Fausto Tozzi
Known for: Acting
Born: October 29, 1921
Died: December 10, 1978
Place of birth: Roma, Italy
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.
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Filmography
70 movies · 3 TV shows, newest first
7.1
The Black Stallion
1979
8.0
Origins of the Mafia
1976
5.2
Fear in the City
1976
10.0
The Jackpot
1976
5.0
Street People
1976
5.3
Oh, Serafina!
1976
6.8
The Left Hand of the Law
1975
10.0
L'altro Dio
1975
5.8
Cry of a Prostitute
1974
6.7
Crazy Joe
1974
4.6
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
1973
5.6
The Valdez Horses
1973
6.0
The Funny Face of the Godfather
1973
7.2
The Bloody Hands of the Law
1973
6.1
The Sicilian Connection
1972
6.5
The Valachi Papers
1972
6.8
Trastevere
1971
7.2
Between Miracles
1971
5.4
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
1971
6.5
The Deserter
1970
6.1
A Man Called Sledge
1970
4.3
The Demise of Father Mouret
1970
7.6
The Odyssey
1969
5.9
The Appointment
1969
8.5
The Odyssey
1968
6.1
The Man Who Killed Billy the Kid
1967
5.8
The Sailor from Gibraltar
1967
6.3
Knives of the Avenger
1966
7.1
The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965
6.5
I Spy
1965
5.6
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965
5.9
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
1965
7.2
The Visit
1964
6.0
The Spy
1964
7.4
Scheherazade
1963
6.4
The Shortest Day
1963
6.2
Commando
1962
4.1
The Swordsman of Siena
1962
5.3
The Wonders of Aladdin
1961
6.8
El Cid
1961
6.1
The Return of Dr. Mabuse
1961
6.0
Saint-Tropez Blues
1961
5.3
Constantine and the Cross
1961
9.0
Questo amore ai confini del mondo
1960
5.7
The Night of the Great Attack
1959
6.2
Dagli Appennini alle Ande
1959
9.0
Un uomo facile
1959
6.5
L'amico del giaguaro
1959
7.0
Quai des illusions
1959
8.0
Quando gli angeli piangono
1958
8.0
Il cielo brucia
1958
4.9
The Tanks of El Alamein
1957
6.3
Castle of the Banned Lovers
1956
8.0
Un po' di cielo
1955
10.0
The Red Cloak
1955
5.8
La ciudad perdida
1955
10.0
La ladra
1955
10.0
Songs from all over Italy
1955
6.5
Divisione Folgore
1954
7.0
Casta diva
1954
6.3
House of Ricordi
1954
8.0
I cinque dell'Adamello
1954
7.0
In the Eddy of Sin
1954
9.0
The Hunt
1953
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Siempre Carmen
1953
6.4
The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo
1952
6.0
Three Girls from Rome
1952
10.0
Brothers of Italy
1952
6.1
The City Defends Itself
1951
7.0
Women Without Names
1950
6.2
Heaven Over the Marshes
1949
7.1
Under the Sun of Rome
1948
7.0
Professor, My Son
1946