Gino Pernice

Gino Pernice (6 May 1927 – 25 April 1997) was an Italian stage, television and film actor.

Life and career Born in Milan, Pernice trained at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici graduating in 1952, and made his professional debut with the stage company of Fantasio Piccoli at the Teatro Stabile of Bolzano. His breakthrough role was Tobia in a staging of Twelfth Night held by the De Lullo-Falk-Guarnieri-Valli's "Compagnia dei Giovani". Mainly active on stage, he also had an intense career as a character actor in films and TV-series.

Selected filmography

Carmela è una bambola (1958) - Douglas The Attic (1963) Torpedo Bay (1963) White Voices (1964) - The Singer with red suit Attack and Retreat (1964) - Collidi Minnesota Clay (1964) - Scratchy The Man Who Laughs (1966) Adultery Italian Style (1966) - Roberto Django (1966) - Brother Jonathan Texas, Adios (1966) - Bank Employee The Hellbenders (1967) - Jeff The Head of the Family (1967) Rita of the West (1968) - Tribunal President Joseph The Specialist (1969) - Cabot - Gambler Metello (1970) - Idina's Husband (uncredited) Compañeros (1970) - Tourneur Io non spezzo... rompo (1971) - Policeman from Liguria The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971) - Sindacalista Er Più – storia d'amore e di coltello (1971) - Pietro Di Lorenzo Jus primae noctis (1972) - Marculfo Daniele e Maria (1973) Hospitals: The White Mafia (1973) The Gamecock (1974) - The Travelling Salesman of Encyclopedias Professore venga accompagnato dai suoi genitori (1974) - Police superintendent La sbandata (1974) - Carluzzo - card player The Sex Machine (1975) - Assistant Di che segno sei? (1975) - Il dottore Soldier of Fortune (1976) - Fanfulla da Lodi How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover (1978) - Arturo - Eleonora's husband Il corpo della ragassa (1979) - Alberto Marengo Culo e camicia (1981) - Carletto Benedetti Porca vacca (1982) Spaghetti House (1982) - Valentino Secret Scandal (1990) - Paolo Morelli (final film role)