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)
• Midsummer Night's Dance (1999)
• 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)