Blue
(1988)
Receptionist
Tentacles
(1977)
Chuck
Madly in Love
(1981)
Capo cameriere
The Teasers
(1975)
Amante di Monica
Don Camillo
(1984)
Binella
Taxi Girl
(1977)
Sheik Abdul Lala
City of Women
(1980)
Party guest (uncredited)
The Grumpy
(1986)
controllore del treno
The Stendhal Syndrome
(1996)
Victim’s Husband
Sex with a Smile
(1976)
Comm Ignazio (episodio "I soldi in bocca")
A Policewoman on the Porno Squad
(1979)
Joe Maccarone
Interzone
(1987)
Rat
Strip Nude for Your Killer
(1975)
Maurizio Montani
Full Filmography
Acting
What the Chambermaid Saw
(1973)
Teresa the Thief
(1973)
How Colonel Buttiglione Became a General
(1974)
Il piatto piange
(1974)
Peppino il Barbiere
Kidnap
(1974)
Nino
La collegiale
(1975)
Carlo De Marchi
The Teasers
(1975)
Amante di Monica
Buttiglione diventa capo del servizio segreto
(1975)
Tenente Parisi
Strip Nude for Your Killer
(1975)
Maurizio Montani
Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno
(1975)
il vigile corrotto Nardini
Sex with a Smile
(1976)
Comm Ignazio (episodio "I soldi in bocca")
Love Sacrifice
(1976)
Sciaccaluga
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen
(1976)
Droghiere (uncredited)
Rome, the Other Face of Violence
(1976)
La madama
(1976)
Taxi Girl
(1977)
Sheik Abdul Lala
Tentacles
(1977)
Chuck
Midnight Express
(1978)
Yesil
Blazing Flowers
(1978)
Brothel Customer
The New Godfathers
(1979)
Achmet
The Three Graces
(1979)
Saturday, Sunday and Friday
(1979)
l'avvocato del gangster (episodio "Venerdì")
Gardenia
(1979)
Gardenia's Friend
A Policewoman on the Porno Squad
(1979)
Joe Maccarone
Crime at Porta Romana
(1980)
Busoni
Trauma
(1980)
Bitto
City of Women
(1980)
Party guest (uncredited)
School Teacher on the Sea with Her Class
(1980)
Preside
The Soup
(1981)
Campione americano
Madly in Love
(1981)
Capo cameriere
The Haunted House
(1982)
il proprietario della casa fatiscente
The Paramedic
(1982)
Palletta, lo sfasciacarrozze
Grand Hotel Excelsior
(1982)
Ing. Binotti
Attenti a quei P2
(1982)
lo sceicco Kasheri
Attila flagello di Dio
(1982)
mercante genovese
Young, Beautiful... Probably Rich
(1982)
notaio Baldelli
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
(1982)
team manager
Same Sea, Same Beach
(1983)
Piero
Il ragazzo di campagna
(1984)
Insurrance Manager
Don Camillo
(1984)
Binella
Killer vs Killers
(1985)
Hagen
Madman at War
(1985)
Nitti
The Name of the Rose
(1986)
Papal Visitor
The Grumpy
(1986)
controllore del treno
7 Kilos in 7 Days
(1986)
Assessore Turri
The Mines of Kilimanjaro
(1986)
Tai-Ling
Interzone
(1987)
Rat
Il lupo di mare
(1987)
The Big Blue
(1988)
Receptionist
The Third Solution
(1988)
The Sweet House of Horrors
(1989)
Mr. Coby
The Bachelor
(1990)
Watch Out for Perestroika
(1990)
il portiere della pensione
There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs
(1990)
Padre di Violetta
Arizona Road
(1991)
Sheriff Barker
Ci hai rotto papà
(1993)
Colonnello Nardini
Caino e Caino
(1993)
Direttore della Casa di Riposo
Pretty Princess
(1993)
Titolare del bar
Poliziotti
(1995)
Bunny
The Stendhal Syndrome
(1996)
Victim’s Husband
Esercizi di stile
(1996)
Various characters
La classe non è acqua
(1997)
Professore Siciliano
Rack Up
(1997)
Omaccio
Con rabbia e con amore
(1997)
Indiscretion of an American Wife
(1998)
Giuseppe
Un uomo perbene
(1999)
L'avvocato della sig.ra Marzano
The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair
(2002)
Luigi Mennini
Maria Goretti
(2003)