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 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 Menelaus in L'Odissea.
Tozzi died of respiratory failure, aged 57.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 16.051 |
| Birthday | 1921-10-29 |
| Place of Birth | Roma, Italy |
| Also Known As | Фаусто Тоцци, |
1964
The Spy
3/1
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The Spy
1962
The Swordsman of Siena
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The Swordsman of Siena
1968
Odissea
7.717/23
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Odissea
1952
The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo
6.3/11
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The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo
1970
The Demise of Father Mouret
4.3/9
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The Demise of Father Mouret
1966
Knives of the Avenger
6.3/30
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Knives of the Avenger
1976
Street People
4.889/18
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1965
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
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Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
1976
Oh, Serafina!
5.2/13
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1973
Chino
5.346/52
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1969
The Appointment
5.5/11
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1957
The Tanks of El Alamein
4.4/4
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Cry of a Prostitute
6/20
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1976
Fear in the City
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Fear in the City
1956
Castle of the Banned Lovers
6/9
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Castle of the Banned Lovers
1951
The City Defends Itself
5.9/11
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The City Defends Itself
1972
The Sicilian Connection
5.95/10
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1954
I cinque dell'Adamello
0/0
The odyssey of 5 Alpine soldiers who died during the First World War because of an avalanche. Their bodies were found several years later.
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I cinque dell'Adamello
1955
La ladra
0/0
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La ladra
1952
Brothers of Italy
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Brothers of Italy
1961
The Return of Dr. Mabuse
6.3/14
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The Return of Dr. Mabuse
1954
In the Eddy of Sin
6/1
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In the Eddy of Sin
1959
The Night of the Great Attack
4/2
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The Night of the Great Attack
1960
Questo amore ai confini del mondo
0/0
Argentinian-Italian western features a rancher and landowner who makes a common mistake - he marries the wrong woman, a dazzling showgirl.
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1954
Divisione Folgore
6.4/5
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Divisione Folgore
1959
Dagli Appennini alle Ande
5.7/3
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Dagli Appennini alle Ande
1967
The Man Who Killed Billy the Kid
5.6/7
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The Man Who Killed Billy the Kid
1970
The Deserter
6/5
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1972
The Valachi Papers
6.409/92
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The Valachi Papers
1954
Casta diva
6/1
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Casta diva
1961
Constantine and the Cross
4.9/14
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1965
The Agony and the Ecstasy
7.019/131
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The Agony and the Ecstasy
1975
The Left Hand of the Law
6/2
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The Left Hand of the Law
1973
The Bloody Hands of the Law
6.7/3
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The Bloody Hands of the Law
1976
Big Pot
0/0
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Big Pot
1961
Saint-Tropez Blues
5.3/7
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1953
The Hunt
0/0
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1971
Between Miracles
7.116/43
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1970
A Man Called Sledge
6.1/31
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1961
El Cid
6.861/262
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1955
La ciudad perdida
5/3
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1971
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
5.45/10
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1973
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
5/6
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1973
The Funny Face of the Godfather
2/1
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1964
The Visit
6.985/33
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The Visit
1971
Trastevere
6.6/4
A retired actor's search for his stray pet strings together this episodic portrait of the ancient Roman quarter.
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Trastevere
1961
The Wonders of Aladdin
5.1/15
Young Aladdin has a series of wild adventures after he discovers a magic lamp containing a genie.
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The Wonders of Aladdin
1950
Women Without Names
6.3/3
This is the sad story of several desperate ladies incarcerated somewhere in Italy in a camp for displaced women after the end of World War II. Among t...
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Women Without Names
1955
The Red Cloak
0/0
Cosimo de' Bardi is assassinated by a gentleman called the Flemish. Time passes and at some point a masked knight wearing a red cloak enters the scene...
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The Red Cloak
1962
Commando
6.3/3
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Commando
1959
Un uomo facile
0/0
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Un uomo facile
1955
Songs from all over Italy
0/0
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1963
The Shortest Day
5.8/22
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The Shortest Day
1954
House of Ricordi
6.2/4
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House of Ricordi
1958
Il cielo brucia
0/0
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Il cielo brucia
1974
Crazy Joe
6/5
The rise and fall of a Mafia gangster, based on the life of murdered New York gangster "Crazy" Joey Gallo.
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Crazy Joe
1963
Scheherazade
10/2
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Scheherazade
1979
The Black Stallion
7.031/276
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The Black Stallion
1965
The Agony and the Ecstasy
7.019/131
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The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965
Pyramid of the Sun God
5.517/29
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Pyramid of the Sun God
1958
Quando gli angeli piangono
0/0
After the end of World War II, a man comes back to his former fiancée and finds out that she is married to an older man.
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Quando gli angeli piangono
1959
Quai des illusions
0/0
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