Enzo Petito

Enzo Petito

Personal information

Known for
Acting
Known credits
20
Gender
Male
Born
July 24, 1897
Died
July 17, 1967
Place of birth
Naples, Italy
Also known as
Vincenzo Squatriti

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.

Popular

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Movie
1966

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Movie · 1966

Poverty and Nobility
Movie
1954

Poverty and Nobility

Movie · 1954

The Widower
Movie
1959

The Widower

Movie · 1959

He Who Hesitates Is Lost
Movie
1960

He Who Hesitates Is Lost

Movie · 1960

Roaring Years
Movie
1962

Roaring Years

Movie · 1962

Christmas at the Cupiello House
Movie
1962

Christmas at the Cupiello House

Movie · 1962