Johnny Dorelli

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.0196

Gender

Male

Birthday

20-Feb-1937

Age

(89 years old)

Place of Birth

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Also Known As
  • Giorgio Domenico Guidi

Johnny Dorelli

Biography

Johnny Dorelli (born 20 February 1937) is an Italian actor, singer and showman. Born as Giorgio Guidi in Meda, he debuted as singer in the late 1950s for CGD label. In 1958 he won the Sanremo Festival in duo with Domenico Modugno, with the songs "Nel blu dipinto di blu" (also known as "Volare") and "Piove (Ciao ciao bambina)". "L'immensità" earned Dorelli a ninth place at the 1967 edition of the Sanremo Song Festival. His greatest success was the musical Aggiungi un posto a tavola, which was also performed at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End in an English version entitled Beyond the Rainbow in 1978. After a period of absence, he returned to success in the 1980s. In 1983, he played St. Philip Neri in Luigi Magni's TV film State buoni se potete. Dorelli's latest feature film role is in Pupi Avati's Ma quando arrivano le ragazze (2004). After marriages to actresses Lauretta Masiero and Catherine Spaak (1972–1979), he is currently married to Gloria Guida, a former actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Johnny Dorelli, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


Credits

Aggiungi un posto a tavola Aggiungi un posto a tavola (1978) Character: Don Silvestro
Father Silvestro receives a phone call from God telling him He intends to send the second flood to earth. The priest then decides to seek help from his compatriots to build a new Noah’s Ark. But to achieve their objectives they must overcome the obstacles that mayor Crispino puts in their way.
Se devi dire una bugia dilla grossa Se devi dire una bugia dilla grossa (1986) Character: Mario Girini
Palace Hotel, Rome, the story begins with the Demitri couple, who turn out to be in a marital crisis due to their not having sex for quite some time. The husband says he has no time for that because it has to go to the interior of the Quirinal offices, but in secretly he has a date with a married woman, Mrs. Rolandi.
Cantando sotto le stelle Cantando sotto le stelle (1956) Character: Paolo
A man finds out that he won the lottery and travels to Rome to retrieve the other half of his winning ticket.
Una sera c'incontrammo Una sera c'incontrammo (1975) Character: Odeon Prandoni
An industrial worker from the mid-seventies encounters the stout daughter of a wealthy American businessman. The daughter falls in love with the worker and begins to pursue him.
Ciao nemico Ciao nemico (1982) Character: Ten. Federico Tocci
Sicilia 1943, after the landing, between the invading Us army and the defender Italian army, a 2000 years old roman bridge resist to all kind of attacks. Both the army decides to definitively destroy it before the opponent does. But to the chaotic mad American platoon is opposed an Italian military band exchanged for a terrible special commando. Probably the bridge will survive another 2000 years!
Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche (1958) Character: Carlo Caprioli
A psychiatric-clinic medical director runs some tests on two patients, the Ragionier Antonio Vignanelli and Cavalier Peppino Caprioli, so they must retrieve some memories of family life in order to understand their mental illness.
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio (1983) Character: Il mago Gaspar (episodio "Il mago")
The film is divided into two episodes, The Hair of Disgrace and The Magician, both focusing on the theme of the occult and beliefs. The title translates as "Eye, Evil Eye, Parsley and Fennel".
Bollenti spiriti Bollenti spiriti (1981) Character: Giovanni degli Uberti / Guiscardo
Giovanni is a rich Italian aristocrat. He inherit a castle occupied by the ghost of an ancestor. Part of the inheritance is of a young beautiful blonde tourist, far relative of Giovanni. The two have to pay a ticket to the ghost to be free to own the castle. Guess what?
A tu per tu A tu per tu (1984) Character: Emanuele Sansoni
Fun adventures of a taxi driver and his passenger, a broken financial genius.
L'Agnese va a morire L'Agnese va a morire (1976) Character: Walter
After the Nazis take her husband away, an illiterate old washerwoman joins the Resistance as a bike courier in the Central Italian countryside.
La Presidentessa La Presidentessa (1977) Character: Ottavio Beghin
Gobette, a young avant-garde dancer, finds herself unemployed after the closure of the provincial club where she performs. By pure coincidence, Cipriano Gaudet, Minister of Justice, meets her at a judge's house and, convinced that she is the wife of the subordinate, gives promotions to the unsuspecting representative of the law in order to remove him from the woman and be able to get married with the soubrette. ..
Pane e cioccolata Pane e cioccolata (1974) Character: Italian Industrialist
An Italian immigrant tries to make a new life in Switzerland, taking on a series of increasingly menial jobs in order to do it. He attempts to fit into his new home and society but fails at every turn. Unable to go home again, will his tenacity and optimism be enough to live on?
Guardatele ma non toccatele Guardatele ma non toccatele (1959) Character: tenente Altieri
An American military aircraft with some female soldiers crash lands in an Italian air base to the delight of the Italian soldiers.
Vediamoci chiaro Vediamoci chiaro (1984) Character: Alberto Catuzzi
The young manager of a small television station loses his sight following an accident. When he buys her back, thanks to a new accident, he discovers that his wife is cheating on him, that his best friend has sold the television and that the girl he was falling in love with is only an investigator of the insurance company.
Ma quando arrivano le ragazze? Ma quando arrivano le ragazze? (2005) Character: Ludovico Zanichelli
In 1994, Gianca and Nick, two twenty-year-olds from Bologna, met in Perugia during a workshop for young musicians at Umbria Jazz. Both dreamed of making it big in the entertainment world. Nine years later, the two would meet again at Nick's big concert at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna, which Gianca, a confused member of the audience, watched, shocked and moved.
State buoni se potete State buoni se potete (1983) Character: Don Filippo Neri
Around the year 1500, the Italian priest Don Filippo Neri helps street kids and orphans in his poor little chapel.
Tesoromio Tesoromio (1979) Character: Enrico Moroni
Playwright irreparable failure is betrayed by a concubine with the lawyer that finances the charade. But one day arrives at his house Honey, Eastern African domestic workers to first service, to boot, is a billionaire and of royal blood.
Il cappotto di Astrakan Il cappotto di Astrakan (1980) Character: Piero / Maurice
Piero arrives in Paris from Luino after having won a pool tournament with friends. In the train he meets the famous place Ramazzini and has so many incidents that culminated with his arrest and the confiscation by the commissioner Juvet. Released, find randomly hospitality at the madame Lenormand and know the great painter Valentine. Both women are tied up, as a wife and lover, Maurice, in prison for robbery. A day Piero wears a mistake and the coat of astrakhan, Maurice, and then...
La ragazza di Piazza San Pietro La ragazza di Piazza San Pietro (1958) Character: Self
Armando Conforti, his family and his friends have a business: they sell souvenirs near St. Peter's, in Rome, they change dollars, in short they get along.
Basta che non si sappia in giro!.. Basta che non si sappia in giro!.. (1976) Character: Antonio Bormioli
Three episodes of casual erotic character: a porn scriptwriter and his secretary, a man locked up among homosexuals, and a shy man who decides to hire a prostitute over the phone.
Cara sposa Cara sposa (1977) Character: Alfredo Meneghini
Alfredo, jailed for theft and fraud, after having served the sentence discovers that his wife Adelina no longer wishes to live with him.
Amori miei Amori miei (1978) Character: Marco Rossi
Annalisa is married to Marco, a journalist too busy with her career, who neglects her even though she loves him deeply. He therefore decides to find another husband, the university professor Antonio, who marries without the first being able to notice it. Until she gets pregnant.
Non ti conosco più amore Non ti conosco più amore (1980) Character: Paolo Malpieri
On entering her bathroom, Luisa finds a naked man showering. She calls the police at once and the man is arrested. At the police station Alberto, a psychiatrist, recognizes the man: he is Paolo, Luisa's husband. Alberto offers to help Paolo, but when the two men arrive at his home, Paolo still in his bathrobe, Luisa hugs Alberto and calls him Paolo. The two men try everything they think of to help Luisa regain her memory until the last (but not too unexpected) surprise.
Per vivere meglio, divertitevi con noi Per vivere meglio, divertitevi con noi (1978) Character: Ottavio Del Bon (segment "Il teorema gregoriano")
For having suffered the violence of seven Himalayan Sherpas, the Countess Valentina Contarini has fallen ill of "fallophobia" and consults a healer, a supposed extraterrestrial who is actually a young Swedish man who "works" for certain American psychologists.
Dio li fa poi li accoppia Dio li fa poi li accoppia (1982) Character: Don Celeste Restani
At carnival, a girl disguised as a devil seduces the parish priest of a village. She becomes pregnant, but the priest can not support his intention to abort and drag her to court.
Come perdere una moglie e trovare un'amante Come perdere una moglie e trovare un'amante (1978) Character: Alberto Castelli
Alberto deceived by his wife, goes to some place in the mountains to escape. There he meets a woman who was there for the same reasons that he was.
Dimmi che fai tutto per me Dimmi che fai tutto per me (1976) Character: Francesco Salmarani
Francesco Salmarani, a well-known doctor from Treviso, suddenly finds himself with an overdraft bank account as his wife's father has come from America demanding the purchase of a large Palladian villa. Tired of his wife, Francesco consoles himself with Paola and then lets himself be ensnared by the very young and beautiful Mary, who has come as housekeeper and father-in-law's lover. The need to fill the administrative gaps and the dream of running away with Mary lead the doctor to organize a coup against his father-in-law who, linked to the mafia, managed to transfer a large dollar patrimony, stolen from the gang, to the villa. The presence of the boy allows the commissioner to exonerate his son-in-law, Mary and Felegatti, of the death of the old mafioso. However, everyone will be left without the dreamed treasure which will fall to Mary and the son of the Salmarani who flee together.
Tipi da spiaggia Tipi da spiaggia (1959) Character: Giorgio Binotti
Four penniless friends from a small theatre troupe go to Taormina, a famous Italian beach resort, to forget their troubles.
Mi faccio la barca Mi faccio la barca (1980) Character: Dr. Piero Savelli
A dentist buys a small yacht and takes his two children on a cruise of the Mediterranean. His ex-wife stows away to keep an eye on the children and the inevitable happens.
Sesso e volentieri Sesso e volentieri (1982) Character: Husband of Linda / Nino Pacini / Luca / Client of Antonio / Pino Franceschi / Garbelli / Giorgio Giovanardi / Supermarket client / Vito Punturieri / Stelio Rapazzoni
Ten segments, all starring Johnny Dorelli and all having sex and sexual perversions as main theme.
Il mostro Il mostro (1977) Character: Valerio Barigozzi
A low rank journalist at Tribuna Sera newspaper receives a letter one day. His correspondence contains a serial killer's letters, which he exploits.
Spogliamoci così, senza pudor... Spogliamoci così, senza pudor... (1976) Character: Marco Antonioli (segment "La visita")
Four stories focused on the fair sex, dealing with the most varied and improbable sentimental and non-sentimental situations.
Arrriva Dorellik Arrriva Dorellik (1968) Character: Dorellik
Dorellik, an Italian contract killer that lives on the French Riviera, accepts a job to kill everyone with the surname Dupont that lives in France for a rich customer which supposedly would allow him to obtain a large inheritance.
Uno, nessuno, cento Nino Uno, nessuno, cento Nino (2021) Character: Self
A documentary about beloved Italian actor Nino Manfredi.



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