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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
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, Campania, Italy, and died in
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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 ''
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'' as Emilio Canepa * 1947 ''
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'' as Luigi (uncredited) * 1947 ''
Mourning Becomes Electra ''Mourning Becomes Electra'' is a play cycle written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill. The play premiered on Broadway at the Guild Theatre on 26 October 1931 where it ran for 150 performances before closing in March 1932, starring Lee Baker ...
'' 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'' 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 Mea ...
'' 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 boi ...
'' as Mario, Speakeasy Waiter (uncredited) * 1948 '' Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House'' as Mr. Zucca * 1948 ''
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes ''I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes'' is a 1948 American film noir directed by William Nigh, starring Don Castle and Elyse Knox.. It was based on a novel of the same name by Cornell Woolrich with a screenplay by fellow pulp writer Steve Fisher. Plot ...
'' as Campana, The Grocer * 1948 '' Sorry, Wrong Number'' 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'' as Pasquale Orsini (uncredited) * 1949 '' House of Strangers'' as Lucca * 1949 ''
The Great Gatsby ''The Great Gatsby'' is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby ...
'' as Mavromichaelis * 1949 '' The Red Danube'' as Italian Billposter (uncredited) * 1949 '' Everybody Does It'' 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 ...
'' as Romano * 1950 '' Deported'' as Postal Clerk * 1950 '' Southside 1-1000'' 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 he 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 screenpla ...
'' 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 nov ...
'' as Barney Schriona * 1952 ''
Somebody Loves Me "Somebody Loves Me" is a popular song, with music written by George Gershwin, and lyrics by Ballard MacDonald and Buddy DeSylva. The song was published in 1924 and featured in ''George White's Scandals'' of 1924. 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'' 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 Robb ...
'' 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'' as Silvio (uncredited) * 1955 ''
The McConnell Story ''The McConnell Story'' is a 1955 dramatization of the life and career of United States Air Force (USAF) pilot Joseph C. McConnell (1922–1954) directed by Gordon Douglas. McConnell served as a navigator in World War II before becoming the ...
'' as Italian Grocer (uncredited) * 1955 ''
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'' as Italian Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited) * 1955 '' Hell on Frisco Bay'' as Tony (uncredited) * 1956 '' The Killing'' as Joe 'Piano' * 1956 '' Emergency Hospital'' 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. S ...
'' as Commissario Unte * 1957 '' The Helen Morgan Story'' (1957) as Tony (uncredited) * 1958 ''
Playhouse 90 ''Playhouse 90'' was an American television anthology drama series that aired on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. The show was produced at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of th ...
'' 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 Whitne ...
'' as Mozzarella (uncredited) * 1959 '' The Five Pennies'' as Barber (uncredited)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vuolo, Tito 1893 births 1962 deaths American male film actors 20th-century American male actors Italian emigrants to the United States