Gianni Cavina

Gianni Cavina (9 December 1940 – 26 March 2022) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films from 1968 to 2022. Born in Bologna, Cavina trained as a stage actor at the Teatro Stabile di Bologna, under the direction of Franco Parenti.^[1] He made his film debut in the 1968 horror Balsamus, l'uomo di Satana, directed by Pupi Avati, with whom he had a long collaboration, starring in many of his films.^[1]

Gianni Cavina
Cavina in La mazurka del barone, della santa e del fico fiorone (1975)
Born	(1940-12-09)9 December 1940 Bologna, Italy
Died	26 March 2022(2022-03-26) (aged 81) Bologna, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1968–2022

Cavina died in his hometown Bologna on 26 March 2022, at the age of 81.^[2]

Selected filmography

• Balsamus, l'uomo di Satana (1968)
• Flashback (1969)
• The Kiss (1974)
• Il figlio della sepolta viva (1974)
• La mazurka del barone, della santa e del fico fiorone (1975)
• The House with Laughing Windows (1976)
• House of Pleasure for Women (1976)
• The Big Operator (1976)
• Traffic Jam (1979)
• La locandiera (1980)
• Il turno (1981)
• Cornetti alla crema (1981)
• The Three of Us (1984)
• Christmas Present (1986)
• Empty Eyes (2001)
• Christmas Rematch (2004)
• The Wedding Director (2006)
• The Big Heart of the Girls (2011)
• Welcome Mr. President (2013)
• Il signor Diavolo (2019)
• Dante (2022)

References

1. Gianni Canova (2005). Enciclopedia del cinema. Garzanti, 2009. ISBN 881150516X.
2. "È morto l'attore Gianni Cavina, aveva 81 anni". Rai News. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

External links

• Gianni Cavina at IMDb
• Gianni Cavina at AllMovie