Tano Cimarosa

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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.

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Known For

Cinema Paradiso

Fabbro, blacksmith

A Pure Formality

Servant

Be Sick… It's Free

Salvatore Laganà

The Star Maker

Grandpa Bordonaro

Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia

Rosario Agrò

The Day of the Owl

Zecchinetta

Boys on the Outside

Site Manager

A Girl in Australia

emigrato italiano da Gela

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2008	Se sarà luce sarà bellissimo - Moro: Un'altra storia MOVIE	Comunista Cimarosa
2008	L'Anno Mille MOVIE	Custode
2002	Two Friends MOVIE	Self
2000	Una storia qualunque TV	Venditore ambulante
2000	Una storia qualunque MOVIE	Venditore ambulante
2000	Father Matteo TV	Carmelo Frasca
2000	Frida Professione Menager MOVIE	Richard
1995	The Star Maker MOVIE	Grandpa Bordonaro
1994	A Pure Formality MOVIE	Servant
1994	Italia Village MOVIE	Self
1993	Uomo di rispetto MOVIE	Self
1993	Nineties Part II MOVIE	Don Mimì Cantalamessa, boss mafioso
1992	Acla's Descent into Floristella MOVIE	Self
1992	The Saracen Woman MOVIE	Self
1990	Boys on the Outside MOVIE	Site Manager
1990	The Dark Sun MOVIE	Self
1988	Cinema Paradiso MOVIE	Fabbro, blacksmith
1988	Faida MOVIE	Self
1987	The Shatterer MOVIE	Self
1983	Sfrattato cerca casa equo canone MOVIE	il boss
1981	Uomini di parola MOVIE	Gaetano Frasca
1980	Café Express MOVIE	Polfer Marshal Panepino
1979	Quattro Delitti: Winchester M2 MOVIE	Il ricattatore
1979	A Man on His Knees MOVIE	Sebastiano Colicchia
1977	Death Hunt MOVIE	Tano
1977	L'Italia in pigiama MOVIE	Il padre incestuoso
1977	L'Italia in pigiama MOVIE	Self
1976	Free Hand for a Tough Cop MOVIE	Cravatta
1975	Reflections in Black MOVIE	Pantò
1975	L'ammazzatina MOVIE	Pasqualino Mosco
1975	The Exorciccio MOVIE	Turi Randazzo
1975	How to Kill a Judge MOVIE	Tano Barra - l'assistente di parcheggio
1974	Bread and Chocolate MOVIE	Gigi
1974	Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata MOVIE	Patanò
1974	Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia MOVIE	Rosario Agrò
1973	They Still Call Me Amen MOVIE	Chaco
1973	All Sons of the Saintest Mother MOVIE	Puddu Campolia
1973	Gang War in Milan MOVIE	Nino Balsamo
1972	Man Called Amen MOVIE	Chaco, Gang Boss
1972	Delirium MOVIE	John Lacey
1971	A Girl in Australia MOVIE	emigrato italiano da Gela
1971	Why MOVIE	Agente del carcere di Sagunto
1971	Touch and Go MOVIE	Italian soldier on the beach
1971	Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte MOVIE	commissario di polizia
1971	Between Miracles MOVIE	Zi' Checco
1970	A Sword to Brando MOVIE	Greedy friar
1970	The Most Beautiful Wife MOVIE	Gaetano Cimarosa
1969	Police Chief Pepe MOVIE	Agente Cariddi
1969	The Tough and the Mighty MOVIE	Cartana
1969	Bootleggers MOVIE	Mancho
1969	Death on High Mountain MOVIE	General Valiente
1968	Be Sick… It's Free MOVIE	Salvatore Laganà
1968	Suicide Commando MOVIE	Calleya
1968	May God Forgive You... But I Won't MOVIE	Chico
1968	The Day of the Owl MOVIE	Zecchinetta
1967	The Tall, The Short, The Cat MOVIE	Netturbino
1967	The Witches MOVIE	Sicilian (segment "La siciliana") (uncredited)
1965	The Two Parachutists MOVIE	Garcia's aide
1963	The Eye of the Needle MOVIE	uno dei mafiosi
1963	Crazy Sea MOVIE	Self

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