Enzo Petito

Enzo Petito

1897-07-24 – 1967-07-17 (age 69) Naples, Italy
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Biography

Enzo Petito (24 July 1897 – 17 July 1967) was an Italian film and stage character actor. A theatre actor under Eduardo De Filippo in the 1950s in the Teatro San Ferdinando of Naples, with whom he was professionally closely associated, Petito also appeared in several of his films, often co-starring Eduardo or/and brother, Peppino De Filippo, brothers who are considered to be amongst the greatest Italian actors of the 20th century. Petito played minor roles in some memorable commedia all'Italiana movies directed by the likes of Dino Risi and Mario Monicelli in the late 1950s and early 1960s, often appearing alongside actors such as Nino Manfredi, Alberto Sordi, Peppino De Filippo, Anna Maria Ferrero, and Totò.

Although never a leading actor, he made a number of small appearances as character actors alongside Italy's leading film stars in films throughout the early to mid-1960s and is arguably best known in world cinema for his role as the store keeper in the Sergio Leone classic Spaghetti Western film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 1966. His roles ranged from storekeepers and cobblers to priests and homeless men. His role of most esteem, however, is perhaps as Napoleon in Sergio Corbucci's comedy Chi si ferma è perduto in 1963.

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Known For

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Widower
The Widower

1959

as Fritzmayer

Night Train to Milan
Night Train to Milan

1962

as Un barbone

Made in Italy
Made in Italy

1965

as The Usher (segment "4 'Cittadini, stato e chiesa', episode 1")

He Who Hesitates Is Lost
He Who Hesitates Is Lost

1960

as Napoleone, l'usciere

Roaring Years
Roaring Years

1962

as ingegnere del circolo

Sacred Silence
The Last Judgment
Poverty and Nobility
Poverty and Nobility

1954

as Don Gioacchino

Filumena Marturano
The Four Monks
The Four Monks

1962

as Padre guardiano

We will get married in Capri
We will get married in Capri

1956

as commissario

Siamo tutti inquilini
Siamo tutti inquilini

1953

as Affittuario di Anna

Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia
Gold of Rome
Gold of Rome

1961

as Usuraio

Christmas at the Cupiello House