Fausto Tozzi
70 movies · 3 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 29, 1921
- Died
- Dec 10, 1978 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Roma, Italy
- Also known as
- Фаусто Тоцци
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.
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Tozzi died of respiratory failure, aged 57.
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Known for
Fausto Tozzi: movies and TV shows
Acting (68)
- 1979 The Black Stallion
as Rescue Captain
- 1976
- 1976 Fear in the City
as Warrant Officer Esposito
- 1976 The Jackpot
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
- 1975
- 1974 Cry of a Prostitute
as Don Ricuzzo Cantimo
- 1974 Crazy Joe
as Frank
- 1973 Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
as Massara
- 1973 The Valdez Horses
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 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 Odyssey
as Menelaus
- 1969 The Appointment
as Renzo
- 1969 Le avventure di Ulisse
as Menelao
- 1968
- 1967 The Man Who Killed Billy the Kid
as Pat Garrett
- 1967 The Sailor from Gibraltar
as Captain
- 1966 Knives of the Avenger
as Hagen
- 1965 The Agony and the Ecstasy
as Foreman / uomo
- 1965
- 1965
- 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 The Return of Dr. Mabuse
as Warden Wolf
- 1961 Saint-Tropez Blues
as Nino Trabucci
- 1961 Constantine and the Cross
as Hadrian
- 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
- 1959 Quai des illusions
as Fausto
- 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 Un po' di cielo
as Roberto Maltoni
- 1955 The Red Cloak
as Luca de Bardi
- 1955 La ciudad perdida
as Rafael
- 1955 La ladra
as Nino
- 1955
- 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
- 1951 The City Defends Itself
as Luigi Girosi
- 1950
Behind the camera (10)
- 1971 Trastevere
Director, Writer
- 1960
- 1959 Un uomo facile
Writer
- 1959 L'amico del giaguaro
Story
- 1953 The Hunt
Writer
- 1952 The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo
Co-Writer
- 1952 Three Girls from Rome
Co-Writer
- 1949 Heaven Over the Marshes
Screenplay, Assistant Director
- 1948 Under the Sun of Rome
Screenplay, Story
- 1946 Professor, My Son
Screenplay, Story, First Assistant Director