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Gino Cervi

May 03, 1901 - Jan 03, 1974 (72 years old) in 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.

He died at Punta Ala in 1974.

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Known For

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Becket
Cardinal Zambelli
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Daniele Cortis
Marito di Elena
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Fabiola
Quadratus
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Furia
Oreste
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A Free Woman
Massimo Marchi
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I figli del marchese Lucera
Ermanno
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Love, the Italian Way
Comm. Lemeni
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Quartetto pazzo
Roberto
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Maddalena
Don Vincenzo
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William Tell
Guglielmo Tell

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