Franco and Ciccio

Franco & Ciccio in I due evasi di Sing Sing, directed by Lucio Fulci (1964)

Franco and Ciccio were a comedy duo formed by Italian actors Franco Franchi (1928–1992) and Ciccio Ingrassia (1922–2003), particularly popular in the 1960s and 1970s. Together, they appeared in 116 films, usually as the main characters, and occasionally as supporting characters in movies featuring well-known actors like Totò, Domenico Modugno, Vittorio Gassman, Buster Keaton and Vincent Price.

Their cooperation started in 1954 and ended with Franco's death in 1992. In cinema they appeared together from 1960 (Appuntamento a Ischia) to 1984 (Kaos).

Partial filmography

Ciccio as the Fox and Franco as the Cat in the TV series The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972)

• Appuntamento a Ischia (1960)
• L'onorata società (1961)
• 5 marines per 100 ragazze (1961)
• Hercules in the Valley of Woe (1961)
• The Last Judgment (1961)
• Il mio amico Benito (1962)
• The Shortest Day (1962)
• I motorizzati (1962)
• Obiettivo ragazze (1963)
• The Swindlers (1963)
• I due mafiosi (1964)
• Two Mafiamen in the Far West (1964)
• Primitive Love (1964)
• Sedotti e bidonati (1964)
• A Monster and a Half (1964)
• Corpse for the Lady (1964)
• I Kill, You Kill (1965)
• Letti sbagliati (1965)
• Per un pugno nell'occhio (1965)
• I figli del leopardo (1965)
• Latin Lovers (1965 film) (1965)
• Two Sergeants of General Custer (1965)
• Two Mafiosi Against Goldginger (1965)
• 002 Operazione Luna (1965)
• The Two Parachutists (1965)
• How We Got Into Trouble with the Army (1965)
• I due toreri (1965)
• Soldati e caporali (1965)
• Veneri al sole (1965)
• War Italian Style (1966)
• Two Sons of Ringo (1966)
• I due sanculotti (1966)
• How We Robbed the Bank of Italy (1966)
• Due mafiosi contro Al Capone (1966)
• Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966)
• Come rubammo la bomba atomica (1967)
• Nel sole (1967)
• The Long, the Short, the Cat (1967)
• I barbieri di Sicilia (1967)
• The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid (1967)
• The Two Crusaders (1968)
• Caprice Italian Style (1968)
• Don Chisciotte and Sancio Panza (1968)
• The Nephews of Zorro (1968)
• Brutti di notte (1968)
• Ciccio Forgives, I Don't (1968)
• L'oro del mondo (1968)
• I 2 deputati (1968)
• Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera (1969)
• Indovina chi viene a merenda? (1969)
• Paths of War (1970)
• Satiricosissimo (1970)
• W le donne (1970)
• I due maghi del pallone (1970)
• Don Franco e Don Ciccio nell'anno della contestazione (1970)
• Ma chi t'ha dato la patente? (1970)
• Armiamoci e partite! (1971)
• Ma che musica maestro (1971)
• I due assi del guantone (1971)
• Il clan dei due Borsalini (1971)
• The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972)
• I due gattoni a nove code... e mezza ad Amsterdam (1972)
• Two Sons of Trinity (1972)
• Il sergente Rompiglioni (1973)
• Farfallon (1974)
• Paolo il freddo (1974)
• Kaos (1984)