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