Ugo Tognazzi
Known for Acting · 165 credits
- Born
- 1922-03-23
- Died
- 1990-10-27
- Place of birth
- Cremona, Lombardy, Italy
- Also known as
- Ottavio Tognazzi
Biography
Ottavio "Ugo" Tognazzi (23 March 1922 – 27 October 1990) was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter.
He is considered one of the most important faces of Italian comedy together with Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Marcello Mastroianni, and Alberto Sordi.
Tognazzi was born in Cremona, in northern Italy but spent his youth in various localities as his father was a travelling clerk for an insurance company.
After his return to his native city in 1936, he worked in a cured meats production plant where he achieved the position of accountant. During World War II, he was inducted into the Army and returned home after the Armistice of 8 September 1943, and joined the Black Brigades for a while. His passion for theater and acting dates from his early years, and also during the conflict he organized shows for his fellow soldiers. In 1945, he moved to Milan, where he was enrolled in the theatrical company led by Wanda Osiris. A few years later, he formed his own successful musical revue company.
In 1950, Tognazzi made his cinematic debut in The Cadets of Gascony directed by Mario Mattoli. The following year, he met Raimondo Vianello, with whom he formed a successful comedy duo for the new-born RAI TV (1954–1960). Their shows, sometimes containing satirical material, were among the first to be censored on Italian television.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (157)
The Key
1983
as drunk
The Ape Woman
1964
as Antonio Semola
Barbarella
1968
as Mark Hand
My Friends Act III
1985
as Conte Mascetti
The Degenerates
1969
as Trimalchione
Pigsty
1969
as Herdhitze
Beach House
1977
as Alfredo Cerquetti
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen
1976
as Generale / Menelao Guardiaferri
My Friends
1975
as Raffaello Mascetti
I'm Photogenic
1980
as Ugo Tognazzi (uncredited)
La Grande Bouffe
1973
as Ugo
Traffic Jam
1979
as Professor
Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare
1961
as Ernesto
Controsesso
1964
as The professor (segment "Il professore")
Lonely Hearts
1970
as Stefano
The Terrace
1980
as Amedeo
Come Home and Meet My Wife
1974
as Giulio Blasetti
The Harem
1967
as Self (uncredited)
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
1963
as Togni (segment "Il pollo ruspante")
La Cage aux Folles
1978
as Renato Baldi
The Magnificent Cuckold
1964
as Andrea Artusi
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Weak Spot
1975
as Georgis
Unfaithfully Yours
1982
as Carlo Reani
We Are Cinema
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Monsters
1963
as The Father (segment "L'Educazione sentimentale") / Policeman (segment "Il Mostro") / Stefano (segment "Come un Padre") / Battacchi (segment "Il povero Soldato") / L'Onorevole (segment "La Giornata dell'Onorevole") / Dark Latin Lover (segment "Latin Lovers-Amanti latini") / Pilade Fioravanti (segment "Testimone volontario") / The Traffic Warden (segment "L'Agguato") / The Car Buyer (segment "Vernissage") / Spectator at the Cinema (segment "Scenda l'Oblio") / The Husband (segment "L'Oppio dei Popoli") / Guarnacci (segment "La nobile Arte")
Crazy Desire
1962
as Ing. Antonio Berlinghieri
In the Name of the Italian People
1971
as Mariano Bonifazi
Lady Caliph
1970
as Annibale Doberdò
I Knew Her Well
1965
as Gigi Baggini
La cambiale
1959
as Alfredo Balzarini
The New Monsters
1977
as il marito/il cuoco/il figlio
First Love
1978
as Ugo
Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno
1984
as Bertoldo
The Career of a Chambermaid
1976
as Adelmo
My Friends Act II
1982
as Il Conte Mascetti - Raffaello "Lello" Mascetti
Love, the Italian Way
1960
as Ugo Lemeni
Good King Dagobert
1984
as La pape Honorius et son sosie
Singing Café
1953
as Se stesso
The Bishop's Bedroom
1977
as Orimbelli
Formula 1 - Speed fever
1978
as Self
Pleasant Nights
1966
as Uguccione de' Tornaquinci
The Shortest Day
1963
as Pecoraio
Nenè
1977
as Barber "Baffo" (uncredited)
La Cage aux Folles II
1980
as Renato Baldi
The Joy of Living
1961
as Anarchist
We Want the Colonels
1973
as On. Giuseppe Tritoni
Drums of Fire
1990
as Carlo di Palma
Evil Thoughts
1976
as Mario Marani
I motorizzati
1962
as Achille Pestani
L'Incantevole nemica
1953
as Colombo, l'adjoint du directeur de la fromagerie
A Very Handy Man
1964
as Liolà
The Last Minute
1987
as Walter Ferroni
The Cat
1977
as Amedeo Pecoraro
The Head of the Family
1967
as Remo
SuperTotò
1980
Sunday Lovers
1980
as Armando (sketch 'Le carnet d'Armando')
The Fascist
1961
as Federale Primo Arcovazzi
Kiss the Other Sheik
1965
as Man With Car (segment "L'uomo dei 5 palloni") (uncredited)
High Infidelity
1964
as Cesare
Laughs Italian Style
1964
Where Are You Going on Holiday?
1978
as Enrico (episodio "Sarò tutta per te")
La Cage aux Folles 3
1985
as Renato Baldi
The Wedding March
1966
as Avvocato / Michele / Frank / Igor Savoia
Duck in Orange Sauce
1975
as Livio
Complexes
1965
as Prof. Gildo Beozi
The Sheriff
1959
as Colorado Joe
Tipi da spiaggia
1959
as Pasubio Giovinezza
Dismissed on His Wedding Night
1968
as Oscar Pettini
His Women
1961
as Stefano
Arrivederci e grazie
1988
as Carlo
Police Chief Pepe
1969
as Commissario Antonio Pepe
The Seventh Floor
1967
as Giuseppe Inzerna
The Conjugal Bed
1963
as Alfonso
Property Is No Longer a Theft
1973
as The Butcher
A Matter of Honor
1966
as Efisio Mulas
Come Have Coffee with Us
1970
as Emerenziano Paronzini
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
1981
as Primo Spaggiari
My Police Granny
1958
as Lucio
Un dollaro di fifa
1960
as Alamo
La moglie è uguale per tutti
1955
as Ugo
Outlaws of Love
1963
as Vasco Timballo
La donna degli altri è sempre più bella
1963
as Self (segment "La luna di miele")
A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit
1983
as onorevole De Andreis
Arrivano i bersaglieri
1980
as Don Prospero
Our Husbands
1966
as Umberto Codegato
March on Rome
1962
as Umberto Gavazza
Il generale dorme in piedi
1974
as Col. Umberto Leone
Baby Doll
1968
as Giulio Broggini
Guardatele ma non toccatele
1959
as maresciallo la Notte
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses
1968
as Umberto Ciceri
Petomaniac
1983
as Joseph Pujol
The Master and Margarita
1972
as Nikolaj Afanasijevic Maksudov 'Maestro'
Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia?
1974
as Gino Pistone
Don't Touch the White Woman!
1974
as Mitch
The Conspirators
1969
as Cardinal Agostino Rivarola
Noi siamo 2 evasi
1959
as Bernardo Cesarotti
Droit de Réponse
1981
as Self
Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte
1971
as Ugo La Strizza
La Pica sul Pacifico
1959
as Roberto De Nobel
The Man with the Balloons
1967
as Man With Car
I tromboni di Fra' Diavolo
1962
as Sergente Visicato
Non perdiamo la testa
1959
as Tony Cuccar
Fists, Girls and Sailors
1961
as Capo Campana
Psycosissimo
1961
as Ugo Bertolazzi
Pleased To See You Again
1976
as Mario Aldara
Portrait Of My Father
2010
as Self (archive footage)
I baccanali di Tiberio
1960
as Primo
5 marines per 100 ragazze
1961
as sergente Imparato
Totò in the Moon
1958
as Achille Paoloni
I viaggiatori della sera
1979
as Orso Banti
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
2017
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Marinai, donne e guai
1958
as Capo Campana
Tolérance
1989
as Marmant
The Baron's Mazurka
1975
as Barone Anteo Pellacani
My Pal, Dr. Jekyll
1960
as Giacinto Floria
Una bruna indiavolata!
1951
as Carlo Soldi
The Payoff
1978
as Il Commissario Assenza
Gli altri, gli altri e noi
1966
as 'Cavalier Mele'
Le Olimpiadi dei mariti
1960
as Ugo Bitetti
About Ugo Tognazzi
Ottavio "Ugo" Tognazzi (23 March 1922 – 27 October 1990) was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the most important faces of Italian comedy together with Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Marcello Mastroianni, and Alberto Sordi. Tognazzi was born in Cremona, in northern Italy but spent his youth in various localities as his father was a travelling clerk for an insurance company. After his return to his native city in 1936, he worked in a cured meats production plant where he achieved the position of accountant.… With 165 credits spanning from 1950 to 2022, Ugo Tognazzi has appeared in 157 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ugo Tognazzi Movies
- The Key (1983) — as drunk
- The Ape Woman (1964) — as Antonio Semola
- Barbarella (1968) — as Mark Hand
- My Friends Act III (1985) — as Conte Mascetti
- The Degenerates (1969) — as Trimalchione
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