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Gianni Cavina(1940-2022)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
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Gianni Cavina was born on 9 December 1940 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was an actor and writer, known for The House with Laughing Windows (1976), La via degli angeli (1999) and Festival (1996). He died on 26 March 2022 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
BornDecember 9, 1940
DiedMarch 26, 2022(81)
BornDecember 9, 1940
DiedMarch 26, 2022(81)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

The House with Laughing Windows (1976)
The House with Laughing Windows
7.0
  • Coppola
  • 1976
La via degli angeli (1999)
La via degli angeli
6.2
  • Loris' brother
  • 1999
Festival (1996)
Festival
6.0
  • Renzo Polpo
  • 1996
Christmas Present (1986)
Christmas Present
7.6
  • Ugo Cavara
  • 1986

Credits

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Actor

  • Pupi Avati, Antonio Avati, Sergio Castellitto, Enrico Lo Verso, Alessandro Sperduti, and Nico Toffoli in Dante (2022)
    Dante
    5.7
    • Piero Giardina
    • 2022
  • The Devil of Venice (2019)
    The Devil of Venice
    5.9
    • Gino (il Sagrestano)
    • 2019
  • The Family (2012)
    The Family
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Sergio Rengoni
    • 2012–2015
  • Claudio Bisio in Welcome Mr. President (2013)
    Welcome Mr. President
    6.2
    • Signor Fausto
    • 2013
  • The Big Heart of Girls (2011)
    The Big Heart of Girls
    6.1
    • Sisto Osti
    • 2011
  • Atelier Fontana - Le sorelle della moda (2011)
    Atelier Fontana - Le sorelle della moda
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Giovanni Fontana
    • 2011
  • Caffè capo (2010)
    Caffè capo
    Short
    • University professor
    • 2010
  • A Second Childhood (2010)
    A Second Childhood
    6.4
    • Preda
    • 2010
  • Gli amici del bar Margherita (2009)
    Gli amici del bar Margherita
    5.9
    • Carlo
    • 2009
  • Baciami piccina (2006)
    Baciami piccina
    6.7
    • 2006
  • Sergio Castellitto in The Wedding Director (2006)
    The Wedding Director
    6.2
    • Smamma
    • 2006
  • La rivincita di Natale (2004)
    La rivincita di Natale
    6.8
    • Ugo Cavara
    • 2004
  • L'inganno
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • 2003
  • Sole negli occhi (2001)
    Sole negli occhi
    7.0
    • Marco's Father
    • 2001
  • La via degli angeli (1999)
    La via degli angeli
    6.2
    • Loris' brother
    • 1999

Writer

  • Nik Novecento and Alfiero Toppetti in Hamburger Serenade (1986)
    Hamburger Serenade
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1986
  • Cinema!!!
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Jazz Band (1978)
    Jazz Band
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • teleplay
    • 1978
  • Tutti defunti... tranne i morti (1977)
    Tutti defunti... tranne i morti
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • The House with Laughing Windows (1976)
    The House with Laughing Windows
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • 1976
  • Bordella (1976)
    Bordella
    5.4
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1976
  • La mazurka del barone, della santa e del fico fiorone (1975)
    La mazurka del barone, della santa e del fico fiorone
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1975

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • The House with Laughing Windows (1976)
    The House with Laughing Windows
    7.0
    • Tonino Corazzari (Italian, uncredited)
    • 1976

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 9, 1940
    • Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Died
    • March 26, 2022
    • Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy(cancer)

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