Fausto Tozzi

Known for ActingBorn 1921-10-29Died 1978-12-10Roma, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Jackpot

L'altro Dio

La ladra

The Red Cloak

Songs from all over Italy

Brothers of Italy

Questo amore ai confini del mondo

Un uomo facile

The Hunt

The Odyssey

Origins of the Mafia

Quando gli angeli piangono

Il cielo brucia

Un po' di cielo

I cinque dell'Adamello

The Odyssey

Scheherazade

The Bloody Hands of the Law

The Black Stallion

Casta diva

Between Miracles

The Visit

The Agony and the Ecstasy

Quai des illusions

Under the Sun of Rome

The Left Hand of the Law

In the Eddy of Sin

Trastevere

Women Without Names

Professor, My Son

Crazy Joe

El Cid

The Valachi Papers

The Deserter

I Spy

L'amico del giaguaro

Divisione Folgore

The Shortest Day

Knives of the Avenger

The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo

The Sicilian Connection

Castle of the Banned Lovers

House of Ricordi

Commando

A Man Called Sledge

Dagli Appennini alle Ande

The Man Who Killed Billy the Kid

The Funny Face of the Godfather