Fausto Tozzi
Fausto Tozzi 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.
Life and career
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 and Under [the Sun of Rome]. 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.
Selected filmography
Under the Sun of Rome Heaven over the Marshes Women Without Names Il caimano del Piave Four Ways Out - Luigi GirosiThe Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo - Lt. MagistrelliFratelli d'Italia Three Girls from Rome Carmen proibita - José SalviattiMusoduro - Marco / MusoduroThe Steel Rope - FilippoCasta Diva - Gaetano DonizettiNel gorgo del peccato - Alberto ValliHouse of Ricordi - Arrigo BoitoI cinque dell'Adamello - LeonidaThe Lost City - RafaelThe Red Cloak - Luca de BardiFolgore Division - Sergeant TurchiLa ladra - NinoUn po' di cielo Songs of Italy Beatrice Cenci - Olimpio CalvettiEast of Kilimanjaro - Dr. Enrico TrinoThe Sky Burns - MarchiQuando gli angeli piangono El Alamein - Capitano Valerio BruschiThe Defeated Victor Quay of Illusions - FaustoUn uomo facile Dagli Appennini alle Ande - Marco's fatherLe secret du Chevalier d'Éon The Night of the Great Attack - Captain Zanco Di MonforteQuesto amore ai confini del mondo - Don ClaudioConstantine and the Cross - HadrianSaint-Tropez Blues - Nino Trabucci, le peintreThe Return of Doctor Mabuse - Warden WolfEl Cid - DolfosThe Wonders of Aladdin - Grand VizierThe Legion's Last Patrol - BrasciaSwordsman of Siena - HugoThe Shortest Day - Uno dei soldati combattenti Shéhérazade - BarmakGibraltar - PaoliThe Visit - DarvisThe Treasure of the Aztecs - Benito JuárezPyramid of the Sun God - The Agony and the Ecstasy - ForemanI coltelli del vendicatore - HagenI'll Kill Him and Return Alone - Pat GarrettThe Sailor from Gibraltar - CaptainThe Appointment - RenzoLa Faute de l'abbé Mouret - JeanbernatA Man Called Sledge - Maximum security prisonerMazzabubù... Quante corna stanno quaggiù? - Il marito eschimeseBetween Miracles - PrimarioThe Deserter - OrozcoTrastevere - Man near Joseph at St. Maria in Trastevere The Valachi Papers - Albert AnastasiaThe Sicilian Connection The Funny Face of the Godfather - Tony MalonzoChino - CruzThe Bloody Hands of the Law - Nicolò PatrovitaMean Frank and Crazy Tony - MassaraWar Goddess - GeneralCry of a Prostitute - Don Ricuzzo CantimoCrazy Joe - FrankThe Left Hand of the Law - Giulio CostelloL'altro Dio - Daniele CorsinStreet People - Luigi NicolettaBig Pot Oh, Serafina! - Carlo VigevaFear in the City - EspositoThe Black Stallion - Rescue Captain