Person

Giovanni Elsner

Acting · 1940–2009 · Merano, Bolzano, Italy

Italian actor born in Merano, autonomous province of Bolzano in the Trentino-Alto Adige region, Italy, and died in Rome. In 1965, he moved to Rome where he began a career at the cinema. He started in 1968 on television. In 1976, he also started working on radio, hosting a talkshow on the Rome-based station Radio Luna. It was a job that lasted for over thirty years. Engaged in politics, in 1992, he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies on the list of Marco Pannella (11th legislature of the Italian Republic Mixed Group). He died in Rome after a long illness at the age of 69.

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  Fear in the City

  Agent Diotallevi

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  The Criminals Attack. The Police Respond

  Ruba Galline

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  The Left Hand of the Law

  agente Martino (as Gianni Elsner)

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  The Last Decameron: Adultery in 7 Easy Lessons

  Storyteller

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  Vento, vento, portali via con te

  Nicola

• 1977The Criminals Attack. The Police RespondRuba Galline
• 1976Fear in the CityAgent Diotallevi
• 1976Vento, vento, portali via con teNicola
• 1975The Left Hand of the Lawagente Martino (as Gianni Elsner)
• 1972The Last Decameron: Adultery in 7 Easy LessonsStoryteller