Fausto Tozzi
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1979 · The Black Stallion as Rescue Captain
- 1976 · Origins of the Mafia as Nicu Borelli
- 1976 · Fear in the City as Esposito
- 1976 · Big Pot as Mark Lemmon
- 1976 · Street People as Luigi Nicoletta
- 1976 · Oh, Serafina! as Carlo Vigeva
- 1975 · The Left Hand of the Law as brigadiere Giulio Costello
- 1974 · Cry of a Prostitute as Don Ricuzzo Cantimo
- 1974 · Crazy Joe as Frank
- 1973 · Mean Frank and Crazy Tony as Massara
- 1973 · Chino as Cruz
- 1973 · The Funny Face of the Godfather as Tony Malonzo
- 1973 · The Bloody Hands of the Law as Nicolò Patrovita
- 1972 · The Sicilian Connection as Don Vincenzo Russo
- 1972 · The Valachi Papers as Albert Anastasia
- 1971 · Trastevere as Himself at St. Maria in Trastevere (uncredited)
- 1971 · Between Miracles as Primario
- 1971 · Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù? as Il marito eschimese
- 1970 · The Deserter as Orozco
- 1970 · A Man Called Sledge as Maximum security prisoner
- 1970 · The Demise of Father Mouret as Jeanbernat
- 1969 · The Appointment as Renzo
- 1968 · The Odyssey as Menelao
- 1968 · Odissea as Menelao
- 1967 · The Man Who Killed Billy the Kid as Pat Garrett
- 1966 · Knives of the Avenger as Hagen
- 1965 · The Agony and the Ecstasy as Foreman
- 1965 · The Agony and the Ecstasy as uomo
- 1965 · I Spy as
- 1965 · Pyramid of the Sun God as
- 1965 · Mercenaries of the Rio Grande as Benito Juarez
- 1964 · The Visit as Darvis (uncredited)
- 1964 · The Spy as Paoli
- 1963 · Scheherazade as Barmak
- 1963 · The Shortest Day as Soldato combattente (uncredited)
- 1962 · Commando as Brascia
- 1962 · The Swordsman of Siena as Hugo
- 1961 · The Wonders of Aladdin as Grand Vizier
- 1961 · El Cid as Dolfos
- 1961 · Saint-Tropez Blues as Nino Trabucci
- 1961 · Constantine and the Cross as Hadrian
- 1961 · The Return of Dr. Mabuse as Warden Wolf
- 1960 · Questo amore ai confini del mondo as Don Claudio
- 1959 · The Night of the Great Attack as Zanco
- 1959 · Dagli Appennini alle Ande as Marco's father
- 1959 · Un uomo facile as
- 1959 · Quai des illusions as
- 1958 · Quando gli angeli piangono as Piero
- 1958 · Il cielo brucia as Marchi
- 1957 · The Tanks of El Alamein as Capt. Valerio Bruschi
- 1956 · Castle of the Banned Lovers as Olimpio Calvetti
- 1955 · The Red Cloak as Luca de Bardi
- 1955 · La ciudad perdida as Rafael
- 1955 · La ladra as Nino
- 1955 · Songs from all over Italy as
- 1954 · Divisione Folgore as Sergente Turchi
- 1954 · Casta diva as Gaetano Donizetti
- 1954 · House of Ricordi as Arrigo Boito
- 1954 · I cinque dell'Adamello as Leonida
- 1954 · In the Eddy of Sin as Alberto Valli
- 1953 · The Hunt as Marco / Musoduro
- 1953 · Siempre Carmen as José Salviatti
- 1952 · The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo as Luogotenente Magistrelli
- 1952 · Brothers of Italy as
- 1951 · The City Defends Itself as Luigi Girosi
- 1950 · Women Without Names as