Gianni Dei
Gianni Dei | |
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 Gianni Dei in I due pericoli pubblici (1964) | |
| Born | 21 December 1940 |
| Died | 19 October 2020 (aged 79) |
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Gianni Dei (21 December 1940 – 19 October 2020) was an Italian actor and singer.
Life and career[]
Born in Bologna, after completing his high school studies Dei moved to Rome to pursue an acting career.[1] He made his film debut in 1960, in a minor role in Mario Camerini's Run with the Devil.[1] After several minor appearances, he debuted in a main role in 1967, in the Massimo Franciosa's teen romantic comedy Pronto... c'è una certa Giuliana per te.[1] His career was later characterized by several other main roles, but always in B-movies and low-budget films, notably the title role in the horror film Patrick Still Lives.[1][2] From the late 1980s he was also active as a pop singer.[1]
Selected filmography[]
- A Girl... and a Million (1962)
- The Seventh Grave (1965)
- Sheriff Won't Shoot (1965)
- La donnaccia (1965)
- Pronto... c'è una certa Giuliana per te (1967)
- Madame Bovary (1969)
- A White Dress for Marialé (1972)
- The Last Round (1972)
- The Killers Are Our Guests (1974)
- Batton Story (1976)
- Giallo a Venezia (1979)
- Patrick Still Lives (1980)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 187–188. ISBN 8884402131.
- ^ Gian Luca Castoldi. Donne in prigione: nazisti, horror e fantascienza, thriller, decameroni e film esotici. Profondo rosso, 2005. p. 59. ISBN 8889084618.
External links[]
- Gianni Dei at IMDb
- Gianni Dei discography at Discogs
Categories:
- 1940 births
- Actors from Bologna
- Italian male film actors
- Italian male singers
- 2020 deaths