Fausto Tozzi
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.
The Spy
(Paoli)
The Swordsman of Siena
(Hugo)
Odissea
(Menelao)
The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo
(Luogotenente Magistrelli)
Knives of the Avenger
(Hagen)
Street People
(Luigi Nicoletta)
The Demise of Father Mouret
(Jeanbernat)
Crazy Joe
(Frank)
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
(Benito Juarez)
Oh, Serafina!
(Carlo Vigeva)
Chino
(Cruz)
The Appointment
(Renzo)
The Tanks of El Alamein
(Capt. Valerio Bruschi)
Fear in the City
(Esposito)
Cry of a Prostitute
(Don Ricuzzo Cantimo)
Scheherazade
(Barmak)
Castle of the Banned Lovers
(Olimpio Calvetti)
The Man Who Killed Billy the Kid
(Pat Garrett)
The City Defends Itself
(Luigi Girosi)
I cinque dell'Adamello
(Leonida)
The Sicilian Connection
(Don Vincenzo Russo)
The Agony and the Ecstasy
(Foreman)
La ladra
(Nino)
In the Eddy of Sin
(Alberto Valli)
Brothers of Italy
The Return of Dr. Mabuse
(Warden Wolf)
The Black Stallion
(Rescue Captain)
Pyramid of the Sun God
Quando gli angeli piangono
(Piero)
Quai des illusions
The Night of the Great Attack
(Zanco)
Questo amore ai confini del mondo
(Don Claudio)
Divisione Folgore
(Sergente Turchi)
The Deserter
(Orozco)
The Valachi Papers
(Albert Anastasia)
Dagli Appennini alle Ande
(Marco's father)
Casta diva
(Gaetano Donizetti)
Constantine and the Cross
(Hadrian)
The Agony and the Ecstasy
(uomo)
The Left Hand of the Law
(brigadiere Giulio Costello)
The Bloody Hands of the Law
(Nicolò Patrovita)
Big Pot
(Mark Lemmon)
Saint-Tropez Blues
(Nino Trabucci)
The Hunt
(Marco / Musoduro)
Between Miracles
(Primario)
A Man Called Sledge
(Maximum security prisoner)
El Cid
(Dolfos)
La ciudad perdida
(Rafael)
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
(Il marito eschimese)
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
(Massara)
The Funny Face of the Godfather
(Tony Malonzo)
The Visit
(Darvis (uncredited))
Trastevere
(Himself at St. Maria in Trastevere (uncredited))
The Wonders of Aladdin
(Grand Vizier)
Women Without Names
The Red Cloak
(Luca de Bardi)
Commando
(Brascia)
Un uomo facile
Songs from all over Italy
House of Ricordi
(Arrigo Boito)
The Shortest Day
(Soldato combattente (uncredited))
Il cielo brucia
(Marchi)
Siempre Carmen
(José Salviatti)
I Spy
Origins of the Mafia
(Nicu Borelli)
The Odyssey
(Menelao)
Under the Sun of Rome
(Story)
Under the Sun of Rome
(Screenplay)
Heaven Over the Marshes
(Screenplay)
Trastevere
(Writer)
Trastevere
(Director)
The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo
(Co-Writer)
Questo amore ai confini del mondo
(Writer)
Professor, My Son
(Screenplay)
Professor, My Son
(Story)
Professor, My Son
(First Assistant Director)
Three Girls from Rome
(Co-Writer)
L'amico del giaguaro
(Story)
Heaven Over the Marshes
(Assistant Director)
The Hunt
(Writer)
Un uomo facile
(Writer)