Ugo Tognazzi
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Ugo Tognazzi was an Italian
Cinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...

 film, TV, and theatre actor, director, and screenwriter.

Early life

Tognazzi was born in Cremona
Cremona
Cremona is a city and comune in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po River in the middle of the Pianura Padana . It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local City and Province governments...

, in northern Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 but spent his youth in various localities as his father was a traveller clerk for an insurance company.

After his return in the native city in 1936, he worked in a salami production plant. In World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, he was called to the Army, returning home after the Armistice
Armistice with Italy
The Armistice with Italy was an armistice signed on September 3 and publicly declared on September 8, 1943, during World War II, between Italy and the Allied armed forces, who were then occupying the southern end of the country, entailing the capitulation of Italy...

 of September 1943. His passion for spectacles and acting dates from his early years, and also during the conflict he had organized spectacles 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.

Career

In 1950 Tognazzi made his debut for cinema, in I cadetti di Guascogna directed by Mario Mattoli
Mario Mattoli
Mario Mattoli was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966....

. In the following year he met Raimondo Vianello
Raimondo Vianello
Raimondo Vianello was an Italian film actor, comedian, and television host. He was a well-known Italian television personality.- Biography :...

, with whom he formed a successful comical duo for the new-born RAI TV
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...

 (1954–1960). Their shows, sometimes containing satirical aspects, were also among the first ones to be censored in Italian television.

After the successful role in The Fascist
The Fascist (film)
The Fascist is a 1961 Italian film directed by Luciano Salce. It was coproduced with France. It was also the first feature film scored by Ennio Morricone.- Plot :...

(Il Federale) (1961), directed by Luciano Salce
Luciano Salce
Luciano Salce was an Italian film director and actor. His 1962 film Le pillole di Ercole was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival....

, Tognazzi became one of the most renowned characters of the so-called Commedia all'Italiana
Commedia all'italiana
Commedia all'italiana or Italian-style comedy is an Italian film genre. It is widely considered to have started with Mario Monicelli's I soliti ignoti in 1958 and derives its name from the title of Pietro Germi's Divorzio all'italiana .-Stars:Vittorio Gassman, Ugo...

 (Italian comedy style). He worked with all the main directors of Italian cinema, including Mario Monicelli
Mario Monicelli
Mario Monicelli was an Italian director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana , three times nominated for Oscar.-Biography:...

 (Amici miei
Amici miei
My Friends is a 1975 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Mario Monicelli.The film, which made it to number one on the Italian box-office in front of Steven Spielberg's Jaws, was followed by two sequels, Amici miei Atto II , Amici miei Atto III , directed by Nanni Loy.-Plot:Like in many other...

), Marco Ferreri (La grande abbuffata
La Grande Bouffe
La Grande Bouffe is a 1973 French–Italian film directed by Marco Ferreri. It stars Marcello Mastroianni, Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Piccoli and Philippe Noiret...

), Nanni Loy
Nanni Loy
Nanni Loy was an Italian film, theatre and TV director.Loy was born in Cagliari, Sardinia...

, Dino Risi, Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini was an Italian film director, poet, writer, and intellectual. Pasolini distinguished himself as a poet, journalist, philosopher, linguist, novelist, playwright, filmmaker, newspaper and magazine columnist, actor, painter and political figure...

 (Pigsty), Ettore Scola, Alberto Lattuada
Alberto Lattuada
Alberto Lattuada was an Italian film director.Lattuada was born in Milan, the son of composer Felice Lattuada...

, Pupi Avati
Pupi Avati
Giuseppe Avati, better known as Pupi Avati is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter.-Early life and career:...

 and others. Tognazzi also directed some of his films, including the 1967 film Il fischio al naso
The Seventh Floor
The Seventh Floor is a 1967 Italian comedy film directed by and starring Ugo Tognazzi. It was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Ugo Tognazzi - Giuseppe Inzerna* Tina Louise - Dr...

. The film was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival
17th Berlin International Film Festival
The 17th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 23 to July 4, 1967.-Jury:* Thorold Dickinson * Rüdiger von Hirschberg* Knud Leif Thomsen* Michel Aubriant* Sashadhar Mukerjee* Aleksandar Petrović* Willard Van Dyke...

.

He was a famous actor in Italy, and starred in some important international films, which brought him fame.

Roger Vadim cast Ugo Tognazzi as Mark Hand, the Catchman, in 1968's Barbarella. He rescues Barbarella (Jane Fonda) from the biting dolls she encounters, and after her rescue, he requests payment by asking her to make love with him (the "old-fashioned" way, not the psycho-cardiopathic way of their future).

In 1981 he won the Best Male Actor
Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)
The Best Actor Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.- Award Winners :-External links:* * ....

 Award at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...

 for La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo
La Tragedia di un uomo ridicolo
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man is a 1981 Italian film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. It stars Anouk Aimée and Ugo Tognazzi, who was awarded the Best Male Actor Award at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival for his performance...

, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci is an Italian film director and screenwriter, whose films include The Conformist, Last Tango in Paris, 1900, The Last Emperor and The Dreamers...

. While he worked primarily in Italian cinema, Tognazzi is perhaps best remembered for his role as Renato Baldi, the gay owner of a St. Tropez nightclub, in the 1978 French comedy La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles (film)
La Cage aux Folles is a 1978 French-Italian film adaptation of the 1973 play La Cage aux Folle by Jean Poiret. It is co-written and directed by Édouard Molinaro and stars Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault.-Plot:...

 which became the highest grossing foreign film ever released in the U.S.

Personal life

Ugo Tognazzi died of a brain hemorrhage in Rome in 1990, although rumors persist to this day that his chronic depression led to suicide.

His sons Ricky Tognazzi
Ricky Tognazzi
Riccardo Tognazzi is an Italian actor and film director. He has appeared in 50 films and television shows since 1963. His film The Escort was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival...

 (b. 1955) and Gianmarco Tognazzi (b. 1967) are cinema actors. He was also the father of the Norwegian
Norway
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 film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

 and film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...

 Thomas Robsahm (b. 1964). His daughter Maria Sole Tognazzi
Maria Sole Tognazzi
Maria Sole Tognazzi is an Italian film director.-Biography:She is the daughter of actor and director Ugo Tognazzi and actress Franca Bettoia...

 (b. 1971) is, like Ricky, a film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

.

Actor

  • I cadetti di Guascogna
    I Cadetti di Guascogna
    I cadetti di Guascogna is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli.-Cast:* Walter Chiari - Walter Mantoni* Carlo Campanini - Sergente Composti* Mario Riva - Mario Fantoni* Riccardo Billi - Riccardo Bolletta* Ugo Tognazzi - Ugo Bossi...

    (1950)
  • Auguri e figli maschi (1951)
  • Una bruna indiavolata
    Una Bruna indiavolata
    Una Bruna indiavolata is a 1951 Italian film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia....

    (1951)
  • La paura fa 90 (1951)
  • L'incantevole nemica (1953)
  • L'amore in città
    L'Amore in Città
    L'Amore in Città is a 1953 anthology film composed of six different segments, each with a different writer or director...

    (1953)
  • Totò nella luna (1958)
  • Domenica è sempre domenica (1958)
  • Mia nonna poliziotto (1958)
  • Marinai, donne e guai (1958)
  • Psicanalista per signora (1959)
  • Le cameriere (1959)
  • Tipi da spiaggia
    Tipi da spiaggia
    Tipi da spiaggia is a 1959 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Johnny Dorelli.-Cast:* Johnny Dorelli - Giorgio Binotti* Giustino Durano - Nick Baltimora* Annie Gorassini* Litz Kibiska* Christiane Martel - Barbara Patton...

    (1959)
  • La cambiale (1959)
  • I baccanali di Tiberio (1959)
  • Assi alla ribalta (1959)
  • Guardatele ma non toccatele
    Guardatele ma non toccatele
    Guardatele ma non toccatele is a 1959 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Ugo Tognazzi.-Cast:* Ugo Tognazzi - Maresciallo La Notte* Caprice Chantal - Rebecca O'Connor* Johnny Dorelli - Tenente Altieri* Lynn Shaw - Un'ausiliara...

    (1959)
  • Policarpo, "ufficiale di scrittura" (1959)
  • La pica sul Pacifico
    La pica sul Pacifico
    La pica sul Pacifico is a 1959 Italian comedy film written and directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero and starring Tina Pica, Memmo Carotenuto, Elke Sommer and Matteo Spinola. -Cast:* Tina Pica - Adelaide Harold* Memmo Carotenuto - Jack Carlone...

    (1959)
  • Non perdiamo la testa
    Non perdiamo la testa
    Non perdiamo la testa is a 1959 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Ugo Tognazzi.-Cast:* Ugo Tognazzi - Tony Cuccar* Franca Valeri - Beatrice* Carlo Campanini - Walter* Xenia Valderi - Erminia* Aroldo Tieri - Ispettore di Scotland Yard...

    (1959)
  • Noi siamo due evasi (1959)
  • Fantasmi e ladri (1959)
  • Femmine di lusso (1960)
  • A noi piace freddo (1960)
  • Un dollaro di fifa (1960)
  • Genitori in blue jeans (1960)
  • Le olimpiadi dei mariti (1960)
  • Il mio amico Jekyll (1960)
  • The Fascist
    The Fascist (film)
    The Fascist is a 1961 Italian film directed by Luciano Salce. It was coproduced with France. It was also the first feature film scored by Ennio Morricone.- Plot :...

    (1961)
  • Che gioia vivere! (1961)
  • Il mantenuto (1961)
  • I magnifici tre (1961)
  • Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare
    Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare
    Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare is a 1961 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Ugo Tognazzi.-Cast:* Ugo Tognazzi - Ernesto* Virna Lisi - Silvia* Totò - Dott...

    (1961)
  • Cinque marines per cento ragazze (1961)
  • Pugni pupe e marinai (1961)
  • I tromboni di fra' Diavolo (1962)
  • Una domenica d'estate (1962)
  • Il giorno più corto
    Il giorno più corto
    Il giorno più corto is a 1962 Italian Comedy film. It is a parody of the war movie The Longest Day and stars the popular duo Ciccio Ingrassia and Franco Franchi in the leading roles...

    (1962)
  • La voglia matta (1962)
  • I motorizzati (1962)
  • March on Rome
    March on Rome (film)
    March on Rome is a 1962 comedy film by Dino Risi with Vittorio Gassman and Ugo Tognazzi, aimed at describing the March on Rome of Benito Mussolini's black shirts from the point of view of two newly recruited, naïve black shirts....

    (1962)
  • Liolà (1963)
  • RoGoPaG (1963)
  • I mostri
    I mostri
    I mostri is a 1963 commedia all'italiana film by Italian director Dino Risi. It was coproduced with France.The film was a huge success in Italy. It was censored in Spain...

    (1963)
  • I fuorilegge del matrimonio (1963)
  • Le ore dell'amore (1963)
  • Le motorizzate (1963)
  • The Conjugal Bed (1963)
  • La vita agra (1964)
  • Alta infedeltà (1964)
  • Controsesso (1964)
  • La Donna scimmia (1964)
  • Il magnifico cornuto (1964)
  • Io la conoscevo bene
    Io la conoscevo bene
    Io la conoscevo bene or I Knew Her Well is a 1965 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Antonio Pietrangeli and starring Stefania Sandrelli.-Awards:...

    (1965)
  • Menage all'italiana
    Menage all'italiana
    Menage all'italiana is a 1965 Italian film....

    (1965)
  • I Complessi
    I complessi
    I complessi is a 1965 commedia all'italiana film compesed by three episodes.- Episodes :*Una giornata decisiva, directed by Dino Risi, starring Nino Manfredi. It was written by Marcello Fondato, Ruggero Maccari and Dino Risi....

    (1965)
  • Una moglie americana
    Una moglie americana
    Run for Your Wife is a 1965 Italian comedy film directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro.-Cast:*Ugo Tognazzi ... Riccardo Vanzi*Marina Vlady ... Nicole*Rhonda Fleming ... Nyta*Juliet Prowse ... Jenny*Graziella Granata ... Hostess...

    (1965)
  • Oggi, domani, dopodomani (1965)
  • Le piacevoli notti (1966)
  • L'immorale
    L'immorale
    L'immorale is a 1967 Italian comedy film directed by Pietro Germi. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Ugo Tognazzi - Sergio Masini* Stefania Sandrelli - Marisa Malagugini* Renée Longarini - Giulia Masini...

    (1966)
  • A Question of Honour
    A Question of Honour
    A Question of Honour is a 1965 Italian - comedy-drama film directed by Luigi Zampa. It was co-producted with France. The film was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Ugo Tognazzi - Efisio Mulas...

    (1966)
  • Follie d'estate (1966)
  • I nostri mariti
    I nostri mariti
    I nostri mariti is a 1966 comedy film directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico, Dino Risi and Luigi Zampa.-Cast:* Alberto Sordi - Giovanni Lo Verso...

    (1966)
  • Marcia nuziale
    Marcia nuziale
    Marcia nuziale is a 1965 Italian film directed by Marco Ferreri.-Cast:*Ugo Tognazzi*Shirley Anne Field*Alexandra Stewart*Gaia Germani*Catherine Faillot*Tecla Scarano*Gianni Bonagura*Julia Drago*Tom Felleghy...

    (1966)
  • Il fischio al naso
    The Seventh Floor
    The Seventh Floor is a 1967 Italian comedy film directed by and starring Ugo Tognazzi. It was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Ugo Tognazzi - Giuseppe Inzerna* Tina Louise - Dr...

    (1967)
  • Il padre di famiglia (1967)
  • Barbarella
    Barbarella (film)
    Barbarella is a 1968 Franco-Italian science fiction film based on Jean-Claude Forrest's French Barbarella comics. The film was directed by Roger Vadim and stars Jane Fonda, who was Vadim's wife at the time.-Plot:...

    (1967)
  • Straziami, ma di baci saziami (1968)
  • Sissignore (1968)
  • Satyricon (1969)
  • Il Commissario Pepe
    Il Commissario Pepe
    I Compagni or Police Chief Pepe is a 1969 Italian comedy - drama film directed by Ettore Scola.It is based on a Ugo Facco De La Garda's novel.Filmed in Vicenza, the city is never mentioned.-Plot:...

    (1969)
  • Nell'anno del Signore... (1969)
  • Porcile (1969)
  • La bambolona (1969)
  • Splendori e miserie di Madame Royale (1970)
  • Cuori solitari (1970)
  • La califfa
    La califfa
    La califfa is a 1970 Italian drama film directed by Alberto Bevilacqua. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Romy Schneider - Irene Corsini, La Califfa* Ugo Tognazzi - Annibale Doberdò...

    (1970)
  • Venga a prendere il caffè... da noi (1970)
  • In nome del popolo italiano (1971)
  • La supertestimone (1971)
  • Stanza 17-17, palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte (1971)
  • L'udienza
    L'udienza
    L'udienza is a 1971 Italian-French drama film directed by Marco Ferreri. It was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Enzo Jannacci - Amedeo* Claudia Cardinale - Aiche* Ugo Tognazzi - Aureliano Diaz...

    (1971)
  • Questa specie d'amore (1972)
  • Il generale dorme in piedi (1972)
  • Il maestro e Margherita (1972)
  • Vogliamo i colonnelli (1973)
  • La proprietà non è più un furto (1973)
  • La grande abbuffata (1973)
  • La mazurka del barone, della santa e del fico fiorone (1974)
  • Romanzo popolare (1974)
  • Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia? (1974)
  • Non toccare la donna bianca (1974)
  • Touche pas à la femme blanche (Don't Touch The White Woman!) (1974)
  • L'anatra all'arancia (1975)
  • La smagliatura (1975)
  • Amici miei
    Amici miei
    My Friends is a 1975 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Mario Monicelli.The film, which made it to number one on the Italian box-office in front of Steven Spielberg's Jaws, was followed by two sequels, Amici miei Atto II , Amici miei Atto III , directed by Nanni Loy.-Plot:Like in many other...

    (1975)
  • Cattivi pensieri (1976)
  • Telefoni bianchi (film) (1976)
  • Signore e signori, buonanotte (1976)
  • Al piacere di rivederla (1976)
  • La stanza del vescovo (film)
    La stanza del vescovo (film)
    La stanza del vescovo is an Italian film directed by Dino Risi adapted from the novel of the same name by Piero Chiara. It stars Ugo Tognazzi, Ornella Muti and Patrick Dewaere...

    (1977)
  • I nuovi mostri
    I nuovi mostri
    I nuovi mostri is a 1977 commedia all'italiana film composed by 14 episodes, directed by Dino Risi, Ettore Scola and Mario Monicelli...

    (1977)
  • Il gatto (1977)
  • Casotto (1977)
  • Nenè
    Nenè
    Nenè is a 1977 Italian drama film directed by Salvatore Samperi. The film is a historical drama, set in post-war Italy in 1948 during the first free elections after the war. It tells of a romance and a coming-of-age amid a difficult family life and amid national political tensions.The film was an...

    (1977)
  • Dove vai in vacanza? (1978)
  • La mazzetta
    La mazzetta
    La mazzetta is is an Italian comedy-crime movie directed in 1978 by Sergio Corbucci. It is based on the 1976 crime novel of the same name by the writer Attilio Veraldi.- Cast :* Nino Manfredi: Sasà Jovine...

    (1978)
  • La Cage aux Folles
    La Cage aux Folles (film)
    La Cage aux Folles is a 1978 French-Italian film adaptation of the 1973 play La Cage aux Folle by Jean Poiret. It is co-written and directed by Édouard Molinaro and stars Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault.-Plot:...

    (1978)
  • Primo amore (1978)
  • L'ingorgo - Una storia impossibile (1979)
  • I viaggiatori della sera (1979)
  • Break-up (film) (1979)
  • La Cage aux Folles(1980)
  • La terrazza
    La terrazza
    La terrazza is a 1980 Italian drama film directed by Ettore Scola. It is starred by the best of Italian Cinema on those days: Marcello Mastroianni, Ugo Tognazzi, Vittorio Gassman, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Serge Reggiani, Stefano Satta Flores, Stefania Sandrelli, Carla Gravina, Ombretta Colli,...

    (1980)
  • Sono fotogenico (1980)
  • Sunday Lovers
    Sunday Lovers
    Sunday Lovers is a 1980 internationally co-produced romantic comedy film directed by Bryan Forbes, Gene Wilder, Dino Risi and Edouard Molinaro. It starred Roger Moore, Gene Wilder, Priscilla Barnes, Lynn Redgrave, Denholm Elliott and Kathleen Quinlan...

    (1980)
  • Arrivano i bersaglieri (1980)
  • La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo
    La Tragedia di un uomo ridicolo
    Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man is a 1981 Italian film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. It stars Anouk Aimée and Ugo Tognazzi, who was awarded the Best Male Actor Award at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival for his performance...

    (1981)
  • Amici miei atto II
    Amici miei Atto II
    All My Friends Part 2 is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. It is the sequel to Amici miei of 1975. The movie features Paolo Stoppa in one of his last roles.-Plot summary:...

    (1982)
  • Scusa se è poco (1982)
  • Scherzo del destino in agguato dietro l'angolo come un brigante da strada (1983)
  • Il petòmane (1983)
  • Fatto su misura (1984)
  • Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno (1984)
  • Dagobert (film) (1984)
  • Amici miei atto III (1985)
  • La Cage aux folles 3 - 'Elles' se marient (1985)
  • Ultimo minuto (1987)
  • I giorni del commissario Ambrosio (1988)
  • Tolérance
    Tolerance
    Tolerance or toleration is the practice of permitting a thing of which one disapproves, such as social, ethnic, sexual, or religious practices.Tolerance, tolerant, or toleration may also refer to:...

    (1989)


Director

  • Il mantenuto (1961)
  • Il fischio al naso
    The Seventh Floor
    The Seventh Floor is a 1967 Italian comedy film directed by and starring Ugo Tognazzi. It was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Ugo Tognazzi - Giuseppe Inzerna* Tina Louise - Dr...

    (1967)
  • Sissignore (1968)
  • Cattivi pensieri (1976)
  • I viaggiatori della sera (1979)

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