Portrait of Ugo Tognazzi

Acting

Ugo Tognazzi

Career

Active from 1950 to 1991, busiest in 1959 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
107
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Ape Woman
The Ape Woman
GoodWatch score86/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

    1968 · Nominated · 25th Golden Globe Awards

    The Climax

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

1

The characters Ugo Tognazzi played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 58 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ugo Tognazzi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Mystery
    2.6, average 3.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Italian Cinema 17
  • Character-Driven 14
  • Social Commentary 12
  • Character Study 11
  • Italian Comedy 8
  • Social Satire 7
  • Class Conflict 7
  • Social Critique 7
  • Psychological Drama 6
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Eccentric Characters 5

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

149
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

3 titles · average score 65
Una famiglia in giallo
Una famiglia in giallo (1991)

TV show

Ultrà
Ultrà (1991)
GoodWatch score 65

Thanks

Drums of Fire
Drums of Fire (1990)

as Carlo di Palma

1980s

23 titles · average score 59
Arrivederci e grazie
Arrivederci e grazie (1988)

as Carlo

Days of Inspector Ambrosio
Days of Inspector Ambrosio (1988)

as Giulio Ambrosio

My Friends Act III
My Friends Act III (1985)
GoodWatch score 64

as Conte Mascetti

La Cage aux Folles 3
La Cage aux Folles 3 (1985)
GoodWatch score 48

as Renato Baldi

Good King Dagobert
Good King Dagobert (1984)
GoodWatch score 43

as La pape Honorius et son sosie

Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno
Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno (1984)
GoodWatch score 66

as Bertoldo

A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit
A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit (1983)

as onorevole De Andreis

My Friends Act II
My Friends Act II (1982)
GoodWatch score 75

as Il Conte Mascetti - Raffaello "Lello" Mascetti

Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

as Primo Spaggiari

La Cage aux Folles II
La Cage aux Folles II (1980)
GoodWatch score 57

as Renato Baldi

The Terrace
The Terrace (1980)
GoodWatch score 71

as Amedeo

Sunday Lovers
Sunday Lovers (1980)
GoodWatch score 56

as Armando (sketch 'Le carnet d'Armando')

1970s

37 titles · average score 63
La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles (1978)
GoodWatch score 67

as Renato Baldi

Where Are You Going on Holiday?
Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978)
GoodWatch score 60

as Enrico (episodio "Sarò tutta per te")

First Love
First Love (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ugo

The New Monsters
The New Monsters (1977)
GoodWatch score 70

as il marito/il cuoco/il figlio

Beach House
Beach House (1977)
GoodWatch score 56

as Alfredo Cerquetti

The Bishop's Bedroom
The Bishop's Bedroom (1977)
GoodWatch score 50

as Orimbelli

The Cat
The Cat (1977)
GoodWatch score 64

as Amedeo Pecoraro

My Friends
My Friends (1975)
GoodWatch score 82

as Raffaello Mascetti

La Grande Bouffe
La Grande Bouffe (1973)
GoodWatch score 66

as Ugo

The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita (1972)
GoodWatch score 58

as Nikolaj Afanasijevic Maksudov 'Maestro'

In the Name of the Italian People
In the Name of the Italian People (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mariano Bonifazi

Lady Caliph
Lady Caliph (1970)
GoodWatch score 55

as Annibale Doberdò

1960s

59 titles · average score 68
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses (1968)
GoodWatch score 67

as Umberto Ciceri

Complexes
Complexes (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

as Prof. Gildo Beozi

The Magnificent Cuckold
The Magnificent Cuckold (1964)
GoodWatch score 67

as Andrea Artusi

The Ape Woman
The Ape Woman (1964)
GoodWatch score 86

as Antonio Semola

It's a Hard Life
It's a Hard Life (1964)
GoodWatch score 68

as Luciano Bianchi

The Monsters
The Monsters (1963)
GoodWatch score 74

as The Father (segment "L'Educazione sentimentale") / Policeman (segment "Il Mostro") / Stefano (segment "Come un Padre") / Battacchi (segment "Il povero Soldato") / L'Onorevole (segment "La Giornata dell'Onorevole") / Dark Latin Lover (segment "Latin Lovers-Amanti latini") / Pilade Fioravanti (segment "Testimone volontario") / The Traffic Warden (segment "L'Agguato") / The Car Buyer (segment "Vernissage") / Spectator at the Cinema (segment "Scenda l'Oblio") / The Husband (segment "L'Oppio dei Popoli") / Guarnacci (segment "La nobile Arte")

The Conjugal Bed
The Conjugal Bed (1963)
GoodWatch score 72

as Alfonso

Crazy Desire
Crazy Desire (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ing. Antonio Berlinghieri

March on Rome
March on Rome (1962)
GoodWatch score 69

as Umberto Gavazza

I motorizzati
I motorizzati (1962)

as Achille Pestani

Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare
Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare (1961)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ernesto

The Fascist
The Fascist (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

as Federale Primo Arcovazzi

1950s

27 titles · average score 61
La cambiale
La cambiale (1959)
GoodWatch score 65

as Alfredo Balzarini

The Woman's Confidant
The Woman's Confidant (1959)

as Cesar

Non perdiamo la testa
Non perdiamo la testa (1959)

as Tony Cuccar

Guardatele ma non toccatele
Guardatele ma non toccatele (1959)

as maresciallo la Notte

Noi siamo 2 evasi
Noi siamo 2 evasi (1959)

as Bernardo Cesarotti

Beach Types
Beach Types (1959)

as Pasubio Giovinezza

Totò in the Moon
Totò in the Moon (1958)
GoodWatch score 57

as Achille Paoloni

Marinai, donne e guai
Marinai, donne e guai (1958)

as Capo Campana

Laugh! Laugh! Laugh!
Laugh! Laugh! Laugh! (1954)

as Dottore

Singing Café
Singing Café (1953)

as Se stesso

La paura fa 90
La paura fa 90 (1951)

as Anastasio Lapin / Saverio Bompignac

Una bruna indiavolata!
Una bruna indiavolata! (1951)

as Carlo Soldi