Originally published at National Catholic Register
Film legend Franco Nero is among the most prolific actors in modern cinema, with nearly 240 film appearances since the 1960s. Born in Parma, Italy, in 1941, to a carabinieri (police officer), Nero gained international recognition in John Huston’s The Bible (1966) as Abel, murdered by Richard Harris’ Cain. That same year, he starred in Sergio Corbucci’s Django, a cult-favorite Spaghetti Western, and played Sir Lancelot in Camelot, stealing Queen Guenevere (Vanessa Redgrave) from Harris’ King Arthur.
Nero became an international star, acting on nearly every continent. He reprised his role as Django in a few films and became a staple of Italian crime cinema. Periodically appearing in Hollywood productions, Nero featured in Letter to Juliette, Force 10 From Navarone, Enter the Ninja, Die Hard 2, and some TV movies and miniseries.
In recent years, he appeared in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, John Wick: Chapter 2, and several films by director Vladislav Kozlov, including Death of the Sheik, American Superman, Immortalist and Silent Life.
In a recent interview with Christian Peschken, a correspondent for CNA Deutsch, Nero opened up about his Catholic faith, passion for acting, his adventurous spirit, and the wisdom he has gained throughout his illustrious career. He
