Biography
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. 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.
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Awards & recognition
- Grolla d'oro — Lifetime Achievement · 1961
- Nastro d'Argento — Best Actor
- Targa d'Oro
- Nastro d'Argento — Best Supporting Actor · nominated
Filmography26 titles
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy
Miseria e nobiltà
The Band of Honest Men
Totòtruffa '62
Two Colonels
The Treasure of San Gennaro
The Gold of Naples
The Hawks and the Sparrows
The Monk of Monza
Totò le Mokò
Toto and Cleopatra
Lo smemorato di Collegno
Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare
Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche
Il coraggio
Toto in Madrid
Totò Story
Of Life and Love
Roman Tales
The Witches
Le motorizzate
Two Little Orphans
Two Hearts Against the Beast
Naples '44
The Lady Doctor