Tano Cimarosa

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.

Selected filmography

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

As director

 * Reflections in Black (1975) aka Vice Wears Black Hose
 * Death Hunt (1977, also  writer)

Biography
Luigia Miniucchi, ''Il mondo di Tano Cimarosa. 50 anni di cinema italiano'', By Bess Edizioni, 2006. 160 pages.