- Gianni Solaro in Cineguida 1961
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He was born Gianni Lorenzon on August 11th 1926 in Trieste (IMDb says Rome). He was the younger brother of actor Livio Lorenzon.
ANICA lists one role from 1940 which I have been unable to confirm, when he would have been aged 14. Other than that it appears he started out his career as an actor in theatre and radio in the early-mid 1950's - he has numerous radio credits in Radiocorriere from 1954 onwards. He made his first film and television appearances at the end of the decade, mostly in bit parts and many in films where his brother played larger roles.
In the early-mid 60's he was very prolific, mostly in peplums, eurospies and westerns. Towards the end of the decade he shifted more into television roles and throughout the 70's his filmography consists almost entirely of television (and radio) appearances. It would appear that he completely retired from the screen after 1979. No information is known about his later life.
Gianni died in Rome on August 12th 2006, at the age of 80.
I have previously found a few undocumented roles for Gianni, so there may be more.
Biographical note[1]
- Birthplace: Trieste.
- Height: 1,82 m.
- Instruction: Teacher-training high school diploma.
- Foreign languages: German, English.
- Dubbing.
- Radio.
- Television.
- Prose theater.
Filmography
- La donna di Garbo (TV movie) .... Brighella (credited)
1957 - Capitano tutte a me (TV series) Ep. "Fermo posta" .... Second waiter (credited as "Gianni Lorenzon")
1958 - La morte viene dallo spazio .... Russian general (uncredited)
1959 - Ben-Hur .... Officer on the ship (uncredited)
- Il figlio del corsaro rosso .... Captain of the Spanish ship (credited)
- Padri e figli (TV mini-series) Ep. 4 .... German doctor (credited)
1960 - Capitano tutte a me (TV series) Ep.: "Un morto tra i piedi" .... Vice Commissioner (credited)
- Cavalcata selvaggia .... role unknown (poster credit)
- Delitto smarrito… cercasi (TV movie) .... A Stranger (credited)
- Delizia d'estate (TV movie) .... Chivers (credited)
- I pirati della costa .... La Motte (credited)
- Il cavaliere dai cento volti .... Judge at the tournament (uncredited)
- Il corazziere .... The Gang leader (credited)
- Il vigile .... Watch Commander (credited)
- Jovanka e le altre .... Partisan (uncredited)
- La Venere dei pirati .... Rico (credited)
- Labbra rosse .... Commissioner Pagano (credited as "Gianni Solari")
- Noi duri .... Joe "Nicotina" Ferguson (credited)
1961 - Compagno di viaggio (TV movie) .... Train conductor (credited)
- François Villon (TV movie) .... A Judge (credited)
- Giuseppe venduto dai fratelli .... Potiphar's physician (uncredited)
- Gli invasori .... Man at Erik's inauguration (credited)
- I briganti italiani .... Piedmontese officer (uncredited)
- I masnadieri .... Mondragoni (credited)
- Il conquistatore di Corinto .... Caesar (credited)
- Il federale .... Fascist official (uncredited)
- L'anello del Generale Macias (TV movie) .... Basilio Flores (credited)
- La trincea (TV movie) .... Austrian soldier (credited)
- Le avventure di Mary Read .... Governor of Florida (credited)
- Rocco e le sorelle .... Count Rocco (credited)
- Totò, Peppino e... la dolce vita .... Representative of "The cry of the people" (uncredited)
- Tutto da rifare pover'uomo (TV series) Eps. 3, 4, 5 .... Strabow (credited)
- Una spada nell'ombra .... Captain of the guards (credited)
- Ursus e la ragazza tartara .... Polish Commander (credited)
- Ursus nella valle dei leoni .... Janus (credited)
1962 - Duello nella Sila .... Officer at dinner (uncredited)
- I Giacobini (TV mini-series) Ep. 4 .... Sanson (credited)
- I normanni .... King Dagobert (credited)
- Il dominatore dei 7 mari .... Admiral Medina Sedonia (uncredited)
- Il gladiatore di Roma .... Senator Macrino (credited)
- Il tiranno di Siracusa .... Officer searching for Pythias (uncredited)
- Il trionfo di Robin Hood .... Sir Goodman (credited)
- La rossa .... Commissioner (credited)
- La sognatrice (TV movie) .... District attorney (credited)
1963 - Beta Som .... Admiral Mendoza (credited)
- Caterina di Russia .... Captain Schverik (credited)
- Delitto e castigo (TV mini-series) Ep. 2 .... Commissioner Fomic (credited)
- Gli invincibili sette .... Nakassar (credited)
- Il duca nero .... Captain Serpieri (credited)
- Il magnifico avventuriero .... Adviser to the Grand Duke of Toscana (uncredited)
- Il terrore dei mantelli rossi .... Baron Koloman (uncredited)
- Ore disperate (TV movie) .... Frederiks (credited)
- Rocambole .... The Grand Duke (uncredited)
1964 - Gli schiavi più forti del mondo .... Fight promoter (uncredited)
- I due gladiatori .... Tarrunio (credited)
- I giganti di Roma .... Marcus Tullius Cicero (credited)
- I grandi camaleonti (TV mini-series) Ep. 4 .... Augereau (credited in eps. 4-6)
- I tre centurioni .... Flavio (credited)
- Il ladro di Damasco .... Tibullo (credited)
- L'ultimo gladiatore .... Cassius Chaerea (credited)
- La cittadella (TV mini-series) Eps. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 .... Sutton (credited in all episodes)
- La vendetta di Spartacus .... Senator Flacco (credited)
1965 - Agente X 1-7 operazione Oceano .... C.I.A. Boss (credited)
- Atto unico (TV movie) .... Stefano (credited)
- David Copperfield (TV mini-series) Ep. 1 .... Quinion (credited)
- Erik il vichingo .... Danish Ambassador (credited as "Giovanni Solaro")
- L'uomo dalla pistola d'oro .... Bankowner offering reward (uncredited)
- L'uomo di Toledo .... Don Pedro (credited)
- La sfida dei giganti .... Teseo (credited)
1966 - 2+5 Missione Hydra .... Director of the Research Institute (credited as "John Sun")
- 1000 dollari sul nero .... Forrester (credited)
- Adulterio all'italiana .... Car driver (uncredited)
- Arizona Colt .... Banker (credited)
- I 5 della vendetta .... Gonzalez (credited)
- Johnny Yuma .... Hans Vander Oder (credited as "Johnny Solaro")
- L'affare Beckett .... Colonel Segura (credited as "John Writting")
- Le inchieste del commissario Maigret (TV series) "L'ombra cinese Ep. 4" .... Lawyer Laval (credited)
- Melissa (TV mini-series) Eps. 1, 3, 6 .... James Coburn (credited)
- MMM 83 - Missione Morte Molo 83 .... Hermann Fiksch (credited)
1967 - Abramo Lincoln - Cronaca di un delitto (TV mini-series) Ep. 3 .... First radical (credited)
- Fai in fretta ad uccidermi... ho freddo .... Hotel Capocaccia porter (credited as "Giovanni Solaro")
- I criminali della metropoli .... Superintendent Brasseur (uncredited)
- I giorni della violenza .... Man from Boston (credited)
- L'amore attraverso i secoli .... Courtier (uncredited)
- L'indomabile Angelica .... Knight at the auction (uncredited)
- L'ordine (TV movie) .... Muff (credited)
- La fiera delle vanità (TV mini-series) Eps. 1, 4 .... Bute Crawley (credited)
- Teatro inchiesta (TV series) Ep.: "Ipotesi per un delitto: Il caso Evans" .... Hobson (credited)
- Vita di Cavour (TV mini-series) Ep. 2 .... Third minister (credited)
1968 - Calda e... infedele .... Don Ernesto (poster credit - role unconfirmed)
- Ciccio perdona... Io no! .... Colonel (credited)
- L'incoronazione di Carlo Magno (TV movie) .... Stefano (credited)
- L'ultimo dei Baskerville (TV mini-series) Eps. 1, 2 .... A Graduate (credited)
- La donna di quadri (TV mini-series) Eps. 1, 5 .... Franz Müller (credited)
- Le inchieste del commissario Maigret *TV series) S. 3, ep. 3: "Maigret e l'ispettore sfortunato" .... The Commodore (credited)
- Tutto sul rosso .... Marello (credited)
1969 - 5 figli di cane .... Inspector (credited as "Gianni Lorenzon")
- Il triangolo rosso (TV series) S. 2, ep. 1: "Il segreto del lago" .... Dossena (credited)
- L'abito fa l'uomo (TV movie) .... Police commander (credited)
- La freccia nera (TV mini-series) Ep. 5 .... First customer (credited)
- La resa dei conti: Dal gran consiglio al proceso di Verona (TV movie) .... General Puntoni (credited)
- Le avventure di Ciuffettino (TV series) Ep. 1 .... The Educational Director (credited)
- Qualcosa di nostro (TV movie) .... James (credited)
- Temptation .... role unknown (poster credit)
1970 - Coralba (TV mini-series) Ep. 3 .... The man in Chamonix (credited)
- Franco e Ciccio sul sentiero di guerra .... Colonel Foster (credited)
- Il divorzio .... Construction engineer (credited)
- Il sasso in bocca .... Prosecutor Hefland (credit unknown)
- Ninì Tirabusciò, la donna che inventò la mossa .... A Futurist (credited)
- Requiem per un peso massimo (TV movie) .... A Man (credited)
- Splendori e miserie di Madame Royale .... Colonel Bianconi, alias Tamara (credited)
1971 - ...e le stelle stanno a guardare (TV mini-series) Eps. 5, 6, 8 .... Roddam (credited)
- Dedicato a un bambino (TV mini-series) Ep. 3 .... The Hotelier (credited)
- L'istruttoria è chiusa: dimentichi .... Editor (uncredited)
- Scipione detto anche l'Africano …. Senator (uncredited)
1972 - All'ultimo minuto (TV series) S. 2, ep. 2: "Il borsaiolo" .... The Commander (credited)
- I demoni (TV mini-series) Eps. 1, 5 .... Aleksej (credited)
- Il generale dorme in piedi .... Official in Africa (credited)
- Il sospetto (TV movie) .... Blatter (credited)
- La polizia ringrazia .... Police chief (credited)
- Opla', noi viviamo! (TV movie) .... Old General (credited)
- Processo ad un atto di valore (TV movie) .... First official (credited)
- Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina .... Italo Martini (credit unknown)
1973 - Il delitto Matteotti .... Crisafulli (credited)
- Ricorda la pueblo (TV movie) .... Admiral Grimm (credited)
- Serata al gatto nero (TV mini-series) Ep. 1 .... Inspector Roland (credited)
- Studio legale per una rapina .... Victor (credited)
- Vino e pane (TV mini-series) Ep. 3 .... The Hierarch (credited)
- Vogliamo i colonnelli .... Colleague of Tritoni (credited)
1974 - Anna Karenina (TV mini-series) Eps. 1, 4 .... Prince Scerbatzkij (credited)
- Il commissario De Vincenzi (TV mini-series) Ep. 1: "Il candelabro a sette fiamme" .... Commissioner (credited)
- La poliziotta .... Chief prosecutor (credited)
- Reperto numero sei (TV movie) .... Lawyer Crossman (credited)
1975 - Albert Einstein (TV mini-series) Ep. 3 .... Professor Lenard (credited)
- Gli strumenti del potere. 1925/1926 la dittatura fascista (TV movie) .... Colonel Landi (credited)
- Libera, amore mio! .... The Federale (credited)
1976 - Dal primo momento che ti ho visto (TV mini-series) Ep. 5 .... Priest (credited)
- Dov'è Anna? (TV mini-series) Ep. 7 .... Lucas Bardem (credited)
- Il caso Liuzzo (TV movie) .... Neal Shanaban (credited)
- La clinica dell'amore .... Angelo Bortolotti (credited)
- La pretora .... Lawyer Magni (credited)
- Roma, l'altra faccia della violenza .... Laurenti (uncredited)
1977 - Castigo (TV mini-series) Eps. 2, 3 .... Hall director (credited)
- Il Passatore (TV mini-series) Ep. 1 .... Artusi (credited)
- L'ultimo aereo per Venezia (TV mini-series) Ep. 3 .... Mister Massimini (credit unknown)
1978 - Il delitto Paternò (TV mini-series) Eps. 2, 3 .... Lawyer Miragoli (credited)
- L'ultimo sapore dell'aria .... Doctor (credited)
- Tecnica di un colpo di stato la marcia su Roma (TV mini-series) Eps. 1, 2 .... Giolitti (credited)
1979 - Il '98 (TV movie) .... San Marzano (credited)
Titles to check
- L'ispettore Vargas (1940) ANICA, listed as Gianni Lorenzon
- Ombre su Trieste (1952) IMDb says Gianni should have a credit as producer on this film as "Gianni Lorenzon". This was the film debut of his brother, Livio.
- Giallo club - Invito al poliziesco (1961 TV series) S.4, ep. 4:"Qualcuno ha tradito". IMDb as Agent Norton
- Il figlio del circo (1963) ANICA as Schmidt
- El asesinato de Julio César (1972 short film) IMDb
- Serata al gatto nero (1973 TV mini-series) Ep. 1. IMDb as Roland
No Solaro!
Titles where Gianni is listed as appearing somewhere online, but cannot be found. There always has to be one!
- Marte, dio della guerra (1962) IMDb with no role. Not credited and does not appear.
- Black Box Affair - Il mondo trema (1966) IMDb with no role. Not credited and not found after multiple searches
| 1. Dante Lazzaro. Cineguida 1961. |