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Gino Cervi

Actor

Gino Cervi

Born May 3, 1901 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyDied January 3, 1974124 films

Gino Cervi (3 May 1901 - 3 January 1974) was an Italian actor of international fame.

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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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The Little World of Don Camillo posterFirst watchThe Little World of Don Camillo19527.5as Giuseppe Bottazzi "Peppone"In a village of the Po valley where the earth is hard and life miserly, the priest and the communist mayor are always fighting to be the head of the community.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Return of Don Camillo poster7.2The Return of Don Camillo1953Becket poster7.2Becket1964Don Camillo's Last Round poster7.3Don Camillo's Last Round1955Don Camillo in Moscow poster7.1Don Camillo in Moscow1965Don Camillo: Monsignor poster6.9Don Camillo: Monsignor1961Story of a Love Affair poster6.7Story of a Love Affair1950Gli onorevoli poster6.8Gli onorevoli1963The Lady Without Camelias poster6.5The Lady Without Camelias1953

Filmography

124 films as actor
  1. 1973Racconti romani di una ex-noviziaPope Leone
  2. 1972Fratello ladroDon Lino
  3. 1972To Kill in SilenceNono Devoto
  4. 1967Il latitanteInspector
  5. 1967Del vento tra i rami del SassofrassoJohn-Emery Rockefeller
  6. 1966Maigret at the PigalleCommissaire Maigret
  7. 1966Gli altri, gli altri e noiChief of the Night Guard
  8. 1965Don Camillo in MoscowGiuseppe 'Peppone' Bottazzi
  9. 1964Un'ombra su MaigretMaigret
  10. 1964BecketCardinal Zambelli
  11. 1964Full Hearts and Empty PocketsBotta
  12. 1964Biblioteca di Studio Uno: I tre moschettieriCard.Richelieu
  13. 1963Good King DagobertSaint Éloi
  14. 1963Gli onorevoliSen. Rossani-Breschi
  15. 1963The Eye of the NeedleD'Angelo, lawyer
  16. 1963The Shortest DayColonnello Daini
  17. 1963Adventure at the Motelcommendatore
  18. 1962The Changing of the GuardMario Venicio
  19. 1962Crime Does Not PayL'Inquisiteur
  20. 1962The Nun of MonzaCardinale Borromeo
  21. 1962Roaring YearsSalvatore Acquamano
  22. 1961Ten Italians for One GermanBaron Alfonso di San Severino
  23. 1961The OrderlyMaggiore Penna
  24. 1961Don Camillo: MonsignorGiuseppe "Peppone" Bottazzi
  25. 1961The Joy of LivingOlinto Fossati
  26. 1961Un figlio d'oggiAndrea
  27. 1960The Revolt of the SlavesFabio
  28. 1960Love, the Italian WayComm. Lemeni
  29. 1960Le Olimpiadi dei maritidirettore del giornale
  30. 1960Long Night in '43Carlo 'Sciagura' Aretusi
  31. 1960Mistress of the World - Part IIProfessor Johanson
  32. 1960Mistress of the World - Part IProfessor Johanson
  33. 1960Siege of SyracuseGerone
  34. 1959The Black ChapelPolizeipräfekt Ferrari
  35. 1959Vacations in MajorcaAndré Breton, industriale
  36. 1959Gangster BossPaolo
  37. 1959Policarpo, ufficiale di scritturaSuonatore ambulante (uncredited)
  38. 1959Sign of the GladiatorAurelianus, Emperor of Rome
  39. 1958The Naked MajaKing Carlos IV of Spain
  40. 1958El pasado te acusaComisario
  41. 1958Love and ChatterPaseroni
  42. 1958Sans familleVitalis
  43. 1957Las aeroguapasDon Fogazza
  44. 1957Le belle dell'ariaDon Fogazza
  45. 1957Desert WarriorIbrahim
  46. 1957Ambush in TangierBolevasco
  47. 1956Moglie e buoi...Giovanni Cattabriga
  48. 1956Castle of the Banned LoversFrancesco Cenci
  49. 1956Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e marescialloMaresciallo
  50. 1955Il coraggioComm. Aristide Paoloni
  51. 1955Don Camillo's Last RoundPeppone
  52. 1955Non c'è amore più grandeAndrea
  53. 1955Frou-FrouPrince Vladimir Bilinsky
  54. 1955Wild LoveSir Cesare
  55. 1954A Free WomanMassimo Marchi
  56. 1954Il cardinale LambertiniCardinale Lambertini
  57. 1954MaddalenaDon Vincenzo
  58. 1954La grande avventura
  59. 1953Royal Affairs in VersaillesCagliostro
  60. 1953La Dame aux caméliasMonsieur Duval
  61. 1953Dappled MareRuggero Pascoli
  62. 1953Farewell, My Beautiful Lady!Conte Riccardo Salluzzo
  63. 1953The Three MusketeersPorthos
  64. 1953Nero and the Burning of RomeNero
  65. 1953The Return of Don CamilloGiuseppe "Peppone" Bottazzi
  66. 1953Indiscretion of an American WifePolice Commissioner
  67. 1953The Lady Without CameliasErcole 'Ercolino' Borra
  68. 1952The Queen of ShebaKing Solomon of Jerusalem
  69. 1952Three Forbidden StoriesProf. Aragona
  70. 1952Wife for a NightCount D'Origo
  71. 1952The Little World of Don CamilloGiuseppe Bottazzi "Peppone"
  72. 1951O.K. NeroNero
  73. 1951Position WantedFiliberto 'Berto' Morucchi
  74. 1951The Forbidden ChristKüster
  75. 1951Il caimano del PiaveColonel of Torrebruna
  76. 1950Sigillo rosso
  77. 1950Story of a Love Affair(uncredited)
  78. 1950Women Without NamesPietro Zanini
  79. 1949Yvonne of the NightBaretti
  80. 1949La sposa non può attendereAnselmo
  81. 1949The Flame that Never DiesLuigi Manfredi
  82. 1949FabiolaQuadratus
  83. 1948William TellGuglielmo Tell
  84. 1948Anna KareninaEnrico
  85. 1948Les Misérables - Storm Over ParisJean Valjean
  86. 1948Les MisérablesJean Valjean
  87. 1947Daniele CortisMarito di Elena
  88. 1947FuriaOreste
  89. 1947Cronaca nera
  90. 1946Aquila NeraKirila Petrovic
  91. 1946L'angelo e il diavoloGiulio Serra
  92. 1946MalìaDon Alfonso
  93. 1946RevengeSergio Tibaldi
  94. 1946UmanitàJack
  95. 1945The Misery of Mr. TravetIl commandatore Francesco Battilocchio
  96. 1945Lo sbaglio di essere vivosignor Guglielmi
  97. 1945Che distinta famiglia!Michele Montischi
  98. 1945Crazy QuartetRoberto
  99. 1945Vivere ancora
  100. 1943I'll Love You ForeverMario Fabbrini
  101. 1943Tristi amoriGiulio Scarli
  102. 1943Gente dell’ariaIl capitano Pietro Sandri
  103. 1942Four Steps in the CloudsPaolo Bianchi
  104. 1942Quarta paginaEx detenuto
  105. 1942Acque di primaveraFrancesco
  106. 1942Don Cesare of BazanDon Cesare di Bazan
  107. 1942La regina di Navarra
  108. 1942L'ultimo addioDottor Gino Landi
  109. 1941The BetrothedRenzo Tramaglino
  110. 1941The Iron CrownSedemondo
  111. 1940Il sogno di tuttiil padre del neonato
  112. 1940Eternal MelodyWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  113. 1940A Romantic AdventureLuigi Ferrero
  114. 1940The SinnerAlberto
  115. 1939An Adventure of Salvator RosaSalvador Rosa, il "Formica"
  116. 1939I figli del marchese LuceraErmanno
  117. 1938Inventiamo l'amoreCarlo Morelli
  118. 1938Ettore FieramoscaEttore Fieramosca
  119. 1938L'argineZvanì
  120. 1937Voglio vivere con LetiziaBebe