Franco Pesce (11 August 1890 – 6 December 1975) was an Italian actor and cinematographer.
At a young age Pesce studied lyric singing with the intention of becoming an opera singer.
[1] At 20 years old he abandoned his studies to enter the cinema industry as a film operator.
[1] Pesce moved to Rome with the advent of sound film where he became a cinematographer.
He was often credited under English pseudonyms, usually interpreting roles of petulant, pedantic and intriguing old men.