Franco Silva

Franco Silva
Franco Silva and Dawn Addams in the film Mizar (1954)
Born	Francesco Vistarini 18 February 1920 Genoa
Died	10 November 1995 (aged 75) Livorno
Occupation	Actor

Franco Silva (18 February 1920 – 10 November 1995) was an Italian actor.

Born in Genoa as Francesco Vistarini, Silva moved in Rome to attend the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, from which he graduated in 1938;^[1] the following year he made his film debut in Ho visto brillare le stelle. Silva was mainly active between the 1950s and the mid-1960s; he was also active on stage and on television.^[1] Silva was the father of actress Mita Medici.^[1][2]

Selected filmography

• The Lion of Amalfi (1950)
• The Queen of Sheba (1952)
• Frine, Courtesan of Orient (1953)
• Mizar (Frogwoman) (1954)
• Allow Me, Daddy! (1956)
• Song of Naples (1957)
• Adorabili e bugiarde (1958)
• Hannibal (1959)
• The Mongols (1961)
• The Count of Monte Cristo (1961)
• Charge of the Black Lancers (1962)
• The Tough and the Mighty (1969)
• The Assassination of Matteotti (1973)
• Spasmo (1974)
• Patrick Still Lives (1980)

References

1. Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi; Fabio Melelli; Mario Pecorari. Gli Attori - Vol.3. Gremese Editore.
2. "Morto l'attore Franco Silva". La Stampa. 12 November 1995.

External links

• Franco Silva at the Internet Movie Database