The son of Italian theatre critic Antonio Cervi, Gino Cervi was one of
the most famous Italian actors, first on stage, then on screen and
finally on television. He appeared in his first play in 1924, a year
after his father's death. He won world fame with three movies directed
by Alessandro Blasetti: Aldebaran (1935), Stürme über Morreale (1938), and Der geheimnisvolle Rächer (1939). After the WWII, his film
career flourished, and then on television, he found new fame as
Inspector Jules Maigret in a series of TV Movies based on the novels of
Georges Simenon.
