Background
Cervi was born in Bologna. His father was the theatre critic Antonio Cervi.
Cervi was born in Bologna. His father was the theatre critic Antonio Cervi.
Gino Cervi later became the grandfather of actress Valentina Cervi and producer Antonio Levesi Cervi. Cervi was best known for his role of Giuseppe Bottazzi ("Peppone"), the Communist mayor in the Don Camillo movies of the 1950s and the 1960s. He died at Punta Ala in 1974.