Totò
Italian actor (1898-1967) · Italy · On the map · Actors · Died at 69
Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi De Curtis di Bisanzio, best known by his stage name Totò, or simply as Antonio de Curtis, and nicknamed il principe della risata, was an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter, dramatist, poet, singer and lyricist.
Totò is read about 1,131 times a day, in 46 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 110 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
The WitchesFilm, 1967Ciancicato Miao (segment "La Terra vista dalla Luna")1966
The Hawks and the SparrowsFilm, Totò Innocenti / Frate Cicillo1963
Gli onorevoliFilm, Antonio La Trippa1961Grolla d'oro for Lifetime AchievementAward
The Two MarshalsFilm, 1961Antonio Capurro1960
Gentlemen Are BornFilm, Ottone Degli Ulivi, detto Zazà1959
The OvertaxedFilm, Torquato Pezzella1958
Big Deal on Madonna StreetFilm, Dante Cruciani1956
CinépanoramaSeries1955
Are We Men or Corporals?Film, Writer1954
Il medico dei pazziFilm, Writer1953
Neapolitan TurkFilm, Felice Sciosciammocca1952
Toto and the Kings of RomeFilm, Ercole Pappalardo1950
47 Talking CorpsesFilm, Il barone Antonio Peletti1949
Totò le MokòFilm, Antonio Lumaconi / Totò le Moko1948
Toto Tours ItalyFilm, Prof. Totò Casamandrei1898Born15 February 1898Known for
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Big Deal on Madonna Street 1958
Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy 1956
Poverty and Nobility 1954
The Band of Honest Men 1956
Totòtruffa '62 1961
People around Totò
Carlo Ponti Produced The Gold of Naples and Cops and Robbers
Mario Monicelli Directed Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
Dino De Laurentiis Produced The Gold of Naples and Cops and Robbers- Sergio Corbucci Directed The Shortest Day and The Monk of Monza
Aldo Fabrizi Directed Of Life and Love and One of Those
Steno Directed Cops and Robbers (1951)
Mario Mattoli Directed Totò al giro d'Italia and Totò Tarzan
Peppino De Filippo Also in The Shortest Day (1963)
Bruno Corbucci Wrote The Shortest Day and The Two ColonelsCamillo Mastrocinque Directed Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy (1956)
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia Directed 47 morto che parla (1950)
Giacomo Furia Also in The Shortest Day and Toto in Madrid
Giovanni Grimaldi Wrote The Shortest Day and The Two Colonels
Vittorio Metz Wrote Toto in Madrid and The Overtaxed
Aroldo Tieri Also in The Shortest Day (1963)
Daniele D'Anza Directed Il grande maestro and Il latitante
Luigi Pavese Also in The Shortest Day and Toto in Color
Furio Scarpelli Wrote The Witches and The Law Is the Law
Mario Castellani Also in Where Is Freedom? and Toto in Color
Agenore Incrocci Wrote Caprice Italian Style and Toto in Color
Gianni Buffardi Produced The Two Colonels and Totò Diabolicus
Fernando Cerchio Directed Toto vs. Maciste and Toto and Cleopatra
Nino Taranto Also in The Shortest Day and The Two Colonels
Mimmo Poli Also in Toto in Color (1952)
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About this person
He is commonly referred to as one of the most popular Italian performers of all time. While best known for his funny and sometimes cynical comic characters in theatre and then many successful comedy films made from the 1940s to the 1960s, he also worked with many iconic Italian film directors in dramatic roles.