# 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 giallo film fans for directing Reflections in Black in 1975.

## Selected filmography

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

### As director

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