
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.
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Acting (65 movies)

The Spy
1964

The Swordsman of Siena
1962

Odissea
1968

The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo
1952

Knives of the Avenger
1966

Street People
1976

The Demise of Father Mouret
1970

Crazy Joe
1974

Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
1965

Oh, Serafina!
1976

Chino
1973

The Appointment
1969

The Tanks of El Alamein
1957

Fear in the City
1976

Cry of a Prostitute
1974

Scheherazade
1963

Castle of the Banned Lovers
1956

The Man Who Killed Billy the Kid
1967

The City Defends Itself
1951

The Sicilian Connection
1972

I cinque dell'Adamello
1954

The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965

La ladra
1955

In the Eddy of Sin
1954

Brothers of Italy
1952

The Return of Dr. Mabuse
1961

The Black Stallion
1979

Pyramid of the Sun God
1965

Quando gli angeli piangono
1958

Quai des illusions
1959

The Night of the Great Attack
1959

Questo amore ai confini del mondo
1960

Divisione Folgore
1954

The Deserter
1970

The Valachi Papers
1972

Dagli Appennini alle Ande
1959

Casta diva
1954

Constantine and the Cross
1961

The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965

The Left Hand of the Law
1975

The Bloody Hands of the Law
1973

Big Pot
1976

Saint-Tropez Blues
1961

The Hunt
1953

Between Miracles
1971

A Man Called Sledge
1970

El Cid
1961

La ciudad perdida
1955

Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
1971

Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
1973

The Funny Face of the Godfather
1973

The Visit
1964

Trastevere
1971

The Wonders of Aladdin
1961

Women Without Names
1950

The Red Cloak
1955

Commando
1962

Un uomo facile
1959

Songs from all over Italy
1955

House of Ricordi
1954

The Shortest Day
1963

Il cielo brucia
1958

Siempre Carmen
1953

Un po' di cielo
1955

L'altro Dio
1975
Directing (1 movie)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Professor, My Son | 1946 | Screenplay |
| Under the Sun of Rome | 1948 | Screenplay |
| Heaven Over the Marshes | 1949 | Screenplay |
| The Hunt | 1953 | Writer |
| Un uomo facile | 1959 | Writer |
| Questo amore ai confini del mondo | 1960 | Writer |
| Trastevere | 1971 | Writer |