Gino Cervi
Born May 03, 1901 (Age: 124)
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Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Biography
Gino Cervi (3 May 1901 - 3 January 1974) was an Italian actor of international fame. Cervi was born in Bologna. His father was the theatre critic Antonio Cervi. In 1928, he married Nini Gordini (one of his partners) and they had a son, Tonino Cervi. Gino Cervi later became the grandfather of actress Valentina Cervi and producer Antonio Levesi Cervi. Cervi was best known for his role of Giuseppe Bottazzi ("Peppone"), the Communist mayor in the Don Camillo movies of the 1950s and the 1960s. He shared great complicity and friendship with co-star Fernandel during the 15 years playing their respective roles in Don Camillo movies. At the end of his career, he played Commissioner Maigret for six years in the Italian version of those murder stories, which ended with a movie Maigret in Pigalle (Mario Landi, 1966), produced by his son Antonio Cervi. He died at Punta Ala in 1974. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gino Cervi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Gino Cervi (3 May 1901 - 3 January 1974) was an Italian actor of international fame.
Cervi was born in Bologna. His father was the theatre critic Antonio Cervi. In 1928, he married Nini Gordini (one of his partners) and they had a son, Tonino Cervi. Gino Cervi later became the grandfather of actress Valentina Cervi and producer Antonio Levesi Cervi.
Cervi was best known for his role of Giuseppe Bottazzi ("Peppone"), the Communist mayor in the Don Camillo movies of the 1950s and the 1960s. He shared great complicity and friendship with co-star Fernandel during the 15 years playing their respective roles in Don Camillo movies.
At the end of his career, he played Commissioner Maigret for six years in the Italian version of those murder stories, which ended with a movie Maigret in Pigalle (Mario Landi, 1966), produced by his son Antonio Cervi.
He died at Punta Ala in 1974.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Gino Cervi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Filmography
Racconti romani di una ex-novizia
1973
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as Pope Leone
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Age: 72
To Kill in Silence
1972
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as Nono Devoto
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Age: 70
Fratello ladro
1972
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as Don Lino
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Age: 70
Don Camillo in Moscow
1965
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as Giuseppe 'Peppone' Bottazzi
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Age: 64
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Un'ombra su Maigret
1964
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as Maigret
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Age: 63
Becket
1964
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as Cardinal Zambelli
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Age: 62
Full Hearts and Empty Pockets
1964
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as Botta
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Age: 62
No Image
Biblioteca di Studio Uno: I tre moschettieri
1964
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as Card.Richelieu
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Age: 62
Good King Dagobert
1963
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as Saint Éloi
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Age: 62
Gli onorevoli
1963
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as Sen. Rossani-Breschi
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Age: 62
The Eye of the Needle
1963
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as D'Angelo, lawyer
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Age: 62
The Shortest Day
1963
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as Colonnello Daini
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Age: 61
Adventure at the Motel
1963
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as commendatore
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Age: 61
The Changing of the Guard
1962
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as Mario Venicio
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Age: 61
Crime Does Not Pay
1962
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as L'Inquisiteur
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Age: 61
The Nun of Monza
1962
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as Cardinale Borromeo
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Age: 61
Roaring Years
1962
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as Salvatore Acquamano
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Age: 60
Ten Italians for One German
1961
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as Baron Alfonso di San Severino
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Age: 60
The Orderly
1961
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as Maggiore Penna
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Age: 60
Don Camillo: Monsignor
1961
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as Giuseppe "Peppone" Bottazzi
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Age: 60
The Joy of Living
1961
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as Olinto Fossati
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Age: 60
Un figlio d'oggi
1961
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as Andrea
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Age: 59
The Revolt of the Slaves
1960
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as Fabio
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Age: 59
Love, the Italian Way
1960
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as Comm. Lemeni
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Age: 59
Le Olimpiadi dei mariti
1960
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as direttore del giornale
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Age: 59
Long Night in '43
1960
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as Carlo 'Sciagura' Aretusi
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Age: 59
Mistress of the World - Part II
1960
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as Professor Johanson
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Age: 58
Mistress of the World - Part I
1960
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as Professor Johanson
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Age: 58
Siege of Syracuse
1960
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as Gerone
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Age: 58
The Black Chapel
1959
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as Polizeipräfekt Ferrari
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Age: 58
Vacations in Majorca
1959
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as André Breton, industriale
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Age: 58
Gangster Boss
1959
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as Paolo
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Age: 57
Sign of the Gladiator
1959
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as Aurelianus, Emperor of Rome
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Age: 57
The Naked Maja
1958
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as King Carlos IV of Spain
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Age: 57
El pasado te acusa
1958
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as Comisario
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Age: 57
Love and Chatter
1958
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as Paseroni
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Age: 56
Sans famille
1958
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as Vitalis
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Age: 56
Moglie e buoi...
1956
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as Giovanni Cattabriga
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Age: 55
Castle of the Banned Lovers
1956
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as Francesco Cenci
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Age: 55
Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo
1956
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as Maresciallo
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Age: 54
Il coraggio
1955
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as Comm. Aristide Paoloni
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Age: 54
Don Camillo's Last Round
1955
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as Peppone
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Age: 54
Non c'è amore più grande
1955
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as Andrea
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Age: 54
Frou-Frou
1955
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as Prince Vladimir Bilinsky
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Age: 54
Wild Love
1955
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as Sir Cesare
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Age: 54
A Free Woman
1954
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as Massimo Marchi
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Age: 53
Il cardinale Lambertini
1954
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as Cardinale Lambertini
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Age: 53
Maddalena
1954
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as Don Vincenzo
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Age: 53
No Image
La grande avventura
1954
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as
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Age: 52
Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953
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as Cagliostro
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Age: 52
La Dame aux camélias
1953
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as Monsieur Duval
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Age: 52
Dappled Mare
1953
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as Ruggero Pascoli
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Age: 52
Farewell, My Beautiful Lady!
1953
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as Conte Riccardo Salluzzo
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Age: 52
The Three Musketeers
1953
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as Porthos
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Age: 52
Nero and the Burning of Rome
1953
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as Nero
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Age: 52
The Return of Don Camillo
1953
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as Giuseppe "Peppone" Bottazzi
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Age: 52
Indiscretion of an American Wife
1953
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as Police Commissioner
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Age: 51
The Lady Without Camelias
1953
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as Ercole 'Ercolino' Borra
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Age: 51
Sigillo rosso
1950
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as
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Age: 49
Story of a Love Affair
1950
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as (uncredited)
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Age: 49
Women Without Names
1950
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as Pietro Zanini
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Age: 48
The Misery of Mr. Travet
1945
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as Il commandatore Francesco Battilocchio
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Age: 44
Lo sbaglio di essere vivo
1945
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as signor Guglielmi
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Age: 44
No Image
Che distinta famiglia!
1945
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as Michele Montischi
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Age: 44
Quartetto pazzo
1945
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as Roberto
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Age: 44
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Vivere ancora
1945
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as
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Age: 43
Four Steps in the Clouds
1942
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as Paolo Bianchi
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Age: 41
Quarta pagina
1942
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as Ex detenuto
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Age: 41
Acque di primavera
1942
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as Francesco
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Age: 41
Don Cesare of Bazan
1942
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as Don Cesare di Bazan
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Age: 41
No Image
La regina di Navarra
1942
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as
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Age: 40
L'ultimo addio
1942
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as Dottor Gino Landi
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Age: 40
The Betrothed
1941
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as Renzo Tramaglino
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Age: 40
The Iron Crown
1941
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as Sedemondo
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Age: 40
The Blue Fleet
1932
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as
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Age: 31