Ottavio "Ugo" Tognazzi (23 March 1922 – 27 October 1990) was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter.
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.
After the successful role in The Fascist (Il Federale) (1961), directed by Luciano Salce, Tognazzi became one of the most renowned characters of the so-called Commedia all'Italiana (Italian comedy style). He worked with all the main directors of Italian cinema, including Mario Monicelli (My Friends), Marco Ferreri (La Grande Bouffe), Carlo Lizzani (La vita agra), Dino Risi, Pier Paolo Pasolini (Pigsty), Ettore Scola, Alberto Lattuada, Nanni Loy, Pupi Avati and others. Tognazzi also directed some of his films, including the 1967 film The Seventh Floor. The film was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival.
He was a well-known actor in Italy, and starred in several important international films, which brought him fame in other parts of the world.
Roger Vadim cast Tognazzi as Mark Hand, the Catchman, in Barbarella (1968). 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 Award at the Cannes Film Festival for Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. 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 which became the highest grossing foreign film ever released in the U.S.
Tognazzi had various relationships during his life, being married to actresses Margarete Robsahm and later Franca Bettoia. He had four children from three different women: his sons Ricky Tognazzi (b. 1955) and Gianmarco Tognazzi (b. 1967) are actors; another son, Thomas Robsahm (b. 1964), is a Norwegian film director and producer; his daughter, Maria Sole Tognazzi (b. 1971), is also a film director. ...
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Filmography (Movies)
La voglia matta di vivere
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:17/03/2022
We Are Cinema
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/12/2021
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
Character:Self - Actor (archive footage)
Release Date:28/05/2017
Portrait Of My Father
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/10/2010
Drums of Fire
Character:Carlo di Palma
Release Date:21/12/1990
Tolérance
Character:Marmant
Release Date:20/10/1989
Days of Inspector Ambrosio
Character:Giulio Ambrosio
Release Date:20/10/1988
Arrivederci e grazie
Character:Carlo
Release Date:11/05/1988
The Last Minute
Character:Walter Ferroni
Release Date:08/10/1987
Yiddish Connection
Character:Mosche
Release Date:27/08/1986
La Cage aux Folles 3
Character:Renato Baldi
Release Date:20/11/1985
My Friends Act III
Character:Conte Mascetti
Release Date:06/06/1985
Fatto su misura
Character:Nathan
Release Date:01/02/1985
Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno
Character:Bertoldo
Release Date:22/12/1984
Good King Dagobert
Character:La pape Honorius et son sosie
Release Date:22/08/1984
Petomaniac
Character:Joseph Pujol
Release Date:28/10/1983
The Key
Character:drunk
Release Date:19/10/1983
A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit
Character:onorevole De Andreis
Release Date:29/09/1983
My Friends Act II
Character:Il Conte Mascetti - Raffaello "Lello" Mascetti
Release Date:22/12/1982
Unfaithfully Yours
Character:Carlo Reani
Release Date:04/05/1982
Droit de Réponse
Character:Self
Release Date:12/12/1981
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
Character:Primo Spaggiari
Release Date:01/10/1981
La Cage aux Folles II
Character:Renato Baldi
Release Date:10/12/1980
Sunday Lovers
Character:Armando (sketch 'Le carnet d'Armando')
Release Date:31/10/1980
Arrivano i bersaglieri
Character:Don Prospero
Release Date:29/10/1980
SuperTotò
Character:
Release Date:18/04/1980
I'm Photogenic
Character:Ugo Tognazzi (uncredited)
Release Date:21/03/1980
The Terrace
Character:Amedeo
Release Date:08/02/1980
I viaggiatori della sera
Character:Orso Banti
Release Date:26/10/1979
Traffic Jam
Character:Professor
Release Date:12/01/1979
Where Are You Going on Holiday?
Character:Enrico (episodio "Sarò tutta per te")
Release Date:21/12/1978
First Love
Character:Ugo
Release Date:10/11/1978
La Cage aux Folles
Character:Renato Baldi
Release Date:20/10/1978
Formula 1 - Speed fever
Character:Self
Release Date:15/09/1978
The Payoff
Character:Il Commissario Assenza
Release Date:17/03/1978
The Cat
Character:Amedeo Pecoraro
Release Date:16/12/1977
The New Monsters
Character:il marito/il cuoco/il figlio
Release Date:15/12/1977
Beach House
Character:Alfredo Cerquetti
Release Date:27/10/1977
Nenè
Character:Barber "Baffo" (uncredited)
Release Date:21/09/1977
The Bishop's Bedroom
Character:Orimbelli
Release Date:18/03/1977
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen
Character:Generale / Menelao Guardiaferri
Release Date:28/10/1976
Evil Thoughts
Character:Mario Marani
Release Date:26/10/1976
The Career of a Chambermaid
Character:Adelmo
Release Date:06/02/1976
Pleased To See You Again
Character:Mario Aldara
Release Date:01/01/1976
Duck in Orange Sauce
Character:Livio
Release Date:19/12/1975
My Friends
Character:Raffaello Mascetti
Release Date:24/10/1975
E il Casanova di Fellini?
Character:Self
Release Date:06/05/1975
The Baron's Mazurka
Character:Barone Anteo Pellacani
Release Date:22/01/1975
Weak Spot
Character:Georgis
Release Date:01/01/1975
Come Home and Meet My Wife
Character:Giulio Blasetti
Release Date:29/10/1974
Il generale dorme in piedi
Character:Col. Umberto Leone
Release Date:05/10/1974
Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia?
Character:Gino Pistone
Release Date:13/04/1974
Don't Touch the White Woman!
Character:Mitch
Release Date:23/01/1974
Property Is No Longer a Theft
Character:The Butcher
Release Date:03/10/1973
La Grande Bouffe
Character:Ugo
Release Date:16/05/1973
We Want the Colonels
Character:On. Giuseppe Tritoni
Release Date:02/03/1973
The Master and Margarita
Character:Nikolaj Afanasijevic Maksudov 'Maestro'
Release Date:15/07/1972
The Audience
Character:Aureliano Diaz
Release Date:31/03/1972
This Kind of Love
Character:Federico / Federico's father
Release Date:10/02/1972
In the Name of the Italian People
Character:Mariano Bonifazi
Release Date:18/12/1971
Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte
Character:Ugo La Strizza
Release Date:05/07/1971
The Superwitness
Character:Marino Bottecchia detto 'Mocassino'
Release Date:16/03/1971
Lady Caliph
Character:Annibale Doberdò
Release Date:31/12/1970
Come Have Coffee with Us
Character:Emerenziano Paronzini
Release Date:22/09/1970
Lonely Hearts
Character:Stefano
Release Date:22/01/1970
Splendori e miserie di Madame Royale
Character:Alessio / Madame Royale
Release Date:09/01/1970
The Conspirators
Character:Cardinal Agostino Rivarola
Release Date:24/10/1969
Police Chief Pepe
Character:Commissario Antonio Pepe
Release Date:24/09/1969
Pigsty
Character:Herdhitze
Release Date:02/09/1969
The Degenerates
Character:Trimalchione
Release Date:27/03/1969
Baby Doll
Character:Giulio Broggini
Release Date:15/12/1968
Dismissed on His Wedding Night
Character:Oscar Pettini
Release Date:14/11/1968
Barbarella
Character:Mark Hand
Release Date:10/10/1968
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses
Character:Umberto Ciceri
Release Date:04/10/1968
The Harem
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:06/10/1967
The Head of the Family
Character:Remo
Release Date:29/09/1967
The Man with the Balloons
Character:Man With Car
Release Date:08/08/1967
The Seventh Floor
Character:Giuseppe Inzerna
Release Date:06/08/1967
The Climax
Character:Sergio Masini
Release Date:25/03/1967
Gli altri, gli altri e noi
Character:'Cavalier Mele'
Release Date:31/10/1966
Pleasant Nights
Character:Uguccione de' Tornaquinci
Release Date:12/10/1966
Our Husbands
Character:Umberto Codegato
Release Date:21/08/1966
A Matter of Honor
Character:Efisio Mulas
Release Date:24/02/1966
The Wedding March
Character:Avvocato / Michele / Frank / Igor Savoia
Release Date:17/02/1966
Kiss the Other Sheik
Character:Man With Car (segment "L'uomo dei 5 palloni") (uncredited)
Release Date:28/12/1965
Menage Italian Style
Character:Carlo Vignola Federico Valdesi
Release Date:22/12/1965
I Knew Her Well
Character:Gigi Baggini
Release Date:01/12/1965
Complexes
Character:Prof. Gildo Beozi
Release Date:15/08/1965
Run for Your Wife
Character:Riccardo
Release Date:29/04/1965
Controsesso
Character:The professor (segment "Il professore")
Release Date:30/11/1964
The Magnificent Cuckold
Character:Andrea Artusi
Release Date:19/10/1964
Laughs Italian Style
Character:
Release Date:15/07/1964
It's a Hard Life
Character:Luciano Bianchi
Release Date:22/04/1964
The Ape Woman
Character:Antonio Semola
Release Date:31/01/1964
A Very Handy Man
Character:Liolà
Release Date:23/01/1964
High Infidelity
Character:Cesare
Release Date:22/01/1964
Outlaws of Love
Character:Vasco Timballo
Release Date:03/12/1963
Follie d'estate
Character:medico
Release Date:27/11/1963
The Monsters
Character: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")
Release Date:30/10/1963
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I Mostri [Episodi Inediti]
Character:
Release Date:26/10/1963
The Conjugal Bed
Character:Alfonso
Release Date:07/04/1963
The Hours of Love
Character:Gianni
Release Date:01/03/1963
La donna degli altri è sempre più bella
Character:Self (segment "La luna di miele")
Release Date:21/02/1963
Il pollo ruspante
Character:Togni
Release Date:19/02/1963
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
Character:Togni (segment "Il pollo ruspante")
Release Date:19/02/1963
The Shortest Day
Character:Pecoraio
Release Date:14/02/1963
March on Rome
Character:Umberto Gavazza
Release Date:20/12/1962
I motorizzati
Character:Achille Pestani
Release Date:30/11/1962
I tromboni di Fra' Diavolo
Character:Sergente Visicato
Release Date:11/10/1962
Crazy Desire
Character:Ing. Antonio Berlinghieri
Release Date:15/03/1962
Always on Sunday
Character:Benito
Release Date:10/03/1962
His Women
Character:Stefano
Release Date:30/12/1961
Fists, Girls and Sailors
Character:Capo Campana
Release Date:17/11/1961
I magnifici tre
Character:Domingo
Release Date:10/11/1961
The Girl of a Thousand Months
Character:Maurizio d'Alteni
Release Date:05/11/1961
5 marines per 100 ragazze
Character:sergente Imparato
Release Date:10/08/1961
The Fascist
Character:Federale Primo Arcovazzi
Release Date:05/08/1961
The Joy of Living
Character:Anarchist
Release Date:11/05/1961
Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare
Character:Ernesto
Release Date:30/03/1961
Psycosissimo
Character:Ugo Bertolazzi
Release Date:11/02/1961
Love, the Italian Way
Character:Ugo Lemeni
Release Date:22/12/1960
Le Olimpiadi dei mariti
Character:Ugo Bitetti
Release Date:27/10/1960
We Like It Cold
Character:Ugo Bevilacqua
Release Date:20/09/1960
Un dollaro di fifa
Character:Alamo
Release Date:28/08/1960
My Pal, Dr. Jekyll
Character:Giacinto Floria
Release Date:11/08/1960
Il principe fusto
Character:Frate
Release Date:26/03/1960
Tu che ne dici?
Character:Solitario
Release Date:10/03/1960
Genitori in blue-jeans
Character:Renzino
Release Date:10/02/1960
I baccanali di Tiberio
Character:Primo
Release Date:15/01/1960
La cambiale
Character:Alfredo Balzarini
Release Date:19/11/1959
Tipi da spiaggia
Character:Pasubio Giovinezza
Release Date:12/11/1959
The Sheriff
Character:Colorado Joe
Release Date:15/08/1959
Guardatele ma non toccatele
Character:maresciallo la Notte
Release Date:27/06/1959
Noi siamo 2 evasi
Character:Bernardo Cesarotti
Release Date:26/06/1959
The Woman's Confidant
Character:Cesar
Release Date:20/06/1959
The Maids
Character:Mario
Release Date:14/06/1959
La Pica sul Pacifico
Character:Roberto De Nobel
Release Date:24/04/1959
Non perdiamo la testa
Character:Tony Cuccar
Release Date:16/04/1959
Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura
Character:Il professore, cliente della stireria (uncredited)
Release Date:18/03/1959
Fantasmi e ladri
Character:Gaetano
Release Date:12/02/1959
Totò in the Moon
Character:Achille Paoloni
Release Date:28/11/1958
Marinai, donne e guai
Character:Capo Campana
Release Date:06/11/1958
My Police Granny
Character:Lucio
Release Date:10/09/1958
Domenica è sempre domenica
Character:Ugo
Release Date:05/04/1958
La moglie è uguale per tutti
Character:Ugo
Release Date:21/10/1955
I milanesi a Napoli
Character:Franco Baraldi
Release Date:15/10/1954
Aces to the fore
Character:Self
Release Date:14/08/1954
Ridere! Ridere! Ridere!
Character:Dottore
Release Date:01/01/1954
Singing Café
Character:Se stesso
Release Date:18/12/1953
Sua altezza ha detto: no!
Character:Ronchi
Release Date:01/12/1953
Se vincessi cento milioni
Character:Ugo (segment "Il principale")
Release Date:01/12/1953
L'Incantevole nemica
Character:Colombo, l'adjoint du directeur de la fromagerie
Release Date:14/06/1953
Una bruna indiavolata!
Character:Carlo Soldi
Release Date:21/11/1951
La paura fa 90
Character:Anastasio Lapin / Saverio Bompignac
Release Date:23/10/1951
Greetings and sons!
Character:Mario fidanzato di Luciana
Release Date:27/09/1951
I cadetti di Guascogna
Character:Ugo Bossi
Release Date:27/09/1950
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