Fausto Tozzi
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-10-29
Day of Death
1978-12-10 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Roma, Italy
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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Known For
Acting
(1979)
The Black Stallion
as Rescue Captain
(1976)
Street People
as Luigi Nicoletta
(1976)
Fear in the City
as Esposito
(1976)
Oh, Serafina!
as Carlo Vigeva
(1976)
Big Pot
as Mark Lemmon
(1975)
The Left Hand of the Law
as brigadiere Giulio Costello
(1975)
(1974)
Crazy Joe
as Frank
(1974)
Cry of a Prostitute
as Don Ricuzzo Cantimo
(1973)
Chino
as Cruz
(1973)
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
as Massara
(1973)
The Bloody Hands of the Law
as Nicolò Patrovita
(1973)
The Funny Face of the Godfather
as Tony Malonzo
(1972)
The Valachi Papers
as Albert Anastasia
(1972)
The Sicilian Connection
as Don Vincenzo Russo
(1971)
Between Miracles
as Primario
(1971)
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
as Il marito eschimese
(1971)
Trastevere
as Himself at St. Maria in Trastevere (uncredited)
(1970)
A Man Called Sledge
as Maximum security prisoner
(1970)
The Deserter
as Orozco
(1970)
The Demise of Father Mouret
as Jeanbernat
(1969)
The Appointment
as Renzo
(1968)
Odissea
as Menelao
(1967)
The Man Who Killed Billy the Kid
as Pat Garrett
(1966)
Knives of the Avenger
as Hagen
(1965)
The Agony and the Ecstasy
as Foreman
(1965)
The Agony and the Ecstasy
as uomo
(1965)
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
as Benito Juarez
(1965)
(1964)
The Visit
as Darvis (uncredited)
(1964)
The Spy
as Paoli
(1963)
Scheherazade
as Barmak
(1963)
The Shortest Day
as Soldato combattente (uncredited)
(1962)
The Swordsman of Siena
as Hugo
(1962)
Commando
as Brascia
(1961)
El Cid
as Dolfos
(1961)
Constantine and the Cross
as Hadrian
(1961)
The Wonders of Aladdin
as Grand Vizier
(1961)
The Return of Dr. Mabuse
as Warden Wolf
(1961)
Saint-Tropez Blues
as Nino Trabucci
(1960)
Questo amore ai confini del mondo
as Don Claudio
(1959)
The Night of the Great Attack
as Zanco
(1959)
(1959)
Dagli Appennini alle Ande
as Marco's father
(1959)
(1958)
Il cielo brucia
as Marchi
(1958)
Quando gli angeli piangono
as Piero
(1957)
The Tanks of El Alamein
as Capt. Valerio Bruschi
(1956)
Castle of the Banned Lovers
as Olimpio Calvetti
(1955)
La ladra
as Nino
(1955)
The Red Cloak
as Luca de Bardi
(1955)
La ciudad perdida
as Rafael
(1955)
(1955)
Un po' di cielo
as Roberto Maltoni
(1954)
Divisione Folgore
as Sergente Turchi
(1954)
House of Ricordi
as Arrigo Boito
(1954)
Casta diva
as Gaetano Donizetti
(1954)
I cinque dell'Adamello
as Leonida
(1954)
In the Eddy of Sin
as Alberto Valli
(1953)
Siempre Carmen
as José Salviatti
(1953)
The Hunt
as Marco / Musoduro
(1952)
The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo
as Luogotenente Magistrelli
(1952)
(1951)
The City Defends Itself
as Luigi Girosi
(1950)
Crew
(1971)
Trastevere
Writer, Director
(1960)
(1959)
L'amico del giaguaro
Story
(1959)
Un uomo facile
Writer
(1953)
The Hunt
Writer
(1952)
The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo
Co-Writer
(1952)
Three Girls from Rome
Co-Writer
(1949)
Heaven Over the Marshes
Screenplay, Assistant Director
(1948)
Under the Sun of Rome
Story, Screenplay
(1946)
Professor, My Son
Screenplay, Story, First Assistant Director