Fausto Tozzi
Acting
1921-10-29 · 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
The Black Stallion
1979 · Movie
Origins of the Mafia
1976 · Series
Fear in the City
1976 · Movie
The Jackpot
1976 · Movie
Street People
1976 · Movie
Oh, Serafina!
1976 · Movie
The Left Hand of the Law
1975 · Movie
L'altro Dio
1975 · Movie
Cry of a Prostitute
1974 · Movie
Crazy Joe
1974 · Movie
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
1973 · Movie
The Valdez Horses
1973 · Movie
The Funny Face of the Godfather
1973 · Movie
The Bloody Hands of the Law
1973 · Movie
The Sicilian Connection
1972 · Movie
The Valachi Papers
1972 · Movie
Trastevere
1971 · Movie
Between Miracles
1971 · Movie
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
1971 · Movie
The Deserter
1970 · Movie
A Man Called Sledge
1970 · Movie
The Demise of Father Mouret
1970 · Movie
The Odyssey
1969 · Movie
The Appointment
1969 · Movie
The Odyssey
1968 · Series
The Man Who Killed Billy the Kid
1967 · Movie
The Sailor from Gibraltar
1967 · Movie
Knives of the Avenger
1966 · Movie
The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965 · Movie
I Spy
1965 · Series
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Movie
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
1965 · Movie
The Visit
1964 · Movie
The Spy
1964 · Movie
Scheherazade
1963 · Movie
The Shortest Day
1963 · Movie
Commando
1962 · Movie
The Swordsman of Siena
1962 · Movie
The Wonders of Aladdin
1961 · Movie
El Cid
1961 · Movie
The Return of Dr. Mabuse
1961 · Movie
Saint-Tropez Blues
1961 · Movie
Constantine and the Cross
1961 · Movie
Questo amore ai confini del mondo
1960 · Movie
The Night of the Great Attack
1959 · Movie
Dagli Appennini alle Ande
1959 · Movie
Un uomo facile
1959 · Movie
L'amico del giaguaro
1959 · Movie
Quai des illusions
1959 · Movie
Quando gli angeli piangono
1958 · Movie
Il cielo brucia
1958 · Movie
The Tanks of El Alamein
1957 · Movie
Castle of the Banned Lovers
1956 · Movie
Un po' di cielo
1955 · Movie
The Red Cloak
1955 · Movie
La ciudad perdida
1955 · Movie
La ladra
1955 · Movie
Songs from all over Italy
1955 · Movie
Divisione Folgore
1954 · Movie
Casta diva
1954 · Movie
House of Ricordi
1954 · Movie
I cinque dell'Adamello
1954 · Movie
In the Eddy of Sin
1954 · Movie
The Hunt
1953 · Movie
Siempre Carmen
1953 · Movie
The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo
1952 · Movie
Three Girls from Rome
1952 · Movie
Brothers of Italy
1952 · Movie
The City Defends Itself
1951 · Movie
Women Without Names
1950 · Movie
Heaven Over the Marshes
1949 · Movie
Under the Sun of Rome
1948 · Movie
Professor, My Son
1946 · Movie