Totò

Totò

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1898-02-15
Deathday: 1967-04-15 (69 years old)

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Biography

Totò was born Antonio Clemente in a poor district of Naples, the illegitimate son of Anna Clemente from Sicily and Marquis Giuseppe De Curtis from Naples. Nicknamed “il principe della risata’ (the prince of laughter), he was an Italian comedian, film and theatre actor, writer, singer and songwriter, and widely considered one of the greatest Italian artists of the 20th century.  While he first gained his popularity as a comic actor, his dramatic roles, poetry, and songs are all of cultural import; his style and a number of his recurring jokes and gestures have become universally known memes in Italy.


As a comic actor, Totò is classified as an heir of the Commedia dell'Arte tradition, and has been compared to such figures as Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin.  At the age of 15, he was already acting as a comedian in small theatres, under the pseudonym "Clerment". His early repertoire mostly consisted in imitations of Gustavo De Marco's characters. He served in the army during World War I and then went back to acting to develop the trademarks of his style.   


In 1937, he appeared in his first movie "Fermo con le mani", and later starred in 96 more films, many of which are still frequently broadcast on Italian television. In his vast cinematographic career, Totò had the opportunity to act side by side with virtually all major Italian actors of the time. Totò's unmistakable figure, with his peculiarly irregular face (due to an accident in his teen years), and his unique trademark ability to disarticulate his body like a marionette, soon became very popular and his comic gags became part of the Italian culture. Totò died at the age of 69 in Rome after a series of heart attacks. Due to overwhelming popularity there were three funeral services: the first in Rome, and the second and third in Naples. Totò's birth home has been recently opened to the public as a museum.

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Filmography

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Movies 122

self 21

TV Shows 2

Narrator 1

Se stesso
Totò e il Principe De Curtis. L'uomo oltre la maschera

Totò e il Principe De Curtis. L'uomo oltre la maschera (2023)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
We Are Cinema

We Are Cinema (2021)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita (2021)

Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Siamo tutti Alberto Sordi?

Siamo tutti Alberto Sordi? (2020)

Movie
Self
Naples '44

Naples '44 (2016)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio

How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio (2004)

Movie
The Cook
MacGyver

MacGyver (1985)

TV
5.87
ArchiveFootage
SuperTotò

SuperTotò (1980)

Movie
Totò (se stesso)
Antologia di Totò

Antologia di Totò (1978)

Movie
(archive footage)
Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca

Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca (1975)

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Anziano signore (segment "Mostro della domenica, Il") / Iago (segment "Che cosa sono le nuvole?")
Caprice Italian Style

Caprice Italian Style (1968)

Movie
Iago
What Are the Clouds?

What Are the Clouds? (1968)

Movie
Totò Story

Totò Story (1968)

Movie
Rosario 'Lallo' di Gennaro
Tutto Totò - Il tuttofare

Tutto Totò - Il tuttofare (1967)

Movie
La guida abusiva
Tutto Totò - Totò a Napoli

Tutto Totò - Totò a Napoli (1967)

Movie
L'agente segreto
Tutto Totò - Totò Ciak

Tutto Totò - Totò Ciak (1967)

Movie
Capelline
Tutto Totò - Totò Ye Ye

Tutto Totò - Totò Ye Ye (1967)

Movie
Gennaro La Pezza
Il latitante

Il latitante (1967)

Movie
Mardoccheo Stonatelli
Tutto Totò - Il grande maestro

Tutto Totò - Il grande maestro (1967)

Movie
Ciancicato Miao
The Witches

The Witches (1967)

Movie
Ciancicato Miao
The Earth As Seen from the Moon

The Earth As Seen from the Moon (1967)

Movie
Oberdan Lo Cascio
Tutto Totò - La scommessa

Tutto Totò - La scommessa (1967)

Movie
Barnaba Parmiggiani detto 'Babà'
Tutto Totò - Don Giovannino

Tutto Totò - Don Giovannino (1967)

Movie
Serafino Bolletta
Tutto Totò - Premio Nobel

Tutto Totò - Premio Nobel (1967)

Movie
Don Vincenzo
The Treasure of San Gennaro

The Treasure of San Gennaro (1966)

Movie
Totò Innocenti / Frate Cicillo
The Hawks and the Sparrows

The Hawks and the Sparrows (1966)

Movie
Serafino Benvenuti
Rita the American Girl

Rita the American Girl (1965)

Movie
il frate
The Mandrake

The Mandrake (1965)

Movie
Rag. Antonio Gargiulo (ep. Amore e morte)
Latin Lovers

Latin Lovers (1965)

Movie
Totò
Totò d'Arabia

Totò d'Arabia (1965)

Movie
Filiberto Comanducci
Beautiful Families

Beautiful Families (1964)

Movie
Totò Baby / Il Padre
What Ever Happened to Baby Toto?

What Ever Happened to Baby Toto? (1964)

Movie
Risate all'italiana

Risate all'italiana (1964)

Movie
José
Totò contro il pirata nero

Totò contro il pirata nero (1964)

Movie
Col. Antonio Cavalli
The Commandant

The Commandant (1963)

Movie
Antonio La Trippa
Gli onorevoli

Gli onorevoli (1963)

Movie
Nini Cantachiaro
Totò Sexy

Totò Sexy (1963)

Movie
Marc'Antonio / Totonno
Toto and Cleopatra

Toto and Cleopatra (1963)

Movie
Urbano Cacace (segment 'Il Vigile Ignoto')
Le motorizzate

Le motorizzate (1963)

Movie
Pasquale Cicciacalda / Don Manuel
The Monk of Monza

The Monk of Monza (1963)

Movie
Antonio Saracino
Totò vs the Four

Totò vs the Four (1963)

Movie
Frate bersagliere
The Shortest Day

The Shortest Day (1963)

Movie
Colonnello Di Maggio
Two Colonels

Two Colonels (1963)

Movie
Ninì
Toto at Night

Toto at Night (1962)

Movie
Antonio La Puzza / Canarinis
Totò e Peppino divisi a Berlino

Totò e Peppino divisi a Berlino (1962)

Movie
Lo smemorato
Lo smemorato di Collegno

Lo smemorato di Collegno (1962)

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Marquis Galeazzo di Torrealta / Gen. Scipione di Torrealta / Prof. Carlo di Torrealta
Totò diabolicus

Totò diabolicus (1962)

Movie
Totokamen Sabachi
Totò contro Maciste

Totò contro Maciste (1962)

Movie
Antonio Capurro
The Two Marshals

The Two Marshals (1961)

Movie
Antonio Peluffo
Totòtruffa '62

Totòtruffa '62 (1961)

Movie
The So-Called Dr Biagio Tanzarella
Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare

Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare (1961)

Movie
Antonio Barbacane
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life

Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life (1961)

Movie
Antonio Guardalavecchia
He Who Hesitates Is Lost

He Who Hesitates Is Lost (1960)

Movie
Umberto 'Infortunio' Pennazzuto
The Passionate Thief

The Passionate Thief (1960)

Movie
Antonio Di Cosimo
Letto a tre piazze

Letto a tre piazze (1960)

Movie
Cavaliere Antonio Cocozza
Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today

Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today (1960)

Movie
Ottone Degli Ulivi, detto Zazà
Signori si nasce

Signori si nasce (1960)

Movie
L'Algerino
Noi duri

Noi duri (1960)

Movie
Cesare Posalaquaglia
La cambiale

La cambiale (1959)

Movie
Il nonno illuminato
You're on Your Own

You're on Your Own (1959)

Movie
Commissario Di Sapio
The Thieves

The Thieves (1959)

Movie
Torquato Pezzella
The Overtaxed

The Overtaxed (1959)

Movie
Totò Scorcelletti
Toto in Madrid

Toto in Madrid (1959)

Movie
Pasquale Belafronte
Totò nella Luna

Totò nella Luna (1958)

Movie
Marchese Gastone de Chemantel / Chateau-Boiron / Il vagabondo Totò
Toto in Paris

Toto in Paris (1958)

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Giuseppe La Paglia
The Law Is the Law

The Law Is the Law (1958)

Movie
Barone Luigi Fontana
Legs of Gold

Legs of Gold (1958)

Movie
Ragionier Antonio Vignanelli
Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche

Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche (1958)

Movie
Dante Cruciani
Big Deal on Madonna Street

Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)

Movie
3.67
Il professore
Toto and Marcellino

Toto and Marcellino (1958)

Movie
Michele 'Mike' Spillone
Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor

Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor (1957)

Movie
Antonio
Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge

Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge (1956)

Movie
Antonio Caponi
Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy

Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy (1956)

Movie
Duca Gagliardo della Forcoletta
Totò Double or Nothing?

Totò Double or Nothing? (1956)

Movie
Antonio Bonocore
The Band of Honest Men

The Band of Honest Men (1956)

Movie
Self
Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama (1956)

TV
Gennaro Vaccariello
Il coraggio

Il coraggio (1955)

Movie
Professor Semprini
Roman Tales

Roman Tales (1955)

Movie
Antonio La Quaglia
Destinazione Piovarolo

Destinazione Piovarolo (1955)

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Toto Esposito
Are We Men or Corporals?

Are We Men or Corporals? (1955)

Movie
Antonio Marchi / March' Antonio
Totò all'inferno

Totò all'inferno (1955)

Movie
Antonio Caccavallo
Toto and Carolina

Toto and Carolina (1955)

Movie
Variety carousel

Variety carousel (1955)

Movie
Gennaro Piselli
Totò cerca pace

Totò cerca pace (1954)

Movie
Don Saverio Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")
The Gold of Naples

The Gold of Naples (1954)

Movie
Felice Sciosciammocca
Il medico dei pazzi

Il medico dei pazzi (1954)

Movie
Tapioca
I tre ladri

I tre ladri (1954)

Movie
Felice Sciosciammocca
Poverty and Nobility

Poverty and Nobility (1954)

Movie
Dionillo
The Anatomy of Love

The Anatomy of Love (1954)

Movie
Salvatore Lojacono
Where Is Freedom?

Where Is Freedom? (1954)

Movie
Rosario Chiarchiaro
Of Life and Love

Of Life and Love (1954)

Movie
Tottons il clown / Madre di Tottons
Funniest Show on Earth

Funniest Show on Earth (1953)

Movie
Rocco Bardelli
Una di quelle

Una di quelle (1953)

Movie
Felice Sciosciammocca
Neapolitan Turk

Neapolitan Turk (1953)

Movie
Prof. Paolino
Man, Beast and Virtue

Man, Beast and Virtue (1953)

Movie
Filippo Scaparro
Toto and the Women

Toto and the Women (1952)

Movie
Ercole Pappalardo
Toto and the Kings of Rome

Toto and the Kings of Rome (1952)

Movie
Antonio Scannagatti
Totó in color

Totó in color (1952)

Movie
Ferdinando Esposito
Cops and Robbers

Cops and Robbers (1951)

Movie
1
Totò De Pasquale
Sette ore di guai

Sette ore di guai (1951)

Movie
Piero / Paolo / Totò
Toto the Third Man

Toto the Third Man (1951)

Movie
Il barone Antonio Peletti
47 Talking Corpses

47 Talking Corpses (1950)

Movie
Antonio Sapore, il maggiordomo
Toto the Sheik

Toto the Sheik (1950)

Movie
Antonio Esposito
Le sei mogli di Barbablù

Le sei mogli di Barbablù (1950)

Movie
Antonio Della Buffas
Tototarzan

Tototarzan (1950)

Movie
Figaro
Figaro qua... Figaro là

Figaro qua... Figaro là (1950)

Movie
Pasquale Miele
Side Street Story

Side Street Story (1950)

Movie
Toto
Totò cerca moglie

Totò cerca moglie (1950)

Movie
Antonio Lumaconi / Totò le Moko
Totò le Mokò

Totò le Mokò (1949)

Movie
Antonio De Fazio
The Emperor of Capri

The Emperor of Capri (1949)

Movie
Beniamino Lomacchio
Totò cerca casa

Totò cerca casa (1949)

Movie
Nino, il fantasista
Yvonne of the Night

Yvonne of the Night (1949)

Movie
The Suitor - Disguises Himself as Dummy / Band Leader
The Firemen of Viggiù

The Firemen of Viggiù (1949)

Movie
Prof. Totò Casamandrei
Toto Tours Italy

Toto Tours Italy (1948)

Movie
Nicolino Capece
Fifa e arena

Fifa e arena (1948)

Movie
Gasparre
I due orfanelli

I due orfanelli (1947)

Movie
Gobbone il cammello (narratore)
Slave Girl

Slave Girl (1947)

Movie
Aristide Tromboni
The Rape of the Sabine

The Rape of the Sabine (1945)

Movie
Totò
Totò nella fossa dei leoni

Totò nella fossa dei leoni (1943)

Movie
Nicolino & Gelsomino & Antonino
L'allegro fantasma

L'allegro fantasma (1941)

Movie
Mastro Agostino Miciacio
San Giovanni decollato

San Giovanni decollato (1940)

Movie
Totò / Barone Tolomeo dei Tolomei
Animal Crackers

Animal Crackers (1939)

Movie
Antonio 'Totò' Toretota
Hands Off Me!

Hands Off Me! (1937)

Movie
Totò di Torretota
Fermo con le mani

Fermo con le mani

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.3
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1898-02-15

Deathday
1967-04-15 (69 years old)

Birth Name
Antonio Vincenzo Stefano Clemente

Birth Place
Naples, Italy

Relationships
Diana Bandini Lucchesini Rogliani (1935-01-01 - 1939-01-01), Franca Faldini (1952-01-01 - 1967-01-01), Liliana Castagnola (1929-01-01 - 1930-01-01)

Children
Liliana de Curtis

Citizenships
Kingdom of Italy, Italy

Also Known As
Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi De Curtis di Bisanzio, Antonio De Curtis, Antonio Vincenzo Stefano Clemente, Тото, Антоніо Де Куртіс

Awards
Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor, Globo d'oro


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