Antonio Caponi — Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy Character Profile

About Antonio Caponi

Boorish southern Italian landowner and brother to Peppino. Lavish and greedy, he steals from his stingy brother. Travels to Milan with his siblings and Gianni to stop Gianni's romance with Marisa, attempting to bribe her before eventually accepting the match.

Antonio Caponi — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Totò

Appears in

Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy (1956)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Antonio Caponi — Family Brother — Peppino Caponi (Peppino De Filippo)

  Siblings who cohabitate and manage family affairs together.

• Antonio Caponi — Family Sibling — Lucia Caponi (Vittoria Crispo)

  Brother and sister who share familial authority over the younger generation.

• Antonio Caponi — Conflict Briber — Marisa Florian (Dorian Gray)

  Antagonistic financial attempt to sever the romantic bond.

• Antonio Caponi — Conflict Opposing Relative — Gianni Caponi (Teddy Reno)

  Generational clash where the uncle actively opposes the nephew's romance.

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More characters from Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy

• Peppino Caponi (Peppino De Filippo)
• Marisa Florian (Dorian Gray)
• Gianni Caponi (Teddy Reno)
• il duca (Corrado Annicelli)
• Lucia Caponi (Vittoria Crispo)
• il maitre dell'Hotel (uncredited) (Gianni Partanna)
• moglie di Mezzacapa (Delia Orman)
• Giulietta (Donatella Randisi)
• agente di Marisa Florian (Gino Ravazzini)
• Remo (Edoardo Toniolo)
• Un amico (Lamberto Antinori)
• Marianna (Gianna Cobelli)