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.

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Known For

Father Matteo

Carmelo Frasca

Cinema Paradiso

Fabbro, blacksmith

A Pure Formality

Servant

How to Kill a Judge

Tano Barra - l'assistente di parcheggio

The Day of the Owl

Zecchinetta

The Witches

Sicilian (segment "La siciliana") (uncredited)

The Most Beautiful Wife

Gaetano Cimarosa

May God Forgive You... But I Won't

Chico

Filmography

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

Year	TV Show	Role
2000	Father Matteo	Carmelo Frasca
2000	Una storia qualunque	Venditore ambulante