Gino Cervi
Actor
Known for
Gino Cervi has spent most of a working life as an Italian actor who has outlasted trends, studios and formats. 'The Little World of Don Camillo' is the title most people reach for first, with Giuseppe Bottazzi "Peppone" at the center of it. 'The Return of Don Camillo' is the other credit most often cited. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 94 years.
Gino Cervi
Actor
Gino Cervi has spent most of a working life as an Italian actor who has outlasted trends, studios and formats. 'The Little World of Don Camillo' is the title most people reach for first, with Giuseppe Bottazzi "Peppone" at the center of it. 'The Return of Don Camillo' is the other credit most often cited. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 94 years.
Movies (112 titles)
Plays Salvatore Acquamano
Roaring Years
1962
Plays Cardinal Zambelli
Becket
1964
Plays Giuseppe Bottazzi "Peppone"
The Little World of Don Camillo
1952
Plays Giuseppe "Peppone" Bottazzi
Don Camillo: Monsignor
1961
Plays King Carlos IV of Spain
The Naked Maja
1958
Plays Sir Cesare
Wild Love
1955
Plays Guglielmo Tell
William Tell
1948
Plays Vitalis
Sans famille
1958
Plays Giuseppe "Peppone" Bottazzi
The Return of Don Camillo
1953
Plays Porthos
The Three Musketeers
1953
Plays Cagliostro
Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953
Plays Sergio Tibaldi
Revenge
1946
Plays Enrico
Anna Karenina
1948
Plays Don Fogazza
Le belle dell'aria
1957
Plays Prince Vladimir Bilinsky
Frou-Frou
1955
Plays Comm. Lemeni
Love, the Italian Way
1960
Plays Colonnello Daini
The Shortest Day
1963
Plays Paolo Venieri
Amore
1936
Plays Polizeipräfekt Ferrari
The Black Chapel
1959
Plays Comm. Aristide Paoloni
Il coraggio
1955
Plays Sedemondo
The Iron Crown
1941
Plays Police Commissioner
Indiscretion of an American Wife
1953
Plays Peppone
Don Camillo's Last Round
1955
Plays Ercole 'Ercolino' Borra
The Lady Without Camelias
1953
Plays Paolo Bianchi
Four Steps in the Clouds
1942
Plays Renzo Tramaglino
The Betrothed
1941
Plays Cardinale Lambertini
Il cardinale Lambertini
1954
Plays Pietro Zanini
Women Without Names
1950
Plays Quadratus
Fabiola
1949
Plays Olinto Fossati
The Joy of Living
1961
Plays Prof. Aragona
Three Forbidden Stories
1952
Plays commendatore
Adventure at the Motel
1963
Plays Giuseppe 'Peppone' Bottazzi
Don Camillo in Moscow
1965
Plays Aurelianus, Emperor of Rome
Sign of the Gladiator
1959
Plays Sen. Rossani-Breschi
Gli onorevoli
1963
Plays L'Inquisiteur
Crime Does Not Pay
1962
Plays Paolo
Gangster Boss
1959
Plays Don Cesare di Bazan
Don Cesare of Bazan
1942
Plays Jean Valjean
Les Misérables
1948
Plays Mario Venicio
The Changing of the Guard
1962
Plays Professor Johanson
Mistress of the World - Part I
1960
Plays Küster
The Forbidden Christ
1951
Plays Gerone
Siege of Syracuse
1960
Plays André Breton, industriale
Vacations in Majorca
1959
Plays Maresciallo
Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo
1956
Plays Commissaire Maigret
Maigret at the Pigalle
1966
Plays King Solomon of Jerusalem
The Queen of Sheba
1952
Plays Count D'Origo
Wife for a Night
1952
Plays Mario Fabbrini
I'll Love You Forever
1943
Plays Fabio
The Revolt of the Slaves
1960
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Racconti romani di una ex-novizia
Pope Leone
1973
Fratello ladro
Don Lino
1972
To Kill in Silence
Nono Devoto
1972
Il latitante
Inspector
1967
Maigret at the Pigalle
Commissaire Maigret
1966
Gli altri, gli altri e noi
Chief of the Night Guard
1966
Don Camillo in Moscow
Giuseppe 'Peppone' Bottazzi
1965
Una vita in gioco
Maigret · 1 episode
1965–
Le inchieste del commissario Maigret
Maigret · 35 episodes
1964–
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Gino Cervi still alive?
Gino Cervi passed away on January 3, 1974 at age 72.
What are the most famous roles of Gino Cervi?
Gino Cervi is best known for roles in The Little World of Don Camillo, The Return of Don Camillo, Don Camillo in Moscow.
How many movies has Gino Cervi been in?
Over a 42-year career (since 1932), Gino Cervi has appeared in 112 movies and 2 TV shows.
What was Gino Cervi's first movie?
The career of Gino Cervi began with The Blue Fleet (1932).
What is Gino Cervi's most recent movie or series?
Gino Cervi's most recent release is Racconti romani di una ex-novizia, which premiered on September 21, 1973.
What TV shows has Gino Cervi appeared in?
On television, Gino Cervi has appeared in Le inchieste del commissario Maigret, Cinépanorama, Una vita in gioco.
Gino Cervi
1901-05-03 · Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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.
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