Aristide Catoni

[Johan Melle]

Aristide Catoni in L'imperatore di Capri (1949)

Aristide Catoni is a generico who shows up in a lot of 1950s and 60s movies. His big, funny glasses make him instantly recognizable and he was used for funny little parts on several occasions, including numerous comedies with Totò.

A big thank you to Ciavazzaro for identifying Aristide.


FILMOGRAPHY

1948

1. Una lettera all'alba (uncredited) .... Juror
   
   1949
2. L'imperatore di Capri (uncredited) .... Hotel receptionist
   
   1950
3. Alina (uncredited) .... Casinò player
4. È più facile che un cammello... (credited) .... Truck driver
5. La strada buia (uncredited) .... Marchese Camponeschi, one of Ralph's friends
6. Prima comunione (uncredited) .... Man who tries to break up the fight in the café
7. Quel fantasma di mio marito (uncredited) .... Man answering the phone
8. Tototarzan (uncredited) .... Train conductor
   
   1951
9. Era lui, sì, sì! (uncredited) .... Department store employee
10. Il tradimento (uncredited) .... Judge
11. La città si difende (uncredited) .... Restaurant diner
    
    1952
12. Altri tempi - segment "Il processo di Frine" (uncredited) .... Juror
13. Camicie rosse (uncredited) .... High-ranking military officer
    
    1953
14. La passeggiata (credited) .... Antiques dealer
    
    1954
15. Desiderio è sole (uncredited) .... Card player
16. Disonorata senza colpa (uncredited) .... Court clerk
17. Se vincessi cento milioni - episode: L'indossatrice (uncredited) .... role?
18. Torna! (uncredited) .... Casino player
    
    1955
19. Buonanotte... avvocato! (uncredited) .... Nightclub client
    
    1956
20. Il più grande amore (Suor Letizia) (credited) .... Debt collector
21. Totò lascia o raddoppia? (uncredited) .... Man at the hippodrome
    
    1957
22. Arrivano i dollari! (uncredited) .... Station master
23. Ascoltami (uncredited) .... Clerk at office of vital records
24. I Vampiri (uncredited) .... Porter
25. La ragazza del Palio (uncredited) .... Maitre D'
    
    1958
26. Adorabili e bugiarde (uncredited) .... Passerby
27. Totò e Marcellino (uncredited) .... Wedding guest
28. Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche (uncredited) .... Spectator at theatre
    
    1959
29. Il moralista (uncredited) .... Dancing man at nightclub
30. Non perdiamo la testa (uncredited) .... Party guest
31. Quanto sei bella Roma (uncredited) .... Veterinarian
32. Totò, Eva e il pennello proibito (uncredited) .... Party guest
    
    1960
33. Caccia al marito (uncredited) .... Hotel guest
34. Gastone (uncredited) .... Tabarin client
35. L'impiegato (uncredited) .... Executive
36. Letto a tre piazze (uncredited) .... The porter
37. Madri pericolose (credited) .... Father of Fatima
    
    1961
38. Viva l'Italia (uncredited) .... Reverend
    
    1962
39. Dieci italiani per un tedesco (Via Rasella) (uncredited) .... Officer who sends Ferroni to prison
    
    1963
40. La donna degli altri è sempre più bella (uncredited) .... Party guest
41. Ro.Go.Pa.G. (uncredited) - segment "Il pollo ruspante" .... Spectator at meeting
42. Totò e Cleopatra (uncredited) .... Senator
    
    1964
43. Le belle famiglie - Episode: La cernia (uncredited) .... Bartender
44. Queste pazze pazze donne - segment: "Gentil sesso" (uncredited) .... Female catch club proprietor
45. The Visit (uncredited) .... Villager
    
    1966
46. Bel ami 2000 / 100 ragazze per un playboy (credited) .... Angry party guest

[Johan Melle]

Some of this roles from the early 1950s:

Quel fantasma di mio marito (1950) as Man answering the phone

Il tradimento (1951) as Judge

Without his usual glasses in Camicie rosse (1952) as High-ranking military officer

And with a monocle in Torna! (1954) as Casino player

[Johan Melle]

One of his funny roles in Non perdiamo la testa (1959) as Party guest

One of his biggest roles in Letto a tre piazze (1960) where he has a nice little speaking role as The porter

With Vera Drudi in The Visit (1964) as Villager

[Ciavazzaro]

Some credited roles

Madri pericolose (1960) he plays the Indian father of Edith Peters

Very nice role as the angry husband of Pupita Lea watching the naked protagonist in Belami 2000 (1966)

Uncredited but speaking role in La donna degli altri è sempre più bella (1963)

[Johan Melle]

Small but memorable and credited role for Aristide in Luigi Zampa's È più facile che un cammello... (1950) as a truck driver who accidentally kills Jean Gabin when he hits him with his truck

This action sets in swing the whole plot of the movie, because Gabin is denied entry into heaven and is given a chance to return to life for half a day to redeem himself, and Aristide appears in a few more moments and is given a bit of dialogue

[Johan Melle]

With Renato Rascel in La passeggiata (1953) as Antiques dealer

And with Anna Magnani in Il più grande amore (Suor Letizia) (1956) as Debt collector

[Johan Melle]

On the left in Altri tempi (1952) - segment "Il processo di Frine" as Juror

Totò e Cleopatra (1963) as Senator

[Ciavazzaro]

Another 1950's role again as poker player with Ugo Mari in Alina (1950)

[Johan Melle]

Earliest role so far in Una lettera all'alba (1948) as Juror

And a nice little speaking role for Aristide in Era lui, sì, sì! (1951) as Department store employee

[Johan Melle]

Disonorata senza colpa (1954) as Court clerk

And a funny speaking role with Totò in Totò e Marcellino (1958) as Wedding guest