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Fausto Tozzi

Actor, Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Died December 10, 1978 (57 years)
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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Known For
  • The Agony and the Ecstasy
  • Chino
  • Street People
  • Cry of a Prostitute
  • The Appointment
  • Sotto il sole di Roma
  • The Return of Dr. Mabuse
  • Three Girls from Rome
  • Constantine and the Cross
  • Folgore Division
  • Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
  • The Sicilian Connection
  • Four Ways Out
  • Treasure of the Aztecs
  • The Wonders of Aladdin
  • Heaven Over the Marshes
  • A Few Bullets More
  • Hot Stuff
  • El Alamein
  • The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo
  • Castle of the Banned Lovers
  • Professor, My Son
  • Scorching Sands
  • The Demise of Father Mouret

Filmography

1979
The Black Stallion · as Rescue Captain
1976
Oh, Serafina! · as Carlo Vigeva
1976
Hot Stuff · as Esposito
1976
Origins of the Mafia (TV Series) · as Nicu Borelli
1976
Street People · as Luigi Nicoletta
1975
The Left Hand of the Law · as Brigadiere Giulio Costello
1974
Crazy Joe · as Frank
1974
Cry of a Prostitute · as Don Ricuzzo Cantimo
1973
War Goddess · as General
1973
1973
La mano spietata della legge · as Nicolò Patrovita
1973
Chino · as Cruz
1973
1972
The Sicilian Connection · as Don Vincenzo Russo
1972
The Valachi Papers · as Albert Anastasia
1971
Between Miracles · as Primario
1971
1970
1970
A Man Called Sledge · as Maximum Security Prisoner
1970
1969
The Appointment · as Renzo
1968
Die Odyssee · as Menelao
1968
The Odyssey (1968) (TV Series) · as Menelao
1967
1967
A Few Bullets More · as Pat Garrett
1966
1965
1965
I Spy (TV Series)
1965
1965
Treasure of the Aztecs · as Benito Juarez
1964
The Visit · as Darvis (uncredited)
1963
Scorching Sands · as Barmak
1963
The Shortest Day · as Soldato Combattente (uncredited)
1962
Commando · as Brascia
1962
1961
The Wonders of Aladdin · as Grand Vizier
1961
El Cid · as Dolfos
1961
Saint-Tropez Blues · as Nino Trabucci
1961
1961
The Return of Dr. Mabuse · as Warden Wolf
1959
1958
The Sky Burns · as Marchi
1957
East of Kilimanjaro · as Dr. Enrico Trino
1957
El Alamein · as Capt. Valerio Bruschi
1956
Castle of the Banned Lovers · as Olimpio Calvetti
1955
Terroristi a Madrid · as Rafael
1954
Folgore Division · as Sergente Turchi
1954
Casta diva · as Gaetano Donizetti
1954
House of Ricordi · as Arrigo Boito
1954
Nel gorgo del peccato · as Alberto Valli
1954
La corda d'acciaio · as Filippo
1952
The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo · as Luogotenente Magistrelli
1951
Four Ways Out · as Luigi Girosi
1950

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