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Giovanni Grimaldi

Writer Director

Born
November 14, 1917
Age at death
83 years old
Place of birth
Catania, Sicily, Italy
Years active
1954 – 1974
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81

Credits

50

Movies

1

TV series

21

Years active

6.9

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Giovanni Grimaldi

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Career timeline

  1. 1917 · Born

    Born in Catania, Sicily, Italy

  2. 1954 · Screen debut

    It Happened at the Police Station (Movie)

  3. 1960 · Breakthrough

    He Who Hesitates Is Lost (Movie)

  4. 1965 · Directing debut

    James Tont Operation U.N.O. (Movie)

  5. 1974 · Latest release

    The Governess (Movie)

  6. 2001 · Died

    February 25, 2001

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Comedy40
  • Drama7
  • Western5
  • Horror4
  • Music3
  • Romance3
Highest-rated title Two Colonels 1963 7.5 Most popular title Castle of Blood 1964 7.0

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Giovanni Grimaldi in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 1973 The Winsome Widow Movie
  2. 1972 When Women Were Called Virgins Movie
  3. 1971 Web of the Spider Movie
  4. 1970 The Lovemakers Movie
  5. 1970 Paths of War Movie
  6. 1970 Un caso di coscienza Movie
  7. 1969 Puro siccome un angelo papà mi fece monaco... di Monza Movie
  8. 1968 Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza Movie
  9. 1968 I 2 deputati Movie
  10. 1967 Tonight I'll Throw Me Movie
  11. 1967 The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid Movie
  12. 1966 How Do I Love You? Movie
  13. 1966 4 Dollars of Revenge Movie
  14. 1966 7 Golden Monks Movie
  15. 1965 In a Colt's Shadow Movie
  16. 1965 Scaramouche TV
  17. 1965 The Sons of the Leopard Movie
  18. 1965 I'm Not Worthy of You Movie
  19. 1965 Totò d'Arabia Movie
  20. 1964 So In Love Movie
  21. 1964 What Ever Happened to Baby Toto? Movie
  22. 1964 Castle of Blood Movie
  23. 1964 The Two Mafiosi Movie
  24. 1963 Gli onorevoli Movie
  25. 1963 Toto and Cleopatra Movie
  26. 1963 Totò sexy Movie
  27. 1963 The Monk of Monza Movie
  28. 1963 Totò vs the Four Movie
  29. 1963 The Shortest Day Movie
  30. 1963 Two Colonels Movie
  31. 1962 Toto at Night Movie
  32. 1962 Gladiators 7 Movie
  33. 1962 Lo smemorato di Collegno Movie
  34. 1962 The Slave Movie
  35. 1962 Those Two in the Legion Movie
  36. 1962 Getting Away with It the Italian Way Movie
  37. 1962 Totò diabolicus Movie
  38. 1962 Totò versus Maciste Movie
  39. 1961 The Two Marshals Movie
  40. 1961 I magnifici tre Movie
  41. 1961 Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life Movie
  42. 1960 He Who Hesitates Is Lost Movie
  43. 1958 Il bacio del sole Movie
  44. 1957 The Dollars Are Coming! Movie
  45. 1955 La moglie è uguale per tutti Movie
  46. 1954 It Happened at the Police Station Movie
  1. 1971 Web of the Spider Movie
  2. 1970 Paths of War Movie
  3. 1969 Puro siccome un angelo papà mi fece monaco... di Monza Movie
  4. 1968 I 2 deputati Movie
  5. 1967 The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid Movie
  6. 1966 4 Dollars of Revenge Movie
  7. 1965 The Sons of the Leopard Movie
  8. 1965 I'm Not Worthy of You Movie
  9. 1964 So In Love Movie
  10. 1964 What Ever Happened to Baby Toto? Movie
  11. 1964 Castle of Blood Movie
  12. 1964 The Two Mafiosi Movie
  13. 1963 Gli onorevoli Movie
  14. 1963 Totò vs the Four Movie
  15. 1963 Two Colonels Movie
  16. 1962 Toto at Night Movie
  17. 1962 Lo smemorato di Collegno Movie
  18. 1961 The Two Marshals Movie
  19. 1961 I magnifici tre Movie
  20. 1960 He Who Hesitates Is Lost Movie
  21. 1954 It Happened at the Police Station Movie
  1. 1974 The Governess Movie
  2. 1971 The Beasts Movie
  3. 1970 The Lovemakers Movie
  4. 1970 Un caso di coscienza Movie
  5. 1969 Puro siccome un angelo papà mi fece monaco... di Monza Movie
  6. 1968 Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza Movie
  7. 1968 I 2 deputati Movie
  8. 1967 The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid Movie
  9. 1965 In a Colt's Shadow Movie
  10. 1965 James Tont Operation U.N.O. Movie
  1. 1965 Lady Morgan's Vengeance Movie
  2. 1965 James Tont Operation U.N.O. Movie
  3. 1963 The Blancheville Monster Movie
  1. 1965 Scaramouche TV

Quick facts

When did Giovanni Grimaldi die?

Giovanni Grimaldi died on February 25, 2001 at the age of 83.

Where was Giovanni Grimaldi born?

Giovanni Grimaldi was born in Catania, Sicily, Italy.

What was Giovanni Grimaldi’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Giovanni Grimaldi is It Happened at the Police Station (1954).

How many movies and series has Giovanni Grimaldi made?

Our catalogue lists 51 titles for Giovanni Grimaldi: 50 movies and 1 TV series.

What is Giovanni Grimaldi’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Two Colonels has the highest audience rating, with 7.5/10 on TMDB.

Also born on November 14

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