Fausto Tozzi
Actor
Biography
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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As Director
Filmography
The Black Stallion
as Rescue Captain 1979
El Cid
as Dolfos 1961
The Agony and the Ecstasy
as Foreman 1965
The Agony and the Ecstasy
as uomo 1965
The Valachi Papers
as Albert Anastasia 1972
The Valdez Horses
as Cruz 1973
Between Miracles
as Primario 1971
Knives of the Avenger
as Hagen 1966
The Visit
as Darvis (uncredited) 1964
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965
A Man Called Sledge
as Maximum security prisoner 1970
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
as Benito Juarez 1965
Odissea
as Menelao 1968
The Shortest Day
as Soldato combattente (uncredited) 1963
Cry of a Prostitute
as Don Ricuzzo Cantimo 1974
Street People
as Luigi Nicoletta 1976
Constantine and the Cross
as Hadrian 1961