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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Movies
Umanità Jack
Les Misérables Jean Valjean
Le Olimpiadi dei mariti direttore del giornale
The Return of Don Camillo Giuseppe "Peppone" Bottazzi
Don Camillo's Last Round Peppone
Don Camillo: Monsignor Giuseppe "Peppone" Bottazzi
Dappled Mare Ruggero Pascoli
The Little World of Don Camillo Giuseppe Bottazzi "Peppone"
Voglio vivere con Letizia Bebe
Roaring Years Salvatore Acquamano
Don Camillo in Moscow Giuseppe 'Peppone' Bottazzi
Becket the Cardinal / Cardinal Zambelli
It Happened in '43 Carlo 'Sciagura' Aretusi
Gli onorevoli Sen. Rossani-Breschi
Four Steps in the Clouds Paolo Bianchi
Yvonne of the Night Il colonnello Baretti
The Iron Crown Sedemondo
Sans famille Vitalis
The Three Musketeers Porthos
Il coraggio Comm. Aristide Paoloni
Il cardinale Lambertini Cardinale Lambertini
Frou-Frou Prince Vladimir Bilinsky
Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo Maresciallo
Indiscretion of an American Wife Police Commissioner
Gangster Boss Paolo
Wife for a Night Count D'Origo
The Lady Without Camelias Ercole 'Ercolino' Borra
Position Wanted Filiberto 'Berto' Morucchi
Good King Dagobert Saint Éloi
Biblioteca di Studio Uno: I tre moschettieri Card.Richelieu
The Naked Maja King Carlos IV of Spain
Vacations in Majorca André Breton, industriale
The Two Sergeants Commander Federico Martelli / sergent Guglielmo Salvoni
The Betrothed Renzo Tramaglino
Desert Warrior Ibrahim
The Joy of Living Olinto Fossati
The Shortest Day Colonnello Daini
Don Cesare di Bazan Don Cesare di Bazan
Castle of the Banned Lovers Francesco Cenci
Un'ombra su Maigret Maigret
La grande avventura
The Misery of Mr. Travet Il commandatore Francesco Battilocchio
The Revolt of the Slaves Fabio
The Changing of the Guard Mario Venicio
The Eye of the Needle D'Angelo, lawyer
Maddalena Don Vincenzo
Moglie e buoi... Giovanni Cattabriga
Ten Italians for One German Baron Alfonso di San Severino
The Queen of Sheba King Solomon of Jerusalem
Aquila Nera Kirila Petrovic
Crime Does Not Pay L'Inquisiteur
I figli del marchese Lucera Ermanno
Il latitante Inspector
Quarta pagina Ex detenuto
La regina di Navarra
Maigret at the Pigalle Commissaire Maigret
Mistress of the World - Part I Professor Johanson
Un figlio d'oggi Andrea
Vivere ancora
Aldebaran Corrado Valeri
Amore Paolo Venieri
An Adventure of Salvator Rosa Salvador Rosa, il "Formica"
Una romantica avventura Luigi Ferrero
Full Hearts and Empty Pockets Botta
Avventura al motel commendatore
Cronaca nera
Non c'è amore più grande Andrea
The Nun of Monza Cardinale Borromeo
T'amerò sempre Mario Fabbrini
Inventiamo l'amore Carlo Morelli
Love and Chatter Paseroni
Lo sbaglio di essere vivo signor Guglielmi
Farewell, My Beautiful Lady! Conte Riccardo Salluzzo
Che distinta famiglia! Michele Montischi
The Orderly Maggiore Penna
Sign of the Gladiator Aurelianus, Emperor of Rome
Gli altri, gli altri e noi Chief of the Night Guard
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris Jean Valjean
Racconti romani di una ex-novizia Pope Leone
El pasado te acusa Comisario
To Kill in Silence Nono Devoto
William Tell Guglielmo Tell
La Dame aux camélias Monsieur Duval
Love, the Italian Way Comm. Lemeni
The Sinner Alberto
Furia Oreste
Ambush in Tangier Bolevasco
Mistress of the World - Part II Professor Johanson
Royal Affairs in Versailles Cagliostro
The Forbidden Christ Küster
The Black Chapel Polizeipräfekt Ferrari
O.K. Nero Nero
L'argine Zvanì
La sposa non può attendere Anselmo
The Flame that Never Dies Luigi Manfredi
Islands in the Lagoon Narrator(voice)
Women Without Names Pietro Zanini
Romantici a Venezia Narrator (voice)
Story of a Love Affair (uncredited)
Siege of Syracuse Gerone
A Free Woman Massimo Marchi
Il caimano del Piave Colonel of Torrebruna
Revenge Sergio Tibaldi
Eternal Melody Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Quartetto pazzo Roberto
Wild Love Sir Cesare
Daniele Cortis Marito di Elena
The Blue Fleet
Tristi amori Giulio Scarli
Three Forbidden Stories Prof. Aragona
Sigillo rosso
Fratello ladro Don Lino
Gente dell’aria Il capitano Pietro Sandri
Nero and the Burning of Rome Nero
Acque di primavera Francesco
Fabiola Quadratus
Ettore Fieramosca Ettore Fieramosca
Gli uomini non sono ingrati Ferencz Korvath
Las aeroguapas Don Fogazza
Anna Karenina Enrico
Shows
Le inchieste del commissario Maigret Maigret
Cinépanorama Self
