Person
Gino Cervi
Actor · Crew· 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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
The Little World of Don Camillo
Giuseppe Bottazzi "Peppone" · 1952
The Return of Don Camillo
Giuseppe "Peppone" Bottazzi · 1953
Don Camillo in Moscow
Giuseppe 'Peppone' Bottazzi · 1965
Becket
Cardinal Zambelli · 1964
Don Camillo's Last Round
Peppone · 1955
Don Camillo: Monsignor
Giuseppe "Peppone" Bottazzi · 1961
Story of a Love Affair
(uncredited) · 1950
The Lady Without Camelias
Ercole 'Ercolino' Borra · 1953
Filmography
61 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Fratello ladro | Don Lino | Film |
| 1965 | Don Camillo in Moscow | Giuseppe 'Peppone' Bottazzi | Film |
| 1964 | Becket | Cardinal Zambelli | Film |
| 1964 | Full Hearts and Empty Pockets | Botta | Film |
| 1964 | Biblioteca di Studio Uno: I tre moschettieri | Card.Richelieu | Film |
| 1964 | Un'ombra su Maigret | Maigret | Film |
| 1963 | The Shortest Day | Colonnello Daini | Film |
| 1963 | Gli onorevoli | Sen. Rossani-Breschi | Film |
| 1963 | Good King Dagobert | Saint Éloi | Film |
| 1962 | The Changing of the Guard | Mario Venicio | Film |
| 1962 | Roaring Years | Salvatore Acquamano | Film |
| 1961 | Ten Italians for One German | Baron Alfonso di San Severino | Film |
| 1961 | The Joy of Living | Olinto Fossati | Film |
| 1961 | Don Camillo: Monsignor | Giuseppe "Peppone" Bottazzi | Film |
| 1960 | Siege of Syracuse | Gerone | Film |
| 1960 | The Revolt of the Slaves | Fabio | Film |
| 1960 | Le Olimpiadi dei mariti | direttore del giornale | Film |
| 1960 | Long Night in '43 | Carlo 'Sciagura' Aretusi | Film |
| 1959 | Vacations in Majorca | André Breton, industriale | Film |
| 1959 | Sign of the Gladiator | Aurelianus, Emperor of Rome | Film |
| 1959 | Gangster Boss | Paolo | Film |
| 1958 | The Naked Maja | King Carlos IV of Spain | Film |
| 1958 | Sans famille | Vitalis | Film |
| 1957 | Le belle dell'aria | Don Fogazza | Film |
| 1957 | Desert Warrior | Ibrahim | Film |
| 1956 | Moglie e buoi... | Giovanni Cattabriga | Film |
| 1956 | Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo | Maresciallo | Film |
| 1956 | Castle of the Banned Lovers | Francesco Cenci | Film |
| 1955 | Frou-Frou | Prince Vladimir Bilinsky | Film |
| 1955 | Il coraggio | Comm. Aristide Paoloni | Film |
| 1955 | Don Camillo's Last Round | Peppone | Film |
| 1955 | Wild Love | Sir Cesare | Film |
| 1954 | Il cardinale Lambertini | Cardinale Lambertini | Film |
| 1954 | A Free Woman | Massimo Marchi | Film |
| 1954 | Maddalena | Don Vincenzo | Film |
| 1953 | Royal Affairs in Versailles | Cagliostro | Film |
| 1953 | Indiscretion of an American Wife | Police Commissioner | Film |
| 1953 | The Lady Without Camelias | Ercole 'Ercolino' Borra | Film |
| 1953 | The Three Musketeers | Porthos | Film |
| 1953 | The Return of Don Camillo | Giuseppe "Peppone" Bottazzi | Film |
| 1952 | Wife for a Night | Count D'Origo | Film |
| 1952 | The Little World of Don Camillo | Giuseppe Bottazzi "Peppone" | Film |
| 1951 | Position Wanted | Filiberto 'Berto' Morucchi | Film |
| 1951 | The Forbidden Christ | Küster | Film |
| 1950 | Story of a Love Affair | (uncredited) | Film |
| 1950 | Sigillo rosso | Film | |
| 1949 | Yvonne of the Night | Il colonnello Baretti | Film |
| 1949 | La sposa non può attendere | Anselmo | Film |
| 1949 | The Flame that Never Dies | Luigi Manfredi | Film |
| 1949 | Fabiola | Quadratus | Film |
| 1948 | Les Misérables | Jean Valjean | Film |
| 1948 | Anna Karenina | Enrico | Film |
| 1946 | L'angelo e il diavolo | Giulio Serra | Film |
| 1945 | The Misery of Mr. Travet | Il commandatore Francesco Battilocchio | Film |
| 1942 | Four Steps in the Clouds | Paolo Bianchi | Film |
| 1942 | Don Cesare of Bazan | Don Cesare di Bazan | Film |
| 1941 | The Iron Crown | Sedemondo | Film |
| 1941 | The Betrothed | Renzo Tramaglino | Film |
| 1940 | Il sogno di tutti | il padre del neonato | Film |
| 1936 | The Two Sergeants | Commander Federico Martelli / sergent Guglielmo Salvoni | Film |
| 1932 | The Blue Fleet | Film |
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