Giovanni Elsner
Known for
Acting
Born
September 27, 1940
Birthplace
Merano, Bolzano, Italy
Died
October 5, 2009 (aged 69)
Biography
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.
Best known work
Fear in the City
1976
The Last Decameron: Adultery in 7 Easy Lessons
1972
The Criminals Attack. The Police Respond
1977
The Left Hand of the Law
1975
Vento, vento, portali via con te
1976Filmography
1977
The Criminals Attack. The Police Respondas Ruba Galline
1976
Fear in the Cityas Agent Diotallevi
1976
Vento, vento, portali via con teas Nicola
1975
The Left Hand of the Lawas agente Martino (as Gianni Elsner)
1972
The Last Decameron: Adultery in 7 Easy Lessonsas Storyteller