About
Anthony Franciosa (born Anthony George Papaleo; October 25, 1928 – January 19, 2006) was an American actor. Franciosa began his career on stage and made a breakthrough after portraying a brother of the drug addict in the play A Hatful of Rain, which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He reprised his role in its subsequent film adaptation, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Filmography
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021 · Self
The Ghost of Peter Sellers2018 · Self (archive footage)
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger2014 · Self (archive footage) (as Tony Franciosa)
Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album2003 · Bene (archive footage)
Rita2003 · Self
Anthony Quinn - A Lust for Life1998 · Self
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika1997 · Self
City Hall1996 · Paul Zapatti
Double Threat1992 · Crocker Scott
Backstreet Dreams1990 · Angelo
Anthony Quinn: An Original1990 · Self
Ghost Writer1989 · Vincent Carbone
Fashion Crimes1989 · Commissioner Rizzo
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief1989 · Self
Zombie Death House1988 · Vic Moretti
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife1987 · Lou Di Luca
Stagecoach1986 · Henry Gatewood
Night of 100 Stars II1985 · Self
Julie Darling1983 · Harold Wilding
Tenebre1982 · Peter Neal