Full Name | Anthony Franciosa |
Net Worth | $4 Million |
Date Of Birth | October 25, 1928 |
Died | January 19, 2006, Los Angeles, California, United States |
Death Cause | Stroke |
Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, United States |
Height | 1.85 m |
Occupation | TV, stage, and film actor |
Profession | Actor, Activist |
Education | The New School |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Rita Thiel, Judy Balaban, Shelley Winters, Beatrice Bakalyar |
Children | Christopher Franciosa, Nina Franciosa, Marco Franciosa |
Nicknames | Tony Franciosa, Franciosa, Tony |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0290047 |
Awards | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Drama, Volpi Cup for Best Actor, Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Drama Performance |
Nominations | Academy Award for Best Actor, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play |
Movies | Tenebrae, The Long, Hot Summer, A Face in the Crowd, A Hatful of Rain, Rio Conchos, Wild Is the Wind, Period of Adjustment, This Could Be the Night, The Naked Maja, Across 110th Street, Death Wish II, Assault on a Queen, Go Naked in the World, The Pleasure Seekers, The Drowning Pool, The Story on Pa... |
TV Shows | Finder of Lost Loves, Matt Helm, Search, The Name of the Game, Valentine's Day |
Star Sign | Scorpio |
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1 | According to ex-wife Judy Balaban, as recounted in her book "Bridesmaids," her father, Barney Balaban, then head of Paramount Pictures, strongly disapproved of her marriage to Franciosa. In retaliation, he initiated a private blackballing of Franciosa within the film industry, leading to a decline of A-projects being offered to Franciosa in the early 60s. |
2 | As of 2009, he is only one of six performers who won a Golden Globe Award as Best Lead Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture Drama without being nominated for an Oscar for that same role (his for Career (1959)). The others are Spencer Tracy in The Actress (1953), Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965), Shirley MacLaine in Madame Sousatzka (1988), Jim Carrey in The Truman Show (1998) and Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road (2008). |
3 | Was due to appear as American mob boss Charlie in The Long Good Friday (1980). After accepting the job and flying from Los Angeles to London to film, he was unhappy with some of the rewrites and just returned home. The part was then given to Eddie Constantine. |
4 | His death came only five days after that of his ex-wife Shelley Winters (19 January 2006). |
5 | Earned an acting scholarship and became an alumnus of Lee Strasberg's famed Actor's Studio, where he met future wife Shelley Winters. |
6 | He was infamous on and off the set for his hot temper. |
7 | Son of a construction worker and seamstress who divorced when he was a year old. He seldom saw his father after this. |
8 | First wife Beatrice Bakalyar was a writer. |
9 | A fervent civil rights activist, he was joined by Marlon Brando and Paul Newman in Gadsden, Alabama in 1963 for a desegregation drive. |
10 | Longtime friend of Jesse Jackson. |
11 | Troubled characters made him a Hollywood star in the 1950s and 60s but combative behavior on movie sets hampered his career. In 1957 he served 10 days in the Los Angeles County jail for slugging a press photographer. |
12 | Studied at the Actors Studio and the New School for Social Research. |
13 | Was nominated for Broadway's 1956 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for "A Hatful of Rain," a role he recreated in an Oscar-nominated performance in the film version with the same name, A Hatful of Rain (1957). |
14 | Mentioned in Tom Waits's song "Goin' Out West". |
15 | Father of actor Christopher Franciosa and Marco Franciosa with wife, Rita Thiel; and Nina Franciosa with wife Judy Balaban. |
16 | His third ex-wife, Judy Balaban, is author of the book, "The Bridesmaids", about her friend, Grace Kelly. She served as a bridesmaid in the princess's wedding. Judy and Tony had a daughter, Nina Franciosa, together. |
17 | Starred in the first TV-movie produced as a TV series pilot to be picked up as a regular series, the two-hour TV-movie Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966), which was produced by Universal for N.B.C. Universal and N.B.C. were the same entities that pioneered the made-for-TV movie (with 1964's See How They Run (1964), the first full-length film produced especially for home television). The series, The Name of the Game (1968), debuted in 1968 with three leads: Franciosa, Gene Barry and Robert Stack. Franciosa subsequently was fired from the show and, instead of being replaced by one actor, was replaced by a series of actors filling in on his rotation including Robert Culp, Peter Falk, Darren McGavin and Robert Wagner. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Dellaventura | 1997 | TV Series | Sergio Alfano |
City Hall | 1996 | | Paul Zapatti (as Tony Franciosa) |
El caçador furtiu | 1995 | | Walter |
Double Threat | 1993 | | Crocker Scott |
Backstreet Dreams | 1990 | | Angelo |
Ghost Writer | 1989 | | Vincent Carbone |
Fashion Crimes | 1989 | | Commissioner Rizzo |
The Twilight Zone | 1989 | TV Series | Nino Lancaster |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1988 | TV Series | Morris Conrad |
Jake and the Fatman | 1988 | TV Series | Dennis Julian |
Death House | 1987 | | Vic Moretti |
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife | 1987 | TV Movie | Lou Di Luca (as Tony Franciosa) |
The Love Boat | 1986 | TV Series | David Morgan |
Hotel | 1986 | TV Series | Drew Fletcher |
Stagecoach | 1986 | TV Movie | Henry Gatewood (Tonto Banker) (as Tony Franciosa) |
Finder of Lost Loves | 1984-1985 | TV Series | Cary Maxwell |
Masquerade | 1984 | TV Series | |
Julie Darling | 1983 | | Harold Wilding |
Tenebre | 1982 | | Peter Neal |
Kiss My Grits | 1982 | | Charlie Karkas |
Death Wish II | 1982 | | Herman Baldwin |
Side Show | 1981 | TV Movie | Zaranov |
Tales of the Unexpected | 1981 | TV Series | Arnold Bourdon |
Aiutami a sognare | 1981 | | Ray |
The Cricket | 1980 | | Annibale Meneghetti, detto Ulisse |
The World Is Full of Married Men | 1979 | | David Cooper |
Firepower | 1979 | | Dr. Charles Félix |
Wheels | 1978 | TV Mini-Series | Smokey Stevenson |
Aspen | 1977 | TV Mini-Series | Alex Budde |
Curse of the Black Widow | 1977 | TV Movie | Mark Higbie (as Tony Franciosa) |
Matt Helm | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Matt Helm |
The Drowning Pool | 1975 | | Broussard (as Tony Franciosa) |
This Is the West That Was | 1974 | TV Movie | J.W. McCanles |
Ghost in the Noonday Sun | 1973 | | Pierre Rodriguez |
Search | 1972-1973 | TV Series | Nick Bianco |
Across 110th Street | 1972 | | Nick D'Salvio |
The Catcher | 1972 | TV Movie | Joe Cade |
Earth II | 1971 | TV Movie | Frank Karger (as Tony Franciosa) |
The Deadly Hunt | 1971 | TV Movie | Ryab |
Nella stretta morsa del ragno | 1971 | | Alan Foster |
The Virginian | 1970 | TV Series | Ritter Miley / Kordick |
The Name of the Game | 1968-1970 | TV Series | Jeff Dillon |
In Enemy Country | 1968 | | Charles (as Tony Franciosa) |
The Sweet Ride | 1968 | | Collie Ransom |
A Man Called Gannon | 1968 | | Gannon (as Tony Franciosa) |
Fathom | 1967 | | Peter Merriwether (as Tony Franciosa) |
Fame Is the Name of the Game | 1966 | TV Movie | Jeff Dillon |
The Swinger | 1966 | | Ric Colby (as Tony Franciosa) |
Assault on a Queen | 1966 | | Vic Rossiter |
A Man Could Get Killed | 1966 | | Steve / Antonio |
Valentine's Day | 1964-1965 | TV Series | Valentine Farrow |
The Pleasure Seekers | 1964 | | Emilio Lacayo |
Rio Conchos | 1964 | | Rodriguez (as Tony Franciosa) |
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1964 | TV Series | Jack Montrose |
The Greatest Show on Earth | 1963 | TV Series | Warren Duval |
Breaking Point | 1963 | TV Series | |
Arrest and Trial | 1963 | TV Series | Steve Jared |
Naked City | 1963 | TV Series | Gorilla |
The DuPont Show of the Week | 1963 | TV Series | Fred Russo |
The Dick Powell Theatre | 1963 | TV Series | Charlie Harris |
Period of Adjustment | 1962 | | Ralph Bates (as Tony Franciosa) |
Careless | 1962 | | Emilio Brentani |
Go Naked in the World | 1961 | | Nick Stratton |
The DuPont Show of the Month | 1960 | TV Series | |
Cradle Song | 1960 | TV Movie | Antonio |
The Story on Page One | 1959 | | Victor Santini |
Career | 1959 | | Sam Lawson |
The Naked Maja | 1958 | | Francisco Jose de Goya |
The Long, Hot Summer | 1958 | | Jody Varner |
Wild Is the Wind | 1957 | | Bene |
A Hatful of Rain | 1957 | | Polo Pope |
A Face in the Crowd | 1957 | | Joey DePalma |
This Could Be the Night | 1957 | | Tony Armotti |
Goodyear Playhouse | 1954-1956 | TV Series | |
Ford Star Jubilee | 1956 | TV Series | |
Kraft Theatre | 1955 | TV Series | |
Studio One in Hollywood | 1955 | TV Series | Charles Egan |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Greenwich Village: A World Apart | 2015 | Documentary short | Himself |
Facing the Past | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
Rita | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Larry King Live | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
Biography | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Actor |
Anthony Quinn: An Original | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
La parada | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
Night of 100 Stars II | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself (as Tony Franciosa) |
The 56th Annual Academy Awards | 1984 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography |
The American Movie Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
That's Hollywood | 1976 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host |
The Hollywood Squares | 1975 | TV Series | Guest Appearance |
The David Frost Show | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
The Merv Griffin Show | 1971 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Joey Bishop Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
Hollywood Backstage | 1966 | TV Series | Himself |
The 37th Annual Academy Awards | 1965 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Scientific & Technical Awards |
The 22th Annual Golden Globes Awards | 1965 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy / Musical and Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama |
Here's Hollywood | 1962 | TV Series | Himself |
The 34th Annual Academy Awards | 1962 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound |
The 31st Annual Academy Awards | 1959 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Presenter: Music Awards |
The 30th Annual Academy Awards | 1958 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in Leading Role |
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1957 | TV Series | Himself / Construction Worker |
What's My Line? | 1957 | TV Series | Himself - Mystery Guest |
The 29th Annual Academy Awards | 1957 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Audience Member |
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