Gino Cervi
Actor
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.
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Filmography
The Little World of Don Camillo
as Giuseppe Bottazzi "Peppone" 1952
Don Camillo in Moscow
as Giuseppe 'Peppone' Bottazzi 1965
Becket
as Cardinal Zambelli 1964
Don Camillo's Last Round
as Peppone 1955
Don Camillo: Monsignor
as Giuseppe "Peppone" Bottazzi 1961
Story of a Love Affair
as (uncredited) 1950
The Lady Without Camelias
as Ercole 'Ercolino' Borra 1953
Gli onorevoli
as Sen. Rossani-Breschi 1963
Anna Karenina
as Enrico 1948
Indiscretion of an American Wife
as Police Commissioner 1953
Roaring Years
as Salvatore Acquamano 1962
The Three Musketeers
as Porthos 1953
Four Steps in the Clouds
as Paolo Bianchi 1942
Royal Affairs in Versailles
as Cagliostro 1954
Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo
as Maresciallo 1956
Long Night in '43
as Carlo 'Sciagura' Aretusi 1960