Fausto Tozzi
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Black Stallion (1979)
as Rescue Captain
El Cid (1961)
as Dolfos
Street People (1976)
as Luigi Nicoletta
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
as Foreman
A Man Called Sledge (1970)
as Maximum security prisoner
The Valachi Papers (1972)
as Albert Anastasia
Constantine and the Cross (1961)
as Hadrian
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony (1973)
as Massara
The Wonders of Aladdin (1961)
as Grand Vizier
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù? (1971)
as Il marito eschimese
The Deserter (1970)
as Orozco
The Shortest Day (1963)
as Soldato combattente (uncredited)
The Valdez Horses (1973)
as Cruz
Scheherazade (1963)
as Barmak
The Visit (1964)
as Darvis (uncredited)
Pyramid of the Sun God (1965)
Actor
The City Defends Itself (1951)
as Luigi Girosi
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande (1965)
as Benito Juarez
The Return of Dr. Mabuse (1961)
as Warden Wolf
The Man Who Killed Billy the Kid (1967)
as Pat Garrett
The Left Hand of the Law (1975)
as brigadiere Giulio Costello
The Odyssey (1969)
as Menelaus
Crazy Joe (1974)
as Frank
Oh, Serafina! (1976)
as Carlo Vigeva
The Night of the Great Attack (1959)
as Zanco
The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
as Captain
The Swordsman of Siena (1962)
as Hugo
I cinque dell'Adamello (1954)
as Leonida
Dagli Appennini alle Ande (1959)
as Marco's father
Knives of the Avenger (1966)
as Hagen
The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo (1952)
as Luogotenente Magistrelli
The Funny Face of the Godfather (1973)
as Tony Malonzo
House of Ricordi (1954)
as Arrigo Boito
Divisione Folgore (1954)
as Sergente Turchi
Commando (1962)
as Brascia
The Appointment (1969)
as Renzo
Quando gli angeli piangono (1958)
as Piero
The Bloody Hands of the Law (1973)
as Nicolò Patrovita
The Sicilian Connection (1972)
as Don Vincenzo Russo
The Hunt (1953)
as Marco / Musoduro
Cry of a Prostitute (1974)
as Don Ricuzzo Cantimo
Fear in the City (1976)
as Warrant Officer Esposito
In the Eddy of Sin (1954)
as Alberto Valli
Trastevere (1971)
as Himself at St. Maria in Trastevere (uncredited)
The Demise of Father Mouret (1970)
as Jeanbernat
The Jackpot (1976)
as Mark Lemmon
Brothers of Italy (1952)
Actor
The Spy (1964)
as Paoli
Un po' di cielo (1955)
as Roberto Maltoni
Songs from all over Italy (1955)
Actor
Saint-Tropez Blues (1961)
as Nino Trabucci
Il cielo brucia (1958)
as Marchi
Between Miracles (1971)
as Primario
Women Without Names (1950)
Actor
The Red Cloak (1955)
as Luca de Bardi
Casta diva (1954)
as Gaetano Donizetti
Questo amore ai confini del mondo (1960)
as Don Claudio
Castle of the Banned Lovers (1956)
as Olimpio Calvetti
Quai des illusions (1959)
as Fausto
La ladra (1955)
as Nino
L'altro Dio (1975)
Actor
La ciudad perdida (1955)
as Rafael
Le avventure di Ulisse (1969)
as Menelao
The Tanks of El Alamein (1957)
as Capt. Valerio Bruschi
Un uomo facile (1959)
Actor
Siempre Carmen (1953)
as José Salviatti