Giovanni Elsner

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.

Known For

Acting

1976

Fear in the City

as

Agent Diotallevi

1977

The Criminals Attack. The Police Respond

as

Ruba Galline

1972

The Last Decameron: Adultery in 7 Easy Lessons

as

Storyteller

1975

The Left Hand of the Law

as

agente Martino (as Gianni Elsner)

1976

Vento, vento, portali via con te

as

Nicola

Production

Crew

Directing