Fausto Tozzi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 29, 1921
- Died
- December 10, 1978 (aged 57)
- Birthplace
- Roma, Italy
Biography
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.
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Filmography
The Black Stallion
Movie · as Rescue Captain
Street People
Movie · as Luigi Nicoletta
Oh, Serafina!
Movie · as Carlo Vigeva
Fear in the City
Movie · as Warrant Officer Esposito
The Jackpot
Movie · as Mark Lemmon
Origins of the Mafia
TV · as Nicu Borello · 1 ep
The Left Hand of the Law
Movie · as brigadiere Giulio Costello
L'altro Dio
Movie
Crazy Joe
Movie · as Frank
Cry of a Prostitute
Movie · as Don Ricuzzo Cantimo
The Valdez Horses
Movie · as Cruz
The Bloody Hands of the Law
Movie · as Nicolò Patrovita
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
Movie · as Massara
The Funny Face of the Godfather
Movie · as Tony Malonzo
The Sicilian Connection
Movie · as Don Vincenzo Russo
The Valachi Papers
Movie · as Albert Anastasia
Between Miracles
Movie · as Primario
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
Movie · as Il marito eschimese
Trastevere
Movie · as Himself at St. Maria in Trastevere (uncredited)
The Demise of Father Mouret
Movie · as Jeanbernat
The Deserter
Movie · as Orozco
A Man Called Sledge
Movie · as Maximum security prisoner
The Odyssey
Movie · as Menelaus
The Appointment
Movie · as Renzo
Le avventure di Ulisse
Movie · as Menelao
The Odyssey
TV · as Menelaus · 8 eps
The Man Who Killed Billy the Kid
Movie · as Pat Garrett
The Sailor from Gibraltar
Movie · as Captain
Knives of the Avenger
Movie · as Hagen
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
Movie · as Benito Juarez
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Movie · as Foreman, uomo
Pyramid of the Sun God
Movie
I Spy
TV · 1 ep
The Spy
Movie · as Paoli
The Visit
Movie · as Darvis (uncredited)
Scheherazade
Movie · as Barmak
The Shortest Day
Movie · as Soldato combattente (uncredited)
The Swordsman of Siena
Movie · as Hugo
Commando
Movie · as Brascia
The Return of Dr. Mabuse
Movie · as Warden Wolf
Constantine and the Cross
Movie · as Hadrian
Saint-Tropez Blues
Movie · as Nino Trabucci
El Cid
Movie · as Dolfos
The Wonders of Aladdin
Movie · as Grand Vizier
Questo amore ai confini del mondo
Movie · as Don Claudio
Quai des illusions
Movie · as Fausto
The Night of the Great Attack
Movie · as Zanco
Dagli Appennini alle Ande
Movie · as Marco's father
Un uomo facile
Movie
Quando gli angeli piangono
Movie · as Piero
Il cielo brucia
Movie · as Marchi
The Tanks of El Alamein
Movie · as Capt. Valerio Bruschi
Castle of the Banned Lovers
Movie · as Olimpio Calvetti
La ladra
Movie · as Nino
La ciudad perdida
Movie · as Rafael
The Red Cloak
Movie · as Luca de Bardi
Songs from all over Italy
Movie
Un po' di cielo
Movie · as Roberto Maltoni
I cinque dell'Adamello
Movie · as Leonida
In the Eddy of Sin
Movie · as Alberto Valli
Divisione Folgore
Movie · as Sergente Turchi
Casta diva
Movie · as Gaetano Donizetti
House of Ricordi
Movie · as Arrigo Boito
The Hunt
Movie · as Marco / Musoduro
Siempre Carmen
Movie · as José Salviatti
The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo
Movie · as Luogotenente Magistrelli
Brothers of Italy
Movie
The City Defends Itself
Movie · as Luigi Girosi
Women Without Names
Movie