Enzo Petito

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.

Known For

Sacred Silence 1996 ★ 6.0
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1966 ★ 8.5
Me, Me, Me... and the Others 1966 ★ 6.2
Made in Italy 1965 ★ 6.1
Roaring Years 1962 ★ 6.8
Night Train to Milan 1962 ★ 6.6
Christmas at the Cupiello House 1962 ★ 8.9
The Four Monks 1962 ★ 6.9
Filumena Marturano 1962 ★ 9.0
The Last Judgment 1961 ★ 6.5
Gold of Rome 1961 ★ 6.6
He Who Hesitates Is Lost 1960 ★ 6.9
The Widower 1959 ★ 7.4
Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia 1959 ★ 7.9
Tre calzoni fortunati 1959 ★ 7.0
Il medico dei pazzi 1959 ★ 7.5
We will get married in Capri 1956 ★ 10.0
Poverty and Nobility 1954 ★ 8.0
Siamo tutti inquilini 1953 ★ 6.3
A Coperchia è caduta una stella 1933