Ugo Tognazzi
Known for Acting · 167 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 (10)
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Midi trente
1972
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Ciné regards
1978
as Self
Telepatria international ovvero niente paura siamo italiani
1981
as San Giuseppe da Bobbolone
Sogni e bisogni
1985
as Sig. De Amicis
FBI – Francesco Bertolazzi investigatore
1970
as Francesco Bertolazzi
La via del successo
1958
Movies (157)
Beach House
1977
as Alfredo Cerquetti
First Love
1978
as Ugo
The Key
1983
as drunk
The Degenerates
1969
as Trimalchione
My Friends
1975
as Raffaello Mascetti
Come Have Coffee with Us
1970
as Emerenziano Paronzini
Barbarella
1968
as Mark Hand
High Infidelity
1964
as Cesare
My Friends Act III
1985
as Conte Mascetti
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen
1976
as Generale / Menelao Guardiaferri
I Knew Her Well
1965
as Gigi Baggini
La Grande Bouffe
1973
as Ugo
The Bishop's Bedroom
1977
as Orimbelli
Pigsty
1969
as Herdhitze
Complexes
1965
as Prof. Gildo Beozi
Kiss the Other Sheik
1965
as Man With Car (segment "L'uomo dei 5 palloni") (uncredited)
Come Home and Meet My Wife
1974
as Giulio Blasetti
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")
Tipi da spiaggia
1959
as Pasubio Giovinezza
Fatto su misura
1985
as Nathan
Crazy Desire
1962
as Ing. Antonio Berlinghieri
The Shortest Day
1963
as Pecoraio
Don't Touch the White Woman!
1974
as Mitch
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
2017
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Terrace
1980
as Amedeo
Nenè
1977
as Barber "Baffo" (uncredited)
Dismissed on His Wedding Night
1968
as Oscar Pettini
The Ape Woman
1964
as Antonio Semola
Baby Doll
1968
as Giulio Broggini
Good King Dagobert
1984
as La pape Honorius et son sosie
5 marines per 100 ragazze
1961
as sergente Imparato
A Matter of Honor
1966
as Efisio Mulas
The Magnificent Cuckold
1964
as Andrea Artusi
In the Name of the Italian People
1971
as Mariano Bonifazi
My Friends Act II
1982
as Il Conte Mascetti - Raffaello "Lello" Mascetti
Totò in the Moon
1958
as Achille Paoloni
The Wedding March
1966
as Avvocato / Michele / Frank / Igor Savoia
Traffic Jam
1979
as Professor
Property Is No Longer a Theft
1973
as The Butcher
Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare
1961
as Ernesto
I'm Photogenic
1980
as Ugo Tognazzi (uncredited)
Outlaws of Love
1963
as Vasco Timballo
La Cage aux Folles
1978
as Renato Baldi
The Fascist
1961
as Federale Primo Arcovazzi
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Evil Thoughts
1976
as Mario Marani
Greetings and sons!
1951
as Mario fidanzato di Luciana
La Cage aux Folles 3
1985
as Renato Baldi
Sunday Lovers
1980
as Armando (sketch 'Le carnet d'Armando')
The Conspirators
1969
as Cardinal Agostino Rivarola
Run for Your Wife
1965
as Riccardo
La Cage aux Folles II
1980
as Renato Baldi
March on Rome
1962
as Umberto Gavazza
I motorizzati
1962
as Achille Pestani
Arrivederci e grazie
1988
as Carlo
Where Are You Going on Holiday?
1978
as Enrico (episodio "Sarò tutta per te")
The Career of a Chambermaid
1976
as Adelmo
The Harem
1967
as Self (uncredited)
The Audience
1972
as Aureliano Diaz
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
1963
as Togni (segment "Il pollo ruspante")
The Conjugal Bed
1963
as Alfonso
Laughs Italian Style
1964
Unfaithfully Yours
1982
as Carlo Reani
The Master and Margarita
1972
as Nikolaj Afanasijevic Maksudov 'Maestro'
Love, the Italian Way
1960
as Ugo Lemeni
Droit de Réponse
1981
as Self
The New Monsters
1977
as il marito/il cuoco/il figlio
Days of Inspector Ambrosio
1988
as Giulio Ambrosio
Formula 1 - Speed fever
1978
as Self
The Baron's Mazurka
1975
as Barone Anteo Pellacani
Pleasant Nights
1966
as Uguccione de' Tornaquinci
La cambiale
1959
as Alfredo Balzarini
We Are Cinema
2021
as Self (archive footage)
I viaggiatori della sera
1979
as Orso Banti
This Kind of Love
1972
as Federico / Federico's father
SuperTotò
1980
Police Chief Pepe
1969
as Commissario Antonio Pepe
It's a Hard Life
1964
as Luciano Bianchi
The Climax
1967
as Sergio Masini
L'Incantevole nemica
1953
as Colombo
I cadetti di Guascogna
1950
as Ugo Bossi
The Head of the Family
1967
as Remo
Weak Spot
1975
as Georgis
The Payoff
1978
as Il Commissario Assenza
We Want the Colonels
1973
as On. Giuseppe Tritoni
Lady Caliph
1970
as Annibale Doberdò
Portrait Of My Father
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Controsesso
1964
as The professor (segment "Il professore")
Follie d'estate
1963
as medico
Se vincessi cento milioni
1953
as Ugo (segment "Il principale")
A Very Handy Man
1964
as Liolà
Noi siamo 2 evasi
1959
as Bernardo Cesarotti
Duck in Orange Sauce
1975
as Livio
Un dollaro di fifa
1960
as Alamo
Menage Italian Style
1965
as Carlo Vignola Federico Valdesi
Domenica è sempre domenica
1958
as Ugo
Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno
1984
as Bertoldo
The Maids
1959
as Mario
The Cat
1977
as Amedeo Pecoraro
Marinai, donne e guai
1958
as Capo Campana
La Pica sul Pacifico
1959
as Roberto De Nobel
Sua altezza ha detto: no!
1953
as Ronchi
Fists, Girls and Sailors
1961
as Capo Campana
The Superwitness
1971
as Marino Bottecchia detto 'Mocassino'
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses
1968
as Umberto Ciceri
Splendori e miserie di Madame Royale
1970
as Alessio / Madame Royale
La donna degli altri è sempre più bella
1963
as Self (segment "La luna di miele")
Tu che ne dici?
1960
as Solitario
Genitori in blue-jeans
1960
as Renzino
The Sheriff
1959
as Colorado Joe
I magnifici tre
1961
as Domingo
The Seventh Floor
1967
as Giuseppe Inzerna
Lonely Hearts
1970
as Stefano
His Women
1961
as Stefano
Our Husbands
1966
as Umberto Codegato
Una bruna indiavolata!
1951
as Carlo Soldi
The Man with the Balloons
1967
as Man With Car
We Like It Cold
1960
as Ugo Bevilacqua
Singing Café
1953
as Se stesso
I tromboni di Fra' Diavolo
1962
as Sergente Visicato
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 167 credits spanning from 1950 to 2022, Ugo Tognazzi has appeared in 157 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ugo Tognazzi Movies
- Beach House (1977) — as Alfredo Cerquetti
- First Love (1978) — as Ugo
- The Key (1983) — as drunk
- The Degenerates (1969) — as Trimalchione
- My Friends (1975) — as Raffaello Mascetti
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