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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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-10-29
Place of birth
Roma, Italy
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Cast
The Spy
1964
3.00
The Swordsman of Siena
1962
2.50
Odissea
1968
7.70
The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo
1952
6.40
Knives of the Avenger
1966
6.20
Street People
1976
4.75
The Demise of Father Mouret
1970
4.10
Crazy Joe
1974
6.30
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
1965
5.80
Oh, Serafina!
1976
5.10
The Valdez Horses
1973
5.40
The Appointment
1969
5.50
The Tanks of El Alamein
1957
4.40
Fear in the City
1976
5.04
Cry of a Prostitute
1974
5.54
Scheherazade
1963
7.40
Castle of the Banned Lovers
1956
6.00
The Man Who Killed Billy the Kid
1967
5.60
The City Defends Itself
1951
6.10
I cinque dell'Adamello
1954
0.00
The Sicilian Connection
1972
6.00
The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965
7.10
La ladra
1955
0.00
In the Eddy of Sin
1954
6.00
Brothers of Italy
1952
0.00
The Return of Dr. Mabuse
1961
6.10
The Black Stallion
1979
7.00
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965
5.50
Quando gli angeli piangono
1958
0.00
Quai des illusions
1959
0.00
The Night of the Great Attack
1959
4.00
Divisione Folgore
1954
6.40
The Deserter
1970
6.00
The Valachi Papers
1972
6.50
Dagli Appennini alle Ande
1959
5.70
Casta diva
1954
6.00
Constantine and the Cross
1961
5.10
The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965
7.10
The Left Hand of the Law
1975
6.00
The Bloody Hands of the Law
1973
6.70
Big Pot
1976
0.00
Saint-Tropez Blues
1961
5.40
The Hunt
1953
0.00
Between Miracles
1971
7.10
A Man Called Sledge
1970
6.00
El Cid
1961
6.80
La ciudad perdida
1955
5.00
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
1973
4.10
The Funny Face of the Godfather
1973
2.00
The Visit
1964
7.10
Trastevere
1971
6.80
The Wonders of Aladdin
1961
4.90
Women Without Names
1950
6.30
The Red Cloak
1955
0.00
Commando
1962
6.20
Un uomo facile
1959
0.00
Songs from all over Italy
1955
0.00
House of Ricordi
1954
6.20
The Shortest Day
1963
6.22
Il cielo brucia
1958
0.00
Siempre Carmen
1953
0.00
Un po' di cielo
1955
0.00
L'altro Dio
1975
0.00
The Sailor from Gibraltar
1967
5.70