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
Barbarella
1968
as Mark Hand
The Ape Woman
1964
as Antonio Semola
Beach House
1977
as Alfredo Cerquetti
My Friends Act III
1985
as Conte Mascetti
Pigsty
1969
as Herdhitze
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen
1976
as Generale / Menelao Guardiaferri
My Friends
1975
as Raffaello Mascetti
La Grande Bouffe
1973
as Ugo
The Degenerates
1969
as Trimalchione
I'm Photogenic
1980
as Ugo Tognazzi (uncredited)
La Cage aux Folles
1978
as Renato Baldi
We Are Cinema
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Bishop's Bedroom
1977
as Orimbelli
Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte
1971
as Ugo La Strizza
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")
The Shortest Day
1963
as Pecoraio
The Terrace
1980
as Amedeo
Come Home and Meet My Wife
1974
as Giulio Blasetti
Traffic Jam
1979
as Professor
Drums of Fire
1990
as Carlo di Palma
Good King Dagobert
1984
as La pape Honorius et son sosie
Nenè
1977
as Barber "Baffo" (uncredited)
First Love
1978
as Ugo
La Cage aux Folles II
1980
as Renato Baldi
Unfaithfully Yours
1982
as Carlo Reani
Weak Spot
1975
as Georgis
Lady Caliph
1970
as Annibale Doberdò
The Magnificent Cuckold
1964
as Andrea Artusi
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
1963
as Togni (segment "Il pollo ruspante")
I Knew Her Well
1965
as Gigi Baggini
My Friends Act II
1982
as Il Conte Mascetti - Raffaello "Lello" Mascetti
I motorizzati
1962
as Achille Pestani
Outlaws of Love
1963
as Vasco Timballo
The Head of the Family
1967
as Remo
Sunday Lovers
1980
as Armando (sketch 'Le carnet d'Armando')
Controsesso
1964
as The professor (segment "Il professore")
High Infidelity
1964
as Cesare
La donna degli altri è sempre più bella
1963
as Self (segment "La luna di miele")
Evil Thoughts
1976
as Mario Marani
Property Is No Longer a Theft
1973
as The Butcher
5 marines per 100 ragazze
1961
as sergente Imparato
La cambiale
1959
as Alfredo Balzarini
The Cat
1977
as Amedeo Pecoraro
Guardatele ma non toccatele
1959
as maresciallo la Notte
Days of Inspector Ambrosio
1988
as Giulio Ambrosio
His Women
1961
as Stefano
The Fascist
1961
as Federale Primo Arcovazzi
Formula 1 - Speed fever
1978
as Self
The Joy of Living
1961
as Anarchist
In the Name of the Italian People
1971
as Mariano Bonifazi
Un dollaro di fifa
1960
as Alamo
March on Rome
1962
as Umberto Gavazza
Kiss the Other Sheik
1965
as Man With Car (segment "L'uomo dei 5 palloni") (uncredited)
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
1981
as Primo Spaggiari
The Master and Margarita
1972
as Nikolaj Afanasijevic Maksudov 'Maestro'
Lonely Hearts
1970
as Stefano
My Pal, Dr. Jekyll
1960
as Giacinto Floria
The Wedding March
1966
as Avvocato / Michele / Frank / Igor Savoia
The Conjugal Bed
1963
as Alfonso
Where Are You Going on Holiday?
1978
as Enrico (episodio "Sarò tutta per te")
Arrivederci e grazie
1988
as Carlo
Psycosissimo
1961
as Ugo Bertolazzi
The New Monsters
1977
as il marito/il cuoco/il figlio
Crazy Desire
1962
as Ing. Antonio Berlinghieri
A Very Handy Man
1964
as Liolà
We Want the Colonels
1973
as On. Giuseppe Tritoni
Love, the Italian Way
1960
as Ugo Lemeni
The Baron's Mazurka
1975
as Barone Anteo Pellacani
Dismissed on His Wedding Night
1968
as Oscar Pettini
Tolérance
1989
as Marmant
Baby Doll
1968
as Giulio Broggini
Portrait Of My Father
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Duck in Orange Sauce
1975
as Livio
The Harem
1967
as Self (uncredited)
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
La moglie è uguale per tutti
1955
as Ugo
The Last Minute
1987
as Walter Ferroni
Complexes
1965
as Prof. Gildo Beozi
L'Incantevole nemica
1953
as Colombo, l'adjoint du directeur de la fromagerie
The Sheriff
1959
as Colorado Joe
I tromboni di Fra' Diavolo
1962
as Sergente Visicato
Domenica è sempre domenica
1958
as Ugo
Non perdiamo la testa
1959
as Tony Cuccar
A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit
1983
as onorevole De Andreis
Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia?
1974
as Gino Pistone
The Woman's Confidant
1959
as Cesar
Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno
1984
as Bertoldo
Genitori in blue-jeans
1960
as Renzino
The Man with the Balloons
1967
as Man With Car
Pleased To See You Again
1976
as Mario Aldara
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses
1968
as Umberto Ciceri
Pleasant Nights
1966
as Uguccione de' Tornaquinci
The Payoff
1978
as Il Commissario Assenza
The Superwitness
1971
as Marino Bottecchia detto 'Mocassino'
SuperTotò
1980
Una bruna indiavolata!
1951
as Carlo Soldi
Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare
1961
as Ernesto
Tipi da spiaggia
1959
as Pasubio Giovinezza
Singing Café
1953
as Se stesso
Noi siamo 2 evasi
1959
as Bernardo Cesarotti
Our Husbands
1966
as Umberto Codegato
The Conspirators
1969
as Cardinal Agostino Rivarola
Il generale dorme in piedi
1974
as Col. Umberto Leone
Fists, Girls and Sailors
1961
as Capo Campana
The Career of a Chambermaid
1976
as Adelmo
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
2017
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Don't Touch the White Woman!
1974
as Mitch
Droit de Réponse
1981
as Self
Run for Your Wife
1965
as Riccardo
Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura
1959
as Il professore, cliente della stireria (uncredited)
Come Have Coffee with Us
1970
as Emerenziano Paronzini
Police Chief Pepe
1969
as Commissario Antonio Pepe
My Police Granny
1958
as Lucio
I baccanali di Tiberio
1960
as Primo
La Cage aux Folles 3
1985
as Renato Baldi
The Maids
1959
as Mario
La Pica sul Pacifico
1959
as Roberto De Nobel
The Audience
1972
as Aureliano Diaz
The Climax
1967
as Sergio Masini
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
- Barbarella (1968) — as Mark Hand
- The Ape Woman (1964) — as Antonio Semola
- Beach House (1977) — as Alfredo Cerquetti
- My Friends Act III (1985) — as Conte Mascetti
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