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
Movies & TV Shows
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The Little World of Don Camillo (1952) — Giuseppe Bottazzi "Peppone"
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The Return of Don Camillo (1953) — Giuseppe "Peppone" Bottazzi
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Don Camillo in Moscow (1965) — Giuseppe 'Peppone' Bottazzi
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Becket (1964) — Cardinal Zambelli
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Don Camillo's Last Round (1955) — Peppone
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Don Camillo: Monsignor (1961) — Giuseppe "Peppone" Bottazzi
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Story of a Love Affair (1950) — (uncredited)
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The Lady Without Camelias (1953) — Ercole 'Ercolino' Borra
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Gli onorevoli (1963) — Sen. Rossani-Breschi
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Anna Karenina (1948) — Enrico
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Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953) — Police Commissioner
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Roaring Years (1962) — Salvatore Acquamano
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The Three Musketeers (1953) — Porthos
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Four Steps in the Clouds (1942) — Paolo Bianchi
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Royal Affairs in Versailles (1953) — Cagliostro
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The Shortest Day (1963) — Colonnello Daini
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Long Night in '43 (1960) — Carlo 'Sciagura' Aretusi
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Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo (1956) — Maresciallo
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Gangster Boss (1959) — Paolo
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The Joy of Living (1961) — Olinto Fossati
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Il coraggio (1955) — Comm. Aristide Paoloni
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The Iron Crown (1941) — Sedemondo
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Sign of the Gladiator (1959) — Aurelianus, Emperor of Rome
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Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura (1959) — Suonatore ambulante (uncredited)
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Vacations in Majorca (1959) — André Breton, industriale
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Crime Does Not Pay (1962) — L'Inquisiteur
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The Forbidden Christ (1951) — Küster
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Yvonne of the Night (1949) — Il colonnello Baretti
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The Betrothed (1941) — Renzo Tramaglino
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Castle of the Banned Lovers (1956) — Francesco Cenci
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Maigret at the Pigalle (1966) — Commissaire Maigret
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Frou-Frou (1955) — Prince Vladimir Bilinsky
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Aquila Nera (1946) — Kirila Petrovic
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Wild Love (1955) — Sir Cesare
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Fabiola (1949) — Quadratus
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Wife for a Night (1952) — Count D'Origo
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A Free Woman (1954) — Massimo Marchi
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The Revolt of the Slaves (1960) — Fabio
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The Changing of the Guard (1962) — Mario Venicio
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Les Misérables (1948) — Jean Valjean