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

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. 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

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, 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 '' 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

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in '' L'Odissea''. Tozzi died of respiratory failure, aged 57.

Selected filmography

* '' Under the Sun of Rome'' (1948, screenwriter) * ''

Heaven over the Marshes ''Heaven over the Marshes'' (Italian language, Italian: ''Cielo sulla palude'') is a 1949 Italian Historical drama, historical melodrama film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Rubi Dalma, Michele Malaspina, Inés Orsini and Domenico Viglion ...

'' (1949) * '' Women Without Names'' (1950) * '' Il caimano del Piave'' (1951) * ''

Four Ways Out ''Four Ways Out'' () is a 1951 Italian crime film directed by Pietro Germi and starring Gina Lollobrigida, Renato Baldini and Cosetta Greco. The film won the award for Best Italian Film at the 1951 Venice Film Festival. The film's sets were de ...

'' (1951) - Luigi Girosi * ''

The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo ''The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo'' () is a 1952 Italian historical drama film directed by Pietro Germi. Plot In 1863 a company of Italian Bersaglieri commanded by Captain Giordani, as part of the repression of banditry, was charged with freeing ...

'' (1952) - Lt. Magistrelli * '' Fratelli d'Italia'' (1952) * '' Three Girls from Rome'' (1952 - screenwriter) * ''Carmen proibita'' (1953) - José Salviatti * '' Musoduro'' (1953) - Marco / Musoduro * '' The Steel Rope'' (1953) - Filippo * '' Casta Diva'' (1954) - Gaetano Donizetti * ''Nel gorgo del peccato'' (1954) - Alberto Valli * ''

House of Ricordi ''House of Ricordi'' () is a 1954 French-Italian historical film, historical biographical melodrama film based on the early history of the Italian music publishing house Casa Ricordi. It is directed by Carmine Gallone and stars Märta Torén, Mar ...

'' (1954) - Arrigo Boito * '' I cinque dell'Adamello'' (1954) - Leonida * '' The Lost City'' (1955) - Rafael * '' The Red Cloak'' (1955) - Luca de Bardi * '' Folgore Division'' (1955) - Sergeant Turchi * '' La ladra'' (1955) - Nino * '' Un po' di cielo'' (1955) * '' Songs of Italy'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1956) - Olimpio Calvetti * ''East of Kilimanjaro'' (1957) - Dr. Enrico Trino * '' The Sky Burns'' (1958) - Marchi * ''Quando gli angeli piangono'' (1958) * ''El Alamein'' (1958) - Capitano Valerio Bruschi * '' The Defeated Victor'' (1958 - screenwriter) * '' Quay of Illusions'' (1959) - Fausto * ''Un uomo facile'' (1959) * '' Dagli Appennini alle Ande'' (1959) - Marco's father * ''

Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon ''Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon'' is a 1959 French-Italian film. It stars Andrée Debar and Gabriele Ferzetti Gabriele Ferzetti (born Pasquale Ferzetti; 17 March 1925 – 2 December 2015) was an Italian actor with more than 160 credits acros ...

'' (1959) * ''The Night of the Great Attack'' (1959) - Captain Zanco Di Monforte * '' Questo amore ai confini del mondo'' (1960) - Don Claudio * ''

Constantine and the Cross ''Constantine and the Cross'' (Italian: ''Costantino il grande'') is a 1961 list of historical drama films, historical drama film about the early career of the emperor Constantine I, Constantine, who first legalized and then adopted Christianit ...

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

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'' (1961) - Dolfos * '' The Wonders of Aladdin'' (1961) - Grand Vizier * '' The Legion's Last Patrol'' (1962) - Brascia * '' Swordsman of Siena'' (1962) - Hugo * '' The Shortest Day'' (1963) - Uno dei soldati combattenti (uncredited) * '' Shéhérazade'' (1963) - Barmak * ''

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'' (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) -

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* ''

The Sailor from Gibraltar ''The Sailor from Gibraltar'' is a 1967 British romantic drama, romantic drama film directed by Tony Richardson and starring Jeanne Moreau, Ian Bannen, Vanessa Redgrave, Hugh Griffith and Orson Welles. Based on the novel ''Le Marin de 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) - Albert Anastasia * '' 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 ''Mean Frank and Crazy Tony'' ( or ) is a 1973 crime-comedy film directed by Michele Lupo, and starring Lee Van Cleef, Tony Lo Bianco and Edwige Fenech. Plot Tony Breda, whilst well-respected in his Italian town, is a small-time criminal who id ...

'' (1973) - Massara * '' War Goddess'' (1973) - General * ''

Cry of a Prostitute ''Cry of a Prostitute'' (, also known as ''Love Kills'' and ''Guns of the Big Shots'') is a 1974 Italian gangster film directed by Andrea Bianchi. Plot Hitman Tony Aniante returns to his native Sicily after having spent many years in the United ...

'' (1974) - Don Ricuzzo Cantimo * '' Crazy Joe'' (1974) - Frank * '' The Left Hand of the Law'' (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