Fausto Tozzi
Born
October 29, 1921
Died
December 10, 1978 (57 years old)
Known For
Acting
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.
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Known For
The Black Stallion
Rescue Captain
1979
Origins of the Mafia
Nicu Borelli · (5 episodes)
1976
Fear in the City
Esposito
1976
Big Pot
Mark Lemmon
1976
Street People
Luigi Nicoletta
1976
Oh, Serafina!
Carlo Vigeva
1976
The Left Hand of the Law
brigadiere Giulio Costello
1975
L'altro Dio
1975
Cry of a Prostitute
Don Ricuzzo Cantimo
1974
Crazy Joe
Frank
1974
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
Massara
1973
Chino
Cruz
1973
The Funny Face of the Godfather
Tony Malonzo
1973
The Bloody Hands of the Law
Nicolò Patrovita
1973
The Sicilian Connection
Don Vincenzo Russo
1972
The Valachi Papers
Albert Anastasia
1972
Trastevere
Himself at St. Maria in Trastevere (uncredited)
1971
Between Miracles
Primario
1971
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
Il marito eschimese
1971
The Deserter
Orozco
1970
A Man Called Sledge
Maximum security prisoner
1970
The Demise of Father Mouret
Jeanbernat
1970
The Appointment
Renzo
1969
Odissea
Menelao
1968
The Odyssey
Menelao · (8 episodes)
1968
The Man Who Killed Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett
1967
Knives of the Avenger
Hagen
1966
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Foreman
1965
The Agony and the Ecstasy
uomo
1965
I Spy
(1 episode)
1965
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
Benito Juarez
1965
The Visit
Darvis (uncredited)
1964
The Spy
Paoli
1964
Scheherazade
Barmak
1963
The Shortest Day
Soldato combattente (uncredited)
1963
Commando
Brascia
1962
The Swordsman of Siena
Hugo
1962
The Wonders of Aladdin
Grand Vizier
1961
El Cid
Dolfos
1961
Saint-Tropez Blues
Nino Trabucci
1961
Constantine and the Cross
Hadrian
1961
The Return of Dr. Mabuse
Warden Wolf
1961
Questo amore ai confini del mondo
Don Claudio
1960
The Night of the Great Attack
Zanco
1959
Dagli Appennini alle Ande
Marco's father
1959
Un uomo facile
1959
Quai des illusions
Fausto
1959
Quando gli angeli piangono
Piero
1958
Il cielo brucia
Marchi
1958
The Tanks of El Alamein
Capt. Valerio Bruschi
1957
Castle of the Banned Lovers
Olimpio Calvetti
1956
Un po' di cielo
Roberto Maltoni
1955
The Red Cloak
Luca de Bardi
1955
La ciudad perdida
Rafael
1955
La ladra
Nino
1955
Songs from all over Italy
1955
Divisione Folgore
Sergente Turchi
1954
Casta diva
Gaetano Donizetti
1954
House of Ricordi
Arrigo Boito
1954
I cinque dell'Adamello
Leonida
1954
In the Eddy of Sin
Alberto Valli
1954
The Hunt
Marco / Musoduro
1953
Siempre Carmen
José Salviatti
1953
The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo
Luogotenente Magistrelli
1952
Brothers of Italy
1952
The City Defends Itself
Luigi Girosi
1951
Women Without Names
1950