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