Fausto Guerzoni (1904–1967) was an Italian actor.
[Freire-Medeiros p.193] A
character actor
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, he appeared in Italian films in
supporting roles from the mid-1930s.
Selected filmography
* ''
I'll Give a Million'' (1935) - (uncredited)
* ''Ballerine'' (1936) - Prandi
* ''
Cavalry
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'' (1936) - Other Attendant
* ''
The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) - Un cameriere
* ''
Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno
''Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno'' (internationally released as ''Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cascacenno'') is a 1984 Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. It was filmed in Rome, Cappadocia, Marano Lagunare and Exilles.
Plot s ...
'' (1937) - Bertoldino
* ''
All of Life in One Night'' (1938) - Tramontana
* ''The Black Corsair'' (1938)
* ''
Under the Southern Cross'' (1938) - Coppola
* ''
Star of the Sea'' (1938)
* ''Crispino e la comare'' (1938)
* ''
A Thousand Lire a Month'' (1939) - Leopoldo Almos
* ''
Diamonds
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'' (1939) - Sguerza, il capo tipografo
* ''Pretty or Plain They All Get Married'' (1939)
* ''Bionda sotto chiave'' (1939)
* ''Il ladro'' (1939) - Tony Scalza
* ''
Backstage
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* Backstage (theatre), the areas of a theatre that are not part of the house or stage
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* ''Back Stage'' (1917 film), a silent film starring Oliver Hardy
* ''Back Stage'' (1919 film), a silent film starri ...
'' (1939) - Il vice commissario
* ''Cose dell'altro mondo'' (1939) - L'ubriaco all "Trappola d'Oro"
* ''Troppo tardi t'ho conosciuta'' (1940) - Annibale, il suggeritore
* ''
The Thrill of the Skies'' (1940) - Fausto
* ''
Don Pasquale
''Don Pasquale'' () is a Gaetano Donizetti opera buffa, or comic opera, in three acts, with an Italian libretto completed largely by Giovanni Ruffini as well as the composer. It was based on a libretto by Angelo Anelli for Stefano Pavesi's oper ...
'' (1940) - Remigio
* ''La canzone rubata'' (1940) - Primo giornalista
* ''
Idyll in Budapest
''Idyll in Budapest'' () is a 1941 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Ansoldi and Gabriele Varriale and starring Germaine Aussey, Osvaldo Valenti and Sergio Tofano.Chiti & Poppi p.177 It was shot at the Pisorno Studios in Tirrenia. The fi ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Lucky Night'' (1941)
* ''
A Husband for the Month of April'' (1941) - Pietro, il domestico del marchese
* ''Il signore a doppio petto'' (1941)
* ''
The King of England Will Not Pay'' (1941)
* ''La compagnia della teppa'' (1941) - Il notaio Ippolito Agudio
* ''Il cavaliere senza nome'' (1941)
* ''
The King's Jester
''The King's Jester'' () is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Michel Simon, María Mercader and Rossano Brazzi. The film is an adaptation of the play '' Le roi s'amuse'' by Victor Hugo and uses elements su ...
'' (1941) - Il primo zingaro
* ''Broken Love'' (1942) - L'autista di Riccardi
* ''
A Garibaldian in the Convent
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'' (1942) - Tiepolo, Il guardiano del convento
* ''Gioco pericoloso'' (1942) - Lo stalliere
* ''Angelo del crepuscolo'' (1942) - Pacotto
* ''Il nemico'' (1943) - Marco Dolfus, il poliziotto
* ''Incontri di notte'' (1943) - Il custode
* ''
Short Circuit
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'' (1943) - Il secondo giocatore di scacchi
* ''Gli assi della risata'' (1943) - Marquis Bonacci (segment "Il mio pallone") / Bus passenger (segment "Turno di riposo")
* ''
L'abito nero da sposa'' (1945) - Beppe, il campanaro
* ''La casa senza tempo'' (1945) - Il portiere
* ''
The Great Dawn'' (1947) - Fausto
* ''
Unknown Man of San Marino'' (1948) - Marino - the sacristan
* ''L'isola di Montecristo'' (1948) - Marciano
* ''
Bicycle Thieves
''Bicycle Thieves'' (), also known as ''The Bicycle Thief'', is a 1948 Italian neorealist drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It follows the story of a poor father searching in post-World War II Rome for his stolen bicycle, without which h ...
'' (1948) - Amateur Actor
* ''
Eleven Men and a Ball
''Eleven Men and a Ball'' () is a 1948 Italian sports film, sports comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Carlo Dapporto, Carlo Campanini and Clelia Matania.Chiti & Poppi p.385
The film's sets were designed by the art director Save ...
'' (1948) - Massaggiatore
* ''
The Monastery of Santa Chiara
''The Monastery of Santa Chiara'' () is a 1949 Italian war melodrama film directed by Mario Sequi and starring Edda Albertini, Massimo Serato and Nyta Dover.Klein p.227 The film's sets were designed by the art director Angelo Zagame.
Synopsi ...
'' (1949) - Un pensionante
* ''
His Last Twelve Hours'' (1950) - Un operaio
* ''
Mamma Mia, What an Impression!
''Mamma Mia, What an Impression!'' () is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Roberto Savarese and starring Alberto Sordi, Giovanna Pala and Carlo Giustini.
It was shot at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome. The film's sets were desi ...
'' (1951) - Il venditore del presepio
* ''
Tragic Spell
''Tragic Spell'' () is a 1951 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Mario Sequi and starring María Félix, Rossano Brazzi and Massimo Serato.Darby p.449
It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the ...
'' (1951) - Girasole
* ''
Revenge of Black Eagle'' (1951) - Pastore testimone
* ''
Hello Elephant'' (1952) - Un inquilino
* ''
Rome 11:00'' (1952)
* ''
Frontier Wolf'' (1952) - Falconiere
* ''Cronaca di un delitto'' (1953) - Oreste
* ''
Easy Years'' (1953) - Fascista raffredato
* ''
Bread, Love and Dreams'' (1953) - Uomo col cannocchiale
* ''Terra straniera'' (1954)
* ''
The Country of the Campanelli'' (1954) - Rataplan
* ''
Altura'' (1954) - Napoleone
* ''
Bread, Love and Jealousy
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'' (1954) - Uomo col cannocchiale
* ''Assi alla ribalta'' (1954) - Altro detective
* ''
Scandal in Sorrento'' (1955) - Uomo col cannocchiale
* ''
Il prezzo della gloria
''Il prezzo della gloria'' is a 1955 Italy, Italian war film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti.
Plot
The story takes place on the torpedo boat Sparviero and focuses on the disagreement between the unit commander, Alberto Bruni, and his first of ...
'' (1956) - padre Efisio (uncredited)
* ''
Oh! Sabella
''La nonna Sabella'' (internationally released as ''Oh! Sabella'') is a 1957 Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Pasquale Festa Campanile. The film won the Golden Shell at the San S ...
'' (1957) - The Chemist Vincenzo
* ''
Pirate of the Half Moon'' (1957) - Mastro Anselmo
* ''Non cantare... baciami!'' (1957)
* ''
Ladro lui, ladra lei'' (1958) - Tipografo (uncredited)
* ''
Anna of Brooklyn'' (1958)
* ''Pia de' Tolomei'' (1958)
* ''
Black Orpheus
''Black Orpheus'' ( Portuguese: ''Orfeu Negro'' ) is a 1959 romantic tragedy film directed by French filmmaker Marcel Camus and starring Marpessa Dawn and Breno Mello. It is based on the play '' Orfeu da Conceição'' by Vinicius de Moraes, ...
'' (1959) - Fausto
* ''La nipote Sabella'' (1959) - The Doctor Vincenzo
* ''
The Magistrate'' (1959) - The Usher at Insurance Office (uncredited)
* ''The Night of the Great Attack'' (1959) - The Monk (uncredited)
* ''
Le sorprese dell'amore'' (1959) - Ruggero (uncredited)
* ''
Ferdinando I, re di Napoli'' (1959) - The Coachman of Pat and Cordelia (uncredited)
* ''
The Traffic Policeman
''The Traffic Policeman'' () is a 1960 in film, 1960 Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Alberto Sordi in the lead role. A representative of the ''commedia all'italiana'' genre, it tells the story of a traffic policem ...
'' (1960) - The Judge (uncredited)
* ''Gioventù di notte'' (1961) - Venditore giocattoli
* ''Follie d'estate'' (1963) - Vecchietto arzillo
References
Bibliography
* Bianca Freire-Medeiros. ''Touring Poverty''. Routledge, 2014.
External links
*
1904 births
1967 deaths
Italian male film actors
People from the Province of Modena
Male actors from Emilia-Romagna
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