Sandro Ghiani

Sandro Ghiani (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡjaːni];^[1] born 12 August 1952) is an Italian film, stage and television actor.

Sandro Ghiani
Born	(1952-08-12) 12 August 1952 (age 72) Carbonia, Italy
Occupation	Actor

Life and career

Born in Carbonia, Sardinia, the son of a postal clerk, Ghiani studied in a seminary, the Institute of Don Orione in Tortona in Piedmont, where, with the first performances at amateur level, he discovered his passion for acting.^[2] He then moved to Rome, to pursue a career as a professional actor.^[2] Ghiani was mostly active in comedic character roles, often characterized by a strong Sardinian diction.^[2] In 2009 Ghiani debuted as a writer with the novel L'angelo della porta accanto, which he wrote together with Susanna Trossero.^[3]

Selected filmography

• Zanna Bianca e il grande Kid (1977)
• Velvet Hands (1979)
• Sugar, Honey and Pepper (1980)
• Fun Is Beautiful (1980)
• Passion of Love (1981)
• Asso (1981)
• Fracchia la belva umana (1981)
• Spaghetti House (1982)
• An Ideal Adventure (1982)
• Don't Play with Tigers (1982)
• A Boy and a Girl (1983)
• Chewingum (1984)
• Madman at War (1985)
• Soldati - 365 all'alba (1987)
• Tre colonne in cronaca (1990)
• Vacanze di Natale '91 (1991)
• Cain vs. Cain (1993)
• Le nuove comiche (1994)
• Non lasciamoci più (1999)
• Zora the Vampire (2000)
• Bartali: The Iron Man (2006)
• Oggi sposi