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 Name of the Rose
(1986)
Papal Visitor
The Paramedic
(1982)
Palletta, lo sfasciacarrozze
The Big Blue
(1988)
Receptionist
The Teasers
(1975)
Amante di Monica
The Stendhal Syndrome
(1996)
Victim’s Husband
City of Women
(1980)
Party guest (uncredited)
Madly in Love
(1981)
Capo cameriere
Taxi Girl
(1977)
Sheik Abdul Lala
Tentacles
(1977)
Chuck
Attila flagello di Dio
(1982)
mercante genovese
A Policewoman on the Porno Squad
(1979)
Joe Maccarone
Il ragazzo di campagna
(1984)
Insurrance Manager
Sex with a Smile
(1976)
Comm Ignazio (episodio "I soldi in bocca")
Don Camillo
(1984)
Binella
Pretty Princess
(1993)
Titolare del bar
Full Filmography
Acting
Teresa the Thief
(1973)
What the Chambermaid Saw
(1973)
Il piatto piange
(1974)
Peppino il Barbiere
How Colonel Buttiglione Became a General
(1974)
Kidnap
(1974)
Nino
Strip Nude for Your Killer
(1975)
Maurizio Montani
The Teasers
(1975)
Amante di Monica
Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno
(1975)
il vigile corrotto Nardini
La collegiale
(1975)
Carlo De Marchi
Buttiglione diventa capo del servizio segreto
(1975)
Tenente Parisi
Love Sacrifice
(1976)
Sciaccaluga
Sex with a Smile
(1976)
Comm Ignazio (episodio "I soldi in bocca")
Rome, the Other Face of Violence
(1976)
La madama
(1976)
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen
(1976)
Droghiere (uncredited)
Tentacles
(1977)
Chuck
Taxi Girl
(1977)
Sheik Abdul Lala
Blazing Flowers
(1978)
Brothel Customer
Midnight Express
(1978)
Yesil
A Policewoman on the Porno Squad
(1979)
Joe Maccarone
The New Godfathers
(1979)
Achmet
Gardenia
(1979)
Gardenia's Friend
Saturday, Sunday and Friday
(1979)
l'avvocato del gangster (episodio "Venerdì")
The Three Graces
(1979)
School Teacher on the Sea with Her Class
(1980)
Preside
Trauma
(1980)
Bitto
Crime at Porta Romana
(1980)
Busoni
City of Women
(1980)
Party guest (uncredited)
Madly in Love
(1981)
Capo cameriere
The Soup
(1981)
Campione americano
Attenti a quei P2
(1982)
lo sceicco Kasheri
Grand Hotel Excelsior
(1982)
Ing. Binotti
The Paramedic
(1982)
Palletta, lo sfasciacarrozze
The Haunted House
(1982)
il proprietario della casa fatiscente
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
Don Camillo
(1984)
Binella
Il ragazzo di campagna
(1984)
Insurrance Manager
Madman at War
(1985)
Nitti
Killer vs Killers
(1985)
Hagen
The Mines of Kilimanjaro
(1986)
Tai-Ling
7 Kilos in 7 Days
(1986)
Assessore Turri
The Name of the Rose
(1986)
Papal Visitor
The Grumpy
(1986)
controllore del treno
Il lupo di mare
(1987)
Interzone
(1987)
Rat
The Third Solution
(1988)
The Big Blue
(1988)
Receptionist
The Sweet House of Horrors
(1989)
Mr. Coby
Watch Out for Perestroika
(1990)
il portiere della pensione
There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs
(1990)
Padre di Violetta
The Bachelor
(1990)
Arizona Road
(1991)
Sheriff Barker
Caino e Caino
(1993)
Direttore della Casa di Riposo
Ci hai rotto papà
(1993)
Colonnello Nardini
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
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)