Tano Cimarosa

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

Tano Cimarosa
Cimarosa in Gang War in Milan (1973)
Born	(1922-01-01)1 January 1922 Messina, Kingdom of Italy
Died	24 May 2008(2008-05-24) (aged 86) Messina, Italy
Occupation(s)	Actor, film director

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

Selected filmography

• The Eye of the Needle (1962) as Umberto
• Mad Sea (1963)
• The Two Parachutists (1965) as Garcia's aide
• Due mafiosi contro Al Capone (1966) as Gangster
• I nostri mariti (1966) as The Sicilian Neighbour of Attilia (segment "Il marito di Attilia") (uncredited)
• The Long, the Short, the Cat (1967) as Il metronotte
• The Day of the Owl (1968) as Zecchinetta
• May God Forgive You... But I Won't (1968) as Chico
• Suicide Commandos (1968) as Calleya
• Be Sick... It's Free (1968) as Salvatore Laganà-Father of 9 children
• La morte sull'alta collina (1969) as General Valiente
• Bootleggers (1969) as Mancho
• The Tough and the Mighty (1969) as Cartana
• Police Chief Pepe (1969) as Agente Cariddi
• The Most Beautiful Wife (1970) as Gaetano Cimarosa
• A Sword for Brando (1970) as Greedy friar
• Crepa padrone, crepa tranquillo (1970)
• Between Miracles (1971) asZi' Checco
• La Poudre d'escampette (1971) as Un soldat italien sur la plage
• In Prison Awaiting Trial (1971) as Un secondino
• A Girl in Australia (1971) as Emigrante italiano
• Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte (1971) as Police Commissioner
• Delirio caldo (1972) as John 'Crocchetta' Lacey
• Così sia (1972) as Chaco, Gang Boss
• Italian Graffiti (1973) as Puddu Campolia
• Riti, magie nere e segrete orge nel trecento... (1973) as scenes deleted
• Gang War in Milan (1973) as Nino Balsamo
• Oremus, alleluia e così sia (1973) as Chaco
• Bread and Chocolate (1974) as Gigi
• Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia (1974) as Rosario Agrò
• Pasqualino Cammarata, Frigate Captain (1974) as Patanò
• How to Kill a Judge (1975) as Tano Barra, l'assistente di parcheggio
• L'ammazzatina (1975) as Pasqualino Mosco
• Il fidanzamento (1975) as Man in the movie (uncredited)
• Reflections in Black (1975) as Sgt. Pantò
• The Exorcist: Italian Style (1975) as Turi Randazzo
• Free Hand for a Tough Cop (1976) as Cravatta
• L'Italia in pigiama (1977) as Il padre incestuoso
• Death Hunt (1977) as Tano
• A Man on His Knees (1979) as Sebastiano Colicchia
• Café Express (1980) as Panepino, maresciallo Polfer
• Uomini di parola (1981) as Gaetano Frasca
• Sfrattato cerca casa equo canone (1983) as Massimo
• Sicilian Connection (1987) as Don Michele
• Faida (1988)
• Cinema Paradiso (1988) as Blacksmith
• The Dark Sun (1990)
• Boys on the Outside (1990) as Capo-cantiere
• C'è posto per tutti (1990)
• The Saracen Woman (La Sarrasine) (1992) as Pasquale Lopinto
• La discesa di Aclà a Floristella (1992)
• Anni 90: Parte II (1993) as Mimì Cantalamessa
• A Pure Formality (1994) as Servant
• Italia Village (1994)
• The Star Maker (1995) as Grandpa Bordonaro
• Spot (1999)
• Una milanese a Roma (2001)
• Two Friends (2002) as Pensionato
• L'anno mille (2008) as Custode (final film role)

As director

• Reflections in Black (1975) or Vice Wears Black Hose
• Death Hunt (1977, also writer)

Bibliography

• Luigia Miniucchi, Il mondo di Tano Cimarosa. 50 anni di cinema italiano, By Bess Edizioni, 2006. 160 pages.^[2]