Fausto Tommei

Fausto Tommei
Born29 July 1909 (1909-07-29)
Venice, Italy
Died23 July 1978 (1978-07-24) (aged 68)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActor

Fausto Tommei (29 July 1909 – 23 July 1978) was an Italian actor, voice actor and presenter.

Life and career

Born in Venice, Tommei began his stage career immediately after graduating in Law.[1] He became first known as a radio personality, working as an actor, comedian and presenter for EIAR and for some local radio stations in Milan.[1][2]

In 1940 Tommei started appearing in films, usually cast in character roles.[2] In 1941 he got critical acclaim for his performance on stage in Poeta fantastico, directed by Orazio Costa.[2] After the war he focused his activities on revues, returning to dramatic roles in the mid-1950s.[2] In 1956 he presented the Sanremo Music Festival.[3] Between 1956 and 1958 he directed the Teatro delle Maschere in Milan.[2] He was also active as a dubber.[1][2]

A deeply religious man, Tommei was a Franciscan tertiary.[1]

Partial filmography

  • Ecco la radio! (1940)
  • Tentazione (1942) - Josef, il portiere della casa Wendich
  • Cercasi bionda bella presenza (1942) - Archimede, il ragioniere
  • Silenzio, si gira! (1943) - Il truccatore
  • Vivere ancora (1945)
  • 07... Tassì (1945)
  • The Force of Destiny (1950) - Il marchese di Calatrava
  • Siamo tutti milanesi (1953)
  • Decameron nº 3 - Le più belle donne del Boccaccio (1972) - Nicostrato (segment "The Magic Pear Tree")
  • Canterbury proibito (1972) - Husband of Agata (segment "Brache di San Grifone")
  • Hospitals: The White Mafia (1973) - Patient on stretcher
  • I giochi proibiti dell'Aretino Pietro (1973) - Husband of Eugenia (segment "The Trick")
  • Provaci anche tu Lionel (1973)
  • Malombra (1974) - Professor Vezza
  • Killer Cop (1975) - Regazzoni
  • La principessa sul pisello (1976) - Father of Maurice
  • L'educatore autorizzato (1980) - Il maestro (final film role)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "È morto Tommei". La Stampa. No. 172. 27 July 1978. p. 6.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. pp. 238–9. ISBN 8884402697.
  3. ^ Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
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