Giovanni Elsner

Giovanni Elsner

Born: September 27, 1940
Died: October 5, 2009
in Merano, Bolzano, Italy
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.

Movies for Giovanni Elsner...

The Criminals Attack. The Police Respond
Title: The Criminals Attack. The Police Respond
Character: Rudy's henchman
Released: August 23, 1977
Type: Movie
Returning from Switzerland to Rome, the boss prof. Salviati, called 'The Prince', finds his business compromised by Rudy, a small local bandit full of presumption, audacity and men ready to kill. Commissioner Baldi a young and brave employee, will fight against them with the help of an ex-employee Rampelli.
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Fear in the City
Title: Fear in the City
Released: September 14, 1976
Type: Movie
The film focuses on Murri; the token maverick cop. He is called in after a bunch of criminals pull off a successful prison break and spend the night picking off various informers and people they don't like. Murri investigates; hooking up with one of the criminal's nieces along the way. He uses his own methods; which mostly involve breaking all the rules, and thus comes under a lot of scrutiny from his superiors who don't take too kindly to the cop's way of working.
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Vento, vento, portali via con te
Title: Vento, vento, portali via con te
Character: Nicola
Released: March 4, 1976
Type: Movie
Two policemen of the Narcotics Brigade, Nicola and Roberto, end up in all kinds of crazy adventures while trying to do their job.
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The Left Hand of the Law
Title: The Left Hand of the Law
Character: agente Martino (as Gianni Elsner)
Released: September 3, 1975
Type: Movie
After a couple of 'special squad' cops are gunned down while chasing some kidnappers, the head of the squad takes it really personally! His violent path to find the kidnappers leads him to the upper echelons of the government. Now, the powers-that-be don't want to be found out and decide it's time to kill one more cop...
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The Last Decameron: Adultery in 7 Easy Lessons
Title: The Last Decameron: Adultery in 7 Easy Lessons
Character: Storyteller
Released: June 8, 1972
Type: Movie
Seven novels of Boccaccio featuring dirty jokes.