Tano Cimarosa

Personal Info

Birthday

January 1, 1922

Day of Death

2008-05-24

(86 years old)

Place of Birth

Messina, Sicily, Italy

Also Known As

Gaetano Cisco

Gaetano Cimarosa

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

Father Matteo

Cinema Paradiso

The Witches

A Pure Formality

Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia

The Most Beautiful Wife

The Star Maker

Touch and Go

Filmography

2008
Se sarà luce sarà bellissimo - Moro: Un'altra storia
as Comunista Cimarosa
L'Anno Mille
as Custode
2000
Una storia qualunque
as Venditore ambulante
Frida Professione Menager
as Richard
1995
The Star Maker
as Grandpa Bordonaro
1994
A Pure Formality
as Servant
1993
Nineties Part II
as Don Mimì Cantalamessa, boss mafioso
1990
Boys on the Outside
as Site Manager
1988
Cinema Paradiso
as Fabbro, blacksmith
1983
Sfrattato cerca casa equo canone
as il boss
1981
Uomini di parola
as Gaetano Frasca
1980
Cafè Express
as Polfer Marshal Panepino
1979
Quattro Delitti: Winchester M2
as Il ricattatore
A Man on His Knees
as Sebastiano Colicchia
1977
Death Hunt
as Tano
L'Italia in pigiama
as Il padre incestuoso
1976
Free Hand for a Tough Cop
as Cravatta
1975
Reflections in Black
as Pantò
L'ammazzatina
as Pasqualino Mosco
The Exorciccio
as Turi Randazzo
How to Kill a Judge
as Tano Barra - l'assistente di parcheggio
1974
Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata
as Patanò
Bread and Chocolate
as Gigi
Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia
as Rosario Agrò
1973
They Still Call Me Amen
as Chaco
All Sons of the Saintest Mother
as Puddu Campolia
Gang War in Milan
as Nino Balsamo
1972
Man Called Amen
as Chaco, Gang Boss
Delirium
as John Lacey
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
Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte
as commissario di polizia
Between Miracles
as Zi' Checco
1970
A Sword to Brando
as Greedy friar
The Most Beautiful Wife
as Gaetano Cimarosa
1969
Police Chief Pepe
as Agente Cariddi
The Tough and the Mighty
as Cartana
Bootleggers
as Mancho
Death on High Mountain
as General Valiente
1968
Be Sick… It's Free
as Salvatore Laganà
Suicide Commando
as Calleya
May God Forgive You... But I Won't
as Chico
The Day of the Owl
as Zecchinetta
1967
The Tall, The Short, The Cat
as Netturbino
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