Enzo Petito

Enzo Petito

Born: July 24, 1897
Died: July 17, 1967
in Naples, Italy
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.

Movies for Enzo Petito...

Sacred Silence
Title: Sacred Silence
Released: September 5, 1996
Type: Movie
A young priest crusades against organized crime in his Naples neighbourhood but falls in love with a 13-year-old boy. It's the chance the gangsters were waiting for to get rid of the thorn in their side. Will they be able to force the boy to accuse the priest of sexual harassment and have his reputation destroyed?
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Title: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Character: Storekeeper
Released: December 22, 1966
Type: Movie
While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.
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Me, Me, Me... and the Others
Title: Me, Me, Me... and the Others
Released: February 16, 1966
Type: Movie
Sandro is a well-known journalist and he is conducting a survey on human selfishness. Every man and every woman he meets turns into a theme for his inquiry. Even his own wife, Titta.
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Made in Italy
Title: Made in Italy
Character: The Usher (segment "4 'Cittadini, stato e chiesa', episode 1")
Released: December 22, 1965
Type: Movie
A group of Italians take a flight to Sweden: among them there are the tourists, and the immigrants.
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The Four Monks
Title: The Four Monks
Character: Padre guardiano
Released: August 31, 1962
Type: Movie
Four petty criminals pretend to be friars escaped from communist Hungary and go and live in a Sicilian convent
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Roaring Years
Title: Roaring Years
Character: ingegnere del circolo
Released: April 21, 1962
Type: Movie
In this satire inspired by Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector (aka The Inspector General) and transported to fascist era Italy, the (supposed) incognito visit of a Roman fascist official to a tiny country town shakes deeply the ruling class and their lack of integrity.
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Filumena Marturano
Title: Filumena Marturano
Released: February 5, 1962
Type: Movie
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Gold of Rome
Title: Gold of Rome
Released: November 26, 1961
Type: Movie
Rome 1943. The German Commandant of the city causes a turmoil in the Jewish community by offering them what seems to be an expensive way out of imprisonment and death.
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The Last Judgment
Title: The Last Judgment
Released: October 26, 1961
Type: Movie
The Last Judgement (Italian: Il giudizio universale) is a 1961 commedia all'italiana film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It was coproduced with France. It has an all-star Italian and international cast, including Americans Jack Palance, Ernest Borgnine; Greek Melina Mercouri and French Fernandel, Anouk Aimée and Lino Ventura. The film was a huge flop, massacred by critics and audiences when it was released. It was filmed in black and white, but the last sequence, the dance at theatre, is in color.
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He Who Hesitates Is Lost
Title: He Who Hesitates Is Lost
Character: Napoleone, l'usciere
Released: December 15, 1960
Type: Movie
After their boss' death, two clerks eagerly await the arrival of the next one, each one of them hoping to become the apple of his eye. They compete in every possible way to impress him, which causes lots of trouble and many misunderstandings.
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The Widower
Title: The Widower
Character: Fritzmayer
Released: November 20, 1959
Type: Movie
Alberto Nardi is a Roman businessman who fancies himself a man of great capabilities, but whose factory teeters perennially on the brink of catastrophe. Alberto is married to a rich and successful businesswoman from Milan, Elvira Almiraghi who has a no-nonsense attitude and barely tolerates the attempts of her husband to keep his factory afloat with her money.
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Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia
Title: Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia
Character: Giovanni
Released: August 13, 1959
Type: Movie
Pasquale Grifone, who lives in Naples with his family, receives in a dream the visit of Dante Alighieri. The poet suggests to the man, clouded by the fumes of alcohol, four numbers to play.
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Il medico dei pazzi
Title: Il medico dei pazzi
Released: June 15, 1959
Type: Movie
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Tre Calzoni Fortunati
Title: Tre Calzoni Fortunati
Released: January 1, 1959
Type: Movie
Don Felice Sciosciammocca, a poor and simple man, goes to the day, hoping that sooner or later will come the right opportunity to change his life. A nice day at Don Felice comes a parcel from a dear cousin, which contains three pairs of old trousers. Apparently only common value objects, but they will create great surprises.
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We will get married in Capri
Title: We will get married in Capri
Character: commissario
Released: September 6, 1956
Type: Movie
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Siamo tutti inquilini
Title: Siamo tutti inquilini
Character: Affittuario di Anna
Released: April 1, 1953
Type: Movie
Anna was the maid of a lady who inherited an apartment in a building in the center of Rome.