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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-01-01 (103 years old)

Place of Birth

Messina, Sicily, Italy

Tano Cimarosa

Biography:

Tano Cimarosa, real name Gaetano Cisco, (1 January 1922 – 24 May 2008) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. He participated in more than fifty movies.

He played the "Blacksmith" in the Oscar-winning film Cinema Paradiso from 1988. He is known to horror film fans for directing Reflections in Black in 1975.

Source: Article "Tano Cimarosa" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Acting

2008

L'Anno Mille as Custode

2002

2000

Una storia qualunque as Venditore ambulante
Father Matteo as Carmelo Frasca
Una storia qualunque as Venditore ambulante

1995

The Star Maker as Grandpa Bordonaro

1994

A Pure Formality as Servant

1993

Nineties - Part II as Don Mimì Cantalamessa, boss mafioso

1992

1990

Boys on the Outside as Site Manager

1988

Cinema Paradiso as Fabbro, blacksmith

1987

1983

1981

Uomini di parola as Gaetano Frasca

1980

Cafè Express as Polfer Marshal Panepino

1979

A Man on His Knees as Sebastiano Colicchia

1977

Death Hunt as Tano
L'Italia in pigiama as Il padre incestuoso

1976

1975

The Exorciccio as Turi Randazzo
How to Kill a Judge as Tano Barra - l'assistente di parcheggio
L'ammazzatina as Pasqualino Mosco

1974

1973

Gang War in Milan as Nino Balsamo

1972

Delirium as John Lacey
Man Called Amen as Chaco, Gang Boss

1971

A Girl in Australia as emigrato italiano da Gela
Why as Agente del carcere di Sagunto
Touch and Go as Italian soldier on the beach
Between Miracles as Zi' Checco

1970

The Most Beautiful Wife as Gaetano Cimarosa
A Sword to Brando as Greedy friar

1969

Police Chief Pepe as Agente Cariddi
Bootleggers as Mancho
Death on High Mountain as General Valiente

1968

The Day of the Owl as Zecchinetta
Suicide Commando as Calleya
Be Sick… It's Free as Salvatore Laganà

1967

The Witches as Sicilian (segment "La siciliana") (uncredited)

1965

The Two Parachutists as Garcia's aide

1963

The Eye of the Needle as uno dei mafiosi

Directing

1981

Uomini di parola as Director

1977

Death Hunt as Director

1975

Writing

1977

Death Hunt as Writer