- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 29, 1921
- Place of Birth
- Roma, Italy
- Died
- December 10, 1978
Fausto Tozzi
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 s…
Filmography
movieThe Black Stallion
1979 · Rescue Captain
tvOrigins of the Mafia
1976 · Nicu Borello
movieFear in the City
1976 · Warrant Officer Esposito
movieThe Jackpot
1976 · Mark Lemmon
movieStreet People
1976 · Luigi Nicoletta
movieOh, Serafina!
1976 · Carlo Vigeva
movieThe Left Hand of the Law
1975 · brigadiere Giulio Costello
movieL'altro Dio
1975
movieCry of a Prostitute
1974 · Don Ricuzzo Cantimo
movieCrazy Joe
1974 · Frank
movieMean Frank and Crazy Tony
1973 · Massara
movieThe Valdez Horses
1973 · Cruz
movieThe Funny Face of the Godfather
1973 · Tony Malonzo
movieThe Bloody Hands of the Law
1973 · Nicolò Patrovita
movieThe Sicilian Connection
1972 · Don Vincenzo Russo
movieThe Valachi Papers
1972 · Albert Anastasia
movieTrastevere
1971 · Himself at St. Maria in Trastevere (uncredited), Director, Writer
movieBetween Miracles
1971 · Primario
movieMazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
1971 · Il marito eschimese
movieThe Deserter
1970 · Orozco
movieA Man Called Sledge
1970 · Maximum security prisoner
movieThe Demise of Father Mouret
1970 · Jeanbernat
movieThe Odyssey
1969 · Menelao
movieThe Appointment
1969 · Renzo
tvThe Odyssey
1968 · Menelao
movieThe Man Who Killed Billy the Kid
1967 · Pat Garrett
movieThe Sailor from Gibraltar
1967 · Captain
movieKnives of the Avenger
1966 · Hagen
movieThe Agony and the Ecstasy
1965 · Foreman, uomo
tvI Spy
1965
moviePyramid of the Sun God
1965
movieMercenaries of the Rio Grande
1965 · Benito Juarez
movieThe Visit
1964 · Darvis (uncredited)
movieThe Spy
1964 · Paoli
movieScheherazade
1963 · Barmak
movieThe Shortest Day
1963 · Soldato combattente (uncredited)
movieCommando
1962 · Brascia
movieThe Swordsman of Siena
1962 · Hugo
movieThe Wonders of Aladdin
1961 · Grand Vizier
movieEl Cid
1961 · Dolfos
movieThe Return of Dr. Mabuse
1961 · Warden Wolf
movieSaint-Tropez Blues
1961 · Nino Trabucci
movieConstantine and the Cross
1961 · Hadrian
movieQuesto amore ai confini del mondo
1960 · Don Claudio, Writer
movieThe Night of the Great Attack
1959 · Zanco
movieDagli Appennini alle Ande
1959 · Marco's father
movieUn uomo facile
1959 · , Writer
movieL'amico del giaguaro
1959 · Story
movieQuai des illusions
1959 · Fausto
movieQuando gli angeli piangono
1958 · Piero
movieIl cielo brucia
1958 · Marchi
movieThe Tanks of El Alamein
1957 · Capt. Valerio Bruschi
movieCastle of the Banned Lovers
1956 · Olimpio Calvetti
movieUn po' di cielo
1955 · Roberto Maltoni
movieThe Red Cloak
1955 · Luca de Bardi
movieLa ciudad perdida
1955 · Rafael
movieLa ladra
1955 · Nino
movieSongs from all over Italy
1955
movieDivisione Folgore
1954 · Sergente Turchi
movieCasta diva
1954 · Gaetano Donizetti
movieHouse of Ricordi
1954 · Arrigo Boito
movieI cinque dell'Adamello
1954 · Leonida
movieIn the Eddy of Sin
1954 · Alberto Valli
movieThe Hunt
1953 · Marco / Musoduro, Writer
movieSiempre Carmen
1953 · José Salviatti
movieThe Bandit of Tacca del Lupo
1952 · Luogotenente Magistrelli, Co-Writer
movieThree Girls from Rome
1952 · Co-Writer
movieBrothers of Italy
1952
movieThe City Defends Itself
1951 · Luigi Girosi
movieWomen Without Names
1950
movieHeaven Over the Marshes
1949 · Screenplay, Assistant Director
movieUnder the Sun of Rome
1948 · Screenplay, Story
movieProfessor, My Son
1946 · Screenplay, Story, First Assistant Director