Franco Gasparri (31 October 1948 – 28 March 1999) was an Italian actor.
Born Gianfranco Gasparri in
Senigallia
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, the son of the painter and film poster artist Rodolfo, Gasparri started his career as a child actor, appearing in several
peplum film
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s.
After military service as a paratrooper, in 1970 he became one of the most successful actors in
fotoromanzi
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.
Mark of the Cop
''Mark il poliziotto'' (internationally released as ''Mark of the Cop'', ''Blood, Sweat and Fear'' and ''Mark the Narc'') is an Italian poliziottesco film directed in 1975 by Stelvio Massi. This film obtained a great commercial success and gener ...
'', a successful poliziottesco
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which generated two sequels, '' Mark Shoots First'' and ''Mark Strikes Again
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'', still with Gasparri in the title role.[ A skilled and experienced rider, due to a near-fatal motorcycle accident he was forced in a wheelchair, giving up his promising career.][ He died at 50 years old from respiratory failure.]
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1948 births
1999 deaths
Italian male film actors
People from Senigallia
20th-century Italian male actors
Italian male child actors
Deaths from respiratory failure