Fausto Tozzi (29 October 1921 – 10 December 1978) was an Italian film actor and

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. He appeared in 70 films between 1951 and 1978. He wrote the script for '' The Defeated Victor'', which was entered into the

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. He also directed one film, ''

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''.

Life and career

Born in

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, 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

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, with whom he collaborated as a screenwriter for '' Professor, My Son'' (1946) and ''

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'' (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

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in ''

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''. Tozzi died of respiratory failure, aged 57.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1948, screenwriter) * '' Heaven over the Marshes'' (1949) * '' Women Without Names'' (1950) * '' Il caimano del Piave'' (1951) * '' Four Ways Out'' (1951) - Luigi Girosi * ''

The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo ''The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo'' ( it, Il brigante di Tacca del Lupo) is a 1952 Italian historical drama film directed by Pietro Germi. Plot In 1863 a company of Bersaglieri commanded by Captain Giordani, as part of the repression of banditry ...

'' (1952) - Lt. Magistrelli * '' Fratelli d'Italia'' (1952) * '' Three Girls from Rome'' (1952 - screenwriter) * ''Carmen proibita'' (1953) - José Salviatti * ''

Musoduro ''Musoduro'' is a 1953 French-Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Bennati and starring Fausto Tozzi, Marina Vlady and Cosetta Greco.Goble p.469 Cast * Fausto Tozzi as Marco / Musoduro * Marina Vlady as Lucia Giardano * Cosetta Greco as ...

'' (1953) - Marco / Musoduro * ''

The Steel Rope ''The Steel Rope'' (Italian: ''La corda d'acciaio'') is a 1954 melodrama film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Brigitte Fossey and Virna Lisi. Plot Cast * Brigitte Fossey as Marcella * Fausto Tozzi as Filippo * Xenia Valderi as Els ...

'' (1953) - Filippo * '' Casta Diva'' (1954) - Gaetano Donizetti * ''Nel gorgo del peccato'' (1954) - Alberto Valli * '' House of Ricordi'' (1954) - Arrigo Boito * '' I cinque dell'Adamello'' (1954) - Leonida * '' The Lost City'' (1955) - Rafael * '' The Red Cloak'' (1955) - Luca de Bardi * ''

Folgore Division ''Folgore Division'' ( it, Divisione Folgore) is a 1955 Italian war film directed by Duilio Coletti. It is based on actual events and depicts the 185th Airborne Division Folgore during the battle of El-Alamein. The screenwriter and military advis ...

'' (1955) - Sergeant Turchi * '' La ladra'' (1955) - Nino * ''

Un po' di cielo ''Un po' di cielo'' is a 1955 Italian film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. Its name is Italian for "A bit of heaven". Cast * Gabriele Ferzetti as Frank Lo Giudice * Constance Smith as Nora * Fausto Tozzi as Roberto Maltoni * Aldo Fabri ...

'' (1955) * '' Songs of Italy'' (1955) * '' Beatrice Cenci'' (1956) - Olimpio Calvetti * ''East of Kilimanjaro'' (1957) - Dr. Enrico Trino * ''

The Sky Burns ''The Sky Burns'' ( it, Il cielo brucia) is a 1958 Italian war drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Masini and starring Amedeo Nazzari and Antonella Lualdi.Umberto Tani. "Il cielo brucia". ''Intermezzo'' (10/11). 15 June 1958. Plot Cas ...

'' (1958) - Marchi * ''Quando gli angeli piangono'' (1958) * ''El Alamein'' (1958) - Capitano Valerio Bruschi * '' The Defeated Victor'' (1958 - screenwriter) * ''Quai des illusions'' (1959) - Fausto * ''Un uomo facile'' (1959) * '' Dagli Appennini alle Ande'' (1959) - Marco's father * '' Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon'' (1959) * ''The Night of the Great Attack'' (1959) - Captain Zanco Di Monforte * ''

Questo amore ai confini del mondo ''Questo amore ai confini del mondo'' ( es, Casi al fin del mundo/ Un amor en el confín del mundo) is a 1960 Argentine-Italian film directed by Giuseppe Maria Scotese. Plot In Terra del Fuoco, Françoise is having trouble adapting to her life ...

'' (1960) - Don Claudio * ''

Constantine and the Cross ''Constantine and the Cross'' (Italian: ''Costantino il grande'') is a 1961 historical drama film about the early career of the emperor Constantine, who first legalized and then adopted Christianity in the early 4th century. The fictionalised f ...

'' (1961) - Hadrian * ''Saint-Tropez Blues'' (1961) - Nino Trabucci, le peintre * '' The Return of Doctor Mabuse'' (1961) - Warden Wolf * '' El Cid'' (1961) - Dolfos * ''

The Wonders of Aladdin ''The Wonders of Aladdin'' (Italian: ''Le meraviglie di Aladino'') is a 1961 Italian-French-American comedy fantasy film directed by Henry Levin (with second unit direction by Mario Bava—uncredited in U.S. prints but credited as sole director i ...

'' (1961) - Grand Vizier * ''

The Legion's Last Patrol ''Marcia o Crepa'' (March or Die), known as ''The Legion's Last Patrol'' in the UK and ''Commando'' in the US, is a 1962 European (Italian, German, Spanish) co-production war film about the Algerian War of Independence. It was released in 1964 ...

'' (1962) - Brascia * '' Swordsman of Siena'' (1962) - Hugo * '' The Shortest Day'' (1963) - Uno dei soldati combattenti (uncredited) * '' Shéhérazade'' (1963) - Barmak * '' Gibraltar'' (1964) - Paoli * '' The Visit'' (1964) - Darvis * '' The Treasure of the Aztecs'' (1965) -

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* ''Pyramid of the Sun God'' (1965) - (uncredited) * '' The Agony and the Ecstasy'' (1965) - Foreman * ''I coltelli del vendicatore'' (1966) - Hagen * '' El hombre que mató a Billy el Niño'' (1967) - Pat Garrett * '' The Sailor from Gibraltar'' (1967) - Captain * '' The Appointment'' (1969) - Renzo * ''La Faute de l'abbé Mouret'' (1970) - Jeanbernat * '' A Man Called Sledge'' (1970) - Maximum security prisoner * ''Mazzabubù... Quante corna stanno quaggiù?'' (1971) - Il marito eschimese * '' Between Miracles'' (1971) - Primario * '' The Deserter'' (1971) - Orozco * ''

'' (1971) - Man near Joseph at St. Maria in Trastevere (uncredited) * '' The Valachi Papers'' (1972) -

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* '' The Sicilian Connection'' (1972) * '' The Funny Face of the Godfather'' (1973) - Tony Malonzo * '' Chino'' (1973) - Cruz * '' The Bloody Hands of the Law'' (1973) - Nicolò Patrovita * '' Mean Frank and Crazy Tony'' (1973) - Massara * '' War Goddess'' (1973) - General * '' Cry of a Prostitute'' (1974) - Don Ricuzzo Cantimo * '' Crazy Joe'' (1974) - Frank * ''

The Left Hand of the Law ''The Left Hand of the Law'' (or ''La polizia interviene: ordine di uccidere'') is a 1975 Italian "'' poliziottesco''" written and directed by Giuseppe Rosati. Cast *Leonard Mann: Captain Mario Murri *James Mason: Senator Leandri * Stephen Boyd: ...

'' (1975) - Giulio Costello * ''L'altro Dio'' (1975) - Daniele Corsin * '' The Sicilian Cross'' (1976) - Luigi Nicoletta * ''Il colpaccio'' (1976) * '' Oh, Serafina!'' (1976) - Carlo Vigeva * '' Fear in the City'' (1976) - Esposito * '' The Black Stallion'' (1979) - Rescue Captain

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tozzi, Fausto 1921 births 1978 deaths Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Male actors from Rome Deaths from emphysema 20th-century Italian male actors 20th-century Italian male writers