| Franco Pesce | |
| Birth Date: | 1890 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Naples, Kingdom of Italy |
| Death Place: | Rome, Italy |
| Occupation: | Actor |
Franco Pesce (11 August 1890 – 6 December 1975) was an Italian actor and cinematographer.
Franco Pesce was born in Naples. He was the son of the actor Ettore. At a young age Pesce studied lyric singing with the intention of becoming an opera singer.[1] At 20 years old he abandoned his studies to enter the cinema industry as a film operator.[1] Pesce moved to Rome with the advent of sound film where he became a cinematographer. Later in his life, beginning in 1940, he started a very productive career as a character actor.[1] In his later years Pesce was mainly active in spaghetti western films. He was often credited under English pseudonyms, usually interpreting roles of petulant, pedantic and intriguing old men.[1]