Fausto Tozzi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 29, 1921
- Died
- December 10, 1978
- Birthplace
- Roma, Italy
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.
Filmography
El cabezota 1982
Screenplay
The Black Stallion 1979
as Rescue Captain
Fear in the City 1976
as Warrant Officer Esposito
The Jackpot 1976
as Mark Lemmon
Street People 1976
as Luigi Nicoletta
Oh, Serafina! 1976
as Carlo Vigeva
The Left Hand of the Law 1975
as brigadiere Giulio Costello
L'altro Dio 1975
Actor
Cry of a Prostitute 1974
as Don Ricuzzo Cantimo
Crazy Joe 1974
as Frank
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony 1973
as Massara
The Valdez Horses 1973
as Cruz
The Funny Face of the Godfather 1973
as Tony Malonzo
The Bloody Hands of the Law 1973
as Nicolò Patrovita
The Sicilian Connection 1972
as Don Vincenzo Russo
The Valachi Papers 1972
as Albert Anastasia
Trastevere 1971
as Himself at St. Maria in Trastevere (uncredited), Director, Writer
Between Miracles 1971
as Primario
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù? 1971
as Il marito eschimese
The Deserter 1970
as Orozco
A Man Called Sledge 1970
as Maximum security prisoner
The Demise of Father Mouret 1970
as Jeanbernat
The Odyssey 1969
as Menelaus
The Appointment 1969
as Renzo
Le avventure di Ulisse 1969
as Menelao
The Man Who Killed Billy the Kid 1967
as Pat Garrett
The Sailor from Gibraltar 1967
as Captain
Knives of the Avenger 1966
as Hagen
The Agony and the Ecstasy 1965
as Foreman, as uomo
Pyramid of the Sun God 1965
Actor
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande 1965
as Benito Juarez
The Visit 1964
as Darvis (uncredited)
The Spy 1964
as Paoli
Scheherazade 1963
as Barmak
The Shortest Day 1963
as Soldato combattente (uncredited)
Commando 1962
as Brascia
The Swordsman of Siena 1962
as Hugo
The Wonders of Aladdin 1961
as Grand Vizier
El Cid 1961
as Dolfos
The Return of Dr. Mabuse 1961
as Warden Wolf
Saint-Tropez Blues 1961
as Nino Trabucci
Constantine and the Cross 1961
as Hadrian
Questo amore ai confini del mondo 1960
as Don Claudio, Writer
The Night of the Great Attack 1959
as Zanco
Dagli Appennini alle Ande 1959
as Marco's father
Un uomo facile 1959
Actor, Writer
L'amico del giaguaro 1959
Story
Quai des illusions 1959
as Fausto
Quando gli angeli piangono 1958
as Piero
Il cielo brucia 1958
as Marchi
The Tanks of El Alamein 1957
as Capt. Valerio Bruschi
Castle of the Banned Lovers 1956
as Olimpio Calvetti
Un po' di cielo 1955
as Roberto Maltoni
The Red Cloak 1955
as Luca de Bardi
La ciudad perdida 1955
as Rafael
La ladra 1955
as Nino
Songs from all over Italy 1955
Actor
Divisione Folgore 1954
as Sergente Turchi
Casta diva 1954
as Gaetano Donizetti
House of Ricordi 1954
as Arrigo Boito
I cinque dell'Adamello 1954
as Leonida
In the Eddy of Sin 1954
as Alberto Valli
The Hunt 1953
as Marco / Musoduro, Writer
Siempre Carmen 1953
as José Salviatti
The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo 1952
as Luogotenente Magistrelli, Co-Writer
Three Girls from Rome 1952
Co-Writer
Brothers of Italy 1952
Actor
The City Defends Itself 1951
as Luigi Girosi
Women Without Names 1950
Actor
Heaven Over the Marshes 1949
Screenplay, Assistant Director
Under the Sun of Rome 1948
Story, Screenplay
Professor, My Son 1946
Story, Screenplay, First Assistant Director
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