Fausto Tozzi

Fausto Tozzi
Born	(1921-10-29)29 October 1921 Rome, Italy
Died	10 December 1978(1978-12-10) (aged 57) Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)	Actor, screenwriter
Years active	1946-1978

Fausto 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 directed just 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 (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.

Selected filmography

• Under the Sun of Rome (1948 - screenwriter)
• Heaven over the Marshes (1949)
• Women Without Names (1950)
• Three Girls from Rome (1952 - screenwriter)
• Musoduro (1953)
• Casta Diva (1954)
• House of Ricordi (1954)
• I cinque dell'Adamello (1954)
• Songs of Italy (1955)
• The Lost City (1955)
• Beatrice Cenci (1956)
• The Defeated Victor (1958 - screenwriter)
• The Sky Burns (1958)
• The Return of Doctor Mabuse (1961)
• El Cid (1961)
• Constantine and the Cross (1962)
• Shéhérazade (1963)
• Gibraltar (1964)
• The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) as Foreman
• Der Schatz der Azteken (1965)
• The Appointment (1969)
• Between Miracles (1971)
• The Deserter (1971)
• The Valachi Papers (1972)
• The Funny Face of the Godfather (1973)
• Chino (1973)
• Mean Frank and Crazy Tony (1973)
• The Bloody Hands of the Law (1973)
• Crazy Joe (1974)
• The Left Hand of the Law (1975)
• The Sicilian Cross (1976)
• Oh, Serafina! (1976)
• Fear in the City (1976)
• The Black Stallion (1979)

External links

• Fausto Tozzi at IMDb
• Fausto Tozzi at Find a Grave