Dino Galvani

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Dino Galvani was an Italian actor was born Dino Galvanoni on 27 October 1890 in Milan, Italy and died 14 September 1960, aged 69 in London, England, UK who appeared in a number of British films.^[1]

A descendant of Aloisio Galvani, a famous anatomist, he was educated in Italy and intended for the priesthood. However he settled on the stage and made his debut in 1902 at the Teatro Verdi in Milan and his debut in films in Italy was in 1908. He later acted on the stage in England and in South Africa.

In the BBC radio programme ITMA, from series 4 to series 8, he played the role of Tommy Handley's Italian secretary Signor So-So.^[2]

Selected filmography

Adam's Apple (1928)
Adventurous Youth (1928)
Paradise (1928)
Black Coffee (1931)
The Missing Rembrandt (1932)
In a Monastery Garden (1935)
Royal Cavalcade (1935)
Beloved Imposter (1936)
Midnight Menace (1937)
Big Fella (1937)
Cafe Colette (1937)
Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948)
Fugitive Lady (1950)
Three Steps North (1951)
Father Brown (1954)
The Lyons in Paris (1955)
Second Fiddle (1957)
Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons (1960)

References

Film Star Who's Who on the Screen 1938
Picture Show Who's Who on the Screen 1934

External links

Dino Galvani at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Galvani, Dino
Alternative names
Short description	Italian actor
Date of birth	1890
Place of birth
Date of death	1960
Place of death

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