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Tano Cimarosa

Acting Born Jan 1, 1922 Messina, Sicily, Italy 24 credits

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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Full filmography

  • Father Matteo (2000) as Carmelo Frasca
  • Cinema Paradiso (1988) as Fabbro, blacksmith
  • The Witches (1967) as Sicilian (segment "La siciliana") (uncredited)
  • Bread and Chocolate (1974) as Gigi
  • Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia (1974) as Rosario Agrò
  • The Star Maker (1995) as Grandpa Bordonaro
  • The Day of the Owl (1968) as Zecchinetta
  • A Pure Formality (1994) as Servant
  • Death on High Mountain (1969) as General Valiente
  • The Shatterer (1987)
  • Between Miracles (1971) as Zi' Checco
  • Free Hand for a Tough Cop (1976) as Cravatta
  • May God Forgive You... But I Won't (1968) as Chico
  • Delirium (1972) as John Lacey
  • A Girl in Australia (1971) as emigrato italiano da Gela
  • Why (1971) as Agente del carcere di Sagunto
  • Boys on the Outside (1990) as Site Manager
  • The Most Beautiful Wife (1970) as Gaetano Cimarosa
  • How to Kill a Judge (1975) as Tano Barra - l'assistente di parcheggio
  • L'Italia in pigiama (1977) as Il padre incestuoso
  • The Dark Sun (1990)
  • Acla's Descent into Floristella (1992)
  • The Tall, The Short, The Cat (1967) as Netturbino
  • Be Sick… It's Free (1968) as Salvatore Laganà