Franco Diogene

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.3912

Gender

Male

Birthday

20-Oct-1947

Age

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

Catania, Sicily, Italy

Also Known As
  • Concetto Francesco Diogene
  • Francesco Diogene
  • Frank Diogene

Franco Diogene

Biography

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.


Credits

Fuga da Kayenta Fuga da Kayenta (1991) Character: Sheriff Barker
The head of a gang of criminals in Arizona tries to kidnap a girl, but is hindered in his intentions by a handsome mining engineer and a federal sheriff.
Le Tre Grazie Le Tre Grazie (1979) Character: N/A
A busty girl gets naked in the shopping centers to attract attention and thus allow her accomplice to perform some small theft.
Con rabbia e con amore Con rabbia e con amore (1997) Character: N/A
At a bus stop they meet Francesca, an eighteen year old who is collaborating in a veterinary office, and Claudio, a university student. The two begin to walk together and talk about many things.
Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno (1975) Character: il vigile corrotto Nardini
Franco is abandoned by his wife and daughter who wrongly accuse him of being a wimp. Besides he's bossed around and sexually harassed at work. He decides to take justice into his own hands and get rough with the world. He soon gets his family's respect back.
Gardenia, il giustiziere della mala Gardenia, il giustiziere della mala (1979) Character: Gardenia's Friend
A businessman comes into conflict with a gangster when he refuses to allow drugs to be sold through his restaurant.
Mio caro dottor Gräsler Mio caro dottor Gräsler (1990) Character: N/A
In pre-WWI Austria-Hungary, a physician struggles with his decision about which woman will he marry.
Il tocco - La sfida Il tocco - La sfida (1997) Character: Omaccio
In Spain, the billiard champion Jesus participates in a tournament to help his old friend Paco, owner of a bar and fallen into the grip of loan sharks, with his winnings. The betting boss Scalesi invites Jesus to lose, but he doesn't give in, he wins and yet he witnesses Paco being killed.
C'era un castello con 40 cani C'era un castello con 40 cani (1990) Character: Padre di Violetta
A Milanese manager inherits a castle in Tuscany and moves there with his girlfriend and her little son, transforming it into a dog nursery.
Milano... difendersi o morire Milano... difendersi o morire (1978) Character: Brothel Customer
Pino Scalise discharged from the prison he was in for robbery, take refuge in Milan at the home of his uncle. Pino falls in love with one of the uncle's two daughters, who has become a prostitute because of Don Ciccio, head of a gang that traffics in drugs. Pino, now an informer to Police Commissioner Morani, makes plans to take the boss down.
Indiscretion of an American Wife Indiscretion of an American Wife (1998) Character: Giuseppe
An American diplomat's wife meets an Italian vintner at an embassy soirée. He sees her as more than just her "husband's hostess". Her husband has been so focused on advancing his career that he has forgotten how to see her as a woman, which the Italian reminds her that she is.
Le Grand Bleu Le Grand Bleu (1988) Character: Receptionist
Childhood friends Jacques and Enzo share a passion for the danger of free diving. Jacques, following in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy, harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing patterns in the water, with his vital signs more closely resembling those of dolphins than men.
Fatevi vivi, la polizia non interverrà Fatevi vivi, la polizia non interverrà (1974) Character: Nino
This crime drama follows an Italian police commissioner as he races to rescue the 6-year-old daughter of an important businessman. Also hoping to save her is Frank Salvatore, the old-school Mafia don accused of the crime. Caprile leans on a low-level thug for information and is led to Salvatore, who considers children to be off-limits as targets and hopes to restore his reputation
Innamorato pazzo Innamorato pazzo (1981) Character: N/A
Cristina is a rich, spoiled princess visiting Rome with her royal parents. The mission of their visit is to marry her off to a super-wealthy corporate type and thereby start to turn around the losses their small kingdom is experiencing in its casino business. These less-than-noble intentions get derailed when Barnaba, a zany bus driver enters their lives and falls madly in love with the gorgeous Cristina. He is nuts enough to succeed in this romantic chase after royalty, as love seems to fuel his determination to rid Cristina of her elitism and to make her see his own irrepressible attractions.
La madama La madama (1976) Character: Fruit Vendor
In the slang of the underworld or "mala" there is a special term for cop: "Madama". But if word were to get around that the "Madama" is Vito (Christian De Sica) they might even start to like the guy. Vito is a funny sort of a cop. For a start he doesn't like the uniform (he never wears it). Things might even go smoothly for him, if it weren't for an incredible number of beautiful girls who always manage to get in his way. Especially one girl Angelo (shouldn't that have been Angela? No, the girl's name really is Angelo). Problems arise too, with his direct supervisor, who also happens to be a relative. But Vito puts up with it all and manages to stay his usual calm and polite self, even when he risks getting killed.
Killer contro killers Killer contro killers (1985) Character: Hagen
A businessman recruits some thieves to steal a valuable chemical formula kept in an well guarded industrial site. The raid is successful, but once he has the formula, the man tries to get rid of those who worked for him.
Taxi Girl Taxi Girl (1977) Character: Sheik Abdul Lala
Marcella inherits a taxi business from her father and now sets out on the job of her life. With each new fare she becomes involved with sex and crime, all done up 70's Italian comedy style.
7 chili in 7 giorni 7 chili in 7 giorni (1986) Character: Assessore Turri
Two not very clever young doctors open a fitness center and promise to let people lose seven kilos in seven days. When the enterprise fails they open a gourmet restaurant.
Grand Hotel Excelsior Grand Hotel Excelsior (1982) Character: Ing. Binotti
Taddeus is the manager of the Grand Hotel Excelsior. The Summer season begins in May and since then many odd persons frequent the hotel. There is Ilde Vivaldi, in love with Taddeus and the boxer Pericle Coccia who has an important match and falls in love with Maria. There is the Mago di Segrate trying to win world fame by levitating thirty meters high. And there is the waiter Egisto whose daughter is in a Swiss College believing her father is a man of importance.
Un uomo perbene Un uomo perbene (1999) Character: L'avvocato della sig.ra Marzano
In June 1983 the journalist and TV presenter Enzo Tortora was arrested on charges of drug trafficking and belonging to the Camorra.
I contrabbandieri di Santa Lucia I contrabbandieri di Santa Lucia (1979) Character: Achmet
A revolution in Iran halts a heroin shipment, but an alliance of crime families is set on getting it to the US. They decide to run the drug through an unsuspecting network of good-natured, local smugglers in Naples, while an international anti-narcotics agent rushes to shut their operation down. Betrayals and divided loyalties lead to a final, bloody confrontation in America.
Tentacoli Tentacoli (1977) Character: Chuck
Several people disappear from and at the sea. Their bodies are found gnawed to the skeleton, even the marrow is missing. The scientists have no idea which animal could do such things. Dr. Turner begins to suspect that the company which builds a tunnel beneath the bay might have poisoned the environment and caused an octopus to mutate to giant dimensions...
La dolce casa degli orrori La dolce casa degli orrori (1989) Character: Mr. Coby
A murdered couple return from the beyond to care for their two young children, as well as seek revenge against their killer, accept their children's step parents, and try to prevent their house from being sold.
Piccolo grande amore Piccolo grande amore (1993) Character: Titolare del bar
A princess from a Nordic European country is obligated to marry the boy her family chose. She escapes and discovers love in the arms of a beautiful swimming teacher.
Il piatto piange Il piatto piange (1974) Character: Peppino il Barbiere
In Luino, on Lake Maggiore, during the fascist twenty years, a group of friends belonging to the bourgeoisie spend the nights in the underground gambling den of the Metropolitan Hotel between poker games, gossip, manly goliards and escapades to the house of tolerance.
Delitto a Porta Romana Delitto a Porta Romana (1980) Character: Busoni
A police inspector is called to Milan to investigate a murder case since he grew up in the same ghetto as the suspect.
Roma l'altra faccia della violenza Roma l'altra faccia della violenza (1976) Character: Laurenti's Lawyer #1 (uncredited)
Four bandits commit a robbery in a villa. The maid calls the police and Commissioner Carli immediately orders patrols to chase them.
Maria Rosa la guardona Maria Rosa la guardona (1973) Character: N/A
Country bumpkin Maria Rosa becomes the new maid in a second-rate Roman hotel. A hole in the wall behind the mirror in her room turns her and a horny bellboy into voyeurs
La casa stregata La casa stregata (1982) Character: il proprietario della casa fatiscente
George and Lucia are newlyweds and have also been lucky enough to find a home at a low price , very low . Maybe too low . In fact the house is haunted by two lovers who, a thousand years ago, were surprised by the girl's mother who subsequently turned them into pillars of salt . But there is a way to break the magic and free the two lovers caught in the curse and it is all in the hands of the newlyweds on their wedding night . Will they succeed ?
Midnight Express Midnight Express (1978) Character: Yesil
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
Poliziotti Poliziotti (1995) Character: Bunny
When young cop Andrea is assigned to keep watch over dangerous Godfather Sante, who's in hospital after a fake suicide attempt, the stage is set for disaster.
Esercizi di stile Esercizi di stile (1996) Character: Various characters
The end of a love story, told in fourteen different styles: from comedy to western, from noir to thriller, silent movie and so on.
Cuginetta... amore mio! Cuginetta... amore mio! (1976) Character: Sciaccaluga
Leonidas, of noble lineage but poor, serves in the house of Count Aristide Of the Fava Dongo, waiting patiently for his death to arrive. He dies at last, but rumors reveal that, on his deathbed, the Count has decided to leave everything to Marco (Claudio Ercoli), his illegitimate and retarded son who secretly grew up in a boarding school. In the meantime, the whole family of Leonida moves to the luxurious estate as for certainly no one wants to miss out on this wealth opportunity...
Scemo di guerra Scemo di guerra (1985) Character: Nitti
A young psychiatrist struggles to remove an erratic captain from command at an Italian base in the Lybian desert during World War II.
I Banchieri di Dio: Il Caso Calvi I Banchieri di Dio: Il Caso Calvi (2002) Character: Luigi Mennini
A reconstruction of the bankruptcy of the Banco Ambrosiano bank and its liaisons with the Vatican and the Masonry through its president Roberto Calvi, notoriously found dead under the Blackfriars Bridge in London in June 1982.
Le miniere del Kilimangiaro Le miniere del Kilimangiaro (1986) Character: Tai-Ling
A World War II-era college student must journey to Africa both to find his missing archaeology professor and search for the treasured mines of Kilimanjaro. He is followed by natives as well as scheming Chinese and Nazis
L'insegnante al mare con tutta la classe L'insegnante al mare con tutta la classe (1980) Character: Preside
It's summer. Lisa goes every day in a holiday hotel to give French lessons to Mario, the owner's son. the beauty and personality of Lisa quickly raise the attraction of tourists, but also jealousy of mothers who see their husbands and son prowling around the lovely young woman ...
Sabato, domenica e venerdì Sabato, domenica e venerdì (1979) Character: l'avvocato del gangster (episodio "Venerdì")
SABATO (first episode): A company receives the visit of a very very important person. This person works for a biggest Japanese society, and this encounter is decisive for the small Italian company. DOMENICA (second episode): After a hard day of job, a man returns in it's house for sleep. But a series of facts hinder this, and the poor man does not succeed to sleep. VENERDI (third episode): A famous and rich creator of sexy ballets have various problems with a dancer. She want to leave the theater and marry a Mafia man.
Signore e signori, buonanotte Signore e signori, buonanotte (1976) Character: Droghiere (uncredited)
An episodic satire of the political and social status of Italy in the seventies, through the shows of one day of a television channel.
Russicum - I giorni del diavolo Russicum - I giorni del diavolo (1988) Character: N/A
The Roman Catholic Pope is planning a reconciliatory meeting with the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, an event awaited for many generations. But suddenly, right while the Pope is addressing the crowds gathered in the Piazza Navone, a nun is assassinated by a Ukrainian, placing the upcoming talks between the two leaders in jeopardy. And the head of the American diplomatic corps (the nun was an American) assigns the investigation of the killing to one of his underlings, which leads the young man to investigate the Russicum, a center for the study of Russia within the Vatican city. And from there he finds himself caught up in an intrigue of international proportions, filled with agents and double agents, and ending with a revelation most unexpected.
La liceale La liceale (1975) Character: Amante di Monica
Loredana is a schoolgirl who takes advantage of her fellow students and teachers by using her innocent schoolgirl beauty. After she loses her virginity to an older man she soon realizes there are more important things to life than teasing men.
Teresa la ladra Teresa la ladra (1973) Character: N/A
Teresa gets her first taste of crime -- and its consequences -- when, during World War II, she is nabbed for robbing an apartment. But being poor and perpetually starving, the pretty petty thief doesn't give up her quest for ill-gotten gains and soon turns to pick-pocketing. Despite her questionable thieving skills, the bumbling crook tries scheme after scheme, pilfering from strangers and dodging the law as she searches for a way to fund an adequate meal.
Occhio alla perestrojka Occhio alla perestrojka (1990) Character: il portiere della pensione
Three Italian womanizers in Bulgaria smooth-talk three local girls to bed and then vanish back to their country. But when the iron curtain suddenly falls, they fear that the girls might come to Italy to have them fulfill the promises made.
Il Paramedico Il Paramedico (1982) Character: Palletta, lo sfasciacarrozze
At work, Mario Millio is the only male nurse not on strike. At home, his wife is more interested in calling the hot-line of a local TV-doctor. When Mario wins 15 million Lire in the lottery, he buys himself a new car and starts to live out his dreams in secret. All goes well until a criminal steals the car and Mario is blamed for the car thief's crimes
Giovani, belle... probabilmente ricche Giovani, belle... probabilmente ricche (1982) Character: notaio Baldelli
Claudia, Rita, and Caterina are three friends who live in a conservative Italian town and lead seemingly neat and respectable married lives. One day, they are summoned to the notary public's office and learn that Anna, one of their peers in high school who got a bad name as a "whore" in the town because of them and was forced to leave is now dead. Furthermore, she had amassed a great fortune abroad and decided to bequeath it to the three. However, she has a strange condition: Claudia, Rita, and Caterina should cheat on their husbands within three days and provide photographic evidence or else the inheritance will be donated to the retirement home.
Maria Goretti Maria Goretti (2003) Character: N/A
The life of the virgin and martyr Santa Maria Goretti
Ci hai rotto papà Ci hai rotto papà (1993) Character: Colonnello Nardini
Kids from a huge apartment complex in Rome form a secret society to unite their forces and get back at the nasty adults who 'oppress' them, playing pranks on them to expose their weaknesses.
40 gradi all'ombra del lenzuolo 40 gradi all'ombra del lenzuolo (1976) Character: Comm Ignazio (episodio "I soldi in bocca")
Five short comic sketches, all unrelated to each other, except that they are all expressions of Italian sexual humor.
Don Camillo Don Camillo (1984) Character: Binella
A priest helps the small town he's stationed in to resolve conflicts by working together.
Il lupo di mare Il lupo di mare (1987) Character: N/A
A waiter on a cruise ship tries to seduce the models that are aboard.
Trhauma Trhauma (1980) Character: Bitto
A couple invites some friends to spend a weekend together in an isolated cabin surrounded by woods and fields. But... there's a killer lurking around.... And... someone is monitoring him.
Nude per l'assassino Nude per l'assassino (1975) Character: Maurizio Montani
After a fashion model dies during a botched abortion, the doctor stages her death to exonerate himself but is murdered by a mysterious assailant who soon begins hunting down her agency colleagues.
Interzone Interzone (1987) Character: Rat
Humans fight mutants in a post-holocaust world.
Testa o croce Testa o croce (1982) Character: team manager
Two back-to-back stories that deals with two "taboo" themes, the celibacy of the clergy in the episode of Renato Pozzetto and the homosexuality in the one with Nino Manfredi.
Il minestrone Il minestrone (1981) Character: Campione americano
Two homeless men in Rome are arrested due to a misunderstanding. In jail, they meet a man who has been arrested for eating and running from restaurants. Together they embark on a series of escapades around Tuscany.
Attenti a quei P2 Attenti a quei P2 (1982) Character: lo sceicco Kasheri
Attenti a quei P2 (Beware of those P2s) is a satirical parody of the judicial affair concerning the P2 Masonic lodge.
Il ragazzo di campagna Il ragazzo di campagna (1984) Character: Insurrance Manager
A man is forced to completely change his habits when he decides to move from the country to the city.
La città delle donne La città delle donne (1980) Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
The charismatic Snaporaz encounters an alluring woman on a train and pursues her through a forest. He ends up at a hotel populated by women gathered for a feminist conference, where he is an unwanted presence. Snaporaz soon discovers he’s entered a phantasmagoric world where women have taken power.
The Name of the Rose The Name of the Rose (1986) Character: Papal Visitor
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.
Attila flagello di Dio Attila flagello di Dio (1982) Character: Genoese Merchant
The misadventures of Attila and his band of barbarians as they take up arms against the Roman Empire in their native Milano
Caino e Caino Caino e Caino (1993) Character: Direttore della Casa di Riposo
After the death of their industrialist father leaves them each with 49% of his company shares, two quarrelling brothers go to war for the remaining 2%.
La poliziotta della squadra del buon costume La poliziotta della squadra del buon costume (1979) Character: Joe Maccarone
The adventures of Gianna, a sexy policewoman who wants to help a child in search of his mother.
La collegiale La collegiale (1975) Character: Carlo De Marchi
The sexually naive Daniela returns home from boarding school only to realize that her family is involved in an excess of bed-hopping and sexual perversion.
Il burbero Il burbero (1986) Character: controllore del treno
Traveling from New York to Italia, pretty Mary rushes into moody macho lawyer Tito. The girl immediately falls for the guy with the gruffy manners and in an very impertinent way, she leans on him as she gets in trouble: Not only that she gets tied up in her suite by some Gangsters, but also, her new husband is found dead.
La sindrome di Stendhal La sindrome di Stendhal (1996) Character: Victim’s Husband
A young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking down an elusive serial rapist/killer through Italy when she herself becomes a victim of the brutal man's obsession.



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