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Tano Cimarosa
Tano Cimarosa
	Cimarosa in Gang War in Milan (1973)
Born	1 January 1922; Messina, Kingdom of Italy
Died	24 May 2008 (aged 86); Messina, Italy
Occupation(s)	Actor, film director

Tano Cimarosa, (real name Gaetano Cisco; 1 January 1922 – 24 May 2008) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director.^[1] He participated in more than fifty movies.

He played the "Blacksmith" in the Oscar-winning film Cinema Paradiso from 1988. He is known to giallo film fans for directing Reflections in Black in 1975.

Selected filmography

The Eye of the Needle (1962) as Umberto
Mare matto (1963)
The Two Parachutists (1965) as Garcia's aide
Due mafiosi contro Al Capone (1966) as Gangster
I nostri mariti (1966) as The Sicilian Neighbour of Attilia (segment "Il marito di Attilia") (uncredited)
The Long, the Short, the Cat (1967) as Il metronotte
The Day of the Owl (1968) as Zecchinetta
May God Forgive You... But I Won't (1968) as Chico
Suicide Commandos (1968) as Calleya
Be Sick... It's Free (1968) as Salvatore Laganà-Father of 9 children
La morte sull'alta collina (1969) as General Valiente
Bootleggers (1969) as Mancho
The Tough and the Mighty (1969) as Cartana
Police Chief Pepe (1969) as Agente Cariddi
The Most Beautiful Wife (1970) as Gaetano Cimarosa
A Sword for Brando (1970) as Greedy friar
Crepa padrone, crepa tranquillo (1970)
Between Miracles (1971) asZi' Checco
La Poudre d'escampette (1971) as Un soldat italien sur la plage
In Prison Awaiting Trial (1971) as Un secondino
A Girl in Australia (1971) as Emigrante italiano
Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte (1971) as Police Commissioner
Delirio caldo (1972) as John 'Crocchetta' Lacey
Così sia (1972) as Chaco, Gang Boss
Italian Graffiti (1973) as Puddu Campolia
Riti, magie nere e segrete orge nel trecento... (1973) as scenes deleted
Gang War in Milan (1973) as Nino Balsamo
Oremus, alleluia e così sia (1973) as Chaco
Bread and Chocolate (1974) as Gigi
Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia (1974) as Rosario Agrò
Pasqualino Cammarata, Frigate Captain (1974) as Patanò
How to Kill a Judge (1975) as Tano Barra, l'assistente di parcheggio
L'ammazzatina (1975) as Pasqualino Mosco
Il fidanzamento (1975) as Man in the movie (uncredited)
Reflections in Black (1975) as Sgt. Pantò
The Exorcist: Italian Style (1975) as Turi Randazzo
Free Hand for a Tough Cop (1976) as Cravatta
L'Italia in pigiama (1977) as Il padre incestuoso
Death Hunt (1977) as Tano
A Man on His Knees (1979) as Sebastiano Colicchia
Café Express (1980) as Panepino, maresciallo Polfer
Uomini di parola (1981) as Gaetano Frasca
Sfrattato cerca casa equo canone (1983) as Massimo
Sicilian Connection (1987) as Don Michele
Faida (1988)
Cinema Paradiso (1988) as Blacksmith
The Dark Sun (1990)
Boys on the Outside (1990) as Capo-cantiere
C'è posto per tutti (1990)
The Saracen Woman (La Sarrasine) (1992) as Pasquale Lopinto
La discesa di Aclà a Floristella (1992)
Anni 90: Parte II (1993) as Mimì Cantalamessa
A Pure Formality (1994) as Servant
Italia Village (1994)
The Star Maker (1995) as Grandpa Bordonaro
Spot (1999)
Una milanese a Roma (2001)
Two Friends (2002) as Pensionato
L'anno mille (2008) as Custode (final film role)

As director

Reflections in Black (1975) or Vice Wears Black Hose
Death Hunt (1977, also writer)

Bibliography

Luigia Miniucchi, Il mondo di Tano Cimarosa. 50 anni di cinema italiano, By Bess Edizioni, 2006. 160 pages.^[2]

References

^ ANSA (24 May 2008). "E' morto Tano Cimarosa, volto della Sicilia al cinema" (in Italian). SiciliaInformazioni. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
^ La Magna, Franco (26 September 2006). "Il mondo di Tano Cimarosa" (in Italian). Il nuovo soldo. Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2008.