Franco Silva

Franco Silva
Franco Silva and Dawn Addams in the film Mizar (1954)
Born	Francesco Vistarini (1920-02-18)18 February 1920 Genoa
Died	10 November 1995(1995-11-10) (aged 75) Livorno
Occupation	Actor

Franco Silva (18 February 1920 – 10 November 1995) was an Italian actor.

Born in Genoa as Francesco Vistarini, Silva moved in Rome to attend the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, from which he graduated in 1938; the following year he made his film debut in Ho visto brillare le stelle. Silva was mainly active between the 1950s and the mid-1960s; he was also active on stage and on television. Silva was the father of actress Mita Medici. and scriptwriter and novelist Carla Vistarini.