[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]
Francesco ‘Franco’ Doria is/was a dwarf Italian cameraman and film actor best known for his work in 1960s and 1970s genre films. His acting credits include appearances in cult classics such as “Wild, Wild Planet” (1966), “The Tree of Guernica” (1975), and the holiday favorite “The Christmas That Almost Wasn't” (1966).
Like most European dwarf performers and actors very little is known about the. Doria is no exception. Many came from careers in the various circuses so that was probably the case for Franco. We do know he appeared in around a dozen films between 1964 and 1976. Among them was his only Spaghetti western appearance as a Mesilla deputy in 1966’s
Franco Doria appeared in one Spaghetti western, “l buono, il brutto, il cattivo” (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” in 1966.
DORIA,
Franco (aka Frank Doris) (Francesco Doria) [Italian] – cameraman, film actor.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - 1966
(Mesilla deputy)
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