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Totò(1898-1967)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Music Department
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Totò
Totò and his son Ninetto are drifting on a road in Italy when they meet a speaking crow.
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The Hawks and the Sparrows (1966)
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'Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi De Curtis di Bisanzio' was a descendant of the 'Comneno di Bizanzio' and also one of the most popular Italian film stars in history. His genre was undoubtedly the comedy where he achieved world fame. From 1917 he was an actor of the companies of the "comedia dell'arte" and also poet in Neapolitan dialect. In 1939 he started his career at the movies and as "Gaspare" in I due orfanelli (1947) he had his big breakthrough.
BornFebruary 15, 1898
DiedApril 15, 1967(69)
BornFebruary 15, 1898
DiedApril 15, 1967(69)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 1 nomination

Photos111

Aldo Fabrizi and Totò in I tartassati (1959)
Cesare Fantoni and Totò in I tartassati (1959)
Totò in I tartassati (1959)
Anna Campori, Luciano Marin, and Totò in I tartassati (1959)
Louis de Funès, Ciccio Barbi, Aldo Fabrizi, and Totò in I tartassati (1959)
Louis de Funès, Aldo Fabrizi, and Totò in I tartassati (1959)
Anna Campori and Totò in I tartassati (1959)
Totò in I tartassati (1959)
Totò in I tartassati (1959)
Totò in I tartassati (1959)
Aldo Fabrizi and Totò in I tartassati (1959)
Louis de Funès and Totò in I tartassati (1959)

Known for

Aldo Fabrizi and Totò in Guardie e ladri (1951)
Guardie e ladri
7.7
  • Ferdinando Esposito
  • 1951
The Hawks and the Sparrows (1966)
The Hawks and the Sparrows
7.2
  • Totò Innocenti
  • Frate Cicillo(as Toto')
  • 1966
La mandragola (1965)
La mandragola
6.4
  • Il Frate
  • 1965
Totò in Totò a colori (1952)
Totò a colori
7.1
  • Antonio Scannagatti
  • 1952

Credits

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Actor

  • Walter Chiari, Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Totò, and Ira von Fürstenberg in Caprice Italian Style (1968)
    Caprice Italian Style
    • Anziano signore (segment "Mostro della domenica, Il")
    • Iago (segment "Che cosa sono le nuvole?")
    • 1968
  • Che cosa sono le nuvole? (1968)
    Che cosa sono le nuvole?
    • Iago
    • Short
    • 1968
  • Totò Ye Ye (1967)
    Totò Ye Ye
    • Capelline
    • TV Movie
    • 1967
  • Don Giovannino (1967)
    Don Giovannino
    • Barnaba Parmiggiani detto 'Babà'
    • TV Movie
    • 1967
  • Totò a Napoli (1967)
    Totò a Napoli
    • La guida abusiva
    • TV Movie
    • 1967
  • La scommessa (1967)
    La scommessa
    • Oberdan Lo Cascio
    • TV Movie
    • 1967
  • Il tuttofare (1967)
    Il tuttofare
    • Rosario 'Lallo' di Gennaro
    • TV Movie
    • 1967
  • Totò ciak (1967)
    Totò ciak
    • L'agente segreto
    • TV Movie
    • 1967
  • Il padre di famiglia (1967)
    Il padre di famiglia
    • Uomo al funerale (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Premio Nobel (1967)
    Premio Nobel
    • Serafino Bolletta
    • TV Movie
    • 1967
  • Il latitante (1967)
    Il latitante
    • Gennaro La Pezza
    • TV Movie
    • 1967
  • Il grande maestro (1967)
    Il grande maestro
    • Mardoccheo Stonatelli
    • TV Movie
    • 1967
  • Clint Eastwood, Annie Girardot, Silvana Mangano, Alberto Sordi, and Totò in The Witches (1967)
    The Witches
    • Ciancicato Miao (segment "La terra vista dalla luna") (as Toto)
    • 1967
  • Senta Berger, Nino Manfredi, and Totò in The Treasure of San Gennaro (1966)
    The Treasure of San Gennaro
    • Don Vincenzo
    • 1966
  • The Hawks and the Sparrows (1966)
    The Hawks and the Sparrows
    • Totò Innocenti
    • Frate Cicillo (as Toto')
    • 1966

Writer

  • La scommessa (1967)
    La scommessa
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1967
  • Il tuttofare (1967)
    Il tuttofare
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1967
  • I due marescialli (1961)
    I due marescialli
    • idea (as Antonio De Curtis)
    • 1961
  • Totò in Il coraggio (1955)
    Il coraggio
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Nerio Bernardi and Totò in Siamo uomini o caporali (1955)
    Siamo uomini o caporali
    • screenplay
    • story (as Antonio De Curtis)
    • 1955
  • Maria Frau and Totò in Totò all'inferno (1955)
    Totò all'inferno
    • story (as Antonio de Curtis)
    • 1955
  • Totò in Il medico dei pazzi (1954)
    Il medico dei pazzi
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Totò in Totò a colori (1952)
    Totò a colori
    • story
    • 1952

Music Department

  • The Hawks and the Sparrows (1966)
    The Hawks and the Sparrows
    • composer: song "Carmè, carmè" (as Antonio De Curtis)
    • 1966
  • Sylva Koscina and Totò in Totò a Parigi (1958)
    Totò a Parigi
    • composer: song "Miss, mia cara miss" (as Antonio De Curtis)
    • 1958

Videos4

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Trailer originale italiano [OV]
Trailer 3:05
Trailer originale italiano [OV]
Trailer originale italiano [OV]
Trailer 3:52
Trailer originale italiano [OV]
The Passionate Thief
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The Passionate Thief

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Antonio De Curtis
  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • February 15, 1898
    • Naples, Campania, Italy
  • Died
    • April 15, 1967
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Franca Faldini1954 - April 15, 1967 (his death, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 9 Articles
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Adopted by Marquis Francesco Gagliardi Foccas in 1933. In 1946 the Court of Naples granted him the titles of Imperial Highness, Prince Don Antonio Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno de Curtis di Bisanzio Gagliardi, Count Palatine, Knight of the Sacred Roman Empire, Esarca of Ravenna, Duke of Macedonia and Illiria, Prince of Costantinopoli, Cicilia, Tessaglia, Ponte of Moldavia, Dardania, Peloponneso, Count of Cyprus and Epiro, Count and Duke of Drivasto and Durazzo.
  • Trademarks
      Often played penniless characters conceiving ingenious schemes to make money
  • Nicknames
    • Il Principe
    • Il Principe della Risata

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