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

Big Pot

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 Odyssey

The Hunt

Origins of the Mafia

Quando gli angeli piangono

Il cielo brucia

Un po' di cielo

I cinque dell'Adamello

Odissea

Scheherazade

The Bloody Hands of the Law

Between Miracles

The Visit

The Black Stallion

The Agony and the Ecstasy

Under the Sun of Rome

Quai des illusions

In the Eddy of Sin

Casta diva

Trastevere

Women Without Names

Professor, My Son

El Cid

The Left Hand of the Law

Crazy Joe

The Deserter

The Valachi Papers

I Spy

L'amico del giaguaro

Divisione Folgore

Commando

Knives of the Avenger

The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo

House of Ricordi

Dagli Appennini alle Ande

The Shortest Day

The Sicilian Connection

A Man Called Sledge

The Man Who Killed Billy the Kid

The Funny Face of the Godfather

The Return of Dr. Mabuse