Anthony Franciosa


Birthday: October 28, 2028

Anthony Franciosa burst onto the scene (after several years' servitude in bit parts) in the 1955 drug-addiction play A Hatful of Rain. He was brought to Hollywood to recreate his stage role in Rain-- winning an Oscar nomination for his part--but his first film appearance was as a taciturn nightclub owner in the MGM comedy This Could Be the Night. From 1957 through 1963, Franciosa ...more
  • 1959
  • Hollywood Foreign Press Association
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  • Career
  • win
  • 1957
  • Venice International Film Festival
  • Volpi Cup for Best Actor
  • A Hatful of Rain
  • win
  • 1957
  • Hollywood Foreign Press Association
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  • A Hatful of Rain
  • nom


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