Gianni Dei

Gianni Dei (21 December 1940 – 19 October 2020) was an Italian actor and singer.

Life and career Born in Bologna, after completing his high school studies Dei moved to Rome to pursue an acting career. After several minor appearances, he debuted in a main role in 1967, in the Massimo Franciosa's teen romantic comedy Pronto... c'è una certa Giuliana per te. From the late 1980s he was also active as a pop singer.

Selected filmography A Girl... and a Million (1962) The Seventh Grave (1965) Sheriff Won't Shoot (1965) La donnaccia (1965) Pronto... c'è una certa Giuliana per te (1967) Madame Bovary (1969) A White Dress for Marialé (1972) The Last Round (1972) The Killers Are Our Guests (1974) Sex, Demons and Death (1975) Batton Story (1976) Campagnola bella (1976) Giallo a Venezia (1979) Patrick Still Lives (1980)