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Fausto Tozzi

1921-10-29 Roma, Italy

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Biografia

Fausto TozziFausto Tozzi (29 October 1921 – 10 December 1978) was an Italian film actor and screenwriter. He appeared in 70 films between 1951 and 1978. He wrote the script for The Defeated Victor, which was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. He also directed one film, Trastevere. Born in Rome, after graduating in accountancy Tozzi made several humble jobs, including peddler and bird taxidermist. He was introduced in the cinema industry by Sergio Amidei, for whom he worked as a stenographer. Through Amidei, Tozzi met Renato Castellani, with whom he collaborated as a screenwriter for Professor, My Son (1946) and Under the Sun of Rome (1948, based on a Tozzi's original story). In the early 1950s, he also started working as an assistant director and as an actor, sometimes being cast in main roles. His typical roles were of hardmen and villains. He was also active on stage, where he is best known for the role of Gnecco in Rugantino, and on television, in which he is well known for his performance as Menelaus in L'Odissea. Tozzi died of respiratory failure, aged 57. Source: Article "Fausto Tozzi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Películas

The Black Stallion Rescue Captain 1979-10-13
Gli esecutori Luigi Nicoletta 1976-03-30
Oh, Serafina! Carlo Vigeva 1976-01-01
Paura in città Esposito 1976-09-14
Il colpaccio Mark Lemmon 1976-06-15
La Polizia Interviene: Ordine Di Uccidere brigadiere Giulio Costello 1975-09-03
L'altro Dio 1975-01-01
Crazy Joe Frank 1974-02-08
Quelli che contano Don Ricuzzo Cantimo 1974-04-04
La mano spietata della legge Nicolò Patrovita 1973-03-11
Dio, sei proprio un padreterno! Massara 1973-11-23
Valdez, il mezzosangue Cruz 1973-09-14
L'altra faccia del padrino Tony Malonzo 1973-05-03
Afyon oppio Don Vincenzo Russo 1972-12-21
The Valachi Papers Albert Anastasia 1972-01-06
Trastevere Himself at St. Maria in Trastevere (uncredited) 1971-11-13
Per grazia ricevuta Primario 1971-03-19
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù? Il marito eschimese 1971-02-25
La Faute de l'abbé Mouret Jeanbernat 1970-10-14
The Deserter Orozco 1970-12-04
A Man Called Sledge Maximum security prisoner 1970-11-14
The Appointment Renzo 1969-05-22
Odissea Menelao 1968-03-24
El hombre que mató a Billy el Niño Pat Garrett 1967-03-09
I coltelli del vendicatore Hagen 1966-05-30
The Agony and the Ecstasy uomo 1965-09-16
Die Pyramide des Sonnengottes 1965-04-17
Der Schatz der Azteken Benito Juarez 1965-03-04
The Agony and the Ecstasy Foreman 1965-09-16
The Visit Darvis (uncredited) 1964-05-06
Gibraltar Paoli 1964-02-27
Il giorno più corto Soldato combattente (uncredited) 1963-02-14
Shéhérazade Barmak 1963-05-10
La congiura dei dieci Hugo 1962-10-19
Marcia o crepa Brascia 1962-11-14
El Cid Dolfos 1961-10-24
Saint-Tropez Blues Nino Trabucci 1961-07-21
Costantino il grande Hadrian 1961-02-02
Le Meraviglie di Aladino Grand Vizier 1961-10-31
Im Stahlnetz des Dr. Mabuse Warden Wolf 1961-01-01
Questo amore ai confini del mondo Don Claudio 1960-10-20
La notte del grande assalto Zanco 1959-10-29
Un uomo facile 1959-04-24
Quai des illusions 1959-01-21
Dagli Appennini alle Ande Marco's father 1959-09-03
Quando gli angeli piangono Piero 1958-08-08
Il cielo brucia Marchi 1958-06-14
El Alamein Capt. Valerio Bruschi 1957-09-19
Beatrice Cenci Olimpio Calvetti 1956-09-06
Canzoni di tutta Italia 1955-01-01
La ladra Nino 1955-03-08
Un po' di cielo Roberto Maltoni 1955-12-30
Il mantello rosso Luca de Bardi 1955-09-17
La ciudad perdida Rafael 1955-04-11
Casa Ricordi Arrigo Boito 1954-12-01
Divisione Folgore Sergente Turchi 1954-12-30
I cinque dell'Adamello Leonida 1954-11-30
Casta diva Gaetano Donizetti 1954-12-27
Nel gorgo del peccato Alberto Valli 1954-10-30
Siempre Carmen José Salviatti 1953-01-01
Musoduro Marco / Musoduro 1953-12-09
Il brigante di Tacca del Lupo Luogotenente Magistrelli 1952-10-15
Fratelli d'Italia 1952-01-01
La città si difende Luigi Girosi 1951-10-12
Donne senza nome 1950-03-23