Franco Giacobini

Franco Giacobini (5 March 1926 – 27 December 2015) was an Italian actor.

Born in Rome as Francesco Giacobini, he graduated at Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico in 1948, then started a prolific stage career, working in comedy plays, dramas and revues. Giacobini also appeared in numerous films and TV-works, usually in comedic roles. He was married to actress Angela Goodwin.

Selected filmography

Papà diventa mamma (1952) - Il passeggero sul Tram Le marchand de Venise (1953) Ci troviamo in galleria (1953) - Funzionario RAI Via Padova 46 (1953) - The Journalist (uncredited) Caporale di giornata (1958) - The Sailor on the Telephone (uncredited) La cento chilometri (1959) - The Race Walker without His Underpants Uncle Was a Vampire (1959) - Il secondo play boy The Employee (1960) - Rotondi Run with the Devil (1960) - The TV Interviewer (uncredited) The Fascist (1961) - Militare a Rocca Sabina The Orderly (1961) Hercules in the Haunted World (1961) - Telemachus (Telemaco) Cronache del '22 (1961) Erik the Conqueror (1961) - Rustichello A cavallo della tigre (1961) - Medico del carcere The Two Marshals (1961) - Basilio Meneghetti His Women (1961) - The Police Commissioner Il mio amico Benito (1962) - Liberati Crazy Desire (1962) - Alberghetti Totò Diabolicus (1962) - Dottor Santoro La bellezza di Ippolita (1962) - Aurelio Eighteen in the Sun (1962) - Commissar Lo smemorato di Collegno (1962) - Giornalista Le Scorpion (1962) I motorizzati (1962) - Alberto Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962) - Texas Collector The Shortest Day (1963) - (uncredited) Uno strano tipo (1963) - Journalist Sexy Toto (1963) - Un galeotti The Swindlers (1963) - The Lawyer Ovidio (segment "Società calcistica, La") Gli onorevoli (1963) - De Angelis La ballata dei mariti (1963) - Vicebrigadiere Licata Senza sole né luna (1964) I Kill, You Kill (1965) - Dottore (segment "Una boccata di fumo") Soldati e caporali (1965) - Serg. Pancani Assassination in Rome (1965) Two Sergeants of General Custer (1965) - Cochise Le sedicenni (1965) El Greco (1966) - Francisco Zärtliche Haie (1967) - Fähnrich O.K. Connery (1967) - Juan I 2 vigili (1967) - Romoletto Soldati e capelloni (1967) - Franco - il barbiere Quarta parete (1968) Donne... botte e bersaglieri (1968) - Marshal Don Chisciotte and Sancio Panza (1968) - Don Nicola - barber Dismissed on His Wedding Night (1968) - Facchetti The Mercenary (1968) - Pepote Chimera (1968) - Sergeant Alibi (1969) - Luca Why Did I Ever Say Yes Twice? (1969) - Roberto Terzo Canale - Avventura a Montecarlo (1970) - Mechanic Mazzabubù... Quante corna stanno quaggiù? (1971) - Boemondo It Can Be Done Amigo (1972) - L'uomo chi mangia la terra Sonny and Jed (1972) - Aparicito Abbasso tutti, viva noi (1974) - Teacher The Student Connection (1974) - Chief Inspector Delon Il gatto mammone (1975) - Priest As of Tomorrow (1976) - Maresciallo delle Carabinieri (uncredited) Three Tigers Against Three Tigers (1977) - Servant of Di Lazzaro Pane, burro e marmellata (1977) - Simona's Husband I'm Getting a Yacht (1980) - Fugitive #1 Sing Sing (1983) - Baron Orfeo della Torre (first story) Scrivilo sui muri (2007) - Anziano Il volto di un'altra (2012) - Proprietario del negozio di animali impagliati