Sandro Ghiani (born 12 August 1952) is an Italian film, stage and television 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
Tortona (; pms, Torton-a , ; lat, Dhertona) is a ''comune'' of Piemonte, in the Province of Alessandria, Italy. Tortona is sited on the right bank of the Scrivia between the plain of Marengo and the foothills of the Ligurian Apennines.
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, where, with the first performances at amateur level, he discovered his passion for acting.
He then moved to Rome, to pursue a career as a professional actor.
Ghiani was mostly active in comedic character roles, often characterized by a strong
Sardinian diction.
In 2009 Ghiani debuted as a writer with the novel ''L'angelo della porta accanto'', which he wrote together with Susanna Trossero.
Selected filmography
* ''
Zanna Bianca e il grande Kid'' (1977)
* ''
Velvet Hands'' (1979)
* ''
Sugar, Honey and Pepper
''Sugar, Honey and Pepper'' (Italian: ''Zucchero, miele e peperoncino'') is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Martino.
Plot
The film includes three segments.
* "Zucchero": Due to a mugshot exchange, the insurance agent Valerio Milane ...
'' (1980)
* ''
Fun Is Beautiful'' (1980)
* ''
Passion of Love
''Passion of Love'' ( it, Passione d'amore) is a 1981 Italian drama film directed by Ettore Scola and was adapted from the 1869 novel '' Fosca'' by Iginio Ugo Tarchetti. The film was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival and served as the ...
'' (1981)
* ''
Asso'' (1981)
* ''
Fracchia la belva umana'' (1981)
* ''
Spaghetti House'' (1982)
* ''
An Ideal Adventure
''An Ideal Adventure'' (Italian: ''Sballato, gasato, completamente fuso'') is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Stefano Vanzina and starring Edwige Fenech, Diego Abatantuono and Liù Bosisio.Chiti & Poppi p.205
Cast
* Edwige Fenech as Patriz ...
'' (1982)
* ''
Don't Play with Tigers
''Don't Play with Tigers'' (Italian: ''Ricchi, ricchissimi... praticamente in mutande'') is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Martino.
Plot
Three segments. Cesare Domenichini is a poor man who, to bring the family to the sea, builds ...
'' (1982)
* ''
A Boy and a Girl'' (1983)
* ''
Chewingum
''Chewingum'' is a 1984 Italian teen comedy film directed by Biagio Proietti. It premiered at the 41st Venice International Film Festival in the "De Sica" section.
Cast
* Massimo Ciavarro: Massimo
* Isabella Ferrari
Isabella Ferrari ...
'' (1984)
* ''
Madman at War
''Madman at War'' ( it, Scemo di guerra, french: Le fou de guerre) is a 1985 Italian-French comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
At the beginning of World War II a young Italian psychiatrist ...
'' (1985)
* ''
Soldati - 365 all'alba
''Soldati - 365 all'alba'' (i.e. "Soldiers 365 Days Before Discharge") is a 1987 Italian drama film directed by Marco Risi. The film, which deals with the military service seen as a traumatic experience, marked the switch of Risi from low-wattage c ...
'' (1987)
* ''
Tre colonne in cronaca '' (1990)
* ''
Vacanze di Natale '91'' (1991)
* ''
Cain vs. Cain'' (1993)
* ''
Le nuove comiche
''Le nuove comiche'' is a 1994 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti.
It is the third and final installment in the ''Comiche'' trilogy, preceded by ''Le comiche
''Le comiche'' is a 1990 Italian comedy film written and directed by Neri Pa ...
'' (1994)
* ''
Non lasciamoci più'' (1999)
* ''
Zora the Vampire'' (2000)
* ''
Bartali: The Iron Man'' (2006)
References
External links
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1952 births
People from the Province of South Sardinia
Italian male stage actors
Italian male film actors
Italian male television actors
Living people