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Franco Citti

Apr 23, 1935 - Jan 14, 2016 (80 years old) in Roma, Lazio, Italia

 Franco Citti (born 23 April 1935 in Rome) was an Italian actor. He came to fame at the age of 26, playing the title role in Pier Paolo Pasolini's film Accattone. In 1967 he appeared in the title role in Pasolini's version of Oedipus Rex.

He is perhaps best-known to non-Italian audiences as Calo in The Godfather I and III and uttering the line 'In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns'.

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Known For

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Watch Me When I Kill
Pasquale Ferrante
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The Godfather
Calo - Sicilian Sequence
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Luna
Man in Bar
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Mamma Roma
Carmine
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Pigsty
Secondo Cannibale
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Roma
Man at Restaurant (uncredited)

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