Soldi, Gino


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Soldi, Gino

Post by PeplumParadise » 29/06/2020, 14:35

Gino Soldi in "Sansone contro i pirati" (1963)
Gino Soldi began his career as an actor in the early 60's, amassing 6 or 7 credited minor supporting roles between 1961-65, predominantly in historical productions, where he briefly cornered the market in sleazy pirate roles.

From the late 60's he changed direction, becoming a production assistant/director/manager/supervisor, a career he continued until 1980 with 14 known credits (plus one more dating from 1994), predominantly working on productions shot in Milan.

No biographical details are currently known.

Easy to recognise with his short black beard, greased-back hair and receding hairline, I think it is highly likely that there could be some additional uncredited acting roles to be found for him.

Acting filmography

1961
  1. Il terrore dei mari .... Pirate (credited)
  2. Le avventure di Mary Read .... Pirate (uncredited)

    1962
  3. Gli eroi del doppio gioco .... Smuggler (credited)
  4. Maciste contro lo sceicco .... Benda Nera (credited)
  5. Maciste, il gladiatore più forte del mondo .... Gladiator (uncredited - uncertain identification)
  6. Ursus gladiatore ribelle .... Gladiator (uncredited)

    1963
  7. L'invincibile cavaliere mascherato .... Miguel (credited?)
  8. Sansone contro i pirati .... Murad's henchman (credited)
  9. Zorro e i tre moschettieri .... Guard (uncredited - uncertain identification)

    1965
  10. Il mistero dell'isola maledetta .... Pirate (credited)

    1967
  11. Dick Smart 2.007 .... Scientist (uncredited as actor)

Acting titles to check!
There is 1 further title where Gino should be credited as an actor.
  • La mano sul facile (1963) - ANICA with no given role. This appears to be a really obscure production, also featuring Isarco Ravaioli. I couldn't even find any publicity material for it.
Production filmography

1970
  1. Venga a prendere il caffè... da noi (Production supervisor)

    1972
  2. Il diavolo nel cervello (Production supervisor)

    1973
  3. Milano rovente (Director of production)
  4. Revolver (Production supervisor)

    1974
  5. 5 donne per l'assassino (Milan production director)

    1975
  6. Mark il poliziotto (Director of production for Milan)

    1976
  7. Il bocconcino (Director of production)
  8. Oh, Serafina! (Director of production)

    1979
  9. La cerimonia dei sensi (Director of production)

Production titles to check!
There are further titles to be checked where Gino should have production credits.
  • Dick Smart 2.007 (1967) - IMDb as Production supervisor. The closing credits on my copy were cut short before his name appeared.
  • Due occhi per uccidere (1968) - IMDb as Production supervisor
  • La morte risale a ieri sera (1970) - IMDb as Production supervisor
  • Belli e brutti ridono tutti (1979) - IMDb as Production manager
  • Semmelweis (TV movie) (1980) - IMDb as Production manager
  • Luana la porcona (1994) - IMDb as Production director
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Re: Gino Soldi

Post by PeplumParadise » 29/06/2020, 14:38

Il terrore dei mari (1961) credited, as Pirate
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Post by PeplumParadise » 29/06/2020, 14:42

Gli eroi del doppio gioco (1962) credited, as Smuggler
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Post by PeplumParadise » 29/06/2020, 14:47

Maciste contro lo sceicco (1962) credited, as Benda Nera
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Post by PeplumParadise » 29/06/2020, 14:52

L'invincibile cavaliere mascherato (1963) as Miguel. He should probably be credited in the Italian version, but the only available copies all have the fairly minimal German credits.
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Post by PeplumParadise » 29/06/2020, 14:55

Sansone contro i pirati (1963) credited, as Murad's henchman
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Post by PeplumParadise » 29/06/2020, 14:57

Il mistero dell'isola maledetta (1965) credited, as Pirate
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Post by PeplumParadise » 29/06/2020, 15:01

Dick Smart 2.007 (1967) This should be Gino's first production credit, as Production supervisor, however on my copy the closing credits were cut short before they reached his name. I did, however, spot him in a brief uncredited acting role, as a Scientist in the pre-credit sequence.
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Post by PeplumParadise » 29/06/2020, 15:12

Production credits

Venga a prendere il caffè... da noi (1970) as Production supervisor
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Il diavolo nel cervello (1972) as Production supervisor
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Milano rovente (1973) as Production director
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Revolver (1973) as Production supervisor
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5 donne per l'assassino (1974) as Milan Production director
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Mark il poliziotto (1975) as Director of production for Milan
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La cerimonia dei sensi (1979) as Director of production
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Re: Gino Soldi

Post by PeplumParadise » 17/11/2020, 19:31

Il bocconcino (1976) credited as Director of production
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