Domenico Gambino
Italian actor, screenwriter and director
About Domenico Gambino
Lived 1890 – 1968 (aged 77). Domenico Gambino was an Italian film director, screenwriter, film actor, film producer, director and actor.
Domenico Gambino (17 May 1890 – 17 April 1968) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director.
Gambino played Saetta, one of the rival strongman heroes to Maciste. Saetta had his own series of films during the early 1920s. He directed the 1931 German film A Storm Over Zakopane.
Selected filmography
Actor Cabiria (1914) Saetta Saves the Queen (1920) Chief Saetta (1924) Emperor Maciste (1924) Saetta Learns to Live (1924) Thieves (1928) I Lost My Heart on a Bus (1929) A Storm Over Zakopane (1931) All is at Stake (1932) His Young Wife (1945)
Director The Last Performance of the Circus Wolfson (1928) Affair at the Grand Hotel (1929) A Storm Over Zakopane (1931) Battles in the Shadow (1938) The Secret of Villa Paradiso (1940) The Black Panther (1942) Return to Naples (1949)
Screenwriter Tragic Serenade (1951)
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Who was Domenico Gambino?
Italian actor, screenwriter and director (1891–1968)
When was Domenico Gambino born?
Domenico Gambino was born on 17 May 1890 in Turin.
When did Domenico Gambino die?
Domenico Gambino died on 16 April 1968 in Rome.
What was Domenico Gambino's occupation?
Domenico Gambino was a film director, screenwriter, film actor, film producer, director and actor.
What nationality was Domenico Gambino?
Domenico Gambino was Italian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Domenico Gambino. https://biography.guide/domenico-gambino/
MLA: "Domenico Gambino." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/domenico-gambino/.
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