Actors Studio alum Anthony Franciosa dies

[cheezedoodle]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 3:16pm

Anthony Franciosa, whose strong portrayals of moody, troubled characters made him a Hollywood star in the 1950s and 1960s but whose combative behavior on movie sets hampered his career, has died, his publicist said Friday. He was 77.


Franciosa died Thursday at UCLA Medical Center after suffering a massive stroke, publicist Dick Guttman said. The actor's wife of more than 35 years, Rita, and other family members were present.


Franciosa was part of a new wave in the mid-20th century who revolutionized film acting with their introspective, intensely realistic approach to their roles. Most of them were schooled in the method acting of New York's Actors Studio. They included Marlon Brando, James Dean, Rod Steiger, Shelley Winters and Paul Newman.


Franciosa was once married to Winters, who died last weekend.

Tony Franciosa

[Marquise]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 4:33pm

oh wow i was just wondering what had happened to him last week when it was announced shelley winters had passed because they were once married.

one of my favorite franciosa films is "the long, hot summer".

[PalJoey]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 4:39pm

Already posted
Anthony Franciosa dies

[cheezedoodle]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 4:41pm

Yes Marshall - we know - exactly one minuite behind Jon.

[Marquise]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 4:59pm

SHUT. THE F*CK. UP.




















i just had to...i couldn't helps myself..

[Auggie27]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 5:03pm

Alwas confused him with James Franciscus -- MR. NOVAK. Both were 60s cover boys.

[Elphaba]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 5:12pm

oh how sad. Loved his acting...and when I was very young, he was my idea of a man.

one of my fav movies, A Hatful of Rain

Why does it seem that the older you get, the more people die?
I know a stupid question, but everytime I turn around.......

Updated On: 1/20/06 at 05:12 PM

[PalJoey]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 5:15pm

Who's Marshall?

[pab]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 5:36pm

I remember Franciosa in the short lived Matt Helm TV series.

Why do these bios always include Brando with the people who were trained at The Actor's Studio, when his teacher was in fact Stella Adler.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 5:39pm

He joined the Actor's Studio after he studied with Stella Adler.

[eslgr8]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 5:44pm

He was such a good and charismatic actor, and extremely handsome. I've missed seeing his work in recent years, and feel very sorry that his life had to end so suddenly.

Interestingly, he's one actor who changed his professional name mid-career. Early on he was Anthony, and in later film/TV work he was billed as Tony.
Updated On: 1/20/06 at 05:44 PM

[Chevstriss]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 8:16pm

I remember having warm squirmy feelings when he was on "Search".