Antonio "Toni" Ucci (13 January 1922 – 16 or 19 February 2014)
E' morto Toni Ucci
16 February 2014 was an Italian actor and comedian. He appeared in 86 films between 1948 and 2000.
Born in Rome, he started his career in the revue
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and got his first successes in cabaret
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.
Selected filmography
* ''Cuore'' (1948)
* ''The Emperor of Capri
''The Emperor of Capri'' (Italian: ''L'imperatore di Capri'') is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini and starring Totò, Yvonne Sanson and Marisa Merlini.Moliterno p.88
The film's sets were designed by the art director Carlo Eg ...
'' (1949) - Pupetto Turacciolo
* ''Assi alla ribalta'' (1954) - Barman (uncredited)
* '' Wild Love'' (1956) - Il presentatore alla Forbici d'Oro
* '' Peccato di castità'' (1956)
* ''La canzone del destino'' (1957) - Gino
* '' Serenate per 16 bionde'' (1957) - Paolo
* '' The Love Specialist'' (1957) - Carlo (uncredited)
* ''Non cantare... baciami!'' (1957)
* '' The Friend of the Jaguar'' (1959) - Gettone
* ''La cento chilometri'' (1959) - The Race Walker Searching for His Watch
* ''Il terrore dell'Oklahoma'' (1959) - Joe
* ''Un maledetto imbroglio
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'' (1959) - 2° Ladro (Er Patata)
* ''La cambiale
''La cambiale'' is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque.
Plot
Commander Bruscatelli, before being imprisoned, leaves the Posalaquaglia cousins a bill of exchange which they give to Temistocle Bisogni in compensation for ...
'' (1959) - Ursus' Agent
* '' Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti'' (1959) - Totocalcio driver
* ''Simpatico mascalzone'' (1959) - Remo
* ''Il raccomandato di ferro'' (1959)
* '' Tough Guys'' (1960) - Beaurivage
* '' The Passionate Thief'' (1960) - L'amico di Milena
* '' Appuntamento a Ischia'' (1960) - Man at the Bar (uncredited)
* ''Le olimpiadi dei mariti
''Le olimpiadi dei mariti'' (''Husbands' Olympics'') is a 1960 Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Bianchi (director), Giorgio Bianchi.
Cast
*Ugo Tognazzi: Ugo
*Raimondo Vianello: Raimondo
*Delia Scala: Delia
*Sandra Mondaini: Sand ...
'' (1960) - Waiter
* '' Ferragosto in bikini'' (1960) - Raffaele
* '' Psycosissimo'' (1961) - Augustarello (uncredited)
* '' The Assassin'' (1961) - Toni
* ''Pesci d'oro e bikini d'argento'' (1961) - Operaio
* '' Appuntamento in Riviera'' (1962) - Giacomo
* ''Sexy Toto
''Sexy Toto'' (Italian: ''Totòsexy'') is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Amendola and starring Totò
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'' (1963)
* ''The Two Colonels
''The Two Colonels'' ( Italian: ''I due colonnelli'') is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Steno and starring Totò and Walter Pidgeon. The character of Totò took inspiration from a similar character he played in '' Totò Diabolicus''.
P ...
'' (1963) - Mazzetta
* '' Toto and Cleopatra'' (1963) - Nasone
* ''I terribili 7'' (1963) - Romolo, Tramviere
* '' Corpse for the Lady'' (1964) - Michele
* ''Amore facile'' (1964) - Giulio (segment "Una domenica d'agosto")
* '' Three Nights of Love'' (1964) - Peppino (segment "La moglie bambina")
* '' Latin Lovers'' (1965) - Augusto (segment "La grande conquista")
* '' Spiaggia libera'' (1966) - Nando
* ''Mano di velluto'' (1966)
* ''Honeymoon, Italian Style
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Cast
* ...
'' (1966) - Pallino
* '' The Million Dollar Countdown'' (1967) - Theo
* ''Vacanze sulla Costa Smeralda'' (1968) - Schiavone
* ''I ragazzi di Bandiera Gialla'' (1968) - Burgunzi
* ''Indovina chi viene a merenda?
(i.e. "Guess who's coming to tea?") is a 1969 Italian war-comedy film
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'' (1969) - Paratroopers Commander
* '' Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa'' (1970) - Nando
* '' La ragazza del prete'' (1970) - Il Giaguaro
* ''Boccaccio
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'' (1972) - Pietro da Vinciolo
* ''Without Family
''Without Family'', originally released as ''Senza famiglia, nullatenenti cercano affetto'' (literally ''No family, no property, looking for affection''), is a 1972 Italian comedy film directed by Vittorio Gassman.
Cast
* Vittorio Gassman: Arman ...
'' (1972) - Male Nurse
* ''Il santo patrono'' (1972) - Brambilla
* '' Jus primae noctis'' (1972) - Guidone
* '' La calandria'' (1972) - Un Popolano
* '' Storia de fratelli e de cortelli'' (1973) - Silvio
* ''I racconti di Viterbury - Le più allegre storie del '300'' (1973) - Nicolo
* '' Rugantino'' (1973) - Principe Niccolò Capitelli
* '' The Gamecock'' (1974) - The Friar
* ''4 marmittoni alle grandi manovre'' (1974) - Caporale Riccardini
* ''Sesso in testa'' (1974) - Lanfranco Ceccarelli
* '' The Last Desperate Hours'' (1974) - Bellyache
* '' Attenti... arrivano le collegiali!'' (1975) - Commander
* ''The Messiah
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'' (1975) - Herod Antipas
* ''Amore mio spogliati... che poi ti spiego!'' (1975)
* ''San Pasquale Baylonne protettore delle donne'' (1976) - Renato - the castrate
* '' The Cop in Blue Jeans'' (1976) - Lando Rossi - aka Grottaferrata
* ''Hit Squad
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'' (1976) - Filotto
* '' A Special Cop in Action'' (1976) - Cacace
* '' Batton Story'' (1976) - Carlo
* ''Il ginecologo della mutua'' (1977) - Nestore Arlotti
* '' Per amore di Poppea'' (1977) - Tigellino
* '' How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover'' (1978) - Brother Francesco
* ''Per favore, occupati di Amelia'' (1981) - Il maresciallo
* '' Mia moglie torna a scuola'' (1981) - Gustavo
* ''Care amiche mie'' (1981)
* ''Pierino colpisce ancora
''Pierino colpisce ancora'' (also known as ''Desirable Teacher 2'') is a 1982 comedy film directed by Marino Girolami.
Plot
Rome: Pierino has again flunked the exams. Therefore, his desperate parents send him to boarding school in Grosseto.
C ...
'' (1982) - Francesco - portiere del collegio
* '' Più bello di così si muore'' (1982) - Agenore
* '' I camionisti'' (1982)
* '' Porca vacca'' (1982) - Soldato romano
* '' Attila flagello di Dio'' (1982) - Fabio Massimo
* ''La ragazza del metrò'' (1989) - Barbone
* ''Fiori di zucca'' (1990) - Giovanni
* '' Breath of Life'' (1990) - Anziano
* ''Captain Fracassa's Journey
''Captain Fracassa's Journey'' () is a 1990 Italian comedy film directed by Ettore Scola. The film is based on the 1863 novel '' Captain Fracasse'' by Théophile Gautier. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.
Plot
Th ...
'' (1991) - The tyrant
* ''Lia, rispondi'' (1992)
* ''Gole ruggenti'' (1992) - Gianni - the director
* '' The Heroes'' (1994) - Sor Pepe
* ''Ponte Milvio'' (2000) - Aldo (final film role)
References
External links
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1922 births
2014 deaths
Italian male film actors
20th-century Italian male actors
Male actors from Rome
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