
Enzo Petito
Known for Acting · 20 credits
- Born
- 1897-07-24
- Died
- 1967-07-17
- Place of birth
- Naples, Italy
- Also known as
- Vincenzo Squatriti
Biography
Enzo Petito (24 July 1897 – 17 July 1967) was an Italian film and stage character actor. A theatre actor under Eduardo De Filippo in the 1950s in the Teatro San Ferdinando of Naples, with whom he was professionally closely associated, Petito also appeared in several of his films, often co-starring Eduardo or/and brother, Peppino De Filippo, brothers who are considered to be amongst the greatest Italian actors of the 20th century. Petito played minor roles in some memorable commedia all'Italiana movies directed by the likes of Dino Risi and Mario Monicelli in the late 1950s and early 1960s, often appearing alongside actors such as Nino Manfredi, Alberto Sordi, Peppino De Filippo, Anna Maria Ferrero, and Totò.
Although never a leading actor, he made a number of small appearances as character actors alongside Italy's leading film stars in films throughout the early to mid-1960s and is arguably best known in world cinema for his role as the store keeper in the Sergio Leone classic Spaghetti Western film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 1966. His roles ranged from storekeepers and cobblers to priests and homeless men. His role of most esteem, however, is perhaps as Napoleon in Sergio Corbucci's comedy Chi si ferma è perduto in 1963.
Known For
Movies (20)

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966
as Storekeeper

The Widower
1959
as Fritzmayer

Night Train to Milan
1962
as Un barbone

Made in Italy
1965
as The Usher (segment "4 'Cittadini, stato e chiesa', episode 1")

The Last Judgment
1961

Roaring Years
1962
as ingegnere del circolo

Me, Me, Me... and the Others
1966

Sacred Silence
1996

Filumena Marturano
1962

Poverty and Nobility
1954
as Don Gioacchino

He Who Hesitates Is Lost
1960
as Napoleone, l'usciere

The Four Monks
1962
as Padre guardiano

Siamo tutti inquilini
1953
as Affittuario di Anna

Gold of Rome
1961
as Usuraio

Tre calzoni fortunati
1959

Il medico dei pazzi
1959

Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia
1959
as Giovanni

We will get married in Capri
1956
as commissario

Christmas at the Cupiello House
1962
as Pasquale

A Coperchia è caduta una stella
1933
About Enzo Petito
Enzo Petito (24 July 1897 – 17 July 1967) was an Italian film and stage character actor. A theatre actor under Eduardo De Filippo in the 1950s in the Teatro San Ferdinando of Naples, with whom he was professionally closely associated, Petito also appeared in several of his films, often co-starring Eduardo or/and brother, Peppino De Filippo, brothers who are considered to be amongst the greatest Italian actors of the 20th century. Petito played minor roles in some memorable commedia all'Italiana movies directed by the likes of Dino Risi and Mar… With 20 credits spanning from 1933 to 1996, Enzo Petito has appeared in 20 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Enzo Petito Movies
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) — as Storekeeper
- The Widower (1959) — as Fritzmayer
- Night Train to Milan (1962) — as Un barbone
- Made in Italy (1965) — as The Usher (segment "4 'Cittadini, stato e chiesa', episode 1")
- The Last Judgment (1961)
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