Marco Tulli

Marco Tulli (20 November 1920 – 20 March 1982) was an Italian character actor, probably best known in the role of "Smilzo" in the Don Camillo film series.

Marco Tulli
Tulli in Blue Jeans, 1975
Born	(1920-11-20)20 November 1920 Rome, Italy
Died	20 March 1982(1982-03-20) (aged 61) Rome, Italy
Years active	1947–1980

Born in Rome, Tulli debuted as actor while he was still a university student, at the end of the Second World War.^[1] He was a prolific character actor in comedy films, often playing roles of curious and nosy persons.^[1] He was also very active on stage, in which he worked with Giorgio Strehler and Luciano Lucignani, and as television actor.^[1]

Selected filmography

• Flesh Will Surrender (1947)
• L'onorevole Angelina (1947) - Giacomo - the servant (uncredited)
• Lo sciopero dei milioni (1947)
• Daniele Cortis (1947) - Diego
• How I Lost the War (1947) - Ufficiale tedesco
• Baron Carlo Mazza (1948) - Padrone del contino #2
• I peggiori anni della nostra vita (1948)
• Femmina incatenata (1949) - Guido al museo
• The Elusive Twelve (1950)
• His Last Twelve Hours (1950) - Un cliente degli Gigliosi (uncredited)
• That Ghost of My Husband (1950) - Arcangelo (uncredited)
• Mamma Mia, What an Impression! (1951)
• Beauties in Capri (1952)
• The Piano Tuner Has Arrived (1952)
• The Return of Don Camillo (1953)
• Beat the Devil (1953) as Ravello
• Tears of Love (1954)
• Count Max (1957)
• It Started in Naples (1960)
• Revolt of the Mercenaries (1961)
• The Two Crusaders (1968)