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Italian actor, theatre director and playwright
Sergio Tofano
Born (1886-08-20 ) 20 August 1886Died 28 October 1973(1973-10-28) (aged 87)Rome, Italy
Occupations
Actor
theatre director
playwright
scene designer
illustrator
Years active 1909–1973 Spouse
(
m. 1923; died 1960)
Children 1
Sergio Tòfano (20 August 1886 – 28 October 1973) was an Italian actor, theatre director, playwright, scene designer and illustrator.
Tofano was born in
Rome . In 1909, he made his first appearance on stage with
Ermete Novelli , then joined
Virgilio Talli 's company (1913–23). He soon specialized as a comic actor, giving his role a new elegance and complexity. He worked with other famous actors and directors:
Dario Niccodemi (1924–27);
Luigi Almirante and
Giuditta Rissone (1927–30),
Elsa Merlini ,
Vittorio De Sica ,
Evi Maltagliati ,
Gino Cervi etc. During those years, he made his famous performances as Doctor Knock in
Jules Romains ' play, and as Professor Toti in
Luigi Pirandello 's Pensaci, Giacomino! . He also led important theatrical firms.
After the
Second World War , he worked with the most important directors, like
Luchino Visconti and
Giorgio Strehler .
In 1917 Tofano invented, for a children's magazine,
Il Corriere dei Piccoli , a famous character,
Signor Bonaventura , whose adventures lasted for more than forty years. He used to sign as Sto . He wrote and illustrated several children's books and illustrated The Chess Set in the Mirror by
Massimo Bontempelli .
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Partial filmography
Tigrana (1916, dir. by Edouard Micheroux de Dillon)
The Private Secretary (1931, dir. by
Goffredo Alessandrini ) - Otello, l'usciere
Your Money or Your Life (1932, dir. by
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia ) - Daniele
The Telephone Operator (1932, dir. by
Nunzio Malasomma ) - Bàttigo - the tenor
Paprika (1933, dir. by
Carl Boese ) - Checco
The Girl with the Bruise (1933, dir. by
E. W. Emo )
Seconda B (1934, dir. by
Goffredo Alessandrini ) - Professore Monti
Lohengrin (1936, dir. by
Nunzio Malasomma ) - Giulio
The Two Misanthropists (1937, dir. by
Amleto Palermi ) - Cosimo Bertelet
Tonight at Eleven (1938, dir. by
Oreste Biancoli ) - Il colonnello Muffon
Jeanne Doré (1938, dir. by
Mario Bonnard ) - Fanard
Inventiamo l'amore (1938, dir. by
Camillo Mastrocinque ) - Borghetti
The Sons of the Marquis Lucera (1939, dir. by
Amleto Palermi ) - Vigna
Eravamo sette sorelle (1939, dir. by
Mario Mattoli ) - Antonio, il maggiordomo
Le sorprese del divorzio (1939, dir. by
Guido Brignone ) - Fernand Corbulon
Father For a Night (1939, dir. by
Mario Bonnard ) - Edmondo Fontages
Follie del secolo (1939, dir. by
Amleto Palermi ) - Il barone Giorgio
The Silent Partner (1939) - L'affaristo in borsa
Validità giorni dieci (1940, dir. by
Camillo Mastrocinque ) - Maurizio
Giù il sipario (1940, dir. by
Raffaello Matarazzo ) - Il capocomico
La granduchessa si diverte (1940, dir. by
Giacomo Gentilomo ) - Il principe
Una famiglia impossibile (1940, dir. by
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia ) - Il maggiordomo
Idyll in Budapest (1941, dir. by
Giorgio Ansoldi ) - Altezza
Il signore a doppio petto (1941, dir. by
Flavio Calzavara ) - Il signore Bisaccia
Cenerentola e il signor Bonaventura (1941, anche soggetto e regia) - Il dottore (uncredited)
Se io fossi onesto (1942, dir. by
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia ) - Vittorio, il maggiordomo
Disturbance (1942, dir. by
Guido Brignone ) - Antonio, padre di Silvia
Souls in Turmoil (1942, dir. by
Giulio Del Torre ) - Perego
La guardia del corpo (1942, dir. by
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia ) - L'avvocato Paolo, suo marito
Fourth Page (1943, dir. by
Nicola Manzari ) - Il professore naturalista
Gian Burrasca (1943, anche regia) - Il maestro di pianoforte
Il fidanzato di mia moglie (1943, dir. by
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia ) - Il giudice Ernesto Torriani
La maschera e il volto (1943, dir. by
Camillo Mastrocinque ) - Cirillo
Il cavaliere del sogno (1947, dir. by
Camillo Mmastrocinque ) - Il maestro Zingarelli
Fabiola (1949, dir. by
Alessandro Blasetti ) - Luciano
Abbiamo vinto! (1951, dir. by
Robert A. Stemmle ) - Temistocle Leoni
Napoleon (1951, dir. by
Carlo Borghesio ) - Vignon
Altri tempi (1952, dir. by
Alessandro Blasetti ) - Nonno di Guido (segment "L'idillio")
La Fiammata (1952, dir. by
Alessandro Blasetti ) - Belmont
Guilt Is Not Mine (1952, dir. by
Giuseppe Masini ) - Prof. Valli
Puccini (1953, dir. by
Carmine Gallone ) - Giulio Ricordi
The Country of the Campanelli (1954, dir. by
Jean Boyer ) - Dott. Pott
House of Ricordi (1954, dir. by
Carmine Gallone ) - Cesarini Sforza
Cardinal Lambertini (1954, dir. by
Giorgio Pastina ) - Canonico Peggi
La bella di Roma (1955, dir. by
Luigi Comencini ) - Agostino
Andrea Chenier (1955, dir. by
Clemente Fracassi ) - Luigi Chénier
Porta un bacione a Firenze (1956, dir. by
Camillo Mastrocinque ) - Giovanni
Io, Caterina (1957)
La vita degli altri (1957) - Linari
Dreams in a Drawer (1957, dir. by
Renato Castellani ) - Lucia's Father
Il bacio del sole (Don Vesuvio) (1958)
Il re di Poggioreale (1961, dir. by
Duilio Coletti ) - Il contente Pignatelli
La costanza della ragione (1964, dir. by
Pasquale Festa Campanile ) - Don Bonifazi
Napoleone a Firenze (1964)
Il padre di famiglia (1967, dir. by
Nanni Loy ) - General
Partner (1968, dir. by
Bernardo Bertolucci ) - Professor Petrushka
Toh, è morta la nonna! (1969, dir. by
Mario Monicelli ) - The Grandfather
Contestazone generale (1970, dir. by
Luigi Zampa ) - Bishop
La colonna infame (1973, dir. by
Nelo Risi ) - Il presidente del senato
Rugantino (1973, dir. by
Pasquale Festa Campanile ) - Marchese Michele Sacconi
References
External links
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