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 |