Francesco Leonetti was born on January 27, 1924 in Cosenza, Calabria, Italy. He was an actor and writer, known for
L'Évangile selon saint Matthieu (1964),
Oedipe Roi (1967) and
Caprice à l'italienne (1968). He was married to Eleonora Fiorani. He died on December 17, 2017 in Milan, Italy.