Tito Vuolo (22 March 1893 – 14 September 1962) was an Italian-born American actor, best known for his supporting work playing often stereotypical Italian characters. Prior to his film career, he toured the United States as a stage actor. His wife was Grazia "Grace" Vuolo.
Vuolo was born in
Gragnano
Gragnano, a hill town located between a mountain crest and the Amalfi Coast, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in southern Italy's Campania region, located about southeast of Naples city.
Gragnano borders the foll ...
, Campania, Italy, and died in
Los Angeles
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, California.
Partial filmography
* 1941 ''
Shadow of the Thin Man
''Shadow of the Thin Man'' is the fourth of six ''The Thin Man'' murder mystery comedy films. It was released by MGM in 1941 and was directed by W. S. Van Dyke. It stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles. Also, in this fil ...
'' as Luis, Waiter Pushing Sea Bass (uncredited)
* 1947 ''
Out of the Blue'' as Mario, Proprietor (uncredited)
* 1947 ''
The Web
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Documents and downloadable media are made available to the network through web se ...
'' as Emilio Canepa
* 1947 ''
Kiss of Death'' as Luigi (uncredited)
* 1947 ''
Mourning Becomes Electra
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'' as Joe Silva
* 1947 ''
The Bishop's Wife
''The Bishop's Wife'' (also known as ''Cary and the Bishop's Wife'') is a 1947 American romantic comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven. The plot is about an angel who helps a bishop with his ...
'' as Maggenti
* 1947 ''
Daisy Kenyon
''Daisy Kenyon'' is a 1947 American romantic-drama film by 20th Century Fox starring Joan Crawford, Henry Fonda, and Dana Andrews in a story about a post-World War II romantic triangle. The screenplay by David Hertz was based upon a 1945 novel o ...
'' as Dino (uncredited)
* 1947 ''
T-Men
''T-Men'' is a 1947 semidocumentary and police procedural style film noir about United States Treasury agents. The film was directed by Anthony Mann and shot by noted noir cameraman John Alton. The production features Dennis O'Keefe, Mary Meade ...
'' as Pasquale, Hotel Proprietor (uncredited)
* 1948 ''
B.F.'s Daughter
''B.F.'s Daughter'' is a 1948 drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Van Heflin. It was adapted from John P. Marquand's 1946 novel of the same name, about a prominent couple whose marital tensions come to a b ...
'' as Mario, Speakeasy Waiter (uncredited)
* 1948 ''
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
''Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House'' is a 1948 American comedy film directed by H. C. Potter and starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Melvyn Douglas. Written and produced by the team of Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, it was an adaptation ...
'' as Mr. Zucca
* 1948 ''
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes'' as Campana, The Grocer
* 1948 ''
Sorry, Wrong Number
''Sorry, Wrong Number'' is a 1948 American thriller film noir directed by Anatole Litvak, from a screenplay by Lucille Fletcher, based on her 1943 radio play of the same name. The film stars Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster. It follows a ...
'' as Albert, The Waiter (uncredited)
* 1948 ''
The Luck of the Irish'' as Italian Vendor (uncredited)
* 1948 ''
Cry of the City
''Cry of the City'' is a 1948 American film noir starring Victor Mature, Richard Conte, and Shelley Winters. Directed by Robert Siodmak, it is based on the novel by Henry Edward Helseth, ''The Chair for Martin Rome''. The screenwriter Ben Hecht ...
'' as Papa Roma (uncredited)
* 1948 ''
When My Baby Smiles at Me'' as Proprietor (uncredited)
* 1949 ''
Flamingo Road'' as Pete Ladas
* 1949 ''
The Fountainhead
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'' as Pasquale Orsini (uncredited)
* 1949 ''
House of Strangers
''House of Strangers'' is a 1949 American film noir directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, and Richard Conte. The screenplay by Philip Yordan and Mankiewicz (who chose to go uncredited) is the first o ...
'' as Lucca
* 1949 ''
The Great Gatsby
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'' as Mavromichaelis
* 1949 ''
The Red Danube
''The Red Danube'' is a 1949 American drama film directed by George Sidney and starring Walter Pidgeon. The film is set during Operation Keelhaul and was based on the 1947 novel '' Vespers in Vienna'' by Bruce Marshall.
Plot
In Rome shortly af ...
'' as Italian Billposter (uncredited)
* 1949 ''
Everybody Does It
''Everybody Does It'' is a 1949 comedy film starring Paul Douglas, Linda Darnell and Celeste Holm.
In the film, a businessman's wife tries to become an opera star, failing miserably due to her lack of talent. When it turns out that her totally unt ...
'' as Makeup Man
* 1950 ''
The Petty Girl
''The Petty Girl'' (1950), known in the UK as ''Girl of the Year'', is a musical romantic comedy Technicolor film starring Robert Cummings and Joan Caulfield. Cummings portrays painter George Petty who falls for Victoria Braymore (Caulfield), th ...
'' as Faustini, Head Waiter (uncredited)
* 1950 ''
Between Midnight and Dawn
''Between Midnight and Dawn'' is a 1950 American film noir crime film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Mark Stevens, Edmond O'Brien and Gale Storm..
Plot
Childhood friends Rocky Barnes (Stevens) and Dan Purvis (O'Brien) are Los Angeles p ...
'' as Romano
* 1950 ''
Deported
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'' as Postal Clerk
* 1950 ''
Southside 1-1000
''Southside 1-1000'' is a 1950 semidocumentary-style film noir directed by Boris Ingster featuring Don DeFore, Andrea King, George Tobias and Gerald Mohr as the off-screen narrator. It is about a Secret Service agent (Don DeFore) who goes undercov ...
'' as Babo, Storekeeper (uncredited)
* 1950 ''
The Man Who Cheated Himself
''The Man Who Cheated Himself'' is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Felix E. Feist and starring Lee J. Cobb, Jane Wyatt and John Dall.
Plot
Wealthy socialite Lois Frazer, divorcing her fortune-hunter husband, Howard, finds a gun h ...
'' as Pietro Capa
* 1951 ''
The Mating Season'' as Industrialist At Venetian Hotel (uncredited)
* 1951 ''
The Enforcer'' as Tony Vetto
* 1951 ''
Up Front'' as Tarantino
* 1951 ''
The Great Caruso
''The Great Caruso'' is a 1951 biographical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Mario Lanza as Enrico Caruso. It was directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Joe Pasternak with Jesse L. Lasky as associate producer from a screenplay b ...
'' as Pietro Toscano (uncredited)
* 1951 ''
Saturday's Hero
''Saturday's Hero'' is a 1951 American film noir drama sports film directed by David Miller. It is also known as ''Idols in the Dust'', and stars John Derek and Donna Reed. ''Saturday's Hero'' was the first film for Aldo Ray, who was still goin ...
'' as Manuel
* 1951 ''
The Racket'' as Tony, Nick's Barber
* 1951 ''
The Raging Tide
''The Raging Tide'' is a 1951 American film noir and crime film directed by George Sherman and starring Shelley Winters, Richard Conte, Stephen McNally, Charles Bickford and Alex Nicol. The screenplay was by Ernest K. Gann based on his 1950 ...
'' as Barney Schriona
* 1952 ''
Somebody Loves Me
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This is not to be confused with ...
'' as Harry, The Barber (uncredited)
* 1952 ''
Stars and Stripes Forever
"The Stars and Stripes Forever" is a patriotic American march written and composed by John Philip Sousa in 1896. By a 1987 act of the U.S. Congress, it is the official National March of the United States of America.
History
In his 1928 autob ...
'' as Tony Rector (uncredited)
* 1953 ''My Friend Superman'' (TV Series) as Tony
* 1954 ''
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
''Phantom of the Rue Morgue'' is a 1954 American mystery horror film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Karl Malden, Claude Dauphin and Patricia Medina. The film is an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's 1841 short story ''The Murders in the Ru ...
'' as Pignatelli, Tenant (uncredited)
* 1955 ''
Young at Heart'' as Italian Husband (uncredited)
* 1955 ''
Six Bridges to Cross
''Six Bridges to Cross'' or ''6 Bridges to Cross'' is a 1955 American film noir crime film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Tony Curtis, George Nader and Julie Adams. ''Six Bridges to Cross'' is based upon the famous 1950 Great Brink's ...
'' as Angie
* 1955 ''
The Racers
''The Racers'' is a 1955 film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Kirk Douglas and Bella Darvi. The film is based on the book by Hans Ruesch entitled ''The Racer'', based on the life of Rudolf Caracciola.Automobile Quarterly 2005 "In 1953, 2 ...
'' as Mechanic (uncredited)
* 1955 ''
It's Always Fair Weather
''It's Always Fair Weather'' is a 1955 MGM musical satire scripted by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, who also wrote the show's lyrics, with music by André Previn and starring Gene Kelly, Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, Dolores Gray, and dancer/chore ...
'' as Silvio (uncredited)
* 1955 ''
The McConnell Story
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'' as Italian Grocer (uncredited)
* 1955 ''
Sincerely Yours'' as Italian Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)
* 1955 ''
Hell on Frisco Bay
''Hell on Frisco Bay'' is a 1956 American CinemaScope film noir crime film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Alan Ladd, Edward G. Robinson and Joanne Dru. It was made for Ladd's own production company, Jaguar.
The film featured an early ...
'' as Tony (uncredited)
* 1956 ''
The Killing'' as Joe 'Piano'
* 1956 ''
Emergency Hospital
''Emergency Hospital'' is a 1956 American drama film directed by Lee Sholem and written by Don Martin. The film stars Walter Reed, Margaret Lindsay, John Archer, Byron Palmer, Rita Johnson and Peg La Centra. The film was released on November 2, ...
'' as Ramon Corden (uncredited)
* 1957 ''
Dragstrip Girl'' as Papa
* 1957 ''
20 Million Miles to Earth
''20 Million Miles to Earth'' (also known as ''The Beast from Space'') is a 1957 American horror science fiction monster film directed by Nathan Juran and starring William Hopper, Joan Taylor, and Frank Puglia. It was produced by Charles H. Schn ...
'' as Commissario Unte
* 1957 ''
The Helen Morgan Story
''The Helen Morgan Story'', released in the UK as ''Both Ends of the Candle'', is a 1957 American biographical film directed by Michael Curtiz starring Ann Blyth and Paul Newman.
The screenplay by Oscar Saul, Dean Riesner, Stephen Longstreet, ...
'' (1957) as Tony (uncredited)
* 1958 ''
Playhouse 90
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'' as Albert Anselmi
* 1959 ''
Some Like It Hot
''Some Like It Hot'' is a 1959 American crime comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. It stars Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, with George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee, Grace Lee Whitney and N ...
'' as Mozzarella (uncredited)
* 1959 ''
The Five Pennies
''The Five Pennies'' is a semi-biographical 1959 film starring Danny Kaye as jazz cornet player and bandleader Loring "Red" Nichols. Other cast members include Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong, Harry Guardino, Bob Crosby, Bobby Troup, Susan G ...
'' as Barber (uncredited)
References
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1893 births
1962 deaths
American male film actors
20th-century American male actors
Italian emigrants to the United States