Fausto Tozzi
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. 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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Movies (47)
The Black Stallion
as Rescue Captain
1979
Fear in the City
as Warrant Officer Esposito
1976
Big Pot
as Mark Lemmon
1976
Street People
as Luigi Nicoletta
1976
Oh, Serafina!
as Carlo Vigeva
1976
The Left Hand of the Law
as brigadiere Giulio Costello
1975
L'altro Dio
1975
Cry of a Prostitute
as Don Ricuzzo Cantimo
1974
Crazy Joe
as Frank
1974
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
1973
The Sicilian Connection
as Don Vincenzo Russo
1972
The Valachi Papers
as Albert Anastasia
1972
Trastevere
as Himself at St. Maria in Trastevere (uncredited)
1971
Between Miracles
as Primario
1971
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
as Il marito eschimese
1971
The Deserter
as Orozco
1970
A Man Called Sledge
as Maximum security prisoner
1970
The Demise of Father Mouret
as Jeanbernat
1970
The Appointment
as Renzo
1969
Odissea
as Menelao
1968
The Man Who Killed Billy the Kid
as Pat Garrett
1967
Knives of the Avenger
as Hagen
1966
The Agony and the Ecstasy
as Foreman
1965
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
as Benito Juarez
1965
The Visit
as Darvis (uncredited)
1964
The Spy
as Paoli
1964
Scheherazade
as Barmak
1963
The Shortest Day
as Soldato combattente (uncredited)
1963
Commando
as Brascia
1962
The Swordsman of Siena
as Hugo
1962
The Wonders of Aladdin
as Grand Vizier
1961
El Cid
as Dolfos
1961
Saint-Tropez Blues
as Nino Trabucci
1961
Constantine and the Cross
as Hadrian
1961
The Return of Dr. Mabuse
as Warden Wolf
1961
Questo amore ai confini del mondo
as Don Claudio
1960
The Night of the Great Attack
as Zanco
1959
Dagli Appennini alle Ande
as Marco's father
1959
Un uomo facile
1959
L'amico del giaguaro
Story (Writing)
1959
Quai des illusions
as Fausto
1959
Quando gli angeli piangono
as Piero
1958
Il cielo brucia
as Marchi
1958
