Italian actor of the second half of the 20th century, Tano Cimarosa was born on January 1, 1922 in Messina. He passed away on 24 May 2008 in his homeland in Italy. Cimarosa is known not only as an actor, but also as a director and producer.
Biography
The real name of the actor is Gaetano Cisco. Russian viewers know Tano as Rosario Agro from the famous comedy The Incredible Adventures of Italians in Russia. Over the course of his 86 years, Cimarosa has appeared in more than 60 films. Russian viewers know nothing about his personal life and family. Bess Edisioni's book Il mondo di Tano Cimarosa was published in Italian. 50 anni di cinema italiano, which follows the life of a popular actor.
Career
Among the first works of Tano can be called the 1963 comedies "With anxiety" and "Stormy Sea". In them, he played cameo roles. In 1965, director Lucio Fulci invited Cimarosa to appear in the war film Two Parachutists. The following year, the actor played a gangster in the comedy Two Mafiosi vs. Al Capone. The main roles in this film were played by Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Jose Calvo and Moira Orpheus. The film tells about the adventures of hapless police officers who decided to infiltrate a gang of gangsters.
Then Tano played in the comedy Lucio Fulci "Long, short, cat". Later he got a prominent role in Damiano Damiani's crime thriller The Owl Appears in the Daytime. His partners on the set were Claudia Cardinale, Franco Nero, Serge Reggiani and Lee J. Cobb. In 1968, the actor's filmography was supplemented by the western "Ask God for forgiveness … but not from me." Then Tano was invited to the main role in the war film "Airborne Operation Burning Eagle". He starred with Aldo Ray.
In the late 60s of the 20th century, Tano had a very busy work schedule. Luigi Zampa invited him to star in the comedy with Alberto Sordi "Insurance Fund Doctor", Fernando Cerchio offered one of the main roles in the western "Death on a High Hill", Carlo Lizzani gave him to play a character character in the film "Barbagia (Society Disease)". In addition, Tano played one of the main characters in Ettore Scola's comedy "Commissioner Pepe".
Filmography
In the 1970s, Tano Cimarosa became widely known to Italian audiences. He played in several films almost every year. In 1970, he starred with Ornella Muti in the crime drama The Most Beautiful Wife. Then he played in an adventure detective story about a gang of devil worshipers "Sword for Brando". Viewers could see him in such famous comedies as "Detained Pending Trial" and "Handsome, Honest Emigrant in Australia Would Like to Marry a Compatriot Girl."
Among the most successful films with Tano's participation are Bread and Chocolate in 1973, Man on His Knees in 1979, Cafe Express in 1980, New Paradiso Cinema in 1988, Simple Formality in 1993. and the 1994 Star Factory.
