Italian actor, theatre director and playwright
Sergio Tofano
Born (1886-08-20 ) 20 August 1886Died 28 October 1973(1973-10-28) (aged 87)Rome, Italy
Occupations Actor theatre director playwright scene designer illustrator Years active 1909–1973 Spouse Children 1
Sergio Tòfano (20 August 1886 – 28 October 1973) was an Italian actor, theatre director, playwright, scene designer and illustrator. As a comics artist, he is best-known for creatingSignor Bonaventura [ 1]
Tofano was born inRome . In 1909, he made his first appearance on stage withErmete Novelli , then joinedVirgilio Talli 's company (1913–23). He soon specialized as a comic actor, giving his role a new elegance and complexity. He worked with other famous actors and directors:Dario Niccodemi (1924–27);Luigi Almirante andGiuditta Rissone (1927–30),Elsa Merlini ,Vittorio De Sica ,Evi Maltagliati ,Gino Cervi etc. During those years, he made his famous performances as Doctor Knock inJules Romains ' play, and as Professor Toti inLuigi Pirandello 'sPensaci, Giacomino! . He also led important theatrical firms.
After theSecond World War , he worked with the most important directors, likeLuchino Visconti andGiorgio Strehler .
In 1917 Tofano invented, for a children's magazine,Il Corriere dei Piccoli Signor Bonaventura , whose adventures lasted for more than forty years. He used to sign asSto . He wrote and illustrated several children's books and illustratedThe Chess Set in the Mirror byMassimo Bontempelli .[ 2]
Partial filmography [ edit ] Tigrana (1916, dir. by Edouard Micheroux de Dillon)The Private Secretary Goffredo Alessandrini ) - Otello, l'usciereYour Money or Your Life Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia ) - DanieleThe Telephone Operator Nunzio Malasomma ) - Bàttigo - the tenorPaprika Carl Boese ) - CheccoThe Girl with the Bruise E. W. Emo )Seconda B Goffredo Alessandrini ) - Professore MontiLohengrin Nunzio Malasomma ) - GiulioThe Two Misanthropists Amleto Palermi ) - Cosimo BerteletTonight at Eleven Oreste Biancoli ) - Il colonnello MuffonJeanne Doré Mario Bonnard ) - FanardInventiamo l'amore Camillo Mastrocinque ) - BorghettiThe Sons of the Marquis Lucera Amleto Palermi ) - VignaEravamo sette sorelle Mario Mattoli ) - Antonio, il maggiordomoLe sorprese del divorzio Guido Brignone ) - Fernand CorbulonFather For a Night Mario Bonnard ) - Edmondo FontagesFollie del secolo Amleto Palermi ) - Il barone GiorgioThe Silent Partner Validità giorni dieci Camillo Mastrocinque ) - MaurizioGiù il sipario Raffaello Matarazzo ) - Il capocomicoLa granduchessa si diverte Giacomo Gentilomo ) - Il principeUna famiglia impossibile Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia ) - Il maggiordomoIdyll in Budapest Giorgio Ansoldi ) - AltezzaIl signore a doppio petto Flavio Calzavara ) - Il signore BisacciaCenerentola e il signor Bonaventura Se io fossi onesto Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia ) - Vittorio, il maggiordomoDisturbance Guido Brignone ) - Antonio, padre di SilviaSouls in Turmoil Giulio Del Torre ) - PeregoLa guardia del corpo Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia ) - L'avvocato Paolo, suo maritoFourth Page Nicola Manzari ) - Il professore naturalistaGian Burrasca Il fidanzato di mia moglie Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia ) - Il giudice Ernesto TorrianiLa maschera e il volto Camillo Mastrocinque ) - CirilloIl cavaliere del sogno Camillo Mmastrocinque ) - Il maestro ZingarelliFabiola Alessandro Blasetti ) - LucianoAbbiamo vinto! Robert A. Stemmle ) - Temistocle LeoniNapoleon Carlo Borghesio ) - VignonAltri tempi Alessandro Blasetti ) - Nonno di Guido (segment "L'idillio")La Fiammata Alessandro Blasetti ) - BelmontGuilt Is Not Mine Giuseppe Masini ) - Prof. ValliPuccini Carmine Gallone ) - Giulio RicordiThe Country of the Campanelli Jean Boyer ) - Dott. PottHouse of Ricordi Carmine Gallone ) - Cesarini SforzaCardinal Lambertini Giorgio Pastina ) - Canonico PeggiLa bella di Roma Luigi Comencini ) - AgostinoAndrea Chenier Clemente Fracassi ) - Luigi ChénierPorta un bacione a Firenze Camillo Mastrocinque ) - GiovanniIo, Caterina (1957)La vita degli altri (1957) - LinariDreams in a Drawer Renato Castellani ) - Lucia's FatherIl bacio del sole (Don Vesuvio) (1958)Il re di Poggioreale Duilio Coletti ) - Il contente PignatelliLa costanza della ragione Pasquale Festa Campanile ) - Don BonifaziNapoleone a Firenze (1964)Il padre di famiglia Nanni Loy ) - GeneralPartner Bernardo Bertolucci ) - Professor PetrushkaToh, è morta la nonna! Mario Monicelli ) - The GrandfatherContestazone generale Luigi Zampa ) - BishopLa colonna infame Nelo Risi ) - Il presidente del senatoRugantino Pasquale Festa Campanile ) - Marchese Michele Sacconi
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